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Elon Musk Dumps Cold Water On Massive Trump Donations

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is clarifying recent reports he is donating $45 million monthly to a PAC supporting Donald Trump.

In a Tuesday interview with conservative commentator Jordan Peterson, the tech billionaire pumped the brakes on reports of the $45 million figure for Trump.

“What’s been reported in the media is simply not true,” he said.

The same day Trump announced JD Vance as his running mate The Wall Street Journal reported Musk’s massive contributions to America PAC.

Formed in June, America PAC is focused on registering voters and persuading constituents to vote early and request mail-in ballots in swing states, according to one of the people. The coalition assessed that the Democrats have historically had very robust “get out the vote” campaigns and took note of the amounts of money that the Biden camp has dedicated to what are called on-the-ground efforts in swing states. America PAC will try to counter that.

Musk later explained on the social media platform X, which he owns, that he will still back America PAC. He did not confirm nor deny the $45 million figure, or what proportion of those funds would go to backing Trump.

“I am making some donations to America PAC, but at a much lower level and the key values of the PAC are supporting a meritocracy & individual freedom,” he wrote. “Republicans are mostly, but not entirely, on the side of merit & freedom.”

He endorsed Trump last week, shortly after the former president survived an assassination attempt.

“I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk wrote in a post on his social platform X, alongside a video of the former president standing and raising his fist after being shot in the ear.

Musk is currently the world’s richest person, with an estimated fortune exceeding $250 billion. 

Report: Kamala Plans To ‘Clean House’ If Elected President

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Madeleine Jackson
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(Los Angeles - EUA, 09/06/2022) Presidente da República Jair Bolsonaro, durante Sessão Plenária de Abertura da IX Cúpula das Américas..Foto: Alan Santos/PR

Presumptive nominee Kamala Harris (D) is reportedly planning a near-total overhaul of the national security team if she wins the White House.

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin face being cut from the cabinet according to current and former officials speaking with the Wall Street Journal.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks to employees at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 2021. [Photo Credit: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons]

The news comes as Blinken offered his support of Harris, calling her a “leading voice for American foreign policy” in the Biden administration.

Meanwhile, Harris’ national security adviser Philip Gordon is poised to play a central role in the new administration. Gordon, who previously served as the top State Department official for Europe under former President Barack Obama and later as a senior White House official on Middle East issues.

Critics have already slammed Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to decline to preside over a Wednesday joint address to Congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

During the time of Netanyahu’s address, Harris will be attending the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Grand Boule in Indianapolis, Ind. which is a biennial international conference, per a White House official. 

An aide to the vice president told Fox News Digital that she would be meeting with Netanyahu at the White House this week while he is in Washington, D.C. They noted that the meeting is separate from Biden’s planned meeting with the prime minister. 

Harris is expected to reiterate her commitment to Israel’s ability to defend itself from Iran and militias that are backed by the country, such as terrorist groups Hizbullah and Hamas. According to the aide, Harris will once again condemn the Oct. 7, 2023, attack against Israeli civilians by Hamas, as well as the sexual violence that took place. 

The vice president will also express her already stated concerns about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where most of the war is taking place. Harris is expected to further convey that the war should end soon and in a way that allows for a secure Israel, the release of all hostages and the restoration of the rights of civilians in Gaza. She will specifically discuss with Netanyahu efforts to reach a deal for a ceasefire. 

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Report: Secret Service Director Resigns

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Madeleine Jackson
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In a stunning development, the Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned.

The resignation comes amid heightened pressure from lawmakers over the Secret Service’s role in a recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a rally in Butler. Pennsylvania.

The shooter killed one rally attendee and injured two others. Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet as he delivered remarks on stage.

Cheatle testified before the House Oversight Committee on Monday.

Cheatle admitted under oath that the Secret Service “on July 13th, we failed.” 

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“As the director of the United States Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security lapse of our agency,” she said. “We must learn what happened and I will move heaven and earth to ensure that an incident like July 13th does not happen again.” 

Cheatle added: “Our agents, officers and support personnel understand that every day we are expected to sacrifice our lives to execute a no fail mission.”

During the hearing, Cheatle said the Secret Service is “still looking into the advanced process and the decision made” as to why an agent wasn’t positioned on top of the roof that Crooks used to fire at former President Trump.

“The building was outside of the perimeter on the day of the visit. But again, that is one of the things that during the investigation, we want to take a look at and determine whether or not other decisions should have been made,” she said. 

This story is breaking. Check back for additional updates.

Trump Appeals $454M Civil Fraud Judgement

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On Monday, former President Trump’s lawyers urged an appeals court to toss out the nearly half-billion dollar judgment against him in his New York civil fraud case, calling it an “unauthorized, unprecedented power-grab” by the state’s attorney general.

The Hill reports:

“Based on the ruling in this case, no company will want to come to New York to do business, and many businesses are fleeing,” Trump’s attorneys wrote in paperwork filed with the state’s mid-level appeals court. “The economic aspects of this decision are a disaster for New York. NYAG has used the statute in a way never seen before.”

The former president’s appeal arguments echoed those he made at trial, including that banks wanted to work with the Trump Organization, did their own due diligence and found no fraud. Trump’s attorneys also contended that there were “no victims and no losses” from the company’s business deals, describing the former president as “among the most visionary and iconic real estate developers in American history.”

“If Appellants’ conduct constituted ‘fraud’ under § 63(12), then that word has no meaning, and NYAG’s power to seize and destroy private businesses is boundless — and standardless,” the attorneys wrote.

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In addition to the multimillion-dollar judgment, Trump was barred from holding top leadership positions at any New York company for three years.

In a statement, Trump attorney Chris Kise called the former president a “visionary and iconic real estate titan who has been baselessly pursued and persecuted” by James. He also condemned the judgment as “draconian, unlawful and unconstitutional.”

“During 44 days of trial, not one witness, not one complaint, and not one victim supported Letitia James’ manufactured claims of ‘fraud,’” Kise said. “To the contrary, the evidence established President Trump’s net worth far exceeded what was reported in his financial statements and the sophisticated bankers involved pursued and enjoyed a long and satisfactory business relationship with him as a prized client.”

Report: Trump Team Reportedly Rejected RFK Jr’s Offer To Trade An Endorsement For Government Position

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A surprising development…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held talks with Donald Trump’s team about a potential endorsement and job in the former president’s second administration, according to a report from The Washington Post.

The Post’s Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer, citing four people familiar with the situation, reported on Monday that conversations about a Kennedy Jr. endorsement began shortly after the attempted assassination of Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania earlier this month.

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“I have a lot of respect for President Trump for reaching out to me. Nobody from the DNC, high or low, has ever reached out to me in 18 months. Instead they have allocated millions to try to disrupt my campaign,” Kennedy Jr. said.

The independent presidential candidate would only say about the conversations that “I am willing to talk to anybody from either political party who wants to talk about children’s health and how to end the chronic disease epidemic.”

According to the report from the Post, there were “concerns” among Trump advisors that Kennedy Jr. could be too problematic.

“President Trump met with RFK and they had a conversation about the issues just as he does regularly with important figures in business and politics because they all recognize he will be the next president of the United States,” a Trump spokesperson said.

Popular Lawmaker Firmly Rejects Harris VP Nomination Speculation

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Madeleine Jackson
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He’s not interested…

Over the weekend, Independent Sen. Joe Manchin (W.V.) shot down rumors he may join Kamala Harris on the campaign trail as her running mate.

When asked on “CNN This Morning” if he would consider running as VP with Harris — whom Biden endorsed to replace him on the ticket — Manchin said, “No, I’m not.”

“It’s a new generation, you don’t want a 76-year-old vice president right now,” he continued.

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt then asked if the nation wants a 76-year-old president, following reports that Manchin is considering reregistering as a Democrat to run against Harris for the nomination.

“Well, if he feels like he’s 50 maybe,” Manchin quipped.

“I haven’t worked with Kamala at all,” he later added.

Manchin, a longtime Democrat, switched to an independent in May and floated a primary bid against Biden, but he ultimately decided against it.

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden wrote in a letter posted to social media.

The president said he will address the nation later this week to discuss his decision to ultimately drop out.

Hours before Biden’s announcement, Manchin became the fifth senator to call on Biden to leave the presidential race.

“I came to the decision with a heavy heart that I think it’s time to pass the torch to a new generation,” Manchin told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”

“I want him [Biden] to be the president in the last five months … of his term, to do what he can do is unite our country, to calm down the rhetoric and be able to focus attention to peace in the world,” the senator added.

Trump Labels Biden Withdrawl A ‘Coup’ – Insists On Invoking 25th Amendment

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Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, blasted the Democratic party for leading a “coup” against President Joe Biden during an interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters.

The interview was taped before news broke Sunday that Biden was withdrawing from the 2024 general election and endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris as the new presumptive nominee.

Watters asked Trump if he’d investigate “the people that hid Joe Biden’s condition,” to which Trump agreed he would, citing White House doctors who “keep giving him this wonderful report.”

Watters asked if Biden’s bowing out was a “coup against Joe Biden?” Trump responded with “sort of” before Vance gave his own opinion and proposed invoking the 25th amendment. “If Joe Biden can’t run for president, he can’t serve as president.”

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Read a transcript of the interview below:

TRUMP: Well, I think somebody has to look at it. Look, you had people that lied to the American public. And I tell you what. You ought to take a look at his doctors because his doctors keep giving him this wonderful report. I’m not a doctor, but I saw him the other day, was unable to get up the children stairs going into Air Force One.

WATTERS: Is it a coup against Joe Biden?

TRUMP: Sort of.

VANCE: Yeah, I think it is. I mean, look, there’s a constitutional process, the 25th amendment. If Joe Biden can’t run for president, he can’t serve as president. And if they want to take him down because he’s mentally incapable of serving, invoke the 25th amendment. You don’t get to sort of do this in the most politically beneficial way for Democrats. If it’s an actual problem, they should take care of it the appropriate way.

White House sources reportedly indicated that President Joe Biden’s hesitation to drop his re-election bid stemmed partly from concerns about Vice President Kamala Harris’ ability to defeat former President Donald Trump in an election.

Axios reporter Alex Thompson said that three of Biden’s aides familiar with private talks about his plans relayed to him the president’s concerns about Harris as a viable nominee this November in an article published just one day after Biden announced he was dropping out and endorsed his vice president.

Former President Obama has refrained from endorsing Harris explicitly and remarked in a statement on Sunday: “We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead. But I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.”

Biden Drops Out Of 2024 Race

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President Joe Biden has officially withdrawn from the 2024 race in a stunning development.

Biden, 81, announced Sunday he will no longer seek another four years in office after his physical and mental acuity were called into question following a primetime debate that broadcast to the world his repeated struggles to finish sentences, giving confused looks and fumbling through his answers.

I AM DONALD TRUMP, AND I’M BEING SENTENCED ON JULY 11TH! IF YOU REMEMBER ONE THING, REMEMBER THIS: I’M THE ONLY THING STANDING IN THE WAY OF THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA BY THE BIDEN REGIME. WILL YOU PLEASE DONATE ONE MORE TIME BEFORE DOOMSDAY?

The Hill reports:

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden wrote in a letter posted to social media.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks in National Statuary Hall on the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, January 6, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith)

The president said he would address the nation later in the week about his decision. He did not immediately endorse Vice President Harris or any other candidate to be the party’s nominee in November.

“For now let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to see me reelected,” Biden wrote. “I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all this work. And let me express my heartfelt appreciation to the American people for the faith and trust you have placed in me.”

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.


Man Arrested For Alleged Death Threats Against Trump, Vance

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Authorities have arrested a Florida man who threatened to kill former President Donald Trump his running mate J.D. Vance and their families.

The Jupiter Police Department announced that 68-year-old Michael M. Wiseman was arrested on Friday for charges for written threats to kill.

Fox News reports:

Authorities alleged that Wiseman wrote threats against the Republican presidential nominee and vice presidential nominee on his Facebook account and also made to members of the Trump and Vance families.

The police department said it was notified of the threats, including bodily harm, by multiple members of the community.

“JPD coordinated the investigation with the United States Secret Service and the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office,” the department said. “JPD officers took Wiseman into custody without incident.”

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The threat came just days after Trump was shot at during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

MAGA Congresswoman Nominates Herself For Cabinet Role

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Now that Trump is the official presidential nominee Republicans are floating ideas for critical leadership positions.

During an interview, Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R) floated herself as a potential candidate for U.S. Secretary of Interior.

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Native Voice One, a radio network that says it serves to bring Native voices to the world, spoke to Boebert on the third day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee.

While Native Voice One was holding a live show from inside the RNC, Boebert walked by the hosts. She was asked who she thought should be the interior secretary under the Trump administration.

“I think Lauren Boebert needs to be the secretary of interior,” she said, followed by a laugh. “President Trump, I would like to be secretary of interior.”

Boebert went on to express her feelings on the position.

“I think this is actually one of the most important agencies within the federal government. Public lands are something that are very dear to me and I’ve spent a lot of time on our tribal lands with our chairman and our councilmembers with the Mountain Utes and the Southern Utes,” said Boebert.

The Department of the Interior is responsible for the management and conservation of federal lands and natural resources.

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