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Biden, Democrats scramble after Trump assassination bid upends campaign

Other Democratic candidates running this year are also rethinking their plans to focus on the dangers they have said Trump poses if elected

Witness claims to see shooter moved between rooftops during Trump rally

Two witnesses at Donald Trump's election rally in Pennsylvania, where he was attacked, claimed to have seen the shooter, with one recalling how the gunman moved from roof to roof, apparently scouting for a perfect perch to shoot at the former US president. The FBI on Sunday identified the gunman as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Crooks, armed with an AR-style rifle, was killed by Secret Service personnel. He fired multiple shots at the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue, the agency said. The gunman was able to get close enough to shoot and injure Trump is seen as a huge failure of the security agencies tasked with providing cover for him ahead of the election. The gunman was on a rooftop approximately "200 to 250 yards" from where the former US president was addressing his supporters, US media reported. According to an attendee named Ben Macer, he was up along the fence line and "saw the guy move from roof to roof", CBS News ...

Trump's campaign to boost security after shooting at Pennsylvania rally

Donald Trump's campaign team has announced plans to bolster security protocols to ensure his safety after the former US president was injured in a shooting incident at an election rally in Pennsylvania. Trump, 78, was injured on Saturday after being shot in the ear during an apparent assassination attempt during a Republican Party campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. The 20-year-old male attacker was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service. Following the incident, Trump's campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita said the campaign would be employing additional security measures, CNN reported. Wiles and LaCivita told staffers in a new memo that they remain horrified at the attack. They added that they hope that this horrendous act will bring our team, and indeed the nation, together in unity and we must renew our commitment to safety and peace for our country. We condemn all forms of violence, and will not tolerate dangerous rhetoric on social media, the memo ...

Attack on Trump dark chapter in American democracy, say Indian Americans

The assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump is a dark chapter in American democratic history, Indian Americans from across the country said, as they condemned this heinous attack on the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. Trump, 78, was hit by a bullet in the upper part of his right ear when the suspected shooter fired multiple shots at his election rally in Pennsylvania. Today we learned about the attempted assassination of (former) President Trump. This is very sad, and this is not the kind of violence that is expected in a democracy, eminent Indian-American community leader Dr Bharat Barai told PTI. People have differences of opinion. People have different political views. People have different economic views, and of course, those have to be expressed by the ballot box," Barai said. This kind of extreme hate where somebody thinks that it is appropriate to kill a political opponent is totally condemnable, he said. It's a dark chapter in American ...

US elections: Biden takes fight to Trump in bid to save troubled campaign

It's going to be all about Trump from here on out, Biden told supporters in Detroit in the swing state of Michigan

Four US presidents were assassinated, others targeted: All you need to know

Before Saturday's apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting US presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates. A look at some of the assassinations and attempted assassinations that have occurred since the nation's founding in 1776: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the 16th president Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated, shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, as he and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, attended a special performance of the comedy Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington. Lincoln was taken to a house across the street from the theater for medical treatment after he was shot in the back of the head. He died the next morning. His support for Black rights has been cited as a motive behind his killing. Two years before the assassination, during the Civil War, which was fought over slavery, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation granting fre

Bullet pierced upper part of my ear: Trump after escaping assassination bid

Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday said he was shot at during his rally in Pennsylvania and a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear. In his first statement issued on the social media platform Truth Social, 78-year-old Trump thanked the US Secret Service for saving his life. I want to thank the United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response to the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania, the former president said. Trump got injured during his election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania following an apparent series of gunshots. He was immediately escorted out of the venue by the US Secret Service. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our country, he said. According to Anthony Guglielmi, spokesperson

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Prez Joe Biden ready to undergo neurological exam if doctors recommend

Biden said he has had three brain health checks while in office, with the most recent one happening in February

Biden seeks union leaders' support to reassure concerned Democrats

President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the executive council of the AFL-CIO, America's largest federation of trade unions, to shore up support from a critical constituency as he beats back continued calls to step aside in the 2024 campaign. I think of you as my domestic NATO not a joke, the 81-year-old Democrat told the crowd gathered at headquarters. Hours later in the Oval Office, when a reporter asked him about an opinion piece written by George Clooney in which the actor implored Biden to leave the 2024 race, the president responded with AFL-CIO! paused, pumped his fists and added, Go, go, go. The AFL-CIO said the president has been booked to attend the meeting for more than a year, but his participation now involves much higher scrutiny after his weak debate performance against Donald Trump raised fears about his ability to compete in November's election. His sit-down with union officials also overlaps with the NATO summit in Washington, where Biden is navigating geopolitics .

Hollywood turns against Prez Biden as George Clooney warns 'dam has broken'

Netflix Inc. Chairman Reed Hastings, superagent Ari Emanuel, heiress Abigail Disney, screenwriter Damon Lindelof and author Stephen King have joined the chorus calling on Biden to drop his reelection

No plans to drop out of race against Trump: Biden tells Democrats

US President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats on Monday that he is "firmly committed" to running for re-election against his Republican rival Donald Trump and called for speculation over his candidacy to end despite mounting concerns about his mental fitness and the viability of his campaign. In a strongly-worded letter to some donors and Democrats who are demanding that he quit the race for the White House on November 5, Biden, the presumptive candidate of the Democratic Party, sought to address their growing concerns. "I have heard the concerns that people have their good faith fears and worries about what is at stake in this selection. I am not blind to them, 81-year-old Biden wrote in the letter to the Democratic lawmakers in the US Congress. I can respond to all this by saying clearly and unequivocally: I wouldn't be running again if I did not absolutely believe I was the best person to beat Donald Trump in 2024, asserted the president, who after his June 27 disastrous .

Biden addresses Black church service as calls grow for him to step aside

President Joe Biden urged supporters to stay unified behind him at a rousing Black church service Sunday where the pastor referenced biblical teachings in declaring never count Joseph out, and blamed jealousy for intensifying pressure from some Democrats to abandon his reelection bid. Speaking from a stage flanked by sunshine from a pair of stained-glass windows at Mount Airy Church of God in Christ in northwest Philadelphia, the 81-year-old Biden laughed off concerns about his age, joking I know I look 40 but I've been doing this a long time. I, honest to God, have never been more optimistic about America's future if we stick together, Biden said. He didn't use a teleprompter, which has become more common since his disastrous debate performance last month but spoke from a prepared speech. His remarks followed Pastor Louis Felton likening Biden to Joseph and the biblical story of his coat of many colours. Joseph was sold into slavery in Egypt by his jealous brothers, only to ...

US Prez debate disaster: Why there's a call for Biden to exit the race?

Biden stumbles, Trump lies: All you need to know about the first US presidential debate disaster and why there are calls for Biden to step down and who will replace him

President Biden, Democratic allies raise $264 million in second quarter

The Democratic president's re-election effort has $240 million in cash on hand, the campaign said

Biden, facing race pressure, admits debate skills decline but vows truth

Days after his disastrous presidential debate with his Republican rival Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, under pressure to quit the race, on Monday acknowledged his advancing age but underlined that what he knows is "how to tell the truth." Panic seems to have gripped sections of his Democratic Party following 81-year-old Biden's rambling and at times incoherent 90-minute debate performance in Atlanta on Thursday night. Amidst reports that Biden's family on Sunday encouraged the president to stay in the 2024 race, he indicated on Monday that he is not quitting the race. "Folks, I might not walk as easily or talk as smoothly as I used to. I might not debate as well as I used to. But what I do know is how to tell the truth," Biden, the presumptive presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, posted on his personal X account. Biden's family on Sunday encouraged the president to stay in the 2024 race and privately discussed whether top aides should be fired on the heels of Biden's

President Biden's disjointed debate performance alarms Democratic Party

Democrats who have defended the president for months against his doubters - including members of his own administration - traded frenzied phone calls

Federal prosecutor clashes with judge over restricting Trump's speech

A federal prosecutor in the classified documents case of Donald Trump clashed with the judge Monday as the judge was questioning a request to bar the former president from threatening comments about law enforcement agents involved in the investigation. Special counsel Jack Smith's team is seeking to make as a condition of Trump's freedom pending trial a prohibition on remarks that could endanger agents participating in the case. Prosecutors say those restrictions are necessary after Trump falsely claimed last month that the FBI was prepared to kill him when it searched his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, for classified documents two years ago. But prosecutor David Harbach, a member of Smith's team, encountered immediate pushback from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, whose handling of the case has generated intense scrutiny. The judge questioned Harbach about how she could fashion an order that did not run afoul of Trump's First Amendment rights and whether prosecuto

Trump dwarfs Biden in latest fundraising numbers despite felony convictions

Donald Trump's campaign outraised President Joe Biden by more than USD 60 million last month, according to federal filings made public Thursday that detailed the Republican fundraising explosion sparked by Trump's felony convictions. Biden's campaign and the Democratic National Committee together raised a robust USD 85 million in May and reported USD 212 million in the bank at the end of the month. The strong showing does not include roughly USD 40 million raised by Biden and his top surrogates in recent days or a separate USD 20 million donation from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pro-Biden groups. Still, Trump's fundraising for, for one month at least, seemed to dwarf Biden's. The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee said it raised a jaw-dropping USD 141 million in May, including tens of millions donated immediately after Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in the New York hush money case. At the same time, billionaire Timothy Mellon, donated a ...

Biden win would benefit bonds, Trump better for growth: Morgan Stanley CIO

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