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Elections 2024 live: ‘Combative’ Biden refuses to debate Trump again before DNC as Pelosi ‘plots to oust him’

Elections 2024 live: ‘Combative’ Biden refuses to debate Trump again before DNC as Pelosi ‘plots to oust him’
Related: ‘It’s time to lower the temperature,’ says President Joe Biden in rare White House address following Trump shooting

Joe Biden struck a combative tone in his latest campaign reset interview with NBC’s Lester Holt on Monday night following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last month, which led panicked Democrats to call on the president to drop out of the 2024 race.

Biden rejected the idea he should debate Trump again before the Democratic National Convention in August but admitted it had been a “mistake” to use the word “bullseye” during a campaign call with supporters urging them to focus on Trump’s agenda just prior to the attempted assassination of the former president on Saturday.

“It was a mistake to use the word,” Biden told Holt.

“I didn’t say ‘crosshairs’. I said ‘bullseye.’ Focus on what he’s doing. Focus on his policies. Focus on the number of lies he told in the debate.”

During a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, over the weekend, the newly-confirmed Republican presidential nominee was clipped in the right ear by gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, whose motive remains a mystery.

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi is meanwhile reportedly “convinced Biden will lose” in November and “working the phones” behind the scenes to plot his removal for the Democratic ticket.

 

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Watch: Trump describes bullet as ‘world largest mosquito’ in leak of call with RFK Jr

In a leaked video of Donald Trump’s call with Robert F Kennedy Jr, the former president describes the bullet that grazed his ear as being like “the world’s largest mosquito”.

RFK Jr has since apologized for the leak, posting on X: “When President Trump called me I was taping with an in-house videographer. I should have ordered the videographer to stop recording immediately. I am mortified that this was posted. I apologize to the president.”

Oliver O’Connell16 July 2024 14:46

 

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What we know about gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks

Shahana Yasmin, Justin Rohrlich and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar have this on the gunman who opened fire on Trump at the weekend.

Joe Sommerlad16 July 2024 14:30

 

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Democrats launch first paid media campaign aimed at Trump-Vance ticket

Oliver O’Connell16 July 2024 14:15

 

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Trump campaign data identified shooter’s dad as a strong Republican

The father of the 20-year-old would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks was previously identified by the former president’s campaign team as one of the voters in his area most likely to respond favorably to pro-gun messaging.

That’s according to confidential data obtained by the UK’s Channel 4 News, which said 53-year-old Matthew Crooks– who legally purchased the AR-15 rifle used by his son to fire at the Republican – was covertly profiled by the Trump team in 2016 as “a strong Republican, likely gun owner and ‘hunter.’”

The campaign’s private database analyzed 6.7m people in the Keystone State, a crucial battleground in the race for president, listing Crooks Sr, a registered Libertarian, as among the top 20 prospects of 19,000 residents in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park, Channel 4 reported.

He scored highly “across a range of gun-related [data] models,” according to the outlet, and was flagged by the Trump team as a voter “who could be susceptible to political messages about gun-rights.”

Joe Sommerlad16 July 2024 14:00

 

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Eric Trump says ‘they’ tried to kill his father as Ivanka claims late mother’s influence saved his life

The president’s middle son, clearly still emotional over Saturday’s near-miss, has rather unhelpfully claimed that “they” – presumably meaning shadowy establishment forces – tried to kill his father, rather than a troubled loner with his own agenda.

His sister Ivanka meanwhile suggested their late mother Ivana must have had an otherworldly role in her ex-husband’s lucky escape, a belief Eric has also alluded to on social media.

Mike Bedigan has more on how the junior Trumps are coping with Saturday’s shock.

Joe Sommerlad16 July 2024 13:30

 

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MTG faces calls to resign after wild statement on Trump shooting

Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing calls to resign after she blamed Democrats for the attempted assassination on Trump by saying that Republicans are in a “battle” against the “party of pedophiles.”

Gustaf Kilander has the story.

Joe Sommerlad16 July 2024 13:00

 

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Secret Service head addresses ‘unacceptable’ Trump shooting

“It was unacceptable, and it’s something that shouldn’t happen again,” Kimberly Cheatle said in an interview with ABC News on Monday.

“It was obviously a situation that as a Secret Service agent, no one ever wants to occur in their career. The buck stops with me… and I need to make sure that we are performing a review and that we are giving resources to our personnel as necessary.”

Joe Sommerlad16 July 2024 12:30

 

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The unanswered questions from Saturday’s Trump rally shooting

In the two days since Trump’s right ear was grazed by a gunman’s bullet at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, a complete picture of the 20-year-old suspect is yet to emerge publicly—and details of what led up to the stunning event remain unclear.

Justin Rohrlich has the latest.

Joe Sommerlad16 July 2024 12:00

 

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Musk to donate $45m a month to pro-Trump PAC after shooting

Elon Musk, one of the world’s richest people, is planning to donate roughly $45m every single month to a PAC backing Trump’s presidential campaign, according to reports.

The Tesla and SpaceX boss, who also owns the social media platform X, had already reportedly donated a “sizeable amount” to a pro-Trump fundraising group, but the amount was unknown.

Now, The Wall Street Journal has reported the longtime electric vehicle advocate will be donating the staggering monthly sum to a new pro-Trump super PAC alongside coal billionaire Joe Craft, Palantir co-founder Jo Lonsdale and the Winklevoss twins.

Joe Sommerlad16 July 2024 11:30

 

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Judge dismisses Trump’s classified documents case

Another bombshell development from yesterday, and another major win for Trump, was Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to throw out the criminal case against the Republican nominee after he was charged with hoarding government documents and classified materials at his Mar-a-Lago compound after leaving office, then obstructing law enforcement attempts to get them back.

Judge Cannon’s ruling argues that the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith violated the US Constitution and “usurps” the role of Congress in funding that office and finds that Smith did not have the authority to bring the indictment against Trump last summer.

This was Trump’s response to the decision on Truth Social:

Alex Woodward reports on the latest in a string of blows suffered by those hoping to see Teflon Don face the consequences for at least one of the many, many bad things he has done.

Joe Sommerlad16 July 2024 11:00

 

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