Donald Trump Jr. reacted to the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy on Monday by attacking the media.
Less than a day after five people were killed by an SUV, Trump spoke about the incident during an interview on WPHT with host Dom Giordano.
Trump explained that his family had created a website called 45Books to bypass traditional publishing companies.
"It was a real sort of strong hit on what's become our weaponized media," Trump opined, "where it's not about truth, it's not about presenting both sides, it's about creating a narrative. It's totally one-sided."
"You see how quickly they're going to defend the Wisconsin attacker last night," he continued. "It's only a matter of minutes until it's, 'He was an incredible athlete that something went wrong.' They'll be coming up with every excuse for this piece-of-crap terrorist within about five minutes."
On Monday, 39-year-old Darrell Brooks was charged with five counts of murder. Police Chief Dan Thompson has said that the incident was not an act of terrorism.
Listen to the audio clip below.
A political analyst flagged a startling possibility as reports indicate the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner may not have happened as it seemed.
On Saturday, reports indicated that a lone alleged gunman, Cole Allen, rushed through security at the Washington Hilton and fired multiple rounds, striking one Secret Service agent, before being apprehended by law enforcement. The rounds allegedly were fired multiple floors below where the press, President Donald Trump, and members of Trump's cabinet were located.
But new reporting indicates that Allen may not have fired a shot inside the hotel, according to David Pakman, host of his eponymous YouTube show. Pakman discussed the incident in a new reaction video on Wednesday.
"It is possible, ladies and gentlemen, that the shooter fired no shots, that law enforcement fired five or six shots, and that the Secret Service officer who was struck by a bullet might have been struck by friendly fire," Pakman said.
The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that video evidence the outlet reviewed included "no indication ... that Allen fired his weapon, though authorities have charged him with discharging a firearm during a crime of violence."
"It is now a completely different situation, at least potentially, completely different," Pakman said.
Oil industry analyst Patrick De Haan was stunned on Wednesday as gas prices surged faster than he has ever remembered seeing.
In fact, he said on X, they're rising so fast in some parts of the country that the computer system he uses to keep track of it can't even keep up.
"Chills all over again folks — I just spotted Chicago ULSD wholesale prices — up 73 CENTS/gal," De Haan wrote. "Diesel in MI/IN/OH/IL/WI could get close to or soon exceed $6/gal — NEW RECORDS will be set."
When told by a commenter that the GasBuddy website still shows $4.28/gal average in Indiana, De Haan admitted, "it's nearly impossible for our system/algos right now — we've maybe never seen prices go up this much in one sitting."
These aren't the only shocks to the market De Haan had to report.
"Chicago/Midwest wholesale diesel now ABOVE the West Coast — $208 per barrel for ULSD ... the market is completely unhinged," he wrote. Jet fuel, too, is out of whack, he said: "One market today surged by... 91 cents... per gallon. Hard to fathom how panicked the market is right now in the Great Lakes."
Gas prices, according to experts and industry executives, have been destabilized in large part due to President Donald Trump's war in Iran, which has largely shut down the Strait of Hormuz, suspending around 20 percent of global oil shipping at a stroke. The surge coincides with catastrophically low approval numbers for the president as voters see new pain at the pump.
A report earlier today indicates that Trump is convening an "emergency" meeting with oil executives to try to find a solution.
A Florida Democratic lawmaker interrupted state House proceedings in protest to the approval of a redistricting map that could give the GOP four congressional seats.
"You're destroying our democracy," state Rep. Angie Nixon, who's also running for Senate, could be heard in videos yelling into a bullhorn on the Florida House floor. "This is a violation of the Constitution! It is!"
The GOP-controlled Florida Legislature approved Gov. Ron DeSantis' map to redistrict the Sunshine State. The move is the latest counterattack in the redistricting wars, after the Democrats won a battle in Virginia to persuade voters to approve a gerrymandered map that waters down Republican power there.
Although the Florida House speaker tried to talk over Nixon's shouting and move forward, Nixon continued. "This is out of order," she kept repeating.
Nixon defended her actions in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
"I'm so upset because I had to disrupt the House proceedings," Nixon said. "They were trying to push through illegally drawn maps that diminish representation in the Black community."
She added that it threatens the representation of Florida's Latino and Jewish communities as well.
“This is a slap in the face of voters everywhere in our state," Nixon said. "Republicans are only doing this so that they can look out for Donald Trump and allow him to have unfettered power."
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