‘Path to justice’: Durbin urges Austin to rethink revoking 9/11 masterminds’ plea deals
Senate Majority Whip and Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., urged Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a letter Wednesday to reconsider his choice to revoke plea deals reached with the accused masterminds of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “We have a legal and moral obligation to deliver justice for these family members, rather than false promises that these commissions will ever deliver more. That’s why I am troubled by your decision to revoke the guilty pleas that, in the reasoned judgment of the prosecutors of the case, were the best path forward to finality and justice,” Durbin wrote. He called on Austin to “hear from the prosecutors who determined that securing guilty pleas was the best available path to justice,” in addition to listening to “a variety of victim family members with differing views” before assessing “whether proceeding with the failed and broken commissions can realistically provide the families with a better outcome than pleas.” Durbin asked for an update from him after several weeks. KAMALA HARRIS LED DEMS IN 2018 CALL TO REJECT MORE FUNDING FOR BORDER PATROL, ICE Last month, the Department of Defense (DOD) revealed that pre-trial agreements had been entered into with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. The alleged masterminds of the 9/11 attacks would avoid the death penalty under the deals, according to the New York Post. The Office of Military Commissions (OMC) reportedly informed relatives of 9/11 victims of this condition. GOOGLE EXECS PRESSED TO TESTIFY AFTER ADMITTING TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SEARCH OMISSIONS WERE BY DESIGN Shortly after the revelation, the news was met with significant backlash from politicians, primarily Republicans, as well as family members of 9/11 victims. Austin subsequently announced the revocation of the plea deals, writing in a memo to Convening Authority for Military Commissions, Brigadier General (Ret.) Susan Escallier, “I have determined that, in light of the significance of the decision to enter into pre-trial agreements with the accused in the above-referenced case, responsibility for such a decision should rest with me as the superior convening authority under the Military Commissions Act of 2009.” BIDEN REPEATS DEBUNKED CLAIM HE TRAVELED 17,000 MILES WITH CHINA’S XI JINPING A spokesperson for the DOD told Fox News Digital that, as with all congressional correspondence, the Department would respond directly to the authors. Durbin first remarked on the withdrawn plea agreements days after Austin took over authority. “I urge Secretary Austin to reverse this deeply disappointing decision, which denies finality and justice to 9/11 families and exposes yet again the lack of independence that has haunted the military commissions from the outset,” he wrote on X. ERIC HOVDE WINS GOP SENATE NOD IN WISCONSIN, TEEING UP TIGHT RACE AGAINST DEMOCRAT TAMMY BALDWIN His letter to the secretary marks an enduring concern from Durbin calling for the potential re-institution of the deals for the three prisoners. According to the top Democratic senator, the agreements brought about a sense of closure. “In addition to closure, this agreement would have given families the opportunity to access information and have their questions answered in ways that a trial, if it ever happens, is unlikely to provide,” he wrote. He additionally noted that the deals would have near certainly resulted in life sentences for the accused, which Durbin said would be “the harshest sentences they are likely to receive after years of litigation and appeals.”
Russian prisoner release renews attention on Houston resident Austin Tice’s long captivity in Syria
Austin Tice’s captivity has spanned three presidential administrations. Texas’ congressional delegation continues pushing for his release.
KJP says she’s ‘proud’ to speak for Biden admin when asked if answering for Harris is ‘getting old’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday said she was “proud” to speak for the Biden-Harris administration when she was asked about the vice president’s lack of accessibility in recent weeks. Jean-Pierre was speaking with reporters during her daily news briefing when Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked about Kamala Harris failing to make herself available to the media since becoming the Democratic nominee for president. KAMALA HARRIS DECLINES TIME MAGAZINE INTERVIEW AS SHE CONTINUES TO AVOID THE PRESS “The vice president‘s team is not holding any press briefings. You are left to answer everything for her even though you are not the vice president’s press secretary. Is that getting old?” Doocy asked. “I’m the White House press secretary as you all know, obviously, for the president, for this administration, for the Biden-Harris administration,” Jean-Pierre replied. “It is an honor and privilege… to stand before you to be able to do that job. And I will do it as long as I can right to the end of this term.” KAMALA HARRIS’ PAST ‘DAMAGING MOMENTS’ ON HER TEAM’S MIND AS SHE HAS YET TO SPEAK TO THE PRESS, REPORTER SAYS “I am proud to be standing here at this podium, behind this lectern on behalf of the Biden-Harris administration,” she added. Harris has been criticized for not holding a formal press conference or sit-down interview since emerging as the Democratic Party’s nominee after President Biden dropped out of the presidential race. She reportedly turned down an interview with Time magazine, despite being on the front cover. Jean-Pierre said Harris has been “on the road” campaigning and “has taken questions” from reporters.
Immigrants becoming citizens at breakneck speed as election approaches: report
The federal government is processing U.S. citizenship applications at its fastest pace in decades, with thousands of immigrants becoming newly minted citizens every week, possibly helping sway the result of November’s election. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USIS) is taking an average of 4.9 months to process naturalization applications in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, a pace not seen since 2013 and 2014, according to a report from the New York Times. The under five-month average processing time is a far cry from that pace set just three years ago, when it took roughly 11.5 months for authorities to process a naturalization application. BIDEN DHS REVEALS 50 MIGRANTS STILL AT LARGE AS ISIS-AFFILIATED SMUGGLING NETWORK BRINGS HUNDREDS TO US Overall, 3.3 million immigrants have become naturalized citizens since President Biden took office, in part thanks to the administration shortening the naturalization application to 14 pages instead of the previous 20. The administration also raised the fee to apply in April to $710, up from the previous $640, but made it easier for low-income applicants to qualify for a discount. Green card holders, known as lawful permanent residents, become eligible for American citizenship after five years of holding legal status. Others can become eligible quicker, such as those married to an American citizen for at least three years. The newly minted American citizens will have rights not afforded to permanent residents, the New York Times report notes, including the right to vote in the upcoming election. “The surge in naturalization efficiency isn’t just about clearing backlogs; it’s potentially reshaping the electorate, merely months before a pivotal election,” Xiao Wang, chief executive of Boundless, a company that offers services to immigrants seeking help with the naturalization process, told the New York Times. “Every citizenship application could be a vote that decides Senate seats or even the presidency.” BIDEN DHS REVEALS 50 MIGRANTS STILL AT LARGE AS ISIS-AFFILIATED SMUGGLING NETWORK BRINGS HUNDREDS TO US While the report notes that it is unclear how many of the new citizens will be eligible to vote in critical swing states, it points out that all such states will have a growing number of newly minted U.S. citizens eligible to hit the ballot box. In one case, a ceremony in Georgia saw people from 19 countries pack into a federal courthouse to make their new citizenship official. Currently, about nine million more permanent residents are eligible for naturalization, with the report noting that the largest share are Latinos, who have historically supported Democratic candidates. Newly minted citizens have also historically expressed excitement about voting, with one U.S. Immigration Policy Center survey showing 81.4% of naturalized citizens indicated they “definitely” would vote in 2024 and another 14% said they “probably” would. “This is a wonderful country that we want to be fully a part of,” Nishang Patel, a 28-year-old dentist and native of Kenya who became a naturalized U.S. citizen, told the New York Times. “We will contribute and vote.” Neither the White House nor USCIS immediately responded to Fox News Digital requests for comment. Get the latest updates on the ongoing border crisis from the Fox News Digital immigration hub.
Kamala Harris led Dems in 2018 call to reject more funding for Border Patrol, ICE
Vice President Kamala Harris previously led a group of Democratic senators in calling for a reduction in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and to reject appropriations entirely for additional Border Patrol agents and border wall construction. In 2018, then-Sen. Harris and her fellow Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee led several other Democrats in a letter to Senate appropriators. “We urge the Committee additionally to reject President Trump’s proposal for funding to hire new Border Patrol personnel at this time,” they wrote. Another signatory of the document pushing back on President Trump’s administration and its request for funding in fiscal year 2019 was vulnerable Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, who now faces a competitive challenge in her bid for re-election in November. GOOGLE EXECS PRESSED TO TESTIFY AFTER ADMITTING TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SEARCH OMISSIONS WERE BY DESIGN The lawmakers pleaded with appropriators at the time to “reject any funding for President Trump’s border wall.” “We urge you to reduce funding for the administration’s reckless immigration enforcement operations that are tearing families apart and harming our economy,” they said at the time. Harris, Baldwin, and the other co-signers denounced Trump’s administration for expanding its enforcement of immigration laws. They claimed he did so in an “indiscriminate manner, failing to distinguish Dreamers and other hardworking individuals with deep community ties from actual threats to our public safety.” At the time, the Trump administration had declared Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), referred to by Democrats as “Dreamers,” to be unconstitutional and ended the program. The Supreme Court would later rule against the Trump administration for failing to justify its claim that the Obama-era program had been unlawful from the beginning. The court did not determine that the program could not be abolished, however. BIDEN REPEATS DEBUNKED CLAIM HE TRAVELED 17,000 MILES WITH CHINA’S XI JINPING DACA allows illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. as children to apply for deferred removal from the country for a period of two years. This deferred action can be renewed. Recipients are able to get work authorization but aren’t granted lawful status. In the letter, the senators pointed to the administration’s enforcement of laws against illegal immigrants who did not have established criminal histories in the U.S. as evidence of its “indiscriminate” effort. ERIC HOVDE WINS GOP SENATE NOD IN WISCONSIN, TEEING UP TIGHT RACE AGAINST DEMOCRAT TAMMY BALDWIN “During Fiscal Year 2017, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrests of individuals without criminal convictions doubled compared to the prior year,” Harris, Baldwin and their colleagues wrote. “During the last three months of 2017, ICE arrests of individuals who had no criminal background tripled compared to the same period the prior year.” The Democrats further suggested that ICE’s enforcement efforts were undermining “public safety” due to illegal immigrants being detained in “workplaces and neighborhoods.” ‘RUBBER-STAMPED’: KEY DEM HIT OVER BIDEN-HARRIS SUPPORT ON BORDER, INFLATION In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Baldwin said, “Tammy Baldwin knows that we need to fix our broken immigration system and invest in smart border security. She also knows that Wisconsinites do not want to go back to the cruel days of separating families at the border. That’s why she has consistently voted — including in a recent bipartisan deal — to strengthen our border with more agents and technology, create a fair immigration system, and stop illegal drugs like fentanyl from coming into the country.” Harris’ campaign did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication. Since Harris launched her 2024 campaign for president, she has toughened her stance on border security. “We know our immigration system is broken, and we know what it takes to fix it. Comprehensive reform that includes, yes, strong border security and an earned pathway to citizenship,” she told a Las Vegas, Nevada, crowd recently. Harris took aim at Trump for urging Republican senators against supporting a border and immigration bill earlier this year that was negotiated by Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn. The measure has been touted by Democratic lawmakers as a “bipartisan” border bill, but during its most recent procedural vote, both Lankford and Sinema voted against it. Democrats, including Harris, have claimed Trump single-handedly tanked the bill, but Republican senators told Fox News Digital the bill was already a nonstarter for them, regardless of the former president’s opinion. Some even suggested the measure would have made the border crisis worse. Despite Harris’ claim she is supportive of securing the border, under the Biden-Harris administration, 99 terror watchlist suspects have been released into the U.S. following arrests by Border Patrol at the southern border between fiscal years 2021 and 2023. Thirty-four additional terror watchlist suspects are in federal custody but have not been removed from the U.S., according to data from the Department of Homeland Security that was provided to the House Judiciary Committee. Fox News’ Bill Melugin contributed to this report. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
New York AG demands Big Tech step in to ‘protect’ voters from ‘misinformation’
New York’s Democratic Attorney General sent a letter to Big Tech companies demanding they step in and “protect” users of their respective websites from election “misinformation.” “While misinformation has been a concern in past elections, with the rise of gen[erative] AI, barriers that prevent bad actors from creating deceptive or misleading content have weakened dramatically,” James wrote in a letter sent to 10 social media and AI companies, including Meta, Google and OpenAI. The letter, sent this week and first obtained by ABC News, requested in-person meetings with the tech companies to walk James through the companies’ “meaningful steps to protect voters” to prevent election misinformation, the outlet reported. The letter did not address any penalties for not complying with James’ requests, but ABC noted, that “implicit in any request from the state attorney general is the possibility of an enforcement action.” Fox Digital reached out to James’ office regarding the letter, including what penalties the companies could face for not complying, but did not immediately receive a reply. GOOGLE HAS ‘INTERFERED’ WITH ELECTIONS 41 TIMES OVER THE LAST 16 YEARS, MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER SAYS The prevalence of artificial intelligence apps and programs has led to an increase in deceptive and convincing videos to spread on social media in recent years, including ones targeting Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. James — who is a well-known critic of Trump’s and campaigned in 2018 on prosecuting him — said AI-created videos could cause confusion in the lead-up to election day. BIDEN AGENCY ‘LIKELY’ VIOLATED FREE SPEECH BY WORKING WITH BIG TECH TO CENSOR ELECTION CONTENT: COURT Big Tech’s influence over elections, however, has become a lightning rod of criticism in recent years, most notably in 2020 when reports first surfaced of Hunter Biden’s now-notorious laptop. The New York Post broke the story of Hunter Biden’s laptop just days before the 2020 election in an article that detailed the first son’s overseas business communications. Twitter and Facebook moved to restrict the article from spreading on social media, however, deeming it misinformation as liberal media outlets and former intelligence officials slammed the laptop and report as “Russian disinformation.” The laptop re-emerged earlier this summer when the first son faced a criminal trial in Delaware over his purchase of a firearm in 2018 while he was reeling from a crack cocaine addiction. The trial, which found Hunter guilty on all counts, formally entered the laptop into evidence and was confirmed by the FBI as legitimate. BIDEN DOJ TO FIGHT COURT ORDER THAT BLOCKED FEDS FROM COLLUDING WITH BIG TECH TO CENSOR SPEECH The suppression of the story was seen as likely swaying the outcome of the 2020 election, when President Biden defeated Trump. HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP RE-EMERGES AS MEDIA EMBARRASSMENT AS IT BECOMES KEY EVIDENCE AT GUN TRIAL “Silicon Valley giants use powerful reactive and proactive methods of social manipulation to shift public opinion and influence election outcomes,” the Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky and Daniel Cochrane wrote in a piece earlier this year. “Reactive methods usually involve censoring or deplatforming voices out of step with progressive values.” “One of the most infamous examples is Facebook and Twitter’s suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story ahead of the 2020 presidential election.” Twitter has since been sold to tech billionaire Elon Musk, who renamed it X and now touts the service as a freewheeling platform for free speech.
Independence Day 2024: History, significance, theme and celebrations of 78th I-Day
Every year on Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists the national flag and addresses the nation.
‘Devastating agenda’: Top Minnesota lawmaker sounds alarm on businesses fleeing Walz’s ‘socialist crusade’
STURGEON LAKE – A GOP congressman in northeast Minnesota is blasting the economic policies of Tim Walz, arguing that the governor’s economic efforts and COVID policies have been “devastating” for most Minnesotans. “I’ve talked to a lot of businesses that either have left or when they expand are not expanding in Minnesota,” GOP Rep. Pete Stauber, who represents Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, told Fox News Digital. “I mean, hundreds of millions of private investment are leaving Minnesota under Walz’s watch.” “He’s supported the highest income tax rate in the nation at 10%, he has taken a $19 billion surplus and the next year added a $10 billion tax on the hardworking Minnesotans. He’s increased government spending by almost 50%. Very little growth in the private sector. I think if you look at North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, our neighboring states are growing the private sector jobs three and four times more than Walz.” The nonpartisan Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index for 2024, which was published in October 2023, ranked Minnesota as having the 44th best tax climate for businesses in the country. VIDEO SHOWS WALZ PRAISING CONTROVERSIAL MUSLIM CLERIC HARRIS CAMPAIGN SAID HE HAD NO ‘RELATIONSHIP WITH’ An analysis published by the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in January found that Minnesota’s tax code was the most progressive of all 50 states, with only the District of Columbia having a more progressive one. “You talk to Kristi Noem in South Dakota, she says one of the best things to happen for South Dakota was Walz becoming governor in Minnesota, they’re just leaving our state,” Stauber told Fox News Digital. VETERANS INCREASINGLY CALLING OUT WALZ’S MILITARY RECORD: ‘SHAMEFUL’ The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce produced a 2023 state of business retention and expansion in Minnesota report that said, “While overall activity ticked up in Minnesota since 2021, the state consistently ranks near the bottom of Midwest states for new and expansion projects. Minnesota ranked 10th out of 12 states in the region in total projects from 2018 to 2022, and ranked 10th in projects per capita in 2022.” “Data from fDi Markets shows that Minnesota based companies are expanding in other states at a higher rate than out-of-state companies are expanding in Minnesota,” the report stated. “Since 2020, Minnesota had a net investment deficit of 54 projects, 2,500 jobs and $6.6 billion in capital expenditures.” The report did add, however, that “Minnesota’s corporate and financial sector expanded at a relatively fast pace over the past decade.” “Minnesota is a recognized hub for corporate headquarters and industry-leading businesses… This professional and technical talent pool extends beyond just corporate headquarters, making Minnesota a conducive environment for companies in financial and professional/technical services as well.” In a statement to Fox News Digital, Harris-Walz campaign spokesperson Charles Lutvak said, “After Donald Trump devastated our nation’s economy, Gov. Walz led Minnesota back with strong leadership, competent management, and smart policies – cutting taxes for working families and reaching the lowest state unemployment rate in recorded history.” “That’s why CNBC ranked Minnesota the best state in the country for business outside of the south. Every day until November 5, Trump will have to defend his record of instability and unpopular anti-growth agenda against Team Harris-Walz’s record and vision to foster business growth, create jobs, and lower costs for the American people.” Earlier this year, CNBC ranked Minnesota as the sixth-best state for business, which several Minnesota residents who spoke to Fox News Digital seemingly disagreed with. “We joke that we’re mini California,” Matthew A., a Minnesota resident who owns a farm with his family raising corn and soybeans, recently told Fox News Digital. “Most of us, if we could, we would annex into South Dakota. He’s put policies in place that have hurt small businesses. I have friends that have lost small businesses because of his policies. It’s killing our small towns, our rural development.” The Cato Institute found this year that IRS migration data shows “the state is losing about ten households earning more than $200,000 for every six that it gains, which is the fifth worst ratio among the states.” At the same time, Minnesota ranks 44th on the Tax Foundation’s business tax climate index, giving companies a strong incentive to invest elsewhere. To stem the outflow of skilled people and capital, Minnesota would need to adopt a leaner government and cut individual and business tax rates. Stauber told Fox News Digital that Walz has led a “socialist crusade in Minnesota” and that voters should expect him to do the “same at the national level” as Kamala Harris’ running mate. “You saw her do it as a senator from California, and you’ve seen Tim Walz do it as the governor in Minnesota, many, many devastating policies and legislation that he has signed that has not benefited the vast majority of Minnesotans.” Former White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett told FOX Business last week that Walz has a “disturbing” approach to economic policy and is “absolutely is a tax-and-spend liberal.” Fox News Digital’s Aubrie Spady contributed to this report
Biden jokes about impending exit from the White House: ‘Looking for a job’
President Biden joked about his upcoming exit from the White House during an event at the West Wing of the White House on Wednesday, telling a group of content creators that he is “looking for a job.” The White House held a Creator Economy Conference on Wednesday, playing host to social media influences and other content creators. He said in his brief remarks that they can play a key role curbing partisanship in U.S. politics. “It’s never been this bad before. I don’t mean the press, I mean the way we treat each other in politics,” Biden said. “It’s getting incredibly difficult to count the number of lies people hear.” “They don’t know what to believe. They don’t know what to count on, but you break through,” he told the creators. “And that’s why I invited you to the White House, because I’m looking for a job.” PRESIDENT BIDEN ADMITS PRESSURE FROM DEMOCRATS CONTRIBUTED TO DECISION TO DROP OUT Biden’s humor comes despite rumors that he remains bitter toward top Democrats who forced him to withdraw from the 2024 presidential election. Biden is particularly frustrated with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Obama, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, reports say. NANCY PELOSI WIELDS BIBLE, QUOTES BUSH, OBAMA IN RESPONSE TO TRUMP The Democratic Party is planning a massive celebratory sendoff for Biden at the DNC in Chicago next week. The very party members who forced him to drop out now hail him as an elder statesman. “President Joe Biden is a patriotic American who has always put our country first. His legacy of vision, values and leadership make him one of the most consequential Presidents in American history,” Pelosi wrote in July just moments after Biden announced his withdrawal. PELOSI DEMURS ON IF ‘EVERYTHING IS OK’ BETWEEN HER AND BIDEN: ‘YOU’D HAVE TO ASK HIM’ “With love and gratitude to President Biden for always believing in the promise of America and giving people the opportunity to reach their fulfillment,” she added. “God blessed America with Joe Biden’s greatness and goodness.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The schedule for the DNC reveals how Democrats plan to formalize the transfer from Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden will deliver his address on Monday night after Hillary Clinton and others. Two other Democratic former presidents will take the stage the following nights, with Obama headlining Tuesday and Bill Clinton on Wednesday, followed by Gov. Tim Walz. Harris will take the stage on Thursday, completing the transition.
Stefanik calls on NY official to resign for comparing Trump to ‘rabid dog’ after assassination attempt
EXCLUSIVE: House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is demanding that a local elected official in her district resign after reportedly comparing former President Trump to a “rabid dog” after he was shot. Christine Paige, a member of the Potsdam Town Council, has faced bipartisan backlash over her comments, which were first reported last month by local media. “Far Left Democrats supporting political violence and the assassination of President Trump are shameful and do not deserve to represent the great people of the North Country,” Stefanik told Fox News Digital. “Potsdam Town Board Member Christine Paige must be condemned by the NY Democrat State Party, and she must resign in disgrace after she said shooting President Trump would be like ‘putting down a rabid dog.’” BUTLER DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS LOCAL SNIPERS WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ROOFTOP SHOOTER FIRED FROM A screenshot of a now-deleted Facebook comment viewed by Fox News Digital showed Paige commenting on a post about the attempted assassination, “I have seen no credible proof that he’s a human being. Maybe you know something we don’t. To me, it would be akin to putting down a rabid dog.” Potsdam Town Council Supervisor Marty Miller, a Democrat, responded in a lengthy media statement that said Paige’s comment “is not in any way shared” by the rest of the board. TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT VICTIM SAYS HE IS ‘SAD’ WITH STATE OF ‘POLITICAL DIVISION’ IN US “I can tell you firsthand this selfish act of one person’s satisfaction has been a nightmare for me and the rest of the Board the last couple of weeks,” Miller said, adding that the town council has been inundated with “phone calls, voicemails, and emails” on the matter. Miller pointed out, however, that the town council cannot oust one of its own members. He also endorsed Stefanik for re-election, calling her a “strong” leader in a statement to Fox News Digital. But Paige said she will not resign from her post, according to NNY360. IRAN THREAT PROMPTS QUESTIONS ABOUT TRUMP GUNMAN’S UNCRACKED ENCRYPTION Fox News Digital reached out to Paige for comment on Stefanik’s demand. It’s part of the continued fallout from the July 13 shooting at Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania rally. A 20-year-old gunman opened fire from a rooftop outside the rally’s security perimeter, hitting Trump in the ear and killing one rally attendee.