Ear-bandaged Trump gets hero’s welcome as Tucker Carlson takes stage to roars from crowd – MASHAHER

Tucker Carlson was met with a roaring crowd as he took the stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

The right-wing media personality is speaking ahead of Donald Trump’s closing address on Thursday evening. The former president promised his remarks will be more moderate in tone after he called for cooler rhetoric in the wake of his surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on Saturday night.

The former president, still sporting a bandaged ear, entered the convention on Thursday night to a standing ovation as AC/DC’s “Back in Black” played.

Trump’s new running mate JD Vance closed out the third night of the RNC with his first speech as the GOP’s vice presidential nominee.

Also addressing the convention on Wednesday was Donald Trump Jr and his daughter Kai Trump – the former president’s eldest grandchild, 17 – who received a warm welcome on stage and praised her grandfather as a “normal” senior who gives her “candy and soda when her parents aren’t looking”.

The program also included Peter Navarro – fresh out of prison that morning – plus Nancy Mace, Matt Gaetz, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Kellyanne Conway and hard-line Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

Key Points

• When is Donald Trump speaking tonight?

• Livestream: Trump to give RNC keynote speech

• RNC night 4: What to expect

• Trump gloried in political violence for years. Will surviving an assassination attempt change his rhetoric?

• From ‘Kai Trump 2040’ to Don Jr and Eric, the Trump family has made its mark on the RNC

Tucker Carlson met with thunderous applause, cheers from crowd

01:44 , Katie Hawkinson

Right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson took the stage at the Republican National Convention this evening.

The crowd met him with thunderous applause and roaring cheers.

Carlson appears to be improvising his speech, with the Fiserv Forum’s teleprompter showing a countdown timer instead of his speech text.

Speaker Mike Johnson admits he won’t be happy to allow Democratic states to keep abortion rights

01:35 , Katie Hawkinson

House Speaker Mike Johnson has rejected the notion that the Republican platform on abortion means that the party is happy for Democratic states to give wide access to abortion.

“I don’t think that’s what it means at all,” he said, when asked about abortion access in blue states by Politico on Thursday. “I think it’s a recognition of the reality of the politics of the country.”

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Mike Johnson admits he won’t be happy allowing blue states to keep abortion rights

Trump attorney Alina Habba takes the stage

01:26 , Katie Hawkinson

Alina Habba, the former president’s attorney, delivered an impassioned speech in support of the former president on Thursday night.

“The last has tried to demolish President Trump, but there is no bulldozer big enough or strong enough to remove the legacy that he has built or the future he is creating,” she said.

“The only crime President Trump has committed is loving America,” Habba continued.

Earlier this year, a jury convicted Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money scheme to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels, whose alleged affair with Trump threatened to derail his 2016 campaign.

Trump seated at RNC without family nearby

01:19 , Katie Hawkinson

Donald Trump arrived for night four of the Republican National Convention and took his seat in the Fiserv Forum’s family box — but was not joined by any family.

The former president is currently seated without any family members nearby after his initial entrance. His son, Eric Trump, is set to take the stage within the hour.

His wife, Melania Trump, was rumored to attend tonight’s RNC programming, CNN reported earlier this evening.

Donald Trump seated with Jason Aldean and GOP Senators on night 4

01:12 , Katie Hawkinson

Donald Trump took a seat in the Fiserv Forum’s family box for night four of the Republican National Convention.

The former president is sitting next to country music star Jason Aldean. The musician sparked backlash last year after one of his music videos featured a Tennessee courthouse where a mob lynched a Black teenager in 1927, NBC News reports.

Trump is also sitting among several GOP senators, including Ted Cruz and John Barrasso. As he sat down, Trump also shook hands with Representative Richard Hudson and Senator Steve Daines, who spoke earlier in the evening.

Trump takes the RNC floor to ‘Back in Black’ still sporting ear bandage

Friday 19 July 2024 00:57 , Katie Hawkinson

Donald Trump has arrived at the Republican National Convention, walking through the venue as AC/DC’s “Back in Black” plays.

The former president, still wearing an ear bandage after being shot on Saturday, was met by a roaring crowd and a standing ovation, much like the previous three nights. Trump shook hands with attendees as he walked to his seat in the family box.

Trump is set to give a 90-minute speech within the hour to close out the convention.

Mike Pompeo criticizes Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal

Friday 19 July 2024 00:46 , Katie Hawkinson

Mike Pompeo, former CIA director and secretary of state for Donald Trump, slammed President Joe Biden for his 2021 withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

“As an Army veteran, I want to speak to everybody who served in Afghanistan: I’m disgusted by the Biden administration’s incompetent pullout from that country.”

However, Biden has blamed the chaotic withdrawal on a Trump-era peace deal with the Taliban that Pompeo helped broker. The president said the agreement forced him to withdraw American troops, the Associated Press reports.

Mike Pompeo takes jab at Def Sec Lloyd Austin

Friday 19 July 2024 00:41 , Katie Hawkinson

Mike Pompeo took a hit at Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who was hospitalized for two weeks in January because of complications from a prostate surgery he kept hidden from President Joe Biden.

“Here’s another fun fact, we never lost our secretary of defense for two weeks either,” Pompeo said at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night.

Pompeo served as Trump’s CIA director and secretary of state.

From ‘Kai Trump 2040’ to Don Jr and Eric, the Trump family has made its mark on the Republican convention

Friday 19 July 2024 00:35 , John Bowden

It was around the time when one of the delegates to the RNC yelled, “Kai Trump 2040!” when the scope of the Trump takeover of the Republican Party was suddenly laid very bare.

Major-party conventions often feature family members and friends close to the person at the top of the ticket. It’s nothing new. But the Trumpification of the GOP which was on full display this week took that trend to the extreme — and made clear that the continued strength of the MAGA movement would not only persist through 2024, but well into the future.

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From ‘Kai Trump 2040’ to kingmaker Don Jr, the Trump family is everywhere at the RNC

Billionaire originally listed as ‘everyday American’ speaker at RNC

Friday 19 July 2024 00:25 , Katie Hawkinson

Diane Hendricks, a Wisconsinite and the 92nd-richest person in the world, spoke at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night.

“I’m living proof that the American dream is possible with hard work and determination,” Hendricks told attendees on Thursday night. “I grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin.”

“We need a builder back in the White House, someone who will cut the job, killing regulations, lower taxes on working families and give the power back to the American people,” she continued.

The billionaire was originally listed in the RNC programming as an “everyday American” speaker, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. However, the convention’s website now lists her name without a title on tonight’s speaker list.

JD Vance says the Republican Party is becoming pro-worker. But tonight, the RNC will feature a union buster

Friday 19 July 2024 00:19 , John Bowden

The ascension of JD Vance, first to the Senate and now asDonald Trump’s running mate, is a story that’s as much about what the Republican Party does not represent as it is a story about the GOP’s evolution.

Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukeewas wholly oriented around Trump’s vice president. In Vance, Trump has chosed an economic populist as his partner — a strategic pick aimed at shoring up support in key areas of the Rust Belt, and other communities where manufacturing and energy are critical.

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JD Vance says his party is pro-worker. Tonight, the RNC will feature a union buster

‘Grab that gavel out of Schumer’s hands’: GOP Senate leader slams Democrats

Friday 19 July 2024 00:10 , Katie Hawkinson

Senator Steve Daines, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, called for the party to take the Senate in November.

“Help us fight back, because together, we’re going to win back the Senate,” the Montana lawmaker said. “We’re going to grab that gavel out of Schumer’s hands. We’re going to deliver a historic victory for President Trump, and we’re going to make America great again.”

Daines was one of the first speakers to kick off the final day of the RNC. Donald Trump is set to deliver the keynote speech at the end of the night.

Barron Trump: What we know about Donald Trump’s youngest son

Friday 19 July 2024 00:05 , Katie Hawkinson

Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron Trump is a recent addition to the political scene, having been officially introduced by his father to supporters at a Miami rally earlier this month.

Here’s what we know about the 18-year-old:

Barron Trump: What we know about Donald Trump’s youngest son

Marco Rubio says Biden should resign if he steps down from ticket

Friday 19 July 2024 00:00 , Katie Hawkinson

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said President Joe Biden should resign from office if he removes himself from the 2024 ticket.

“The question is, if he’s not going to be their nominee because he’s not up to it, how can he be our president for the next six months?” Rubio said, according to Politico. “If there’s something wrong with you that doesn’t allow you to run for president, how can you still be there as president? If they’re going to remove him as nominee, they’ve got to remove him as president, and that’s really bad for our country.”

The president is facing continued pressure to quit the 2024 presidential race, with his allies Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer reportedly privately telling him his time is up. Biden is also grappling with a recent COVID-19 diagnosis.

Trump gloried in political violence for years. Will surviving an assassination attempt change his rhetoric?

Thursday 18 July 2024 23:50 , Alex Woodward

Former president Donald Trump has promised a punishing agenda, if elected president again.

News networks should be taken off air and publishers should be thrown in jail. Top military officials committed treason, which is punishable by death. Drug offenders should be executed. Migrants are “poisoning the blood of the country,” and the “largest deportation operation in American history” could mean hundreds of thousands of people thrown in detention centers. His political opponents are “vermin” who “live within the confines of our country.”

“If I don’t get elected,” he said at a rally in Ohio in March, “it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole… that’s going to be the least of it. It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country.”

Read more:

Trump gloried in political violence for years. Now he promises ‘unity’

Livestream: Trump to give keynote speech on final night of RNC

Thursday 18 July 2024 23:37 , Katie Hawkinson

Watch live: Trump gives first speech since rally shooting at RNC

George W Bush poked fun at both Biden and Trump’s ages in speech

Thursday 18 July 2024 23:15 , Amelia Neath

Former president George W Bush – who has made few public comments about the 2024 White House race – has been poking fun at the advanced ages of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump in private speeches, according to a report.

The Republican, who at 78 years old is the same age as Trump, has been known to joke in paid speeches that both Trump and Biden, 81, are too old for the job.

“I’m younger than both of the candidates, and I’m too old,” Bush said in at least one speech, a witness told USA Today.

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George W Bush poked fun at both Biden and Trump’s ages in speech

First major poll since assassination attempt shows Trump losing to a younger Democrat in swing states

Thursday 18 July 2024 23:00 , Katie Hawkinson

Donald Trump was already leading President Joe Biden in several swing states but after the assassination attempt, a new poll shows the former president gaining even more ground – unless a younger Democrat replaces Biden.

A survey conducted by Emerson College Polling found that Trump holds a three-point lead or more over the president in seven key swing states – and most of those are an increase from polling conducted in March.

Read more about the results from The Independent’s Ariana Baio and Alicja Hagopian:

Poll after assassination attempt shows Trump losing to a younger Dem in swing states

Watch moment RNC senators confront Secret Service director over Trump shooting

Thursday 18 July 2024 22:45 , Katie Hawkinson

Watch moment RNC senators confront Secret Service director over Trump shooting

Professor’s post calling for Trump’s death goes viral — but it was totally fake

Thursday 18 July 2024 22:30 , Graig Graziosi

A screenshot of a social media post that appeared to show a California Lutheran University professor calling for the death of Donald Trump went viral on Monday, but all was not be as it seemed.

Officials at the school say the post is fabricated.

On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the university said that the post, which was attributed to exercise science professor Louise Kelly, is a fake.

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Professor’s post calling for Trump’s death goes viral — but it was totally fake

Anti-Trump Republican ex-governor says Congressional leaders will stand up to Trump

Thursday 18 July 2024 22:08 , John Bowden, Katie Hawkinson

Asa Hutchinson, a former Arkansas governor who is anti-Trump, told The Independent he thinks Congressional leaders will protect US aid to Ukraine, despite many Republicans’ opposition to it.

“We need Senate leaders to have courage,” Hutchinson told The Independent. “And we don’t know what the makeup is going to be of the Senate and the House, Democrat and Republican. So, leaders will stand up.”

Donald Trump and many of his allies have expressed that the US should severely limit, if not end, aid to Ukraine amid the war with Russia. The conflict has come up in several speeches at the Republican National Convention.

“What’s the margin of victory going to be — what’s the mandate? Is Trump campaigning on this, pulling out of Ukraine, or is it just a side issue? There’s a lot to see as to how that will develop and how much leverage Senators will have to counterbalance Trump’s message,” Hutchinson continued.

Glitter hats, golden sneakers and bandaged ears: The weird and wonderful fashions of the RNC

Thursday 18 July 2024 22:00 , Michelle Del Rey

Sporting political-branded fashion has been a long-standing tradition at the Republican National Convention and this year was no exception.

While MAGA hats have now become a common sight at the event, another popular accessory has emerged this year: the ear bandage. Delegates are covering their ears in solidarity with Former President Donald Trump, who showed up at the convention this week with a bandage on his right ear, the spot where he was wounded on Saturday in an assassination attempt.

Joe Neglia, a Republican delegate from Arizona, told The Washington Post, he was first to spark the fashion trend.

“When I saw him come out Monday night — that magical moment — I thought, ‘I have to do something,’ and this is what I could do,” he told the outlet, adding he fashioned the accessory out of white paper.

It’s all part of the pageantry tied to the convention. Other fashion moments included a MAGA dress designed by Andre Soriano, who strutted down the red carpet in an American flag blazer and top hot on Monday. Then there were the pins, sneakers and oh so many hats.

Here’s a roundup of some of the best looks:

The weird and wonderful fashions of the RNC

John Hinckley, who shot Ronald Reagan, condemns assassination attempt on Trump

Thursday 18 July 2024 21:45 , Gustaf Kilander

John Hinckley Jr, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, has denounced the assassination attempt of Donald Trump.

“Violence is not the way to go. Give peace a chance,” Hinckley wrote on X on Wednesday, prompting a flood of sarcastic replies.

Former president Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet at a campaign rally in Butler,Pennsylvania last Saturday.

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John Hinckley, who shot Ronald Reagan, condemns assassination attempt of Trump

Analysis: Choosing JD Vance shows how much Trump believes he’s going to win

Thursday 18 July 2024 21:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Eric Garcia writes:

Trump’s decision to pick Vance — a MAGA warrior who ardently opposes abortion and also opposes supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia — shows that Trump feels little need to do the dance of deference to the defeated. That’s a dance the presidential nominee traditionally performs once the primary ends.

Read on…

Choosing JD Vance shows Trump really, really thinks he’s going to win

RNC night 4: What to expect

Thursday 18 July 2024 21:18 , Katie Hawkinson

This evening, delegates will gather for the final night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Donald Trump is set to give his much-anticipated keynote speech at the end of night, around 9pm local time. He’s scheduled to speak for 90 minutes.

However, several other major speakers will take the stage ahead of the former president. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is slated to speak just before 6:30 pm local time, while right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson will take the stage roughly an hour later.

Eric Trump is also set to speak ahead of his father near the end of the evening.

JD Vance a ‘hypocrite’ who ‘adopted the MAGA mindset wholesale’, says law school roommate

Thursday 18 July 2024 21:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Ohio junior senator and vice-presidential nominee JD Vance is a “hypocrite” who “sold his soul” and will unquestioningly help advance twice-impeached former president Donald Trump’s hard-right agenda if the pair manage to take the White House in November.

That’s according to attorney Josh McLaurin, who spoke to The Independent about his former Yale Law School roommate.

Justin Rohrlich has the story.

JD Vance’s old roommate says ‘hypocrite’ VP nominee drank ‘Trump-era poison’

ICYMI: Giuliani takes a fall and tumbles into chairs while walking RNC floor

Thursday 18 July 2024 20:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Rudy Giuliani took a tumble while walking through the Fiserv Forum, where the Republican National Convention is taking place.

Giuliani was walking up an aisle in the main convention hall when he suddenly fell sideways into a row of chairs before falling onto the floor, video on social media showed.

Katie Hawkinson reports.

Rudy Giuliani takes a fall and tumbles into chairs while walking RNC floor

Biden and Trump’s ages mocked by George W Bush — who is slightly younger than both…

Thursday 18 July 2024 20:15 , Oliver O’Connell

Former president George W Bush – who has made few public comments about the 2024 White House race – has been poking fun at the advanced ages of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump in private speeches, according to a report.

The Republican, who at 78 years old is the same age as Trump, has been known to joke in paid speeches that both Trump and Biden, 81, are too old for the job.

“I’m younger than both of the candidates, and I’m too old,” Bush said in at least one speech, a witness told USA Today.

Amelia Neath reports.

George W Bush poked fun at both Biden and Trump’s ages in speech

Donald Trump to give keynote speech tonight

Thursday 18 July 2024 20:05 , Katie Hawkinson

Donald Trump will give the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this evening to close out the event.

Trump is set to take the stage at 9 pm local time and is expected to speak for 90 minutes. The former president said the attempted assassination over the weekend inspired him to change his speech at the convention.

“I had all prepared an extremely tough speech, really good, all about the corrupt, horrible administration,” Trump told the New York Post earlier this week. “But I threw it away.”

“I want to try to unite our country,” he continued.

Don Jr wants ‘veto power’ on transition hiring if Trump gets into White House

Thursday 18 July 2024 20:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump Jr has said that he wants “veto power” over hiring decisions to weed out the “bad actors” if his father wins a second term in the White House, according to a report.

The former president’s eldest son made the comments during an Axios event at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. Trump Jr said while he doesn’t want a role for himself in a possible second Trump administration, he does want the power to “block the bad actors.”

“I don’t want to pick a single person for a position of power, all I want to do is block the guys that would be a disaster,” he told the outlet.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Don Jr wants ‘veto power’ if Trump gets into White House for second term

Trump losing to younger Democrat in swing states, first major poll since assassination attempt shows

Thursday 18 July 2024 19:45 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump was already leading President Joe Biden in several swing states but after the assassination attempt, a new poll shows the former president gaining even more ground – unless a younger Democrat replaces Biden.

A survey conducted by Emerson College Polling found that Trump holds a three-point lead or more over the president in seven key swing states – and most of those are an increase from polling conducted in March.

In Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin Trump is leading by three points, in Georgia by five, in Pennsylvania by six, in North Carolina by nine and in Arizona by 10.

The numbers are a bad sign for Biden who is already facing doubts about his ability to campaign and win the November election. Members of his own party have asked him to step aside and make room for a different, younger, candidate.

And the poll from Emerson supports that idea.

Ariana Baio and Alicja Hagopian look at the numbers.

Poll after assassination attempt shows Trump losing to a younger Dem in swing states

2024 RNC lookbook: Ear bandages

Thursday 18 July 2024 19:30 , Oliver O’Connell

No, really.

Republican National Convention attendees have found a somewhat creative way to show their support for Donald Trump following the assassination attempt over the weekend.

On Tuesday, several convention delegates were seen sporting ear bandages in a nod to the former president’s current look after he was struck in the right ear by a bullet in the attack.

One Republican delegate even went as far as to describe the ear bandage as “the newest fashion trend.”

Rachel Sharp has the story.

Trump supporters are wearing bandages at RNC in support of ex-president being shot

Who could be Kamala Harris’s running mate if Joe Biden drops out?

Thursday 18 July 2024 19:15 , Oliver O’Connell

All eyes have been on Vice President Kamala Harris ever since President Joe Biden’s poor performance during the first presidential debate in Atlanta. The Republican National Convention has not stemmed the tide of Democrats saying that Biden needs to go to prevent Donald Trump from winning. Meanwhile, recent surveys have shown that Harris polls better than Biden among key demographic groups like young people and people of color.

But if Biden does indeed step aside, she would then have the unenviable task of picking a running mate to go toe-to-toe with Trump’s newly-minted running mate, Senator JD Vance of Ohio.

Eric Garcia looks at the possible candidates.

Who could be Kamala Harris’s running mate if Biden drops out?

Stephen Colbert wades into ‘biggest danger of making’ JD Vance Trump’s VP pick

Thursday 18 July 2024 19:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, Senator JD Vance, gave a speech during night three of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee arguing for Republicans to put aside their differences and join the MAGA movement’s proposed “big tent.”

The term “big tent” has long been used to describe political parties that encompass a variety of similar ideological views and policy priorities. Stephen Colbert, host of the Late Show, thinks Vance and the Republicans may have another use for it.

Graig Graziosi has the story.

Stephen Colbert wades into ‘biggest danger of making’ JD Vance Trump’s VP pick

Tucker Carlson spotted cozying up to Fox News at RNC — is all forgiven?

Thursday 18 July 2024 18:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Former Fox News media personality Tucker Carlson was reportedly spotted hanging around his former network’s green room at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday evening, despite being ousted last year.

Carlson apparently accompanied his friend, Donald Trump Jr, to Fox News’s green room and studio where Trump Jr was set to speak with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

A witness to the account said Carlson was warmly greeted by his former colleagues like Hannity, Jesse Watters, and Jeanine Pirro.

Ariana Baio has the story.

Tucker Carlson spotted cozying up to Fox News at RNC

Grenell argues ‘elites’ in Democratic Party are ‘undermining democracy’ by trying to replace Biden

Thursday 18 July 2024 18:20 , John Bowden

Richard Grenell, Donald Trump’s ambassador to Germany during his presidency, made the following remarks this morning at a convention press briefing regarding the possibility of Joe Biden possibly exiting the 2024 race.

“We had a primary process. He’s the nominee. I don’t think elites should change it.”

“I’m really troubled that the media suddenly woke up in July of 2024, after we had a democratic process… every state in the United States voted for Joe Biden for the Democratic nominee. We had an… we had an election process.

“We hear from the other side a lot of this, ‘undermining democracy’, blah, blah, blah. Nothing undermines democracy than a bunch of elites from the Democratic party saying, ‘Oh, we looked at the polls that people are wrong. We’re going to replace the guy.’ Joe Biden was exactly the Joe Biden in December 2023 that he is today, maybe a little bit worse. For the media to suddenly say, ‘Oh, we just woke up in July of 24.’

“I’m shocked that there is not more of a pressure from the media to say, ‘I’m sorry, you can’t dump him. He is the nominee. We had an election that people knew what Joe Biden was about, and they voted for him.’ So with that being said, I felt last December of 2023 that it was crazy that nobody was just challenging him. It was obvious to me and to most Americans. And so the shock now. I have a hard time getting past that but I think he has been slipping for a while. I think the world is a dangerous place. You don’t really know who’s making these decisions and told he doesn’t really do a lot after eight o’clock. It’s terrible.”

Thursday 18 July 2024 18:00 , Oliver O’Connell

What happened when a vegan BBQ stand set up at the RNC

Trump, Vance, and Silicon Valley — the connections run deep

Thursday 18 July 2024 17:45 , Oliver O’Connell

Io Dodds reports on the GOP’s increasingly cozy relationship with Big Tech.

JD Vance’s Silicon Valley connections run deep. So do Trump’s

JD Vance’s wife reveals softer side of new Republican VP nominee

Thursday 18 July 2024 17:15 , Oliver O’Connell

The wife of Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance emphasized his softer side — offering a sharp contrast with some of his hardline views.

The GOP nominee announced the first-term Ohio Senator as his vice presidential pick at the Republican National Convention on Monday, resurfacing Vance’s previous critiques of Trump, his harsh opposition to abortion, and his baseless claims about Biden using immigrants to “replace the citizens of his own country” to win the November election.

But his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance took the time at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday to provide a glimpse into the Ohio Republican’s softer side.

She spoke about their very different upbringings.

Kelly Rissman reports.

‘Babe’ and puppies: JD Vance’s wife reveals softer side of new Republican VP nominee

Watch: McCarthy says Gaetz ‘looks unhinged’ and people have ‘concerns about him’

Thursday 18 July 2024 17:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said on CNN this morning about his rival, Florida Rep Matt Gaetz: “He looks very unhinged. A lot of people have concerns about him, and I’m not sure if he was on something. But I do hope that he gets the help that he needs. More importantly, I hope the young women get the justice they deserve when it comes to him.”

McCarthy then reminds viewers of the backstory of the bitterness between the two Republicans and how that ended with the premature end of his term as speaker.

Thursday 18 July 2024 16:50 , Oliver O’Connell

Kari Lake schooled by reporter at RNC over JD Vance’s Trump is ‘Hitler’ comment

Thursday 18 July 2024 16:45 , Oliver O’Connell

Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake appeared caught off guard when questioned about Donald Trump‘s running mate pick JD Vance likening the former president to Adolf Hitler.

Former BBC presenter Emily Maitlis pressed the Arizona Senate candidate about the need for a “new tone in politics”.

Kelly Rissman reports on what happened next.

Kari Lake is schooled by reporter at RNC over JD Vance’s Trump is ‘Hitler’ comment

Merch watch: Florida GOP has state as Trump’s hair

Thursday 18 July 2024 16:41 , Oliver O’Connell

This is a) creative, b) hilarious, and c) true to the real-life color palette.

First major poll since assassination attempt shows Trump leading Biden in seven swing states and nationally

Thursday 18 July 2024 16:15 , Oliver O’Connell

More disastrous polling for the Democrats, both in key swing states and nationally, was published today by Emerson College.

In the first major poll since the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, nationally, a survey of 2,000 registered voters on July 15-16 put the former president at 46 per cent and Joe Biden at 42 per cent, with 12 per cent undecided, representing a two per cent drop in support for the president since earlier in the month.

In seven key swing states, the survey consisting of 1,000 registered voters in each state conducted on the same dates, showed more bad news for the Biden team when third-party candidates are added in.

• Arizona: Trump 46%, Biden 36%, other candidates 8.2%

• Georgia: Trump 44%, Biden 39%, other candidates 9.3%

• Michigan: Trump 43%, Biden 40%, other candidates 8.3%

• Nevada: Trump 43%, Biden 40%, other candidates 9.2%

• North Carolina: Trump 47%, Biden 38%, other candidates 8.7%

• Pennsylvania: Trump 46%, Biden 40%, other candidates 6.3%

• Wisconsin: Trump 46%, Biden 43%, other candidates 6.5%

However, a “qualified Democratic candidate younger than Biden” leads former President Trump in all seven swing states by a margin of 7.4 percentage points – 53.7 per cent to 46.3 per cent.

Nationally, with third-party candidates, the poll results were Trump 44 per cent, Biden 38 per cent, and other candidates 8.4 per cent.

Since March, Trump has gained a point in five of the states, while gaining two points in Arizona and losing a point in Michigan.

For Biden over the same period, he has lost four points in North Carolina, two points in Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and one point in Georgia, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.

Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said: “Recent polling shows Biden losing support more significantly than Trump gaining it since the attempted assassination. This raises questions about whether Biden’s decline is still influenced by the debate or if Trump has reached his support ceiling.”

When asked if President Biden should withdraw from the race, 52 per cent nationally think he should and 48 per cent think he should not. Regarding whether former President Trump should withdraw, 56 per cent think he should not, and 44 per cent think he should.

Across the seven swing states, clear majorities believe Biden should withdraw, compared to those who think Trump should:

• Arizona: Biden 52%, Trump 45%

• Georgia: Biden 51%, Trump 45%

• Michigan: Biden 55% , Trump 45%

• Nevada: Biden 51%, Trump 47%

• North Carolina: Biden 57%, Trump 41%

• Pennsylvania: Biden 51%, Trump 44%

• Wisconsin: Biden 53%, Trump 45%

The poll was sponsored by Democrats for the Next Generation.

Florida man arrested for threatening to ‘slit Biden’s throat’ two days after Trump assassination attempt

Thursday 18 July 2024 16:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Two days after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, a suspect was arrested for threatening to kill President Joe Biden.

Jason Patrick Alday, 39, was arrested on federal charges by the US Marshals Service Task Force on Monday following a series of disturbing comments and online statements including a threat to “slit his throat,” the Justice Department said.

According to court filings, obtained by The Independent, the Secret Service received a call from an intake coordinator at a mental health facility in Florida about Aladay – claiming that during his intake process on June 25, the 39-year-old said: “I don’t like President Biden. I want to kill him, slit his throat.”

Amelia Neath reports.

Florida man threatened to ‘slit Biden’s throat’ before Trump rally shooting

‘Trump’s ear has been through enough’: Jimmy Kimmel guest host roasts Amber Rose’s ‘Ice, Ice, Baby’ rendition at RNC

Thursday 18 July 2024 15:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Here’s Amelia Neath on the model’s truly horrific new Trump-themed hip hop track with Forgiato Blow.

Jimmy Kimmel guest host roasts Amber Rose’s ‘Ice, Ice, Baby’ RNC song

Inside Republicans’ efforts to get Black voters on board

Thursday 18 July 2024 15:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Eric Garcia speaks with Black voters at the Republican National Convention and on the ground in Wisconsin, a must-win state for both sides come November.

From Project 2025 to ‘high as hell’ rent: Black voters back away from Biden and Trump

Video: The RNC’s main event? The merch

Thursday 18 July 2024 14:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Republicans air mixed feelings about Kamala Harris at the RNC

Thursday 18 July 2024 14:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Are Republicans worried about running against Vice President Kamala Harris?

The short answer: No. They don’t even see it as a possibility.

Here’s John Bowden with the longer answer.

Republicans air mixed feelings about Kamala Harris at the RNC