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'Didn't think they were doing anything illegal': GOP leader defends fake electors at RNC

Wisconsin Republican Party chief Brian Schimming was confronted by CNN's Kate Bolduan on Monday over why the GOP in his state is sending people who took part in the fake elector scheme as delegates to the national convention — and he was quick to defend them as "good Republicans" who didn't believe anything they were doing was against the law.

This defense, occurring amid the backdrop of several fake electors around the country being charged with crimes, comes as the Republican National Convention is set to begin this week, shaken up by the weekend assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.

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Trump's new campaign strategy facing an uphill climb: CNN analyst

Reacting to interviews given to sympathetic conservative journalists where Donald Trump claimed he is a changed man after being shot in the ear during an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend, one CNN analyst suggested it may be an insurmountable climb considering his history.

Following the shooting, the former president agreed to interviews with right-wing journalist Salena Zito and the New York Post in which he stated he tore up the Republican National Convention speech he claims he wrote and is replacing it with another calling for national unity.

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'He may have squared the circle': Biden's Oval Office address has many singing his praises

President Joe Biden on Sunday gave a speech from the Oval Office in which he condemned political violence that led to his opponent, Donald Trump, being grazed on the ear by a bullet on Saturday at a political rally.

Biden, who has been until recently facing more and more frequent calls from within his own party to drop out of the presidential race, may have turned a corner with the speech, according to onlookers.

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'Could be very ugly': CNN analyst warns of GOP convention 'clash' security can't prevent

CNN reported from the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Sunday, with one of the network's political analysts giving an ominous warning about a potential "clash" that event security won't be able to stop.

Kaitlan Collins and Mark Preston were discussing President Joe Biden's call for unity among Americans, when Preston elaborated about a lurking threat behind the scenes.

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GOP lawmaker calls Secret Service director 'a DEI person' after Trump shooting

Following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) suggested that the head of the Secret Service was to blame because she was a "DEI initiative person."

Burchett was flanked by two rifles on Sunday while he spoke to Fox News about the shooting of the former president. He argued that Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was hired because of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.

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'Let's be real here': CNN analyst reminds colleagues of Trump's vicious attacks on Biden

During a Sunday afternoon CNN panel on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, analyst Phil Mattingly admonished his colleagues for focusing solely on what rhetoric may have led the shooter to target the former president, pointing out that violent rhetoric is common at Trump's rallies.

Speaking with host Manu Raju, Mattingly cut right to the chase.

"The number of people I heard from last night, people who aren't diehard Trump supporters who have had just a visceral response to this and their belief that this was driven by things that have occurred, that Democrats have said or Democrats have acted upon over the course of the last year, it's very real whether or not you believe the evidence behind it, " he began.

"The other thing I would say here is look, every speech of Donald Trump gives, he talks about if Joe Biden wins, the country dies. If Joe Biden wins, everything is over — the Constitution falls apart," he continued. "So let's be real here: this isn't because Joe Biden says Donald Trump is an existential threat."

"Both sides are saying the exact same thing here, so let's be a little self-aware about what we're talking about here," he cautioned.

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'Democrats sticking together': CBS reporter smacks down colleague's anti-Biden claims

CBS reporter Robert Costa pushed back on CBS White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe after he suggested that Democrats were calling on President Joe Biden to drop out of the race following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

During a discussion on Face the Nation, host Margaret Brennan asked O'Keefe if Biden was changing his campaign plans following the shooting.

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'I don't want to go down that road': Lindsey Graham ducks question on JD Vance's rhetoric

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) dodged a question about heated political rhetoric from his fellow Republican senators following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

During a Sunday interview on NBC's Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker noted that Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) argued that President Joe Biden had incited the shooting.

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Ron Johnson links critical race theory to Trump shooting during CNN interview

During an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper the morning after there was an attempt on Donald Trump's life at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) called for a lowering of temperatures on both sides of the political divide before attempting to explain what may have motivated the shooter.

During that attempt, he singled out critical race theory, long a feature of GOP lawmakers attempting to rile up their base.

"One thing that I have found upsetting," host Tapper promoted, "If I can editorialize for one second, is the degree to which so many Americans claim to love their country but hate their fellow Americans and I'm not talking about Republicans or Democrats."

"I'm just — I see it everywhere, everywhere and I'm wondering if that's something that concerns you too?" he asked.

"It does, that's why I said the greatest threat to our nation right now is we're horribly divided," Johnson replied. "But again, in general, we share the same goals, so why are we so divided?"

"Well, there are political figures, their political groups. I would argue that's what identity politics is about, that's what critical race theory is about, so there are people who are purposely trying to divide us for political advantage," he claimed. "Resist it, don't let them get away with it. And, again, start talking to each other. That's part of the problem with social media today as we've lost a sense of community."

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'He was a Republican': Juan Williams reminds Fox News that Trump shooter wasn't a Dem

Fox News contributor Juan Williams reminded his colleagues that the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump was a Republican.

"I mean, it's not only when you think about the president, former President Trump, but also the people in the audience, the people who died, and you understand the danger," Williams explained during a panel discussion on Fox News Sunday. "It just makes you feel like the country is, the level of political polarization in the country is at a danger point."

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'Democrats sticking together': CBS reporter smacks down colleague's anti-Biden claims

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