Netanyahu reportedly upset with Harris over VP’s Israel remarks as White House pushes back
The White House on Friday is pushing back against reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is upset with Vice President Kamala Harris over her remarks on the war that he believes could jeopardize a hostage and ceasefire deal – with one aide telling Fox News, “I don’t know what they’re talking about.” The reported diplomatic flare-up comes after Netanyahu both met with President Biden and Harris in Washington on Thursday, ahead of his meeting today with former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago. An Israeli official told Axios that Netanyahu was unhappy with Harris mentioning civilian deaths in Gaza and the “dire humanitarian situation there.” The official added that, in their view, Netanyahu was irked with Harris speaking about a hostage and ceasefire deal as a way to end the war outright, when Israel wants to be able to resume fighting after one is implemented. “When our enemies see the U.S. and Israel are aligned it increases the chances for a hostage deal and decreases the chances for a regional escalation,” the Israeli official told Axios. “When there is such daylight it pushes the deal further away and brings a regional escalation closer. We hope that Harris’ public criticism of Israel won’t give Hamas the impression that there is daylight between the U.S. and Israel and as a result make it harder to get a deal.” NETANYAHU TO MEET WITH TRUMP AS ISRAELI LEADER LOOKS TO REKINDLE RELATIONSHIP One Israeli official also said to Axios that “Harris’ statement after the meeting was much more critical than what she told Netanyahu in the meeting.” But an aide for Harris told Fox News this morning that “I don’t know what they’re talking about. “President Biden and Vice President Harris delivered the same message in their private meetings to Prime Minister Netanyahu: it’s time to get the ceasefire and hostage deal done. And this is what the Vice President said publicly as well,” the aide said. “The public comments tracked with her previous comments on the conflict. She started with underscoring rock-solid support for Israel and then expressed concern about civilian causalities and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as she always does,” the aide added. “The meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Vice President Harris was serious and collegial.” BIDEN JOKES HE WAS ‘12’ WHEN HE FIRST MET ISRAELI PM GOLDA MEIR DURING NETANYAHU VISIT TO WHITE HOUSE In her remarks Thursday, Harris said she told Netanyahu that she “will always ensure that Israel is able to defend itself, including from Iran and Iran-backed militias such as Hamas and Hezbollah.” “I also expressed with the Prime Minister my serious concern about the scale of human suffering in Gaza, including the death of far too many innocent civilians. And I made clear my serious concern about the dire humanitarian situation there,” she continued. “It is time for this war to end, and end in a way where Israel is secure, all the hostages are released, the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza ends, and the Palestinian people can exercise their right to freedom, dignity and self-determination,” Harris also said, adding that “thanks to the leadership of our president, Joe Biden, there is a deal on the table for a ceasefire and a hostage deal” and “as I just told Prime Minister Netanyahu, it is time to get this deal done.” Former Trump national security aide John Ullyot told ‘Fox & Friends First’ on Friday that Harris’ remarks have shown she has “taken over from Biden. “It is clear that what happened with Kamala Harris is that number one, she has her hand now firmly on the tiller. There is no question – she was the only one who made a [on-camera] statement,” Ullyot said. “Bibi met with Biden and he also met with Harris, but Harris is the only one who walks out, she got the flags behind her. She is definitely pushing her agenda now and she has taken over from Biden. But look, the policies are the same.” Fox News’ Sarah Tobianski contributed to this report.
Karnataka cabinet renames Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South
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US voters agree Biden made correct decision by dropping out of race: poll
A recent poll indicates voters in the United States almost universally approve of President Biden’s decision to end his 2024 re-election campaign. According to a New York Times/Siena College Poll released Thursday, a staggering 87% of registered voters said they approved of the president’s decision to forego a second term. Only 9% of respondents said they disapproved of the decision. WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS SAY BIDEN NEEDED TO DROP OUT ‘FAR SOONER’ TO ALLOW PRIMARY: ‘DON’T LIKE ON PRINCIPLE’ The New York Times reported that the 87% agreement statistic is among the highest levels of agreement on a Times/Siena polling question in years. The president gave a short Oval Office address on Wednesday in which he conveyed his decision to step down and endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. “In just a few months, the American people will choose the course of America’s future. I made my choice. I’ve made my views known,” Biden said from the White House. “I would like to thank our great vice president, Kamala Harris. She is experienced, she is tough, she is capable. She’s been an incredible partner to me and a leader for our country. MARGIN OF ERROR RACE BETWEEN HARRIS-TRUMP IN NEW POLL CONDUCTED AFTER BIDEN DROPPED He continued, “Now the choice is up to you, the American people. When you make that choice, remember the words of Benjamin Franklin hanging on my wall here in the Oval Office, alongside the busts of Dr. King and Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez.” Biden’s decision to give up on re-election shocked the public and even Democratic Party insiders close to the president — his campaign had planned fundraising events well into August and repeatedly told Democratic lawmakers he had no intention of giving up the race. Critics and allies alike had called for Biden to stand down from the Democratic Party ticket following his disastrous first presidential debate performance and years of increasingly concerning behavior that seemed to show mental decline. The speech lasted roughly 11 minutes, with the president sitting at the Resolute desk in the Oval Office while touting his years in political office and decision to bow out. Members of the president’s family were in attendance for the speech, including first lady Jill Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, son Hunter Biden and others. Former President Donald Trump slammed the Oval Office address, calling it a “terrible” speech while accusing Democrats of staging a coup against the president. “I knew there was a palace coup going on, and I assumed that she’d be probably getting it,” Trump said of Harris. “She had the advantage.” Fox News Digital’s Scott McDonald contributed to this report.
Trump-loving trucker running for New Jersey governor following 2021 upset reveals state’s ‘major issue’
A Trump-supporting trucker who made history in 2021 by winning an election against a Democrat who was New Jersey’s longest-serving senate president is now running for the governor – and says affordability is the “major issue” facing his state. Edward Durr, speaking to Politico, said “We are dying in the state because of the affordability problem” as “people can’t afford to live here” and “they can’t afford to raise a family here.” Durr, who served a single term as a New Jersey state senator following his 2021 election victory, is one of several Republican candidates seeking the governor’s office. On the Democrat side – Steve Sweeney, who for 12 years served as the state’s senate president before losing to Durr in South Jersey a few years ago, is among those also running against him. “I will do what is right for New Jersey, even if it means I would be tossed in the next four years,” Durr told Politico, which reports that he is confident in pursuing a conservative agenda for the state. “Because I wouldn’t care. I would do what’s right, and not be owned by anybody.” FORMER NJ STATE SENATOR ‘ED THE TRUCKER’ LAUNCHES BID FOR GOVERNOR Durr, speaking on affordability, told Politico that New Jersey should lower its taxes to bring in jobs and businesses. “We are losing good companies, and all I see is a bunch of warehouses going up and no manufacturing. We need manufacturing,” he said. On the issue of abortion, Durr said he believes New Jersey has “went to the extreme.” “I think if you poll this state, 70 to 80 percent of the people do not agree with 7-, 8-, 9-month abortions, because that just seems cruel. And I think we should scale it back,” he told Politico. “I don’t think that the population agrees with abortion-on-demand for illegal aliens coming here and just getting their abortions when somebody living paycheck to paycheck can’t afford their abortion. So it does seem out of place.” FLASHBACK: TRUCKER WHO FAMOUSLY OUSTED LONGTIME NEW JERSEY DEMOCRAT LOSES BID FOR SECOND TERM Durr also said “I would like to see us have a little more Second Amendment belief in this state” and that he “absolutely will” seek former President Trump’s endorsement, although if he doesn’t, “it doesn’t change my view that I’m still going to run.” “We had a really good state when I was a kid, growing up. My father was able to provide for a family of six. I believe that it would be great if we could get back to raising families and staying here instead of going away,” he said to Politico. As for being a trucker, Durr said, “I’m not a millionaire and I gotta make ends meet.” “I mean, until I have a million dollars in my bank account and I don’t have to work, I’m going to continue to work,” he added. “I like to drive. It’s always been something I’ve enjoyed. That’s why I’ve done it for 30 years.”
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Kamala Harris can count on the Obamas: campaign releases new endorsement video
As support for presumed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris continues to roll in following President Biden’s announcement that he would not be seeking a second term, a former president is now throwing in his support. In a video endorsement, former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama called on Americans to join them in getting to work to elect the vice president, and gave their full support and commitment to doing everything they can to make her the next President of the United States. Barack Obama can be heard first greeting Kamala, with Michelle chiming in as well. HARRIS EDGES CLOSER TO TRUMP IN NEW POLL CONDUCTED AFTER BIDEN’S WITHDRAWAL “I can’t have this phone call without saying to my girl Kamala: I am proud of you. This is going to be historic,” former first lady Michelle Obama said. “We called to say Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” former President Obama says following his wife. The former president then calls Harris a “happy warrior.” HOW VP HARRIS IS NARROWING DOWN HER LIST OF VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES 2 WEEKS BEFORE DNC: REPORT “Well, the— look, you’re a happy warrior,” former President Obama said. “Indeed,” Harris answers back. “And the country needs a happy warrior,” the former first lady said. TRUMP QUICKLY MOVES TO DEFINE HARRIS AS ‘MORE LEFT THAN BERNIE SANDERS’ The endorsement comes as Harris for President kicks off a Weekend of Action marking 100 days until Election Day. The Obamas’ endorsement adds to the growing support for the vice president’s candidacy, including endorsements from labor unions, advocacy groups, and dozens of Democratic elected officials. “It’s time for us to rally around you, your candidacy. This is not on you, it’s not just on you and Doug, it’s on all of us. … We’ve got to register, we’ve got to vote. … So, let’s all roll up our sleeves and make it happen,” the former First Lady said in a statement.
Meet man, tribal who tipped off Army about Pakistani intruders in Kargil, awaits relief from govt even after…
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Harris failed to combat ‘root causes’ of illegal immigration, former Border Patrol union chief says
Vice President Harris has failed to address the root causes of illegal immigration after being trusted with the task by President Biden in 2021, according to the former Border Patrol union leader. “It’s very disappointing,” Brandon Judd, who recently retired as president of the Border Patrol Union, told Fox News Digital. “We gave her the policies that she needed to implement. She refused to implement those.” Judd’s comments come as Harris’ record on immigration and border security has faced increased scrutiny in the days after Biden’s decision to drop out of the race and endorse his vice president to replace him, with critics saying Harris has failed on one of the defining issues of the 2024 election. Biden tapped Harris to lead the administration’s effort to combat migration in March 2021, a response to critics who were already noting the increased flow of migrants just months into his presidency. THE MEDIA’S SUDDEN REJECTION OF KAMALA HARRIS’ ‘BORDER CZAR’ LABEL According to a report from the Associated Press on the day of the announcement, Harris was tasked with overseeing diplomatic efforts in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Administration officials told AP that Harris would work to press those countries to better enforce immigration laws and secure their own borders while also being tasked with coming up with a long-term strategy to address the root causes of migration from the countries. “The vice president has agreed – among the multiple other things that I have her leading, and I appreciate it – agreed to lead our diplomatic effort to work with those nations to accept returnees and enhance migration enforcement at their borders,” Biden said during the announcement. “Needless to say, the work will not be easy,” Harris said at the time. “But it is important work.” Later in 2021, Harris negotiated a memorandum of understanding with Mexico that saw the U.S. send $4 billion to help Central American countries address root causes of illegal migration, with private companies kicking in an extra investment of $5.2 billion to the cause. But the vice president’s work on the issue quickly fizzled out, an NBC News report published Thursday revealed, noting that Harris visited Mexico in June 2021 to sign an agreement that resulted in $4 billion in direct assistance and $5.2 billion in private-public investment but has not visited the border or countries to its south since January 2022. Since 2021, the Root Causes strategy has made no new commitments, the report notes. Nevertheless, the share of attempted crossings by migrants from the Northern Triangle has dropped significantly since 2021. According to government statistics, migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador made up 41% of all Border Patrol apprehensions in 2021. That number dropped to 22% of crossings in fiscal 2023, the data shows. AXIOS HIT WITH COMMUNITY NOTE AFTER CLAIMING HARRIS WAS NEVER ‘BORDER CZAR’ Despite the decrease in Northern Triangle crossings, illegal crossings overall reached all-time highs in 2021, 2022 and 2023, with migrants making their way from all over the world to the U.S. border. Thousands of those migrants were coming from China, with government data showing more than 30,000 Chinese migrants were arrested illegally crossing the southern border in 2023. Judd, who worked as the union chief for most of the current administration, said the issues Harris identified were not the reason behind spikes in crossings. “The major problem is the root causes she identified: political instability, climate and crime,” Judd said. “That was the same under President Trump, yet we did not see an explosion in illegal immigration under the Trump administration.” The Trump administration saw a spike of its own in attempted crossings in 2018, eventually reaching a 12-year high in March 2019. The administration’s response to the spike led to a steady decrease in crossings for the rest of the year, a trend that accelerated at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But those spikes reached new heights under the current administration, something Judd argued was because of the “magnet that [Harris] created, which is allowing people to be released into the United States.” Harris has long advocated for more lax enforcement for undocumented migrants. While serving as California’s attorney general in 2015, she said an “undocumented immigrant is not a criminal.” “I’m a career prosecutor. I’ve personally prosecuted everything from low-level offenses to homicides. Unfortunately, I know what crime looks like. I know what a criminal looks like who’s committing a crime. An undocumented immigrant is not a criminal,” Harris said, according to a report in Newsweek. In a 2019 interview with NPR while serving as a California U.S. senator, Harris said she disagreed “with any policy that would turn America’s back on people who are fleeing harm.” NEW YORK TIMES SPINS KAMALA HARRIS’ PAST WORD SALADS AS ‘CELEBRATORY ARTIFACTS’ WITH CANDIDACY UNDERWAY “I frankly believe that it is contrary to everything that we have symbolically and actually said we stand for,” Harris said. “And so, I would not enforce a law that would reject people and turn them away without giving them a fair and due process to determine if we should give them asylum and refuge.” During her run in the 2020 Democrat primary cycle in June 2019, Harris vowed during a debate that she would “immediately put in place a meaningful process for reviewing the cases for asylum.” “I will release children from cages. I will get rid of the private detention centers,” Harris said during the debate. When asked during that debate if an immigrant should be deported if their only offense is being undocumented, Harris responded “no.” “They should not be deported,” Harris said. Harris’ idea of looser enforcement eventually made its way to the White House, with Biden announcing in September 2021 that the U.S. would break from the aggressive approach to deportations of the Trump administration and instead only prioritize removing migrants who were deemed to pose a threat to public safety, according to an Associated Press report. MSNBC, CNN LEFT ‘BLOWN
Conservative think tank dropping $18 million to highlight ‘extremist’ Harris agenda on parental rights
FIRST ON FOX: A conservative think tank has launched an eight-figure effort to highlight VP Kamala Harris’ record on parental rights and transgender issues that the group’s founder will show that the presumptive Democratic nominee is an “extremist” on those issues. “American Principles Project just launched our $18 million, seven states, 7 million voter, Every Family Votes campaign in the most important swing states in the country and it’s important for the presidency, but also to make sure that we have a Senate majority once President Trump wins,” Terry Schilling, President of the American Principles Project, told Fox News Digital. “It’s very clear to us and to millions of other Americans who care about the American family that this November is going to be the most important election that we’ve had in a very long time for parental rights and for the innocence of our children, especially in light of Kamala Harris’ positions and actions that she’s taken over the years,” Schilling said. “We’re going to make sure that voters all across the country know just how extreme Kamala Harris is when it comes to protecting our kids, when it comes to protecting normalcy and decency, and when it also comes to protecting parental rights.” Schilling told Fox News Digital that ads that have already been released examining Harris’ record, including a viral ad from Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormick, are the “tip of the iceberg.” BIDEN’S TITLE IX CHANGE BLASTED BY PARENTS’ RIGHTS GROUP AS REDEFINING SEX: ‘A GRAVE THREAT’ “For example, a lot of people don’t know that Kamala, as AG of California, oversaw the first ever taxpayer funded gender transition for an inmate,” Schilling said. “She gave an inmate, who was convicted of murder, taxpayer funded gender transition and put him on parole in order for him to transition his gender. It’s absolutely crazy.” Schilling continued, “Kamala is opposed to parental rights when it comes to protecting children from these radical ideas about gender. And from these procedures, she’s against protecting girls’ sports. The list goes on and on, and we’re going to make sure that every persuadable voter knows just how crazy and radical Kamala Harris is.” BIDEN OFFICIALS PUSHED TO DROP AGE LIMIT ON TRANS SURGERIES FOR MINORS: REPORT Issues that the group will focus on, according to Schilling, are Harris’ support of the Equality Act “which would put gender identity into Civil Rights law, and the Biden administration’s support of biological males in girls’ sports.” Schilling says his group “is going to be looking at and exposing her record over the past four years.” “In the Biden administration, we’re going to make sure that voters know that she was part of the Biden war on families,” Schilling said, adding that the “lamestream media’s” unwillingness to cover these issues makes APP’s work even more important. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “Our job is to make sure that every voter in the country knows that Kamala Harris will take away your rights as a parent to protect your children from all these nefarious influences in our culture,” Schilling said. “She won’t protect our schools. She won’t. She won’t fix our schools, let alone that, but we’re going to make sure that every voter knows we’re going to do the job of the mainstream media and make sure that voters know just how radical and extreme Kamala has been when it comes to the American family.” Schilling also told Fox News Digital he was inspired by how focused former President Trump is on the issues that APP plans to highlight. “President Trump’s all in on protecting the American family,” Schilling said. “The issue of protecting our kids and protecting parental rights is something that he’s been passionate about and has led on from the very beginning, and so it’s a no-brainer for us to get behind him and support him with such a campaign and such a large campaign as what we’re doing right now.” Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment and did not receive a response.
Trump blasts FBI Director Wray’s testimony of ‘shrapnel’ hitting him and not a bullet
Former President Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform on Thursday evening to rip into FBI Director Christopher Wray after his congressional hearing regarding the assassination attempt on Trump. Wray testified that he wasn’t sure if it was a bullet that struck Trump in the ear while he was at an outdoor rally in Butler, Penn., on July 13. “I think with respect to former President Trump there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that, you know, hit his ear,” Wray said at Wednesday’s hearing. TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AFTER SECRET SERVICE FAILURES PROMPTS CALLS FOR DRASTIC AGENT RECRUITMENT CHANGES Trump, who nominated Wray as the FBI director in 2017, went full blast on his former appointee after the hearing. “FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress yesterday that he wasn’t sure if I was hit by shrapnel, glass, or a bullet (the FBI never even checked!), but he was sure that Crooked Joe Biden was physically and cognitively “uneventful” – Wrong!” Trump wrote on his on social media site. “That’s why he knows nothing about the terrorists and other criminals pouring into our Country at record levels. His only focus is destroying J6 Patriots, Raiding Mar-a-Lago, and saving Radical Left Lunatics, like the ones now in D.C. burning American flags and spray painting over our great National Monuments – with zero retribution. “No, it was, unfortunately, a bullet that hit my ear, and hit it hard. There was no glass, there was no shrapnel. The hospital called it a “bullet wound to the ear,” and that is what it was. No wonder the once storied FBI has lost the confidence of America!” Trump was shot in his right ear at the rally and U.S. Secret Service agents swooped in to surround him, pick him up off the stage and help walk him down the stairs and into a vehicle waiting for him. HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO CREATE TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT COMMISSION The presumed shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was shot dead by the Secret Service. Two other people were injured from gunfire and former firefighter Corey Comperatore died at the scene while protecting his family. Trump was treated and released at a nearby hospital and then showed up at the Republican National Convention just days later with a bandage on his ear. Kimberly Cheatle, who was the director of the Secret Service at the time, faced calls for her resignation, to which she vehemently said she would not step down. After her testimony before Congress this week, Cheatle resigned. Wray now faces similar scrutiny, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. “We’ve all seen the video, we’ve seen the analysis, we’ve heard it from multiple sources in different angles that a bullet went through his ear. I’m not sure it matters that much,” Johnson said at the hearing. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Johnson added that Wray “was not forthcoming with some of the information that we would expect.” “There’s a lot of frustration and concern about the leadership with these agencies,” Johnson said.