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'Security failure' leading to Trump assassination attempt leads to questions
(The Center Square) — The near assassination of former President and Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday raises questions about security and trust. "There will be a full investigation, and the facts of this assassination attempt, brutal murder, and assault will become clearer in the days ahead," Georgia state Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Safety, said in a statement. In a letter to Department...
Different views of how Biden, Trump impact Illinois’ down-ballot races
(The Center Square) – Whether the top of the ballot in November’s election helps or hurts down-ballot candidates depends on who you ask. November is expected to be a rematch between former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden. Trump is expected to get the Republican nomination in Milwaukee this week. Biden’s future as the Democratic Party’s nominee is in question, though he has been adamant he will remain...
Poll: Biden still facing high disapproval numbers on economy
(The Center Square) – Almost 60% of voters are still upset about President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy, according to the results of a new poll. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll asked likely voters, “When it comes to President Joe Biden, do you approve or disapprove of how he’s handling the economy?” The poll was conducted in conjunction with Noble Predictive Insights from July 8-11, before the attempted...
Poll: Trump's Tennessee numbers improve after felony convictions
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s felony convictions in New York did not hurt his numbers in Tennessee. In fact, Trump’s 34 felony convictions for falsifying documents made 34% of Tennesseans more likely to vote for him while just 22% said it made them less likely to vote for him, according to a new Beacon Center poll of 1,200 in the state. The poll showed Trump holds a...
Everyday Economics: Latest economic data could send yields even lower this week
(The Center Square) – Although wages are still rising rapidly, the latest inflation report – the Consumer Price Index – showed inflation easing faster than anticipated. Consumer prices fell 0.1% in June. Prices are now 3% higher than they were a year ago, down from 3.3% in May. The annual increase in Core CPI eased to 3.3% in June, down from 3.4% last month. Faster disinflation improves the odds that...
Op-Ed: A vote for Biden is a vote for President Harris
"We will work together, and continue to work together, to address these issues, to work together as we continue to work, operating from the new norms, rules, and agreements." – Kamala Harris It used to be commonplace to read an article about the vice presidency and the contempt that vice presidents themselves have heaped on the office – starting with the very first, John Adams. He told colleagues, "My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention...
Former Secret Service agents describe 'apocalyptic security failure' at Trump event
(The Center Square) – Former U.S. Secret Service agents and security experts argue the Secret Service’s failure to prevent an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Saturday was “apocalyptic,” exhibiting a “massive security breach.” U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, has called for a congressional investigation. Multiple members of Congress are asking how a shooter ever reached a rooftop of a building to fire a shot at Trump, including U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, an Army veteran and counter sniper for the State...
Biden: No place for violence, time to cool it down
(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden said “there is no place in America for this type of violence” and “it’s time to cool it down” when it comes to the fervor of political disagreement. Biden, 81, addressed the nation Sunday evening from the Oval Office a day after the assassination attempt on political rival and former President Donald Trump. Speaking for just under seven minutes, looking high to a...
Political leaders of both parties in Raleigh, Washington denounce violence
(The Center Square) – Violence doesn’t have a place in politics, said North Carolina’s leaders of both major parties in Raleigh and Washington in the aftermath of an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Democrats and Republicans posting messages to social media, through words or video, were in agreement against violence. Most encouraged prayers and offered gratitude that Trump survived the attempt on his life. Trump was at a...
9 House Democrats tried to block Secret Service protection for Trump if he goes to prison
(The Center Square) – Nine Democrats in the U.S. House sought to strip former President Donald Trump of his Secret Service detail just months before an assassination attempt was made against him on Saturday. After Trump survived the shooting, one of their staffers reportedly said in a Facebook post the shooter needed shooting lessons so he wouldn’t “miss the next time.” The post has since been deleted and the staffer has been fired. ...
‘As scheduled’: Trump says convention will continue despite shooting
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that despite the assassination attempt against him on Saturday, he will continue with the Republican National Convention this week “as scheduled.” Trump released a statement Sunday making clear he would not let the shooter delay the convention, where he is expected to be formally named the Republican party’s nominee for president. “Based on yesterday’s terrible events, I was going to...
Virginia political figures united in condemnation of Trump assassination attempt
(The Center Square) — Despite everyday political differences, Virginia’s political figures spoke with mostly one voice on social media and in official statements, condemning the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday evening. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued a statement Sunday afternoon praising the former president for his response to the attack. “Last night, Donald J. Trump showed us strength and courage, and...
Texas Democrats condemn assassination attempt of Trump as 'political violence'
(The Center Square) – Republican and Democratic leaders in Texas are condemning the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. While Republicans have referred to it as an assassination attempt and used it as a rallying cry to support Trump’s reelection bid for president, members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation have described it as “political violence” and most don’t mention President Joe Biden in their remarks. One congressional Democrat appeared...
Illinois officials condemn political violence after attempted Trump assassination
(The Center Square) – In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Illinois officials condemned political violence and urged for unity. In Butler County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, just minutes into a political rally speech, Trump quickly halted his speech, grabbed his right ear and ducked behind a podium on stage in a rural field with thousands of supporters watching as at least eight gunshots rang out. One...
Trump allies point to Democratic rhetoric prior to assassination attempt
(The Center Square) – Conservative allies of Donald Trump are pointing to rhetoric from Democrats as creating a hostile environment leading up to Saturday's assassination attempt of the former president. Among them are U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, who said, “Today is not just some isolated incident. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump's attempted assassination.” ...
House Homeland Security chair demands answers about Trump rally security plan
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep Mark Green, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, wants answers about the federal government's plans to secure the perimeter of the campaign event in Pennsylvania where a shooter attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Green, R-Tenn., sent a letter Sunday to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seeking details of the security plan, "including areas such as the building from which the shooter attempted the assassination on President Trump, communications between or among personnel at...
Details start to emerge about shooter at Trump rally as investigation continues
(The Center Square) – U.S. Secret Service agents killed the 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who targeted former President Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday as investigators continue to search for a motive. The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the shooter. Crooks shot at Trump during a rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday evening. Trump was struck in the ear. The former president urged supporters to...
Trump calls for unity, vows to move forward morning after attempted assassination
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump said Sunday morning that it was "God alone who prevented" his death after he survived a Saturday evening assassination attempt at a campaign rally north of Pittsburgh. Writing on his Truth Social media account, Trump said that the country should "stand...
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