Day: July 18, 2024

Trump to formally accept Republican presidential nomination in speech altered after assassination attempt

1:30 pm July 18, 2024

MILWAUKEE – Five days after surviving an assassination attempt, former President Trump on Thursday will formally accept the GOP presidential nomination during the culminating moment of the 2024 Republican National Convention. The shooting, at Trump’s rally Saturday in western Pennsylvania where one spectator was killed, along with the gunman, instantly impacted the tone and message […]

Trump shooter’s Discord presence suggests Thomas Crooks’ preference for anonymity, experts say: What it means

1:30 pm July 18, 2024

The 20-year-old loner who attempted to assassinate former President Trump on Saturday had an account on the encrypted Discord app, a sign that he preferred anonymous interactions to real-world relationships, experts told Fox News Digital. A spokesperson for the platform confirmed that Thomas Matthew Crooks had an account and that it had been deactivated by […]

Trump VP pick JD Vance pledges to ‘commit to the working man’ as populism takes center stage at RNC

1:30 pm July 18, 2024

MILWAUKEE – Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 race for the White House, struck a populist tone as he formally accepted the Republican Party’s vice presidential nomination Wednesday night, pledging he will be a vice president who “never forgets” where he came from. Delivering his acceptance speech two days […]

Security expert rips Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s ‘sloped roof’ excuse

1:30 pm July 18, 2024

An executive security expert ripped Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle for failing to protect former President Trump on Saturday, saying the agency needs to clean house, especially after her “sloped roof” excuse. Bill Stanton, who has worked in the field for four decades, took aim at Cheatle’s assertion that agents passed on manning a nearby roof […]

Trump’s attempted assassin posted message before shooting: ‘July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds’

12:15 pm July 18, 2024

Thomas Matthew Crooks apparently teased an attack online days before he climbed onto a roof and opened fire at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, killing one and injuring others, including former President Donald Trump, Fox News has learned. Secret Service and FBI officials told U.S. senators during an all-members briefing on Wednesday, July 17, that Crooks, […]