The former president, who met with Kim multiple times as president and once likened the relationship to romantic “chemistry,” said he “got along very well” with the dictator while he was in office. “The press hated when I said that. How could you get along with him? Well, you know, it’s nice to get along … Read more
MILWAUKEE — Not four years after Donald Trump’s eldest son boasted that the Republican Party belonged not to traditional Republicans but to his father, GOP delegates gathered at their nominating convention proved his point this week, demonstrating their obeisance to a convicted criminal who tried to end American democracy because he lost his reelection. “Tonight, … Read more
In a passionate moment during his speech, Hogan called Trump his hero, and referenced the recent assassination attempt. “What happened last week when they took a shot at my hero, and they tried to kill the next president of the United States, enough was enough,” he said, tossing his jacket off and ripping through his … Read more
Former President Donald Trump recounted the assassination attempt that nearly killed him during his Republican National Convention acceptance speech in Milwaukee on Thursday night. “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” said a somber Trump, with a bandage covering his right ear, which was nicked by a bullet. “As you already know, the assassin’s bullet came within … Read more
Just five days after surviving an assassination attempt, a bandaged Donald Trump addressed the Republican National Convention on Friday and accepted his party’s presidential nomination. Trump’s speech marked the climax and conclusion of a massive four-day Republican pep rally that drew thousands of conservative activists and elected officials to swing-state Wisconsin as voters weigh an … Read more
MILWAUKEE — In 2021, Tucker Carlson, then the most-watched host on Fox News, made his feelings plain about former President Donald Trump. “I hate him passionately,” Carlson wrote in a text message. But on Thursday evening when Carlson, no longer at Fox News, stepped into the spotlight at the Republican National Convention, to some of … Read more
When he first ran for president in 2016, Donald Trump infamously enjoyed the support of PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. But for the most part, Silicon Valley avoided Trump and funded his opponent. However, the weeklong Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where Trump will give his first speech tonight after surviving Saturday’s would-be assassination, has made … Read more
As he accepted the GOP’s vice presidential nomination on Wednesday, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) fondly recalled finding 19 loaded firearms stashed in apparently unsecured locations around his grandmother’s home after she died. The Republican National Convention crowd erupted in applause as Vance told the story, days after a shooter tried to assassinate the party’s presidential … Read more
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) on Wednesday explained why she believes the endorsement of former President Donald Trump by his onetime GOP primary rivals at the Republican National Convention is all the more excruciating for them this time around. “It’s not unusual for vanquished primary candidates to rally around the nominee, what is unusual is … Read more
Usha Chilukuri Vance, the wife of JD Vance, at the Republican National Convention said that neither JD Vance nor she expected to find themselves in this position on Thursday. “But it’s hard to imagine a more powerful example of the American Dream,” she added, introducing her husband after Donald Trump named him his running mate … Read more
