President Biden on Sunday night made a primetime plea to lower the temperature in American politics after a gunman shot at former President Trump at a rally the day prior. “The political rhetoric in this country has gotten very heated. It’s time to cool it down,” Biden said in remarks in the Oval Office. “This...
David Axelrod, former senior adviser to then-President Obama, said Sunday that Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) response to the attempted assassination of former President Trump should be disqualifying for the position of vice president. “If @JDVance1 is on the short list for VP, this Tweet, sent an hour after the assassination attempt in PA, ought to...
For Democrats, the phrase of the day was “proceed with caution.” A day after a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, and after the Democratic Party continued to debate whether or not President Biden should withdraw from the presidential election, the president's allies and other party operatives were...
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Sunday called for congressional hearings into the assassination attempt of former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Burchett said Republicans should forgo attending the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., this week, and, instead, return to Washington to investigate the shooting. “We need to get to...
President Biden is set to address the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night, a day after the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa., that left one person killed and two others critically injured. Biden also delivered remarks earlier Sunday, saying that he had a good talk with former President Trump. He...
President Biden’s reelection campaign will start up activities on Monday night after they halted them following the shooting at former President Trump’s rally, an official told The Hill. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will also start up activities. The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee takes place this week, and activities from Democrats will be part...
"The Daily Show" has canceled their Milwaukee tapings for the duration of the National Republican Convention this coming week, citing “logistical issues and the evolving situation in Milwaukee” in a post to the social platform X. The Comedy Central news-satire show was set to cover the convention as a part of their election year “Indecision...
The assassination attempt against former President Trump has rocked the political world. Trump was bloodied at a Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday after he said a bullet hit his ear, and one other attendee, as well as the gunman, were killed. The incident has sparked questions about security protocols and the shooter’s motives, and it took place just days...
President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office Sunday night, saying the attempted assassination of former President Trump forces Americans to "take a step back" and "lower the temperature in our politics."
Security experts are questioning why the building whose roof served as a shooter's perch for the assailant responsible for Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump appeared to not have been secured in advance by law enforcement officials.