Trump ends feud with swing-state governor he slammed as ‘disloyal’
Former President Donald Trump praised Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for supporting his election effort in the key battleground state after previously slamming the Peach State’s executive as “disloyal.” “Thank you to @BrianKempGA for all of your help and support in Georgia, where a win is so important to the success of our Party and, most importantly, our Country,” Trump posted to Truth Social on Thursday evening. “I look forward to working with you, your team, and all of my friends in Georgia to help MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” The comments come after Trump repeatedly slammed the popular Georgia governor across the last four years for opposing Trump’s challenge to the 2020 election results in the state. The final election results found President Biden defeated Trump in Georgia by 11,779 votes that year. GEORGIA GOV. BRIAN KEMP SNAPS BACK AT TRUMP AFTER REPEATED ATTACKS: ‘LEAVE MY FAMILY OUT OF IT’ “I’ll be here in about a year and a half campaigning against your governor. I guarantee that,” Trump said back in 2021 of Kemp. “I shouldn’t say this, I shouldn’t say this. I just don’t want you to tell anyone outside of this room, other than the millions of people. You know, I endorsed him. He was in last place and I endorsed him. He went to first place, like, immediately.” GEORGIA ACTIVIST STEALS THE SHOW AFTER BEING INTRODUCED BY TRUMP AT ATLANTA RALLY: ‘INCREDIBLE’ Even earlier this month, Trump slammed Kemp as “disloyal” during a rally in Atlanta. “He’s a bad guy. He’s a disloyal guy. And he’s a very average governor. Little Brian, little Brian Kemp. Bad guy,” Trump said during the rally, which included more than 10 minutes of slamming th governor. Trump’s favorable comments towards Kemp on Thursday evening followed the governor joining Fox News, where he endorsed Trump for president. Kemp had not endorsed anyone in the GOP primary, but said he would support the GOP ticket come November. ARIZONA MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING TO KILL TRUMP NABBED AFTER MANHUNT DURING FORMER PRESIDENT’S BORDER VISIT “We got to win. You know, we got to win from the top of the ticket on down. I’ve been saying consistently for a long time, we cannot afford another four years of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. And I think, you know, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz would be even worse,” he told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday. “So we need to send Donald Trump back to the White House. We need to retake the Senate. We need to hold the House. We need to hold our legislative majorities that we have in the great state of Georgia. And it takes hard work. That’s what we’ve been doing.” Georgia is a key battleground state this year, following Trump winning in 2016 against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but losing the state in 2020 when he squared up against Biden. Republicans in the state told Politico earlier this month that the pair should bury the hatchet in order to win the majority of votes comes November. GOV. BRIAN KEMP FIRES BACK AT TRUMP’S CLAIM OF RIGGED 2020 ELECTION IN GEORGIA: ‘NOT STOLEN’ “During the Atlanta rally, President Trump criticized Governor Brian Kemp and revisited the 2020 election results,” strategist Eric Tanenblatt told the outlet. “With Georgia being a pivotal state, it’s crucial for the Republican Party to look ahead and avoid dwelling on past elections. To win in the upcoming election, Republicans need to present a united front and prioritize future-focused policies.” Trump’s Truth Social post lauding Kemp comes as the Democratic Party wraps up its convention in Chicago, with Vice President Harris delivering her speech accepting the nomination for the ticket. Trump called into Fox News later Thursday to give his assessment of Harris’ speech, when he also spoke favorably of Kemp. “He was very nice, and he said he wants Trump to win, and he’s gonna work with me 100%. And I think we’re going to have a very good relationship with Brian Kemp,” he told Fox News’ Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
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Trump blasts Harris as part of Truth Social flurry on what she ‘didn’t mention’ in DNC speech
CHICAGO – Former President Donald Trump, as part of a live thread on Truth Social, blasted the Democratic National Convention speech of Vice President Kamala Harris in a variety of posts including one after she concluded talking about what she “didn’t mention.” “She didn’t mention China, she didn’t mention fracking, she didn’t mention Energy, she didn’t mention, meaningfully, Russia and Ukraine, she didn’t mention the big subjects of the day, that are destroying our Country,” Trump posted on Truth Social shortly after Harris’ speech concluded. The former president posted several criticisms of Harris during the speech on several issues. “There are 60 million people in poverty in the U.S., under their watch, and she doesn’t even talk about them!” Trump posted. TRUMP PULLS AHEAD OF HARRIS IN BETTING MARKET DURING DEM CONVENTION In another post, Trump said, “She’s talking about how great San Francisco was before she destroyed it, probably not a good idea!” “No specific programs, ALL TALK, NO ACTION — Why didn’t she do it three and a half years ago?” Trump said in another post. During the speech, Trump referred to Harris as a “radical Marxist” and said she “stands for incompetence and weakness” while the country is “being laughed at all over the world.” STEPH CURRY ENDORSES KAMALA HARRIS AT DNC, MONTHS AFTER SUGGESTING HE WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT SOME DAY Harris called Trump an “unserious man” in her speech and said “the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious.” “And how he would use the immense powers of the presidency of the United States? Not to improve your life, not to strengthen our national security, but to serve the only client he has ever had — himself,” Harris said. Now that both conventions have come to a close, the election heads into the final stretch with just over 3 months until the presidential election. Harris and Trump are set to meet in their first debate on September 10 in Philadelphia hosted by ABC News.
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Anti-Israel agitators protest VP Harris nomination near DNC, hand out flyers for global ‘intifada’
CHICAGO – Anti-Israel demonstrators marched toward the United Center – where the Democratic National Convention wraps up Thursday night – with a message to Vice President Kamala Harris: Democrats are funding a “genocide” of Palestinian people and are not doing enough to get a ceasefire deal. Amid the sea of anti-Israel agitators – most of whom had their faces covered – were separate groups sprinkled across the DNC security areas protesting for their own cause, too. Pro-life activists also got their message out against abortion, while others protested against corporations and former President Trump. However, nearly all the groups were staunchly anti-Israel. Activist group Healing Our Homeland handed out flyers saying, “Globalize the Intifada.” HAMAS LEADER SINWAR REPORTEDLY WANTS GUARANTEE OF SURVIVAL AS GAZA CEASE-FIRE TALKS SAID TO BE FALTERING “Israel is a terrorist state,” one protester yelled on a bullhorn near one of the DNC’s security checkpoints. “Stop funding Israel.” “As they officially nominate killer Kamala as the head of the stake, we are out here to say that nothing they say or do in that convention will wash the blood of Palestinian men, women, and children off their hands,” a protester said over a bullhorn to the park full of demonstrators. Demonstrators met around 5 p.m. before marching, led by Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling and officers. CHICAGO DNC: ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTS ERUPT AS KAMALA HARRIS SPEAKS ON FINAL NIGHT OF CONVENTION Waving signs and Palestinian flags, protesters chanted on bullhorns: “There is one solution, intifada revolution” and “long live the antifada.” “Absolutely not,” protester Cole Bennett told Fox News Digital when asked if he supports VP Harris’ Israel policy. “That’s why we’re here … the fact is that the policy that we’re actively seeking is a ceasefire deal, that means nothing when you have the ability to turn off the aid and turn off the bombs to Israel. They could do that tomorrow and they should, and they shouldn’t expect any of our votes until they do.” Another protester, Evan, held a sign saying, “Joe Biden Be a Man and Save the Kids,” and “Withhold Arms.” ANTI-ISRAEL DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE NEAR DNC FOR 3RD NIGHT AS CROWDS GATHER IN LARGER NUMBERS “A ceasefire should be forced. I don’t think Joe Biden would suffer too much fallout from that,” he told Fox News Digital. “And he’s not running for re-election anyway, so he ought to take one for the team if that’s what they’re worried about, that would clear a path for November and that would bring a whole hell of a lot of people on board.” “This is still Joe Biden’s game,” he added. Other anti-Israel groups marching toward the United Center burned American flags later in the evening. VP Harris accepted the DNC’s nomination Thursday night to be the party’s candidate to square off against Trump in November. Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
Vivek Ramaswamy sounds off on potential RFK Jr. role in a Trump administration
Vivek Ramaswamy is responding to former President Trump’s comments that he would consider Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for an administration role if the third-party 2024 candidate were to drop out and endorse him for re-election. Ramaswamy declined to go into specifics when asked by Fox News Digital, but suggested the liberal political family scion could have a hand in crafting U.S. pandemic policies. Kennedy was an outspoken critic of vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic — a stance that earned him ire from others on the left. “Look, I think let’s let what’s going to happen play out without stepping on any announcements that he’s going to make,” Ramaswamy said in an interview. “But I think RFK Jr. has been thoughtful on a number of issues, particularly on COVID policies. So the failed COVID policies is something that he has been particularly incisive about and insightful about, and so a lot of that requires rectifying those wrongs.” RFK JR.’S RUNNING MATE SAYS DEMOCRATS ‘OBSTRUCTED A FAIR ELECTION,’ ‘FULLY SUPPORTS’ WORKING WITH TRUMP He pointed specifically to mandates that forced military service members to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or risk being discharged. “Think about going back and understanding what the adverse events were for those vaccines that have maybe gone underreported or suppressed — some of those errors related to COVID policy and rectifying past wrongs is somewhere where I could imagine a guy like that being pretty helpful,” Ramaswamy said. The comments come after Kennedy said he would “address the nation” on Friday amid reports that he’s considering dropping out and endorsing Trump. TRUMP SAYS HE WOULD BE ‘HONORED’ BY RFK JR. ENDORSEMENT, SAYS DEMOCRATS ‘TREATED HIM VERY BADLY Trump called Kennedy “brilliant” and “very smart” in comments to CNN, and said of a potential role in his administration, “I didn’t know he was thinking about getting out, but if he is thinking about getting out, certainly I’d be open to it.” As for his own political future under a possible Trump administration, Ramaswamy suggested he was looking at statewide elected roles in his home state of Ohio. He was among the possible replacements floated last month after Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, was named Trump’s running mate. If they win, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine would have to appoint someone to serve the remainder of Vance’s term. JOE ROGAN DENIES ENDORSING RFK JR. FOR PRESIDENT, SAYS HE ONLY MEANT TO SAY HE LIKES HIM ‘AS A PERSON’ “What I hear a lot about, certainly from people nationally is, of course, my friend JD Vance is hopefully going to be the next vice president. That would leave an important vacuum to fill in the U.S. Senate,” Ramaswamy said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “At the same time, a lot of people on the ground are recruiting me in Ohio to even consider options I hadn’t thought about six months ago, like running for governor. So those are all options on the table.” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
The Home Stretch: VP Harris fills Democrats with optimism as Election Day nears
Vice President Harris infused Democrats with optimism as the 2024 election cycle heads for the home stretch. There was real concern that a continued campaign by President Biden might suppress Democratic turnout. That would damage an opportunity by Democrats to reclaim the House and even hold the Senate. But the rapid ascendancy by Harris to the top of the ticket changed all of that. BLOWING OFF THE WINDY CITY: SOME DEMOCRATS GIVE KAMALA AND THE DNC A COLD SHOULDER Fundraising for House Democrats soared – especially in July. House Democrats were already leading their Republican counterparts at the end of June. The GOP brass implored rank-and-file Republican members to bolster their money game. Leaders requested Republicans to cough up cash to help safeguard the GOP majority. “It was a great response. Everyone stepped up. We had a number of people pledge more money to the committee,” said Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., head of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). “We don’t have to match them. But we’ve got to be in the game.” Democrats must only flip a handful of seats to gain control of the House. California and New York are ripe for Democrats to win seats. But they must also preserve vulnerable Democrats in red or battleground districts. Think Reps. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash. Frankly, it’s tough for Democrats to hold the Senate. The Senate currently features 50 senators who caucus with the Democrats and 49 Republicans. There is a temporary vacancy after the resignation of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., following his conviction on corruption charges. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V., currently caucuses with the Democrats. But he’s retiring. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) is expected to win that seat for the GOP. Democrats must retain several very competitive seats in either red or battleground states. Those Democrats on the ballot this fall include Sens. Bob Casey, D-Penn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. Democrats are also trying to hold seats in swing states like Michigan and Arizona. Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., who caucuses with the Democrats, are both retiring. But Democrats are brimming with optimism. That’s partly because they believe they can sell a more optimistic message compared to the rhetoric of former President Trump. “(Vice President) Kamala Harris is an inspiring young candidate. A fresh face which people in this country have been looking for,” said Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). “Donald Trump is very polarizing and he has people who want to turn out and vote against him in big numbers.” Democrats now believe that competitive states at the presidential level could determine if they win Senate seats. The theory goes like this: if Vice President Harris prevails in Michigan, that enhances chances that Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., would defeat former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., in the race to succeed Stabenow. Or if former President Trump is victorious in Nevada, then Republican Senate nominee Sam Brown could topple Rosen. THE PRACTICAL POLITICS OF IMPEACHMENT: WHAT THE MATH SAYS ABOUT THE HOUSE GOP’S REPORT ON BIDEN “Michigan is the center of the political universe. You cannot be president if you do not win Michigan,” said Peters. “We will not be in the majority in the Senate unless we elect Elissa to the United States Senate. She has to win. It’s all on us.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is even making the case he’ll be Senate Majority Leader again next year. “We’re going to hold the Senate again. And we’re poised to pick up seats,” said Schumer. Picking up seats is yeoman’s task for Democrats. We mentioned West Virginia earlier. Even if Democrats run the table and hold all of the competitive seats mentioned above, that only gets the Democrats to 50. Sure, Democrats could still be in the majority if it’s 50/50. It’s been custom (but not etched in stone) over the past quarter century that the party which secures the presidency captures the Senate majority in an evenly split Senate. That’s because the Vice President – as President of the Senate – can break ties. So yes, a prospective Vice President Walz could propel Democrats into the majority. But the only other path for Democrats to a Senate majority is to knock off Republican incumbents. But here’s the problem: GOP seats which are up this year are in red states. It’s doubtful Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., will lose. Former President Trump scored nearly 70 percent of the vote in Wyoming four years ago. Mr. Trump marshaled 65 percent of the 2020 vote in North Dakota. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., leads the GOP’s Senate re-election efforts as head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). He scoffed at Schumer’s suggestion. “He would have to win Texas and Florida. He’d have to beat (Sen.) Ted Cruz, R-Tex., and (Sen.) Rick Scott. R-Fla., That’s just not going to happen,” said Daines on Fox. “They’re running like they’re five points behind when, indeed, they are eight to nine points ahead.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., steps down from his leadership post later this year but remains in the body. McConnell wants to usher in a new Senate majority as one of his final acts as the chamber’s top Republican. “I’d like to be turning my job over to the Majority Leader rather than the Minority Leader,” said McConnell. “And that’s what I’m focusing on in my current activities.” REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: WHAT A ‘YACHT ROCK’ SUMMER LOOKS LIKE ON CAPITOL HILL McConnell is warning voters what he believes Democrats will do if they hold the Senate. “Schumer is talking about getting rid of the filibuster,” said McConnell. Manchin and Sinema are two of the most ardent defenders of the Senate tradition. But they’re retiring. Some on the left have long pressured Democratic leaders to torpedo the filibuster. “With a simple majority in the Senate, I think the District of
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How far can Ukraine’s military go inside Russia?
Moscow has come under one of the largest drone attacks of the war. When President Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine two-and-a-half years ago, he expected a speedy victory. Not only did that not happen, but Ukraine has now brought the war home to Russia. The capital has faced one of its biggest drone attacks of the war – according to the mayor of Moscow. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s incursion into the Kursk region caught Russia by surprise. Has Ukraine’s bold move put on hold discussions about a stalemate and possible negotiations involving concessions to Russia? And if so, how will Moscow retaliate? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Hanna Shelest – Programme director of security studies at Ukrainian Prism, a Ukrainian foreign policy and security think tank Theresa Fallon – Founder and director of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies Owen Matthews – Author of Overreach, a book about the origins of the war in Ukraine Adblock test (Why?)
At least 11 Pakistani policemen killed in ambush by suspected robbers
Police convoy attacked by gunmen with rocket-propelled grenades in Punjab province in area known to have criminal hideouts. Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades have ambushed a police convoy in eastern Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing at least 11 officers and wounding seven, authorities say. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the Rahim Yar Khan district’s Kacha town on Thursday. The officers were ambushed while on patrol in a deserted area in search of robbers who operate in the region. Police said the gunmen were likely robbers and not members of an armed group. “The bandits attacked the vehicles with rocket launchers after one of the vehicles in the convoy broke down,” said a statement from the inspector general’s office in Punjab. Security forces often carry out operations against bandits in Punjab and Sindh province in the south. They hide in rural, forested areas and sometimes carry out kidnappings to make money through ransoms. They have also killed several police officers in attacks over recent months. Kacha is known for robbers’ hideouts along the Indus River, where hundreds of heavily armed bandits evade police. Police said one of the police vehicles apparently broke down while passing through accumulated rainwater along farm fields when dozens of bandits launched the attack, one of the deadliest of its kind in recent years. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif released a statement calling for “immediate and effective action” against those responsible. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in attacks by armed groups in recent years, but such a high number of police casualties in a single attack is rare. Earlier on Thursday, gunmen opened fire on a school van in Punjab, killing two children and wounding six people, police said. No one claimed responsibility for that attack. A local police official told The Associated Press the attack appeared to target the driver of the bus and the motive was likely one of “enmity”. Pakistan’s government has struggled for decades to subdue armed groups that operate in a number of provinces throughout the country. Some are criminal organisations while others, such as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, also known as the Pakistan Taliban, aim to depose the government. Adblock test (Why?)