President Joe Biden is asking Americans to lower the political temperature after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. President Biden addressed the nation from the White House on July 14. Former President Trump’s ear was injured by a bullet. However, one audience member was killed and two others seriously wounded. The former president is expected at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15. He’s set to formally accept the GOP’s nomination for president this week.
Former President Trump says he plans to call for national unity in his Republican National Convention speech. The former president told the Washington Examiner that after the assassination attempt, he rewrote his speech to focus on unity.
The Secret Service says it’s fully prepared to make sure the Republican National Convention will be safe this week. The agency says it will not make any changes to its security plan despite the attempted assassination of former President Trump.
Topics in this episode include:
1. Biden Calls on Americans to Lower Political Temperature
2. Milwaukee: GOP National Convention Begins Monday
3. Trump Rewrites RNC Speech to Focus on Unity
4. Secret Service Says No Changes to RNC Security Plan
5. Nikki Haley to Speak at RNC Convention
6. Musk, Bezos, Ackman React to Assassination Attempt
7. Heroic Dad Dies Shielding Daughters in Assassination Attempt
8. Injured Trump Rally Victims in Stable Condition
9. Witness: Shot Will Be Heard Around the World
10. Trump Tower Security Ramped Up After Shooting, Americans React
11. US, World Leaders Condemn Trump Assassination Attempt
12. Officer Encountered Trump Shooter Before He Fired Shots
13. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Will Seek to Overturn ‘Rust’ Conviction
14. COPA America Final Delayed After Fans Storm Stadium
15. Taiwan on Alert After Chinese Regime Missile Tests
16. Meta Lifting Restrictions on Trump’s Accounts
17. Texas Governor Wants Answers as Residents Remain Without Power
18. Big Banks Report Mixed Quarterly Results
19. Social Security COLA Increase May Be Smaller in 2025
20. First Hydrogen-Powered Commercial Ferry to Run on San Francisco Bay
21. Olympic Flame Arrives in Paris
22. Charting a Path Forward After Trump Assassination Attempt
23. RNC Kicks Off in Milwaukee
24. Writer Recalls Her Mother’s Life-Changing Advice
25. Is Processed Food Unhealthy, or Is More Research Needed?