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Republicans have united behind former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance.
The Biden campaign responded to the Trump campaign after the latter declined a CBS News invitation for the vice presidential nominees to debate.
“This debate has been discussed for two months now. If JD Vance is unwilling to defend the Trump–Vance record on the debate stage, he should just say so,” said Brian Fallon, communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris on the Biden campaign.
The Trump campaign said that it is not ready to accept the invitation, claiming it is uncertain whether President Biden will drop out and if Ms. Harris will take his place on the ticket.
When Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) delivers a speech as the vice presidential nominee tonight at the Republican National Convention, excited fans from his home state will get a close look.
After organizers moved Ohio’s group of 79 delegates toward the front of the room, Ohio Attorney General David Yost said it was a telltale sign that Mr. Vance was getting the VP nod.
Cenk Uygur, host of “The Young Turks” and a former Democrat presidential hopeful for several months this cycle, told The Epoch Times he thinks at least some Republicans are moving towards what he sees as genuine populism, including Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former president Donald Trump’s new running mate.
Mr. Uygur said he doesn’t view former President Trump as a real populist, pointing to his corporate tax cuts.
But, he said, both Mr. Vance and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) give him pause.
A local police officer fired shots at the gunman who opened fire at former President Donald Trump on Saturday, a local law enforcement official disclosed Wednesday, also saying that the Secret Service was told by local police officials that they lacked the manpower to secure a building where the suspect was perched.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has confirmed that an agency counter sniper killed Mr. Crooks, after firing shots at the former president, striking him in the right ear.
The lineup for the July 17 Republican convention features speakers who will talk about the need for American strength, with particular attention on the southern border and international security.
Here’s a list of notable speakers, provided by a source familiar with the convention schedule, in chronological order.
Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.)
A reporter for The Epoch Times passed through security just behind Russell Brand.
The English actor, comedian, and commentator was chatting with U.S. Secret Service Agents and admiring a police dog.
Former President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump confirmed that his stepmother, former First Lady Melania Trump, as well as his sister Ivanka Trump, will appear at the Republican National Convention (RNC) this week.
“Ivanka’s been an incredible supporter of my father. I think you know that; she’s been in the White House for a … four-year period of time and loves him dearly,” said the younger Trump, whose is married to Lara Trump, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee.
Peter Navarro has been released from prison and is heading to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention.
The Trump administration alumnus served four months at a federal facility in Miami after a conviction for criminal contempt of Congress. He was charged after defying a subpoena from the U.S. House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
A source familiar with the convention schedule lists the former director of the Office of Trade & Manufacturing among the July 17 speakers. Mr. Navarro will directly follow former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Not far from the RNC’s security perimeter, the Biden–Harris campaign held a morning press conference.
In line with past campaign messaging, they targeted Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a conservative blueprint similar to those produced for decades. Former President Trump has distanced himself from the project.
The Biden campaign also criticized the former president’s newly anointed running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), citing his past statements on abortion and other issues.
While some GOP voters and leaders had favored a female, black, or Hispanic VP to project an image of diversity, others say Mr. Vance fits the bill in another way.
Mr. Vance “already does ‘check a box’ that people kind of overlook … socioeconomic diversity,” Marc Clauson, professor of history and law at Ohio’s Cedarville University, told The Epoch Times on July 16, a day after the former president announced his running mate.
The director of the Secret Service said the agency is responsible for the security plan at the Pennsylvania rally where a shooter fired upon former President Donald Trump.
Her comments were made amid questions surrounding the agency’s performance in securing the rally site on Saturday as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from a rooftop about 400 feet away from the former president, striking him in the ear as well as killing one and injuring two others. Secret Service snipers shot and killed Mr. Crooks soon after he fired on the rally.
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