Donald Trump made an appearance Thursday in Cochise County, Arizona, near the southern border of the United States, touting a list of violent crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants, in an effort to breathe life into his own political crusade. .
During his speech, Trump read a list of several horrific crimes committed against young women across the country, which Trump said had been perpetrated through undocumented immigrants, bluntly accusing his opponent Kamala Harris of allowing immigrants into the country. Without any emotion on Trump’s part, the list presented only to create surprise and outrage.
DEMS: Let’s have a happier politics! TRUMP: *at the border, pointing out horrible incidents of brutal crimes and pushing migrants to feel collective guilt* pic. twitter. com/tqw98oCFtF
During his speech, Trump invited Patty Morin to speak. Morin is the mother of Rachel Morin, who sexually assaulted and murdered in Maryland in 2023, allegedly through a migrant from El Salvador. Morin spoke with emotion about the devastating loss of her daughter, forcing her to speak on Trump’s behalf.
“I need our words to be heard and I need them to take what I say seriously. We are not here to take a political position, even if we are,” Morin said. “We are here because we are wasting our mothers,” our daughters, our young men and criminals. This deserves not to happen.
Trump and other MAGA figures have continually highlighted Morin’s story as a tool to criticize the Biden administration’s efforts to expand legal protections for undocumented immigrants. Rachel’s brother was invited to speak at the Republican National Convention last month.
The Republican candidate also invited relatives of Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl from Houston, Texas, who allegedly killed an undocumented immigrant.
By shedding light on those stories and their troubling details, Trump hopes to fuel the anti-immigrant narrative created through his campaign, convincing Americans to help the candidate who would close the southern border. But his alarmist comments delve into overt racism and unfounded claims. , such as on Sunday, when Trump shared a post on his Truth Social account that featured a video of a line of other people of color walking down a dirt road. The video was captioned: “If you’re a woman, you can vote for Trump or wait for one of those monsters to come after you or your daughter. “
Trump was also joined Thursday by Sheriff Mark Dannels, who has been connected to the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, a right-wing organization of law enforcement officials that the county, not the state government or federal, deserves to control the entire interior territory. its borders, giving sheriffs the right to forget about federal law and enforce their own vision of justice.
The Supreme Court handed victory to Republicans on Thursday by reinstating an election law in Arizona that requires proof of citizenship on the state’s voter registration forms.
The recovery came in a 5-4 vote, with liberals Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson disagreeing with conservative Amy Coney Barrett. But the rest of the conservative justices on the court gave the victory to the Republicans.
Still, the court at least rejected the GOP’s request, which sought to reinstate an Arizona law that would reject ballots if the electorate does not provide evidence of citizenship, even if they sign using a federal form, which does not require evidence.
The demanding legal situations were taken to court through the Republican National Committee, which filed an emergency request. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit over the second provision, arguing that it violated federal law. The Democratic National Committee argued that the provisions were unconstitutional and also violated a 2018 consent decree.
Republicans seem to accept the false concept that large numbers of noncitizens vote illegally due to lax identity requirements when voting or registering to vote, and they continue to repeat this claim without any evidence. A number of Republicans have been peddling this claim for years. and many discussed it in their speeches at the Republican National Convention last month. This is not included in the party’s platform, however, House Speaker Mike Johnson has used poorly obtained data to propose a bill aimed at combating it.
By making those requirements stricter, Democrats probably wouldn’t be able to cheat. Of course, there is no such trap, but it will make voting more complicated for low-income citizens.
Not only does this new ruling add more legitimacy to this false claim, but it appears to be a blatant intervention by the Supreme Court to try to help Republicans achieve favorable results in Arizona, a state Democrats flipped in 2020. Republicans are in favor of both and every merit they can. download in 2024, but without real cadres to convince voters.
Members of the Democratic Squad joined an Uncommitted sit-in outside the Democratic National Convention, protesting organizers’ decision to reject a Palestinian speaker from the conference stage.
The protest began Wednesday night, after Democratic National Committee organizers rejected the Uncommit movement’s request to have a Palestinian speaker on stage, and continued Thursday morning.
Those seated outside the United Center were joined by friendly team members, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who spoke on the first night of the convention.
“I think it’s vitally important for us to send this message of shared humanity,” Ocasio-Cortez said via FaceTime, emphasizing that the request is “a basic thing to ask for. “
On Wednesday night, Rep. Ilhan Omar personally joined the protest and kissed the protesters, while other politicians shouted.
“To keep expressing your grief for other people who would spit in your face and do it anyway is a love that other people will never understand,” said Rep. Summer Lee, who also joined the camp Wednesday night.
On Thursday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib joined the Uncommit movement’s FaceTime press conference, saying protesters “shouldn’t have to beg” for the Palestinian voice to be heard.
Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman, members of the Outed Squad, also promoted the sit-in on social media. “Michelle Obama has implored all of us to do something. On Thursday afternoon, Bush joined protesters in person, declaring, “We want a Palestinian American to speak from this stage. “
This is the speech that the Unengagé movement intended to give at the convention.
This story has been updated.
J. D. Vance made another awkward and sinister appearance Thursday at a press convention in Valdosta, Georgia.
“First of all, if this is a fake news anchor, I would appreciate it if everyone would let them ask their question, that’s no big deal,” Vance joked to the crowd. “We can run them out of town after they ask their question. ” There was some good-natured laughter, but Vance’s joke took on a dark note as the running mate of the guy who once called the American press “the enemy of the people. “
even J. D. Vance’s “jokes” are menacing pic. twitter. com/oO1OFO0wnE
The vice presidential candidate pressed him by saying he was “joking,” but this dark joke isn’t the first for Vance, who makes awkward and occasionally hostile comments toward the press. Earlier this week, he visited a deli in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and made a similar joke.
“Is there any food here that you don’t like? We’ll take some and give it to reporters on the plane,” Vance joked, according to NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman.
It’s no surprise that Vance has some resentment towards the press, as they’re the ones telling everyone how weird he is.
Vance later asked about Trump’s immigration plan, which he said would be the largest deportation plan in history.
“As the husband of an immigrant daughter, what do you think of the deportation plan that Trump is going to implement? Specifically the detention of families and children,” asked a journalist.
“Let me say three things about that,” Vance responded. “First, I am married to the daughter of immigrants in this country, I am married to the daughter of legal immigrants in this country, other people who have enough reputation in the country to respect the rules before coming. “
Q: As the husband of an immigrant daughter, what do you think of Trump’s deportation plan? VANCE: I am married to the daughter of *legal* immigrants. pic. twitter. com/ZkVcL0eWy6
Aside from the fact that Vance felt it was necessary to explain a family member’s immigration prestige, the Ohio senator clearly believes that it is disrespect that draws immigrants from around the world to the United States border, rather than genuine disrespect. causes. immigration.
“You can’t praise other people who break the law,” Vance continued, without a hint of irony toward his rule-breaking running mate, who hopes to be praised during the presidency in November.
For starters, as Vance walked away from the podium, the Guns N’ Roses cover of Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die” began to play: not an anthem of political victory, but an anthem of disillusionment.
Vance’s music is “Live and Let Die” pic. twitter. com/VEyOya4PSF
Donald Trump is wasting a key demographic.
A ballot released Wednesday found that the Republican presidential candidate is losing ground among the older electorate, traditionally the bloc of voters most likely to make the ballot, because they find him in “very poor” health.
The University of New Hampshire poll surveyed citizens of Vermont, where Trump won about 30% of the vote in 2016 and 2020. If the election were held today, 27% of respondents said they would vote for Trump, while 67% said they would. vote for Trump. I would choose Kamala Harris.
But behind those favorable odds lie deep considerations about Trump’s physical and intellectual state. The vote found that 61% of the electorate 65 and older in Vermont Trump has a “very poor” physical and intellectual condition. Other age groups were slightly less pessimistic about Trump’s fitness: 58% of 50- to 64-year-olds identified Trump as being in “very poor” physical condition, 40% of 35- to 49-year-olds and only 37% of 18- to 34-year-olds.
In total, a portion of the 934 respondents rated Trump’s physical and intellectual condition as “very poor. “Only 14% described their physical condition as “very good”, while 12% described their physical condition as simply “good”.
Harris’s report on physical and intellectual fitness is much more positive than Green Mountain State. About 62% of the electorate described Harris’ physical condition as “very good,” and another 16% described it as “good. “Only six percent considered Harris’ physical condition to be “very poor. “
Organizers of the Democratic National Convention are facing complaints from themselves after refusing to grant speaking time to any Palestinian speakers or members of the non-committal motion on the conference stage.
On Thursday, Jon Polin and his Rachel Goldberg-Polin spoke to Democratic National Committee delegates about their son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who is being held captive in Gaza.
“In our Jewish tradition we say ‘kol adam olam um lo’o, user is a total universe,” Polin said. “We have to save all these universes. In a burning Middle East, we know that the only thing that can quickly release the tension and restore hope to the entire region is an agreement that brings this motley organization of 109 hostages home and puts an end to it. ” to the suffering of innocent civilians in Gaza.
But little else was said at the conference about Palestinian civilians suffering from Israel’s brutal war in Gaza. The Harris-Walz Muslim Women announced their dissolution after learning of the Democratic National Committee’s rejection of a Palestinian speaker. The No Compromise motion also introduced a sit-in protest on Thursday to call for a Palestinian speaker to be included.
The sit-in won among pro-Palestinian Democrats, adding squad members Reps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley. But it’s not just the team. Their demands also extended to other Democrats, adding speakers. And the list helps to continue growing:
The Israeli war has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, adding only about 16,500 children. The uncommitted delegates are Democrats who still need action to end the war by adding an arms embargo on Israel, and they are only asking for one speaker to voice their considerations at the convention. The recommendations of his speakers were pro-Harris, and his comments would be considered anticipated.
“We talked to the Democratic National Committee, we presented options, we said we would identify someone who would be willing to speak on behalf of Vice President Harris. . . We did everything right, you know,” delegate Abbas Alawieh told Mother Jones. The question is: Does anyone in the Harris crusade care?
Elon Musk’s X receives cash from some pretty shady people.
A federal ruling on Tuesday ordered the disclosure of a list of investors who helped finance Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of X, formerly Twitter, in October 2022. Among the long list of nearly a hundred investors were find several worrying figures.
One of the entities indexed is Sean Combs Capital, LLC, better known as Sean “Diddy” Combs, the rapper who has been accused of rape, assault, forced drug addiction and even in a sex trafficking operation.
Early on in his acquisition of X, Musk once touted his relationship with Combs to address investor considerations about rising racism on the social media platform.
In the upcoming book Character Limit written by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, Detavio Samuels, CEO of media company Revolt, expressed concern about the bold anti-black speech in X.
“As you continue your journey, I propose that you have conversations with this express community and make sure that whatever answers are created, they are answers that allow them to feel empowered. protection and in a welcoming space,” said Samuels. Training
Although Musk said he was looking to make sure other people felt comfortable, he thought Samuels could be reassured to inform him that one of his prominent black friends had also invested in Musk’s social media site. “I don’t know if you know this, but Puff is an investor in Twitter,” said Musk, Combs’ nickname. “You know, he’s a smart friend of mine, we text a lot. “
The list also includes several Silicon Valley entities that include billionaires like Musk himself and who support Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
One of the first names discussed is Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm run by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, which recently announced it would be Trump in 2024. “It has nothing to do with the big problems that other companies are involved in. ” people. Andreessen stated, making it clear that he was ignoring Trump’s timeline on immigration and abortion, in order to take a more favorable view on issues like crypto, in which Andreessen and Horowitz claim to be among the world’s largest investors.
Also on the list is Sequoia Capital, run by Douglas Leone and Shaun Maguire, who donated a whopping $1 million and $500,000 respectively to Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC, the America PAC, which is currently under investigation for the shady way it was collecting voter information.
Another investor is 8VC, a venture capital firm run through Joe Lonsdale, which also donated $1 million to Musk’s PAC in June. Lonsdale is co-founder of Palantir, an intelligence company and insights analytics platform, also run through Peter Thiel. It’s not unexpected that Musk’s billionaire friends are making an investment in his social media business, it’s clear that X has a lot of support through the same people who fund Trump’s campaign.
Also the investor is Saudi Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, who has a long-standing stake in the social media company. In 2015, Ben Talal owned 5. 2% of Twitter, more than the company’s co-founder Jack Dorsey.
In November 2017, bin Talal was arrested as part of a sweeping “anti-corruption” purge that forced many wealthy Saudis and royals to hand over their assets to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, an autocratic dictator who does not tolerate dissent. Considerations that Twitter is being used through the Saudi government to monitor its own citizens.
After Musk’s purchase, bin Talal and Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding Company retained their X shares valued at $1. 89 billion, making them together the company’s second-largest investors, according to Al Jazeera.
Another notable entity is the Pershing Square Foundation, run through Bill Ackman, CEO of the giant hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management. Last year, Ackman, a staunch Zionist who funded violent pro-Israel counterprotests on school campuses, led the crusade to eliminate Harvard President Claudine Gay from his seat.
Earlier this week, it reported that the debt on the $13 billion in loans Musk borrowed from various banks to buy “. Not only is X the longest-running blocked deal since the 2008 currency crisis, it would also be one of the largest. Although the banks have managed to collect abundant interest, it is unclear how Musk will repay the principal if X continues on its current trajectory.
The web fell in love with vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s son, Gus, on the third night of the Democratic National Convention after the neurodivergent 17-year-old cried at the sight of his father on stage.
OMG, I missed Walz’s son, Gus, crying and “that’s my dad!”when his father shouted it. What a momento!pic. twitter. com/bFV1kFkeHv
But not everyone seemed to be on board the love train. Instead, the so-called “family values holiday” will be celebrated after the emotional top school student.
“He talks funny,” conservative journalist Ann Coulter posted, sharing an article about Gus.
“Walz’s son acts just like his father!” STRANGE!” wrote user X ProudArmyBrat.
Failed MAGA Congress applicants also gave up on the action, openly mocking a child with a learning disability.
“Tim Walz’s stupid whiny son is the flexible one the left thinks he is,” Mike Crispi, president of America First Republicans of New Jersey, wrote in a since-deleted X post. “You raised your son thinking he was an inflated person. Brave.
Conservatives also spent the week mocking Vice President Kamala Harris’ daughter-in-law, Ella Emhoff, for her attire on the first night of the convention, which consisted of a Harris-Walz camouflage hat and a sleeveless cape showing her. Tattoos. And on Thursday, Mike Lindell, Donald Trump’s best friend and CEO of MyPillow, got into an argument (and lost badly) with 12-year-old content author Knowa De Brasco.
Meanwhile, MAGA Republicans are embracing anything that’s objectively bizarre: Trumpy Trout, an orange edition of the former president with a fish head and matching toupee.
“I’m the biggest fish in the pond,” the open-mouthed animatronic says in a very genuine phrase that was supposedly broadcast by Newsmax.
They don’t outweigh the claims of rarity (believe it or not, this is a genuine ad that ran on Newsmax) pic. twitter. com/s7TlFDm1Pp
Donald Trump rejected a claim on Fox & Friends Thursday morning that the screen corrected.
According to Trump, President Joe Biden “sent Comrade Kamala to see Putin in Russia 3 days before the attack [on Ukraine],” falsely claiming that this is a “little-known fact” about which “the press does not need to communicate. ” “. . »
Trump didn’t stop there, saying that in that meeting Harris “presented her case” to Putin, who attacked Ukraine a few days later.
“He laughed at her,” Trump said. He thought it was a joke. Can you believe it negotiating with Chinese President Xi, with Kim Jong Un of North Korea?It’s as if we live in a fantasy land.
Trump only has President Zelensky and Putin. During an interview on Fox
After the interview, host Brian Kilmeade temporarily attempted to correct Trump’s comments.
“As a quick clarification, we have confirmation that the vice president traveled to Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin,” Kilmeade said. “I know she went to Europe just before the incursion when Russia invaded Ukraine, and that’s a war that’s still going on. »
In true Fox News fashion, one of Kilmeade’s colleagues tried to convince Trump, claiming to have heard of the meeting.
“I’ve heard that many times,” Ainsley Earhardt told Kilmeade. “Don’t you have confirmation that it’s true?
“No,” Kilmeade replied. I don’t believe it; “I don’t know if the vice president ever met with Vladimir Putin. “
Harris actually attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany before the 2022 invasion, but Putin did attend. Instead, he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. And, according to a Russian spokesperson, it is unclear whether Harris and Putin ever met.
While it’s not unexpected for Trump to make something up, it’s rare to see Fox News get it right even after the fact, given the network’s efforts in his campaign. Even this week, they let María Bartiromo repeat lies about voting for not voting. -Citizens. Perhaps in Trump’s case, they are starting to worry about his cognitive decline.
Former TV star Donald Trump would possibly be heartbroken to know this: His televised ratings at the Republican National Convention pale in comparison to the numbers coming out of the Democratic National Convention.
The number of hearings tuning in to the Democratic National Committee night after night continues to outpace television audiences at the Republican Convention in Milwaukee last month.
The first night of the Democratic National Committee averaged 20 million viewers, compared to 18 million for the first night of the Republican National Committee. The disparity on this second night was even more extreme, with 20. 8 million viewers watching the Democratic National Committee while Barack and Michelle Obama spoke, while only 14. 8 million watched the Republican National Committee with keynote speakers Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley.
Not even Fox News managed to interest its fans. While more than 5. 1 million people watched the Democratic National Committee’s nightly speeches on Tuesday, Fox News averaged just 1. 7 million viewers.
Democrats also continue to stream on Twitch, X, Amazon Prime Video, as well as vertically on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. About a third of young Americans under 30 say they watch their news vertically on TikTok.
Data from the third and fourth nights of the Democratic National Committee is yet to come, but in the meantime, Trump is almost certainly suffering a full-blown panic attack behind closed doors.