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Trump tells Christians they ‘won’t have to’ vote again at rally as he slams FBI: Live
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Donald Trump has told Christians that they “won’t have to” vote again after this election, saying “we’ll have it fixed so good.”
Trump was speaking on Friday night at The Believers’ Summit 2024 at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach, Florida.
“You won’t have to do it anymore, four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore,” Trump said. “You’ve got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not going to have to vote.”
He also said that he “accepted” an “apology” from the FBI after the bureau confirmed he had been shot by a bullet during an assassination attempt earlier this month.
Earlier on Friday, the FBI confirmed Trump had been clipped in the ear by a gunman’s bullet 13 days ago at a Pennsylvania rally.
“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle,” the bureau said in a statement.
Former Trump doctor: ‘No evidence’ Trump hit by shrapnel rather than bullet
“Based on my direct observations of the injury, my relevant clinical background, and my significant experience evaluating and treating patients with similar wounds, I completely concur with the initial assessment and treatment provided by the doctors and nurses at Butler Memorial Hospital on the day of the shooting,” congressman Ronny Jackson wrote on Friday in a letter posted on Truth Social, highlighting his past experience with similar wounds as a combat physician in the Navy.
Oliver O’Connell27 July 2024 16:30
FBI wants to know if Trump was hit by bullet or shrapnel
Two weeks on from the attack at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, unanswered questions remain about the attempt on Trump’s life.
Oliver O’Connell27 July 2024 15:30
Trump says he’ll continue doing outdoor rallies following assassination attempt
Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Saturday morning that he’ll continue holding outdoor rallies even after the attempt on his life on July 13 during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“I WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUTDOOR RALLIES, AND SECRET SERVICE HAS AGREED TO SUBSTANTIALLY STEP UP THEIR OPERATION,” the former president wrote. “THEY ARE VERY CAPABLE OF DOING SO. NO ONE CAN EVER BE ALLOWED TO STOP OR IMPEDE FREE SPEECH OR GATHERING!!!”
The Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down after members of Congress called for her resignation.
Gustaf Kilander27 July 2024 14:46
In meeting with Netanyahu, Trump calls Kamala Harris’s Israel remarks ‘disrespectful’
In video released by Trump’s presidential campaign, the Israeli leader was greeted by the ex-president on the front steps of his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion turned social club, where the pair embraced before smiling for the cameras.
Oliver O’Connell27 July 2024 14:30
Revealed: JD Vance’s new Secret Service codename
Once, their purpose was to add a layer of security when communicating over insecure technology. However, today they play a more ceremonial, logistical role.
A Secret Service spokesperson once told TheWashington Post that the names shouldn’t be scrutinized too closely as they are collated on “sheer whim” by the White House for a candidate to pick from.
Oliver O’Connell27 July 2024 13:30
Here’s why Trump talks about Hannibal Lecter all the time (according to his campaign)
Suggestions have ranged from the former president confusing the meaning of the word “asylum” when talking about migrants to simple jokes – though he recently seemed to imply that the famous killer is a real person.
However, when asked directly by The Independent for insight into Trump’s baffling mentions of Dr Lecter and the film Silence of the Lambs, the former president’s campaign offered a somewhat terse explanation.
Oliver O’Connell27 July 2024 11:30
Which Democrats worked with JD Vance in the Senate? And what did they think of him?
Senator Elizabeth Warren has been one of JD Vance’s sharpest critics since former President Donald Trump picked the Ohio Republican senator as his vice presidential running mate. And that makes sense, given she was an early supporter of Kamala Harris going back to the vice president’s days as attorney general of California.
But back in Washington, the Massachusetts Democrat has happily worked with Vance, as the pair serve on the Senate Banking Committee and co-authored legislation to claw back executive pay for failed banks.
“It’s good legislation,” Warren told The Independent while she rushed out of the Senate after votes on Thursday. “I’m happy to work with anyone.”
Oliver O’Connell27 July 2024 09:30
JD Vance revealed to be giving foreword on new Project 2025 book
Amazon’s listing of the book, Dawn’s Early Light, describes it as outlining “a peaceful ‘Second American Revolution’ for voters looking to shift the power back into the hands of the people.
Oliver O’Connell27 July 2024 07:30
Harris comes out swinging against Trump’s attacks on ‘freedom’
Warning that America is in the midst of a “fight for our most fundamental freedoms,” Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday challenged a group of education and labor activists to join her against Republican “extremists” as she campaigns to deny Donald Trump a second term in the White House.
Oliver O’Connell27 July 2024 05:30
Trump’s nephew claims ex-president suggested people with disabilities ‘should just die’
During a private meeting at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, then-president Donald Trump reportedly mused aloud about whether people with disabilities would be better off dead instead of causing more expenses for their caregivers.
Andrew Feinberg has the story.
Oliver O’Connell27 July 2024 03:30