As Democrats scramble to "reintroduce" Kamala Harris to the American people, Republicans are eager to remind voters that she had a direct hand in the Biden administration's unpopular agenda.
Donald Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, said Harris is "much more liberal" than Joe Biden and she will "double down" on the same policies of the last four years.
The presidential race remains a choice between the Biden-Harris administration's "failed record" and Trump's promise of renewed prosperity, Vance told Charlie Kirk.
"The contrast couldn’t be clearer, and that hasn’t changed. The issues couldn’t be clearer, and that hasn’t changed,” Vance said.
Since Biden ended his re-election bid, Republicans have moved to define Harris as dangerously radical and incompetent, pointing to her role overseeing the border crisis, as well as her support of a bail fund that benefited murderers and rapists.
"She’s going to double down on it. In fact…she’s much more liberal than even Joe Biden was,” Vance said.
In a matter of days, Harris has received a blast of positive news coverage, some of it outright misleading.
While the media will try to sanitize her record, Republicans have a compelling argument to make, Vance said. They just have to remind voters who Harris really is.
"And we have to constantly remind people that she failed as vice president. Her administration led to higher prices on everything, from groceries to housing, a wide open southern border, a drug crisis, and we need new leadership," Vance said.
Republicans see immigration as a critical vulnerability for Harris, given voter dissatisfaction with the massive influx of illegal immigrants since Biden and Harris took office.
“The idea of letting in thousands, millions of illegal migrants, a lot of them who have committed crimes in their own country, and then giving them taxpayer-funded benefits — it completely turns people off,” Vance answered.
Since Biden dropped out of the presidential race, some pundits have argued Trump miscalculated by choosing Vance, a Trump-y populist, for a running mate. Many saw Trump's choice as a confident pick and a signal that Trump would focus on energizing his base.
But Trump told Fox News he has no regrets.
“He’s fantastic,” Trump said of Vance. “No it wouldn’t have mattered. And I thought she was probably going to happen anyway."
British police have opened an investigation into the shocking death of 26-year-old reality TV star Harry Savage.
Savage appeared on the Channel 4 series Hunted, in which contestants try to avoid getting captured in a mock police manhunt.
The young star's death was "unexpected", police said, and a man in his 30s was arrested at the scene, the Independent reported.
The police were called to Savage's home in Putney, a neighborhood of London, on Friday and found Savage unresponsive.
A toxicology workup is in progress. A man was arrested at the scene and released on bail.
"Police were called by ambulance colleagues at around 09.15hrs on Friday, 19 July, to a man unresponsive at an address in Putney. The 26-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene," police said.
"A post-mortem examination commenced on Saturday, 20 July. Officers await the outcome of toxicology tests."
"Detectives responsible for policing Wandsworth are investigating the incident as an 'unexpected death."
"They remain in contact with the man's family and will be supporting them as enquiries continue to establish the circumstances."
"A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene. He has been bailed pending further enquiries."
Friends of Harry Savage are honoring his memory, with one writing, "I am lost for words. Such a beautiful soul… one of the nicest guys I've ever had the privilege to know."
Savage's employer, the dating app Thursday, also released a statement on the sad news.
"Harry had played a central role at the heart of our team heading up global partnerships since 2021, and all who knew him would have seen his high energy, positivity and colourful personality in full flow," the company said.
Savage was a 20-year-old drama student when he appeared on Hunted with his brother Frank in 2019.
Tragically, the brothers were predeceased by both of their parents. The Essex natives lost their father to a heart attack, and their mother died from dementia only weeks before they went on TV.
"Mum only died in the last four months, but even dad was only five years ago, so it's all still quite fresh," Harry told viewers.
The brothers endured another painful trial this year when Frank went to court with their uncle over the family's farm. Their uncle wanted to sell the land to the highest bidder, but Frank won his battle to keep it in the family.
Jerry Miller, the lead guitarist from the 1960s psychedelic rock band Moby Grape, has died. He was 81.
While not a household name, Miller was admired by some of the greatest names of the rock era, Deadline reported. None other than Eric Clapton called Miller the "best guitar player in the world."
Miller's death was announced on the Moby Grape Facebook fan page. No cause of death was shared.
His wife, Jo, shared a message on the band's Facebook page: "Everybody flood the ether with Jerry Miller’s music. Play it all day long for me and him. And thank you all so much.”
Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Miller got his start with groups like The Bobby Fuller Four. He helped co-found Moby Grape in San Francisco in 1966.
Rock critics have regarded Moby Grape as an underappreciated band that never realized its potential.
Miller was the lead guitarist in the band, which was known for having three guitar players and multiple singer-songwriters.
The group's self-titled 1967 LP is considered a classic of the psychedelic era. The album reached No. 24 on the charts during the band's short commercial peak.
Their next album was a flop, however, and the band would implode eventually from drug use, mental illness and legal problems, AllMusic reported.
Three of the band's members - Miller, Peter Lewis, and Skip Spence - were caught consorting with underage girls before charges were dropped.
In another notorious incident, Spence came to the studio armed with a fire ax; he was later institutionalized.
While Moby Grape never achieved lasting fame, the band left an impression on their contemporaries.
Miller's fans included Led Zeppelin, which played Moby Grape songs during early rehearsals. Miller was also friends with guitar legend Jimi Hendrix.
“He was good, but somehow you didn’t think of him as the man who’d reinvent the electric guitar,” Miller told The Seattle Times in 2021. “The main thing you heard in those days was that he played too damn loud. Like me, I suppose.”
In his later years, Miller lived modestly off of gigs and guitar lessons in his native Tacoma, Washington, local newspaper The Inlander reported in 2014.
A local bar owner told the paper, “A lot of people, when they find out … they come back and they’re like, ‘Are you kidding me? What’s he doing here?"
Former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard blasted vice president Kamala Harris as the new puppet of the "deep state" after Joe Biden announced the end of his re-election campaign Sunday.
Biden's stunning decision came after weeks of pressure from his own political party, which began to fear his age had become a serious liability.
Within hours of Biden's announcement, Harris was quickly anointed by the party's power elite.
In a statement on X, Gabbard blasted Harris and Biden as the mascots of a shadowy political machine that pursues its own interests at the nation's expense.
Gabbard, a former Democrat who has drifted to the right in recent years, echoed Republicans who say Biden was cut loose in a cynical "coup" by the political elite.
"Biden’s out, Kamala is in. Don’t be fooled: policies won’t change. Just like Biden wasn’t the one calling the shots, Kamala Harris won’t be either," Gabbard said.
Biden’s out, Kamala is in. Don’t be fooled: policies won’t change. Just like Biden wasn’t the one calling the shots, Kamala Harris won’t be either. She is the new figurehead for the deep state and the maidservant of Hillary Clinton, queen of the cabal of warmongers. They will… pic.twitter.com/pdwLQwJzR8
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) July 21, 2024
Gabbard also called Harris the "maidservant of Hillary Clinton" and warned Harris would perpetuate a dangerous foreign policy catering to "warmongers."
"She is the new figurehead for the deep state and the maidservant of Hillary Clinton, queen of the cabal of warmongers. They will continue their efforts to engulf the world in war and taking away our liberty."
In fact, Hillary Clinton promptly endorsed Harris on Sunday, joining a rush of prominent Democrats who did the same.
Gabbard famously called Clinton the "queen of warmongers" after Clinton accused Gabbard of being a Russian asset during the 2020 Democratic primary.
In one of the primary's most memorable moments, Gabbard confronted Harris on the debate stage about her record as a prosecutor.
At the time, some credited Gabbard with ending Harris' presidential campaign, which failed to gain traction after an initial splash of glowing media coverage.
Things have now come full circle, with Harris' background once again coming under scrutiny as she establishes herself as the frontrunner to take Biden's place.
As pressure continued to mount for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, very few of his powerful allies stuck by his side.
One of the primary reasons that Democrats wanted him out, aside from his obvious incompetence, was the fact that Democratic donors read the tea leaves and cut off the money spigots.
Biden and his campaign must have called in an old favor as, according to CNN, the Clintons reportedly privately encouraged donors to keep giving to Biden's campaign.
The elderly president had lost widespread support for his campaign in recent weeks, which began after his disastrous debate performance with former President Donald Trump.
According to sources reportedly familiar with the Clintons' actions in aiding Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton have apparently worked overtime in recent weeks to urge Democratic donors to keep the money flowing in.
CNN noted:
One of the sources said the Clintons are choosing to be “deferential to Biden’s decision.” However, the second source, who is familiar with the Clintons’ thinking and has spoken with the couple in recent days, insisted that it is more accurate to say they are “deferential to the process.”
"I don’t know how you campaign with a broadening electoral map without money. I don’t know what they’re doing. I don’t know," one major Democratic donor reportedly told CNN on Friday. "I’ve never seen this strategy where you think you can win without money."
The sources familiar with the conversations said that the Clintons were all-in on Biden as long as he was the presumptive nominee.
Notably, the source wasn't able to confirm that the Clintons were still personally in favor of Biden continuing in the race as pressure from within the Democratic Party mounted to extreme levels.
Multiple high-profile Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) all urged Biden to drop out.
Bombshell reports emerged Sunday afternoon that President Biden was preparing to drop out of the race before the president himself confirmed that he's no longer in the running.
BREAKING: BIDEN DROPS OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE
“I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down…” pic.twitter.com/hSgTGXfzva
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 21, 2024
Moments later, Biden published another post in which he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take the top spot on the Democratic presidential ticket.
One has to wonder the level of regret Democratic donors who listened to the Clintons have at this momment in time.
Washington Post columnist and Council on Foreign Relations Fellow Max Boot, also a die-hard Never-Trumper, found himself embarrassed by his wife's actions recently.
According to Red State, Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst and senior fellow for Korea studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, was recently indicted by a federal grand jury as an agent for a foreign intelligence service.
The report indicated that Terry was busted for working on behalf of the South Korean intelligence service, alleged to have acted as an "agent of influence" on its behalf.
The situation is especially egregious, as she was reportedly recruited in 2013 and received "handbags, clothing and at least $37,000 in covert payments to the think tank where she was employed."
Terry's lawyer, Lee Wolosky, issued a statement denying that his client failed to register as a foreign agent and committed conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act. He claimed the U.S. government made a "mistake" by indicting her.
"Dr. Terry has not held a security clearance for over a decade, and her views on matters relating to the Korean Peninsula have been consistent over many years," Wolosky said. “In fact, she was a harsh critic of the South Korean government during times this indictment alleges that she was acting on its behalf.”
He added, "Once the facts are made clear, it will be evident the government made a significant mistake."
Max Boot, a deranged Never Trumper who spent years falsely accusing Trump of being a secret foreign agent, is married to a former CIA analyst who was just arrested for being a secret foreign agent. Amazing. https://t.co/E2crWl7RPH
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) July 17, 2024
Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District, had a much different view on the matter, saying she "sold out her positions and influence."
"The charges brought should send a clear message to those in public policy who may be tempted to sell their expertise to a foreign government to think twice and ensure you are in accordance with the law," a statement from his office said.
Users across social media reacted to Terry's federal indictment.
"Not surprising they are always accusing others of what they are doing," one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "I'm a novelist and if 2024 was a plot I wrote, I'd scrap it for being too unbelievable even for fantasy."
Terry has been placed on unpaid administrative leave in the wake of the news of the indictment.
Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID, prompting him to pause campaigning even as he faces mounting pressure from his party to end his re-election bid.
The COVID news has put Biden's health under closer scrutiny when his age and fitness for office are already under a microscope.
Biden abruptly canceled an event in Las Vegas on Wednesday with UnidosUS, a Hispanic rights group.
“I was just on the phone with President Biden, and he shared his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon," UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía told the crowd.
The White House said Biden is having "mild" symptoms and he would continue to perform the "full duties of the office while in isolation.”
Ironically, the announcement came just hours after Biden said he would consider forgoing re-election if he were diagnosed with a medical condition.
The pressure for Biden to step down exploded after his disastrous debate against Donald Trump on June 27.
Democrats fear that if Biden does not quit, he will hand over the presidency to Trump and cost Democrats power in Congress.
After a brief respite following Trump's attempted assassination, Democrats returned to pressuring Biden in earnest this week.
Longtime allies of Biden, including Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-Ny.), have nudged Biden to reconsider his shaky re-election bid, and Barack Obama has lost all confidence in his viability as a candidate.
NBC reported Friday that members of Biden's family - after weeks of defiance - have begun discussing the possible end of his re-election bid, but Biden and his inner circle are feeling betrayed by Democrats whom Biden has long considered close allies.
"There was a much more dignified way to do this if this is what they wanted,” one Biden insider told NBC. “This is no way to treat a public servant who has done a lot for this country.”
Despite the rampant speculation, Biden remains publicly committed to seeking a second term, saying he will hit the campaign trail again next week.
Time is of the essence. The party's convention is next month, and Democrats are forging ahead with plans to nominate Biden through a virtual roll call in early August.
Donald Trump created an indelible portrait of courage with his response to being almost assassinated. The iconic image is so powerful, in fact, that liberals want to censor it.
An editor at a major left-wing news outlet says the media should stop circulating the "dangerous" image of Trump raising his fist in defiance "despite how good it is" because it could help Trump's political campaign.
The iconic photo, captured by Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci, shows Trump surrounded by Secret Service, with blood on his face, and a fist raised up in defiance, only moments after a bullet came within inches of killing him.
The finishing touch is the beautiful American flag behind him.
An anonymous editor, who works for a publication receiving millions of views, says there has not been enough introspection about "what these photos could mean."
The photo editor told Axios that the picture "is kind of free P.R. for Trump in a way, and its dangerous for media organizations to keep sharing that photo despite how good it is."
"No one was talking about how these photos could impact public perception in the rush to get it out," the editor said.
Others in the heavily left-wing journalism industry told Axios that they are concerned the image will influence how people perceive Trump.
A freelance photographer who has worked with major outlets told Axios that the picture could fuel a "a propaganda machine" that paints Trump as a heroic "martyr."
It appears nobody is willing to argue the images are fake, outside of some conspiracy kooks on the left who think the shooting was staged.
Instead, agenda-driven journalists feel they have a responsibility to conceal a real picture, of a historic event that actually happened - a picture that everyone agrees is an aesthetic marvel - simply because it shows the remarkable courage of a man they hate.
But the power of this photo can't be denied, and it can't be censored. Millions have already seen the picture, and they cannot unsee it.
The leftist smear machine has demonized Trump for years, but in one moment, he showed the world what he's really made of - and that's why the left is afraid.
The gunman who almost killed Donald Trump may have instead secured his re-election, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith said.
The former president's indelible display of courage after being shot is the kind of image that just can't be bought, Smith said.
"In my opinion, this shooter just handed Donald Trump the election,” Smith said. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve been in media for 30 years. You can’t buy a better photo than what Donald Trump has at his disposal as we speak."
Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci captured the iconic photograph of Trump with his fist raised in the air and blood on his face, as Trump shouted "fight!" in defiance with an American flag behind him.
“Blood trickling down his ear and the right side of his face. Surrounded by Secret Service agents, raises his fist, cringing his face up, ‘Fight. Fight. Fight.’ He says it three times, and while raising his fist, surrounded by Secret Service agents, the American flag is behind him," Smith said.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you can’t buy a better photo than that if you’re a politician."
While inspiring in its own right, many say the photo heightens the contrast between Trump's strength and the weakness of his opponent, Joe Biden.
"And then listen to the pundits on TV talking about how ‘strong,’ how ‘vibrant,’ how ‘courageous.’ They were using these words. And not coincidentally, it was the antithesis of what they’ve been saying about President Biden," Smith added.
Biden's re-election bid is already on shaky ground after his debate debacle in June, with Democrats pressuring him to step aside. After the failed assassination of his opponent, many say Biden has to work even harder to stay in power.
"Donald Trump, in my opinion, secured the presidency with this,” Smith predicted. “If you are President Biden, boy do you got your work cut out for you now."
The image of Trump pumping his fist is so powerful that some want it to be suppressed.
An anonymous photo editor at a major news outlet told Axios that the press should stop circulating the photo so much, even though it's a great picture, because Trump could use it as "free PR."
“I don’t think we discussed enough about what these photos could mean," the person said.
Some on the left are even embracing conspiracy theories that the whole thing was staged.
But these images can't be faked, they can't be censored, and they sure as heck won't be forgotten.
Jacoby Jones, who achieved the longest touchdown play in Super Bowl history, has died. He was 40.
Jones' family said he died peacefully at his home in New Orleans. No cause of death was given for the wide receiver, who reached his peak in the 2012 playoffs with the Baltimore Ravens.
Jones is famous for his plays in the 2012 postseason, including the "Mile High Miracle."
With just 31 seconds left in regulation time, Jones caught a 70-yard touchdown pass that tied the AFC Divisional playoff game. The Ravens went on to beat the Denver Broncos in overtime.
The Ravens went on to win Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers, with Jones scoring two touchdowns.
Jones received a 56-yard touchdown pass and later returned the second-half kickoff for a 108-yard touchdown, which remains the longest play in Super Bowl history. The Ravens beat the 49ers 34-31.
Besides the Ravens, Jones also played with the Houston Texans, the San Diego Chargers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"We are completely heartbroken to learn about the passing of Jacoby Jones,” the Ravens said in a statement. “Jacoby had the unique ability to connect with everyone he encountered. His charisma, joy and love created a one-of-a-kind presence that could light up any room or brighten any dark day.”
Former Ravens Teammate Ray Lewis paid tribute to Jones on X.
My brother, you will truly be missed. They can’t take the memories and the hard work you put in on and off the football field. You always gave back and always a pillar in the community, a @Ravens for life 💜. Love ya JJ#RL52 #Ray #Lewis #52 #JacobyJones12 #Jacoby #Jones #12… pic.twitter.com/kfmb0DHHJb
— Ray Lewis (@raylewis) July 14, 2024
J.J. Watt, who played with Jones on the Texans, said, "Jacoby was one of the most fun-loving teammates and people I’ve ever been around. Always dancing and laughing, with a permanent smile on his face. Gone far, far too soon. R.I.P Jacoby Jones.”
Jones also appeared on the TV show Dancing with The Stars. His dance partner Karina Smirnoff said she was "so heartbroken and shocked" by Jones' death.
"Coby was one of the funniest, coolest, kindest people I’ve met. He was always in a great mood. Loved his momma and family, football and dancing," she said.
RIP.