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Blaming Dems for assassination attempt ignores Trump's incendiary comments: Fox News host

Fox News host Neil Cavuto pushed back against a Republican lawmaker who suggested Democrats were to blame for a second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

During a Monday interview on Fox News, Rep. Mark Greene (R-TN) pointed to Democratic lawmakers' rhetoric about the Jan. 6 riot to explain the second failed attempt to assassinate Trump.

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Turmoil erupts in Pennsylvania town after Trump spreads false claims about Haitians there

For the last week, former President Donald Trump has been leveling false attacks against Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio —and now, it appears a western Pennsylvania town could face the same crisis.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday that the city manager of the small town of Charleroi, about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh, has been complaining about the same types of xenophobic allegations.

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Republican thinks 'sellout' J.D. Vance is going to have a hard time being reelected

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has "abandoned" his state in their time of need, said Republican strategist Susan del Percio.

Speaking to MSNBC on Monday, she and former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) addressed the third day in a row that Springfield, Ohio, has experienced bomb threats at its schools. A town festival was also canceled due to fears of violence.

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'He brings the crazies out': Critics spot vital flaw in Trump's latest attack

Donald Trump's and fellow Republicans' claim that Democrats' rhetoric is to blame for the recent attempt on the former president's life doesn't pass muster with those following news in Springfield, Ohio.

A growing number of Trump critics are speaking out as Trump casts blame on Vice President Kamala Harris — even as bomb threats target the town where he falsely claimed Haitian immigrants are eating pet dogs.

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Trump accuses Kamala Harris of 'killing' Black 'heritage' with her historic candidacy

Former President Donald Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of "killing" the "heritage" of Black people with her historic candidacy as the second Black nominee for president.

Writing on his Truth Social platform on Monday, Trump lashed out at "[i]llegal Migrants who are POURING INTO OUR COUNTRY, in record numbers, are taking the JOBS away from Black and Hispanic people who have held them for years."

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Scientific American magazine backs Harris with second endorsement in 179-year history

Scientific American magazine has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. It's only the second time the magazine has backed a presidential candidate in its 179-year history.

In an editorial column published on Monday, the magazine warned that Republican nominee Donald Trump "endangers public health and safety and rejects evidence, preferring instead nonsensical conspiracy fantasies."

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Trump camp adopts scandal-scarred UK prime minister's tactic to distract media: columnist

Donald Trump seems to have adopted a strategy whose name was coined by former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, according to a new analysis.

The former president and his running mate J.D. Vance have staked their campaign on false claims that Haitian immigrants are stealing and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, and Salon columnist Heather Digby Parton argued they've centered on the issue to distract from the shortcomings in the rest of their message.

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'Pure contempt': Analyst hits Trump campaign for 'spraying mace' in hurt community's eyes

The MAGA movement's inability to help small town America is on full display in Springfield, beset by bomb threats over fake stories involving pets being eaten, according to a new political analysis.

The Ohio town's predicament represents the future support Americans should expect if former President Donald Trump and running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) gain the White House in 2025, writer David A. Graham argued in the Atlantic Monday.

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'The bullets are flying!' Trump veers into rant about migrants after assassination attempt

Former President Donald Trump suggested that attempts to assassinate him would "only get worse" due to migrants coming to the United States.

In a post to his Truth Social platform on Monday, Trump began by blaming Sunday's attempted assassination on "the false statements made by Comrade Kamala Harris during the rigged and highly partisan ABC Debate."

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Suspect in Trump assassination attempt charged with gun crimes

A man suspected of plotting to assassinate former US president Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes on Monday.

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number at his initial court appearance.

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Legal analysts dive into new demand to remove Judge Cannon from classified documents case

Two amicus briefs recently filed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals argue that Judge Aileen Cannon should be removed from Donald Trump's documents case, which she dismissed in July.

While special counsel Jack Smith appealed her ruling to throw out the case over claims he had not been properly appointed, one of the things he didn't do in the appeal was ask that she be removed from the case if it is re-established. The case involves claims that Trump took classified documents from the White House and refused to return them when asked.

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'Arsonist': Trump gets slammed over 'enemy from within' rant about Kamala Harris

Former President Donald Trump on Monday accused Vice President Kamala Harris of putting his life in danger by using inflammatory rhetoric — and then proceeded to use inflammatory rhetoric of his own by labeling her "the enemy from within."

In an interview with Fox News, the former president claimed that Harris and Democrats' attacks on him are "causing me to be shot at," before then declaring that Democrats "are people that want to destroy our country."

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'You are scum!' Peter Navarro melts down after woman on plane says 'go back to prison'

Disgraced former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro lashed out in anger Monday after he said a woman on an airplane told him to go back to prison.

While guest hosting Steve Bannon's War Room, Navarro suggested that the confrontation with the woman was similar to an incident with an alleged gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sunday.

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