The head of the U.S. Secret Service has admitted the agency was 'solely responsible' implementing security when Donald Trump was shot by a would-be assassin.
Director Kimberly Cheatle had previously said local law enforcement was responsible for the area from which gunman Thomas Crooks, 20, hit the president with a bullet on Saturday at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Trump is now in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the third day of the Republican National Convention where his running mate J.D. Vance is due to speak.
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Post-shooting poll shows Trump narrowly ahead of Biden
Results from a brand new Forbes survey between July 13, the day of the Trump assassination attempt, and July 15 don't show a huge bump in the ex-president's favor.
The results have Trump up 51% to Biden's 49% in a matchup.
That two percent difference is well within the margin of error and not the widely anticipated 'Trump bump' after he narrowly escaped death.
His iconic fist pump yelling 'fight, fight, fight' moment may not be as impactful as predicted in a dire sign for his campaign.
Democrats slam Trump picking JD Vance as running mate and zero in on his anti-abortion stance
Democrats held a press conference in Milwaukee on Wednesday where they slammed the Republican National Convention currently taking place and Donald Trump picking JD Vance as his running mate, zeroing in on the Ohio senator's anti-abortion stance.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Biden Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks, and Texas Congresswoman Veronica Escobar were joined by Amanda Zurawski, a woman who nearly died when she was unable to get an abortion and was told she would have to wait after she learned her wanted pregnancy was not viable and she suffered severe health complications.
'I am one of many women in our country whose life has been put at risk because of Donald Trump and JD Vance's anti-reproductive freedom agenda,' said Zurawski. 'We have been robbed of our freedom. I'm just one of those women.'
The Biden campaign has been hampered by concerns over President Biden's fitness to serve since the debate with some Democratic lawmakers even calling for the president to step aside. But the Biden campaign pushed back, saying it will continue to make the case and zero in the issues including abortion which has been galvanizing for Democrats since Roe v Wade fell.
'Many women are living through it,' said Fulks. 'Our campaign is going to continue to talk about the issues.'
Secret Service plans briefings for Congress on the assassination plot against Donald Trump
The House and Senate are expected to receive unclassified hearings on the assassination plot against Donald Trump on Wednesday.
The Secret Service is expected to brief members on the shootings and the security at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally where Trump was shot and former firefighter Corey Comperatore was killed.
The briefing for the Senate is expected at 3 p.m. and the Senate session is at 3:30 p.m., PunchBowl News reports.
Officials from the FBI are expected to attend the briefing as well.
Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump is 'deeply alarming' and open border could be to blame, say Republicans demanding Biden take action
Iran's reported plot to assassinate Donald Trump is alarming but not surprising, Republicans say, adding that Biden needs to make clear an attempt would be an act of war.
The Secret Service ramped up security around Donald Trump after receiving intelligence of an Iranian assassination plot in the weeks before he was shot at the Pennsylvania rally, a bombshell report revealed Tuesday.
Despite the heightened security, 20-year-old gunman Thomas Mathew Crooks was still able to climb on a roof just 130 yards away from the former president and open fire with a clear line of sight.
Peter Navarro leaves prison: Next stop: Republican convention
Former Trump economic advisor Peter Navarro was released from federal prison in Miami Wednesday after serving a four-month sentence, with plans to head to the Republican convention in Milwaukee.
Navarro was jailed after being convicted of failing to comply with a congressional subpoena for testimony and documents as the House probed Trump’s election overturn effort.
He wrote about a political plan he termed the ‘Green Bay Sweep,’ off a Green Bay Packers play, involving repeated efforts to block state vote tallies when Congress counted the electoral votes for president.
Leaders of Donald Trump’s Republican convention have listed Navarro among speakers in Milwaukee.
Secret Service 'solely responsible' for Trump security when he was shot, chief says
The head of the U.S. Secret Service has admitted the agency was 'solely responsible' implementing security when Donald Trump was shot by a would-be assassin.
Director Kimberly Cheatle had previously said local law enforcement had responsibility for the building from which gunman Thomas Crooks, 20, hit the president with a bullet on Saturday at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Cheatle has now told CNN: