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Unsolved Mystery: Trump Shooter’s Final Thoughts as He Pulled Trigger
It’s an unanswerable question worthy of a novel by Graham Greene. Did Thomas Crooks die believing he had killed Donald Trump? As the first shot hurtled past, Trump grabbed his ear, quickly saw blood on his hands and dropped to the ground. And in the 26 seconds between Crooks’ first shot aimed at the former president and the Secret Service taking aim and killing him, it’s conceivable that Crooks thought his mission accomplished.A week after the attempted assassination and hundreds of interviews later, no motive for the shooting has yet emerged. Police computer and phone searches suggest Crooks may have...
Why Donald Trump Winning Is Melania’s Worst Nightmare
The 20-month game of “Where’s Melania?” ended on Thursday with the former first lady making a grand entrance to the 2024 Republican National Convention—in its final hours.She took her seat in the VIP box, 45 minutes after the rest of the Trump clan but remained seated while the family rose to their feet for Kid Rock, appeared to not mingle with her step-children, and broke decades of tradition by declining to deliver a speech at the convention, something she had repeatedly been pressed to do. (Even her presence at the convention had not been confirmed in advance.)When Melania joined Trump...
‘Love Island USA’ Has Gone Full Bravo with Ariana Madix and It’s Brilliant
Love Island USA is, finally, good TV.For its sixth season, Love Island USA dumped host Sarah Hyland for the Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix. The change is insignificant; Ariana is a great host, but Sarah was too. Frankly, it’s not that hard a gig. What’s different is the ethos of the series. Love Island USA has been Bravo-fied.The American spinoff of the U.K. dating show has been dogged by a lack of fan engagement. Past seasons provided few if any dependable characters, and drama remained mundane. Love Island USA needed a shot of adrenaline to push it forward; NBC seems...
J.D. Vance Pounded Beers and Told Me Trump Threatens America: Comedian
Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher.Self-professed “liberal redneck” comedian Trae Crowder has roasted his fellow “hillbilly” J.D. Vance, calling him a bootlicker for Donald Trump.Crowder recalled hanging out with Vance back in 2016 where they spent time drinking together and complaining about how dangerous Trump would be for America.“Y’all in 2016 Trump rose, I went viral, J.D.’s book came out… we got to know each other a little bit. He came to my show, hung out afterwards, went to a bar,” Crowder said. “All we talked about the whole time...
‘The Boys’ Season 4 Finale: 7 Biggest Unanswered Questions
This season of The Boys has been wild. It dives deeper into political satire than ever before, leaving a divided nation in its wake.The series follows The Boys, led by Butcher (Karl Urban) and Hughie (Jack Quaid), and their efforts to take down the evil superhero group The Seven. Known on the show as “supes,” that group is led by the all-powerful Homelander (Antony Starr). This week’s Season 4 finale was packed with shocking twists and turns, leaving us with some big questions as The Boys prepares for its fifth—and final—season. Let’s get into it.(Warning: Spoilers ahead!)Will Ashley survive taking...
Secret Service Admits ‘Repeatedly’ Turning Down Extra Security for Trump
The United States Secret Service is facing fresh scrutiny after a report in The Washington Post Saturday claimed the agency has backtracked after denying it rejected requests for additional security for Donald Trump in the two years leading up to his assassination attempt.Four unidentified sources told the newspaper that top brass at the Secret Service repeatedly refused requests by Trump’s security team for extra resourcing, including more agents to cover security screenings at large gatherings, along with additional snipers.According to the sources, the requests were rejected for a variety of reasons, though staffing appeared to be the biggest issue. The...
Donald Trump’s ‘Doctor’ Ronny Jackson Doesn’t Have a Medical License
The doctor treating Donald Trump’s gunshot wound is so “concerned” about the former president’s health that he’s been offering his services to the former president daily–apparently without a valid medical license, according to TMZ. Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Trump’s former White House physician, appears to have lost his medical license in the state of Virginia after it expired in May, 2020. Jackson still retains a certification from the American Board of Emergency Medicine until 2025, which allows him to provide emergency medical services only, TMZ noted, citing a 2023 article from The Dallas Morning News. In Florida, TMZ added, Jackson’s...
Donald Trump Ditches His White Ear Bandage for a Less Flashy Update
Donald Trump’s first rally since an assassination attempt clipped his right ear hit almost every one of his signatures; shade thrown at his opponent, Joe Biden, attacks on election security and his ever-present red tie and suit. The only detail missing in action was the white bandage on his right ear, which he swapped out for a smaller, fleshed-colored one at the campaign rally in Michigan on Saturday. Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump wears a flesh-colored bandage on his ear as he holds a campaign rally, his first since the assassination attempt, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photo...
Trump Says He ‘Took a Bullet for Democracy’ at Michigan Campaign Speech
Sporting a new, flesh-colored ear bandage at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday night following the failed attempt on his life last week, Donald Trump claimed, “I took a bullet for democracy.”The former president also broke the promise he made in his convention speech to never talk about the shooting again because he said it was “too painful” for him to recount.“I begin this evening with a very special thanks to Americans nationwide including all of you here today for your extraordinary outpouring of love and support in the wake of the horrific last Saturday event,” Trump began.“And...
Laura Loomer Cheers Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s Death in Racist Rant
Laura Loomer, a white nationalist and Donald Trump’s one-time favored pick for a campaign role, sparked outrage on social media by metaphorically dancing on a Black Congresswoman’s grave.Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), a progressive voice in Congress who fought for civil and women’s rights, died Friday evening at 74, shortly after she announced she was battling pancreatic cancer.“Even on her death bed, this ghetto bitch couldn’t keep President Trump’s name out of her disgusting mouth,” the conservative TV host wrote in a series of posts on X. Loomer initially reposted one of Jackson’s last posts; a July 20 comment criticizing...
Team USA Men’s Basketball in Nail-Biting Win Against South Sudan
Team USA men’s basketball made a major comeback in the team’s final game before the 2024 Paris Olympic Games against South Sudan on Saturday. Underdog South Sudan, whose roster includes only one current NBA player, led the game by 16 points until Team USA closed the gap, winning by one point. LeBron James scored the game winning point, making a layup with eight seconds left, racking up 23 points in total. Saturday’s game was tougher than expected for Team USA, having come off of a string of pre-Olympic showcase wins. Last week, the team beat Serbia and Australia. They will face off against South Sudan for a second time in two-weeks at the Group C games in Lille, France. South Sudanese-American player Wenyen Gabriel said he was “happy” to represent his country “with pride...and put up a good fight and show them the potential of our country.”Wenyen Gabriel with the proudest of words after South Sudan’s first-ever game against USA Basketball 🇸🇸 pic.twitter.com/NJYze9et4h— Cesare Milanti (@cesaremilanti) July 20, 2024 Read it at USA TodayRead more at The Daily Beast.
J.D. Vance Wastes No Time Calling Out Kamala Harris at Trump Rally
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) wasted no time when taking to the podium at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday, immediately taking jabs at Vice President Kamala Harris.The Trump campaign rally is the first joint event with his recent vice presidential pick and the first campaign rally since the assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania last weekend.“What a cool thing it was to be asked by President Trump to serve as his running mate and to get out there on the campaign trail, but there’s some bad news, actually,” Vance said as he greeted supporters.“The Vice...
Big Dem Donors Reportedly Withholding Money Until Biden Drops Out
Some big Democratic donors reportedly want Joe Biden off the 2024 presidential ticket so badly that they are refusing to donate more money until he leaves. They even have a slogan: “No more dough until no more Joe,” reported The Washington Post. In a bid to establish a viable replacement for Biden, donors have paid for new polling and funneled money to officials that would make public calls for the sitting president to bow out of the race. However, in the end, the decision rests solely on Biden’s shoulders, said Jeff Weaver, a former political strategist for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaigns. “There is not a practical way to prevent him from being the nominee if he wants to be the nominee,” said Weaver. “If he were to demur, then the question becomes: What’s the process after that? Is it a coronation of Kamala Harris, which a lot of people are making the case for, or do we have some sort of truncated process?”Read it at The Washington PostRead more at The Daily Beast.
The Clintons Are Urging Donors to Keep Cash Flowing to Biden: CNN
The Clintons are privately encouraging high-dollar democratic donors to keep the cash spigot open while Biden is the presumptive nominee, according to a report by CNN. A source close to the situation who spoke to CNN said former President Bill Clinton and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, have chosen to be “deferential to Biden’s decision,” Another source added that they are generally “deferential to the process,” while declining to tell CNN if the couple have a personal preference on whether Biden should stay or go. Donors are befuddled by the Biden campaign, with one major donor telling CNN, “I don’t know how you campaign with a broadening electoral map without money. I don’t know what they’re doing. I don’t know.” The source added: “I’ve never seen this strategy where you think you can win without money.” High-dollar fundraisers have reportedly come to a screeching halt, with grassroots fundraising driving the campaign, according to CNN. Read it at CNNRead more at The Daily Beast.
New Circus-Themed Ad Taunts Ringmaster Donald Trump
A new circus-themed ad is putting a spotlight on some of the most outrageous word-vomits that Republican ringleader Donald Trump has ever spewed out.The video races through a montage of Trump’s greatest hits, from praising human flesh-eater Hannibal Lecter to false claims that Americans should inject bleach into their veins to protect themselves from COVID-19.The Anti-Psychopath PAC, a group dedicated to highlighting “Trump’s mental instability” and preventing another Trump presidency, launched the ad on Friday. The video is set to the sound of circus music and features the PAC’s president, anti-Trump Republican George Conway.Conway famously called the Trump administration a...
Trump’s ‘Doctor’ Reveals the Size of His Ear Wound
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), who was a White House physician during the Trump administration, released a statement on X, Saturday saying that the former president is “doing well.” “I have been with President Trump since [July 13], and I have evaluated and treated his wound daily,” Jackson wrote. “The bullet passed, coming less than a quarter of an inch from entering his head, and struck the top of his right ear. The bullet track produced a 2 cm wide wound that extended down to the cartilaginous surface of the ear,” the doctor explained further. Jackson added that he is “extremely thankful [Trump’s] life was spared. It is an absolute miracle he wasn’t killed.” Trump’s official medical report has still not been released. Dr. Jackson has previously come under fire for overprescribing drugs while he was a White House physician, ordering 34 fentanyl packs, 40 morphine packs and 34 ketamine packs in a nine-month span, according to Newsweek.Read it at XRead more at The Daily Beast.
Trump Shooter Crooks Wasn’t on Rifle Team or Bullied, According to School
Bethel Park High School officials have contradicted reports that Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was bullied, threatening, and a member of the school’s rifle team. In updated statements posted Saturday, officials said they have “no record” of Crooks ever trying out or being dismissed from the rifle team due to character or performance concerns, as previously reported. “It is possible that Crooks informally attended a practice, took a shot, and never returned,” the school said in its statement. However, the school added that they “don’t have any record of that happening.” A statement also dispelled reports that Crooks made threats...
Israel Responds to Houthi Attack by Striking Yemen
The Israeli Air Force struck Hodeidah Port in Yemen on Saturday, following a Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv on Thursday, as reported by CNN. Israeli jets bombed the oil facilities in the Hodeidah Port, injuring 80 people, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Health. Israeli officials told CNN the port was a military target, as Iran supplies the Houthis with weapons through the port. Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdelsalam described the attack as “brutal Israeli aggression against Yemen” with the purpose of pressuring “Yemen to stop supporting Gaza, which is a dream that will not come true,” according to Al Jazeera. General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Houthi military, vowed the Houthis would retaliate in kind by striking “vital targets” in Israel. A Houthi drone attack struck the U.S. consulate in Tel Aviv on Thursday night, killing one and injuring 10. Since October 2023, the Houthis have attacked commercial vessels flowing in and out of the Red Sea in retaliation to Israel’s war in Gaza. U.S. intelligence also indicates that Russia is considering sending anti-ship missiles to the Houthi, according to the Wall Street Journal.Read it at CNNRead more at The Daily Beast.
Woman Yells ‘F*ck Your Baby, B*tch’ and Shoots Tot
Dominique Pillups, 28, of Philadelphia, who was caught on tape shooting a seven-month-old infant in broad daylight on Thursday afternoon, was arrested on Friday in connection with the shooting. Pillups yelled “fuck your baby, bitch” as she opened fire on the infant and his parents in the Holmesburg area in Northeast Philadelphia, according to video obtained by NBC. Pillups can be seen in the video walking up to the couple and opening fire on the two. One runs away as the other sticks by the baby. A woman can be heard screeching, “my baby,” as Pillups walks away. The baby was struck in the leg by one of the bullets and taken to the hospital by a good Samaritan, according to ABC 6. “We’re very lucky that seven-month-old boy is in stable condition,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told ABC 6. The parents were reportedly not injured in the shooting either. Police arrested Pillups on Friday and she is currently behind bars.Read it at NBC PhiladelphiaRead more at The Daily Beast.
Opinion: How Trump’s Shooting Changed the Next 107 Days
At 6:13 p.m. ET Saturday, it was exactly seven days since Thomas Matthew Crooks scrambled onto a warehouse rooftop in Butler, Pennsylvania, slipped his finger around the trigger of his father’s AR-15, and fired off several rounds.Those seven days have transformed the political landscape of America. In just one week, we’ve witnessed a series of events so dramatic, so seismic, that they’ve redefined the battle lines of the upcoming election, now just 107 days away. And here in the eye of this political storm stands Donald Trump, fist still raised, and stronger than ever.Consider too the extraordinary timing—the shooting happened...
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