Trump News for Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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Trump says 'I'm for TikTok' as potential US ban looms
Yahoo Finance
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he supports TikTok even as a potential ban looms if Chinese-parent company ByteDance fails to divest the short video app's U.S. assets. Trump previously called TikTok, which is used by 170 million Americans, a threat but then joined TikTok last month.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:55 PM

Oversight Committee chair to subpoena Secret Service director for testimony on Trump assassination attempt
CBS News
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee on July 22.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:51 PM

Trump shooter requested Saturday off from work and told colleagues he’d be back at work Sunday, sources say
Cable News Network
The shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday normally would have been at work that day, but he told his boss he needed that the day off because he had “something to do,” according to multiple law enforcement officials.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:49 PM
Kevin McCarthy: Assassination Attempt Will Change Trump’s RNC Speech
Yahoo Canada Finance
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy talked to WSJ about the impact of the assassination attempt on former President Trump, saying political rhetoric has become “too heated.”
Jul 16, 2024, 11:46 PM

Fans turn on Jack Black as he is forced to cancel Tenacious D tour following bandmate’s sick joke about Donald Trump
7NEWS.com.au
‘Sorry Jack but I’m out.’
Jul 16, 2024, 11:44 PM
Biden circle shrinks as Democrats fear election wipeout
The Australian Financial Review
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump at the weekend has muted some of the public pressure on the US president to exit the race. But the party remains deeply divided.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:42 PM

Nikki Haley offers her ‘strong endorsement’ of Trump in convention speech
Cable News Network
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley endorsed Donald Trump’s campaign Tuesday night in her Republican National Convention speech, her latest step toward embracing her former rival and unifying the party after their bitter presidential primary.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:09 PM
Biden urges ban on type of rifle used in Trump attack during his return to campaign trail
TheJournal.ie
Biden is in Las Vegas to reach out to Black voters at the NAACP advocacy group.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:09 PM

Chris Christie: Trump’s Enormous Opportunity - The New York Times
The New York Times
The Republican nominee has the opportunity to rein in some of the worst rhetorical impulses of his party and point it in a new direction.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:04 PM

The Secret of Trump’s Resurrection
The New York Times
As long as Democrats see nothing of him but his lies and outrages, they’ll miss what makes him strong.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:00 PM

After bashing Trump in primary, Haley and DeSantis to preach unity at Republican National Convention
KABC-TV
After bashing Trump in the primary, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are expected to preach unity tonight at the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:00 PM

Haley and DeSantis endorse former rival Trump at RNC
RTE.ie
Donald Trump's former leading rivals for the republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, offered full-throated endorsements of his candidacy at the party's convention, a display of unity three days after the former US president survived an assassination attempt.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:00 PM

Trump classified documents case dismissal appealed
RTE.ie
US prosecutors have formally appealed a federal judge's decision to throw out the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding on to classified documents following the end of his presidency.
Jul 16, 2024, 11:00 PM

Trump’s former rivals to stage show of unity as Haley, DeSantis and Rubio expected to address Republican national convention - live
The Guardian
One-time Republican presidential hopefuls scheduled to take to Milwaukee stage tonight
Jul 16, 2024, 10:46 PM
Like Vance, Rudd has changed his views on Trump
The Australian Financial Review
The Australian ambassador to the US says he has been busy building bridges with Donald Trump’s team and the Republicans’ MAGA movement.
Jul 16, 2024, 10:46 PM

Social Media Erupts Over the Recent Ruling in Trump’s Classified Documents Case
The Inquisitr
"Cannon—a Trump appointee—is playing political games,” social media users claim after Judge Aileen Cannon’s recent ruling.
Jul 16, 2024, 10:46 PM

Canada's premiers anxious to maintain trade links with U.S. - no matter who wins the presidency
CBC.ca
Canada's premiers won't say publicly if they'd prefer U.S. President Joe Biden or former president Donald Trump to return to the White House, but they are cheering for one outcome this November — the survival of the Canada-U.S. trading relationship.
Jul 16, 2024, 10:41 PM

Trump v Biden latest: President says US is 'tense' after Trump shooting - as he calls for ban on rifle gunman used
Sky News
Former Republican rivals who once bitterly criticised Donald Trump are set to speak at the Republican National Convention tonight - including Nikki Haley. Boris Johnson has met with Donald Trump at the event and commented on Saturday's assassination attempt.
Jul 16, 2024, 10:36 PM

New conversations spotlight Trump and RFK Jr.’s on-again, off-again connection
NBC News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s relationship with Donald Trump is back in the spotlight — at a moment of upheaval in the presidential race and after a video of a phone call between the two was posted online and then deleted by Kennedy’s son.
Jul 16, 2024, 10:20 PM

Giuliani has ‘no regrets’ about defaming 2020 election workers
Cable News Network
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he has “no regrets” about falsely accusing two Georgia election workers of rigging the 2020 election.
Jul 16, 2024, 10:17 PM

Associated Press issues warning about iconic Trump assassination attempt photo
Raw Story
An already iconic image of Donald Trump's bloodied face and pumped fist immediately after a failed assassination attempt on Saturday can be seen on tote bags, T-shirts, trading cards and other merchandise for sale across the Internet.Versions of that image belong to the news organizations whose phot...
Jul 16, 2024, 10:16 PM
Here’s why people have fond memories of the Trump economy
Yahoo Finance
In 2018, Jonathan and Trista Schmier felt the economy was so strong that they could take a big risk. They quit their property management jobs and opened a restaurant, Rustic Burger, in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Jul 16, 2024, 9:46 PM

Who is Usha Vance? Yale law graduate and wife of vice presidential nominee JD Vance
The Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Usha Chilukuri Vance, Yale law graduate and trial lawyer, was thrust into the spotlight this week after her husband, JD Vance, was chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Chilukuri Vance, 38, was raised in San Diego, by Indian immigrants. Her mother is a biologist and provost at…
Jul 16, 2024, 9:44 PM

Trump is now allowed to discuss classified documents case with potential witnesses and co-defendants after judge tosses charges
Cable News Network
A federal judge’s decision to toss out Donald Trump’s classified documents criminal case means the former president can now talk to his co-defendants and potential witnesses about what happened at Mar-a-Lago without facing consequences.
Jul 16, 2024, 9:43 PM