Donald Trump Slams Secret Service One Week After Attempted Assassination

Donald Trump is now getting in on all the Secret Service bashing a week after his attempted assassination.

The 2024 Republican presidential nominee and his VP pick J.D. Vance sat down for an interview with Fox News host, Jesse Watters, which will air Monday on the network.

In a teaser clip released Saturday, Trump slammed the Secret Service for not protecting him at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally last weekend.

He told Watters the Secret Service never informed him there was a gunman on a building rooftop before he took the stage. . .

Trump then took a shot at Secret Service for allowing the shooter to climb up to the rooftop while the crowd was screaming there’s a man with a gun way before Donald came out to give his speech. (Read more from “Donald Trump Slams Secret Service One Week After Attempted Assassination” HERE)

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Deere Rolls Back Diversity Initiatives After Social Media Backlash

Deere and Tractor Supply have faced online pressure to shelve DEI goals and programs in a campaign fueled by conservative activist Robby Starbuck, who has leveraged the companies’ rural customer base to encourage a boycott.

“We’re a powerful force to be reckoned with,” Starbuck said on X, formerly known as Twitter, following the Deere announcement. “I won’t rest until we eliminate leftism from corporate America.”

Other companies beyond those catering to rural America have also moved to downsize DEI programs as the groundswell of support for these policies that began in 2020 starts to fade. Earlier this month, Microsoft laid off its DEI team after pouring millions of dollars into the initiative due to “changing business needs,” Business Insider reported.

The changes raise concerns that more companies will continue to downplay diversity goals or remove programs entirely. Starbuck, for example, is still keeping the pressure on Deere to cut DEI altogether after the manufacturer said in its statement that it will still “track and advance diversity.”

“Another huge win in our war on wokeness BUT I don’t think this is enough for customers to go back,” Starbuck wrote following Deere’s announcement. “Customers want to hear that DEI policies are entirely gone.” (Read more from “Deere Rolls Back Diversity Initiatives After Social Media Backlash” HERE)

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Trump Pledges to End Ukraine-Russia War in Phone Call With Zelensky

Former President Donald Trump has announced a diplomatic initiative aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, following a pivotal phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump’s bold commitment was outlined in a statement on Truth Social.

In his statement, Trump described the conversation with President Zelensky as productive, highlighting bipartisan American support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and condemning recent acts of aggression by Russia. He pledged to leverage his potential return to the White House to facilitate peace talks.

“We agreed to discuss at a personal meeting what steps can make peace fair and truly lasting,” Zelensky affirmed in a subsequent post.

Trump’s initiative comes amid escalating tensions and ongoing military clashes in Ukraine, exacerbated by what Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán describes as a concerning escalation of conflict. Orbán, who recently met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and engaged in diplomatic missions across key capitals, has been a vocal advocate for renewed peace efforts and a critic of Western policies that he perceives as fueling further discord.

Orbán expressed confidence in Trump’s readiness to act decisively as a peace broker, stressing that Trump’s approach is grounded in detailed plans aimed at de-escalation and fostering conditions conducive to ceasefire and negotiations.

Elon Musk Takes Several Shots at Crowdstrike After Global Outage — Including Taking Aim at Company’s DEI Policy

Billionaire X owner Elon Musk took several shots at CrowdStrike after a software update gone wrong caused what is believed to the biggest IT outage ever — including one that took aim at the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion policy.

A fix for the glitch caused by cybsersecurity provider CrowdStrike’s falty update was deployed and most services at hospitals, banks and other businesses that use Microsoft products were restored, though airlines worldwide continued to struggle to recover Saturday.

Musk apparently dug through old CrowdStrike posts on X after the crash, and came up with one from March 2022, announcing its participation in a panel discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Musk also let everyone on X know that “we just deleted CrowdStrike from all our systems, so no rollouts at all.”

Musk went all in for President Trump after the assassination attempt last week, fully endorsing him. (Read more from “Elon Musk Takes Several Shots at Crowdstrike After Global Outage — Including Taking Aim at Company’s DEI Policy” HERE)

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RFK Jr.: DNC Trying to ‘Rig’ Nominating Process to Get ‘Monumentally Unpopular’ Kamala Harris as Nominee

Independent third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused the Democratic National Committee (DNC) of trying to rig the election in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris now that President Joe Biden has dropped out.

As Breitbart News reported Sunday, Joe Biden issued a history-making decision unseen since Democrat Lyndon Baines Johnson refused to seek reelection in 1968.

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden’s statement read. “And while it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”

After Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take up the party mantle, Democrats immediately rallied behind Biden and celebrated the decision. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this essentially means party leadership wants to deny voters their right to choose a nominee in a primary election. (Read more from “RFK Jr.: DNC Trying to ‘Rig’ Nominating Process to Get ‘Monumentally Unpopular’ Kamala Harris as Nominee” HERE)

Hollywood Celebrates Harris: A Desperate Bid to Salvage Democrats’ Sinking Ship

Following President Joe Biden’s stunning announcement that he will not seek re-election, Hollywood’s elite wasted no time in shifting their allegiance to Vice President Kamala Harris, signaling a tumultuous scramble within Democratic ranks and highlighting growing concerns over the party’s political future.

Celebrities including Robert De Niro, Bette Midler, and Mark Ruffalo were quick to eulogize Biden’s tenure, touting his supposed “accomplishments” and integrity, despite widespread dissatisfaction over his leadership. Disney’s Mark Hamill went as far as to claim Biden’s presidency restored “honesty, dignity & integrity to the office,” sentiments that starkly contrast with the realities of his tenure.

Biden’s decision to step aside follows a series of embarrassing public appearances, including a disastrous debate performance that showcased his cognitive struggles. This has left Democrats grappling with the urgent task of finding a viable replacement less than four months before the November elections.

The move to push Biden aside has stirred controversy within Democratic circles, with speculation now swirling about the potential for an open primary. Former President Barack Obama’s notable silence on endorsing Harris has only fueled further uncertainty, casting doubt on her ability to unify the party behind her candidacy.

Despite her own lackluster popularity ratings, particularly compared to Biden, Harris has consistently enjoyed unwavering support from Hollywood, stemming from her days in California politics.

Hollywood’s fervent endorsement of Harris serves as a stark reminder of the party’s ongoing struggle to find a unifying figure capable of challenging Donald Trump in the upcoming election. The spectacle of celebrity endorsements may bolster Harris’ image among progressives but risks alienating moderate voters critical to securing victory.

With the fate of the Democratic ticket hanging in the balance, the upcoming months promise to be fraught with strategic maneuvering and political calculation. As the party prepares for a challenging electoral battle, the spotlight remains fixed on Harris and her ability to galvanize support across a deeply divided electorate.

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Tulsi Gabbard After Biden Drops Out: Kamala Harris ‘Figurehead for the Deep State,’ ‘Maidservant of Hillary Clinton’

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) responded to President Joe Biden stepping out of the 2024 race, saying his possible successor Kamala Harris is the “new figurehead of the deep state.”

As Breitbart News reported Sunday, Joe Biden issued a history-making decision unseen since Democrat Lyndon Baines Johnson refused to seek reelection in 1968. After Biden later endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take up the party mantle, Democrats immediately rallied behind Biden and celebrated the decision.

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden’s statement read. “And while it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”

In a video posted to X, Gabbard gave a statement from the streets of Rome and said that Kamala Harris will offer the exact same policies as Biden.

“Biden’s out, Kamala is in. Don’t be fooled: policies won’t change. Just like Biden wasn’t the one calling the shots, Kamala Harris won’t be either. She is the new figurehead for the deep state and the maidservant of Hillary Clinton, queen of the cabal of warmongers. They will continue their efforts to engulf the world in war and taking away our liberty,” she said in the caption.

Several social media users also began circulating the clip of Tulsi and Kamala Harris during the Democratic presidential debates wherein the former called out the latter for her alleged record of abusing Civil Rights while serving as a prosecutor in California.

(Read more from “Tulsi Gabbard After Biden Drops Out: Kamala Harris ‘Figurehead for the Deep State,’ ‘Maidservant of Hillary Clinton’” HERE)

Report: Top Democrats Say Joe Biden Will Exit Race as ‘Soon as This Weekend’

By Breitbart. President Joe Biden will step aside as the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee as “soon as this weekend,” several top Democrats privately told Axios Thursday.

The Biden-Harris campaign immediately rejected the idea, telling Bloomberg that Biden will remain atop the ticket.

Alex Marlow, Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief and author of the New York Times bestselling book Breaking Biden, suggested that the most probable way to persuade Biden to withdraw from the race would be to offer him a significant financial incentive.

Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to quit the race, an Associated Press/NORC poll found Wednesday.

“His choice is to be one of history’s heroes, or to be sure of the fact that there’ll never be a Biden presidential library,” one of Biden’s closest friends told Axios. “I pray that he does the right thing. He’s headed that way.”

(Read more from “Report: Top Democrats Say Joe Biden Will Exit Race as ‘Soon as This Weekend’” HERE)

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Biden Pushes Party Unity as He Resists Calls to Step Aside, Says He’ll Return to Campaign Next Week

By Breitbart. President Joe Biden on Friday appealed for party unity to take on former President Donald Trump’s “dark vision,” working to hold off pressure from Democrats at the highest levels for him to bow out of the 2024 election to make way for a new nominee and avoid widespread losses.

As more Democratic members of Congress called for him to drop out Friday — bringing the total since his disastrous debate against Trump to at least 30 — Biden remained isolated at his beach house in Delaware after being diagnosed with COVID-19. The president, who has insisted he can beat Trump, was huddling with family and relying on a few longtime aides as he tries to resist efforts to shove him aside.

Biden said Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention showcased a “dark vision for the future.” The president, seeking to move the political conversation away from his fate and onto his rival’s agenda, said Friday he was planning to return to the campaign trail next week and insisted he has a path to victory over Trump, despite the worries of some of his party’s most eminent members. (Read more from “Biden Pushes Party Unity as He Resists Calls to Step Aside, Says He’ll Return to Campaign Next Week” HERE)

Dominion Voting Machines Reportedly Malfunction in Maricopa County Amid CrowdStrike outage

Recent developments in Maricopa County, Arizona have reignited concerns over election integrity as Dominion voting machines reportedly malfunctioned county-wide due to a CrowdStrike outage. This incident has prompted critics to question longstanding assurances from officials that these machines are secure and never connected to the internet.

According to reports, numerous voting locations in Maricopa County are experiencing technical issues, allegedly linked to problems with e-poll books and print on demand printers, which experts suggest could be related to the CrowdStrike outage. Among those raising alarms is @ColonelReynolds, who has pointed out potential vulnerabilities that may compromise the integrity of election processes.

The outage has affected a significant number of voting locations, leaving only a handful operational. This disruption raises serious doubts about the integrity of these machines.

This incident highlights the susceptibility of voting machines to cyber attacks, despite assurances to the contrary. For years, officials have maintained that Dominion voting machines are isolated from internet connectivity to prevent interference. However, the current situation challenges these claims and calls into question the reliability of such assurances.

“If Maricopa County officials want us to trust their elections, they’re going to need to start being honest about just how easily these machines can be affected by cyber attacks,” remarked an X user.

Military, Veterans Can Stream Paris Olympics Coverage for Free

Service members, retirees, family members, honorably discharged veterans and others authorized to shop online at military exchanges will be able to stream over 5,000 hours of coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games for free, thanks to a partnership between the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and Comcast NBCUniversal.

The Paris Olympics will take place from July 26 to Aug. 11, and authorized users can stream the action through their personal devices and computers through ShopMyExchange.com.

All service branches are eligible. Due to content rights restrictions, an active ShopMyExchange.com account is required. Online verification of your military or veteran status is required by law to establish a ShopMyExchange.com account. Veterans who have been honorably discharged have online exchange shopping benefits.

Coverage will include live competitions across all 39 sports and all 329 medal events, top stories and moments and livestreams of select practice and warmup sessions, according to a joint announcement by AAFES and NBCUniversal. There will also be video content such as event recaps, highlights, viral moments and interviews.

To watch, visit NBCOlympics.com on a computer or use the NBC Sports app (in the U.S. only) and choose the Exchange as the service provider. (Read more from “Military, Veterans Can Stream Paris Olympics Coverage for Free” HERE)