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'I will be very honest!' Trump plans rebuttal straight after Kamala Harris' DNC address

Donald Trump will issue a rebuttal to Vice President Kamala Harris' Democratic National Convention address moments after it concludes, he said Thursday.

Trump announced on Truth Social he'd speak with Fox News anchor Bret Baier after Harris accepted her party's presidential nomination.

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CNN's DNC coverage cuts out as Whitmer jabs Trump: 'His first word was probably chauffeur'

CNN's broadcast briefly cut out on day four of the Democratic National Convention as Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer slammed former President Donald Trump on his relatability.

The feed appeared to cut out — leaving millions in the dark — as Whitmer blasted Trump.

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Ex-Defense Secretary: 'Foolish and dangerous' to re-elect Trump

Former defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta endorsed "cool-headed" Kamala Harris for president at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday and said it would be "foolish and dangerous' to re-elect former President Donald Trump.

Speaking to a packed house in Chicago, Panetta touted his accomplishments including giving the order to take out Osama Bin Laden overnight.

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'Get left for a younger woman': Comedian D.L. Hughley skewers Donald Trump at DNC

Comedian D.L. Hughley stood up for Vice President Kamala Harris Thursday night — and left the crowd members roaring in their seats.

'What's happening, California?" Hughley asked the delegates from Harris' home state. "You know what, in three months, there ain't going to be no living with you all."

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'We miss you every day': Slain Jan. 6 cop's family speaks at the DNC

The family of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who lost his life defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, told attendees of the Democratic National Convention Thursday they hold Donald Trump responsible.

Sicknick's brother Craig and mother Gladys stood side by side on the stage of the United Center in Chicago as a monitor on stage showed a photograph of the smiling cop who died one day after he was attacked by Capitol rioters.

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Drug dealer commuted by Trump arrested on domestic violence charges

A drug dealer commuted by former President Donald Trump has been arrested again — this time on suspicion of domestic violence.

According to the Associated Press, Jonathan Braun, who was released by Trump after having served just 2.5 years of a 10-year prison sentence for smuggling and selling $1.72 billion in cannabis between 2007 and 2010, was arrested on Tuesday "on allegations he attacked his wife and her 75-year-old father."

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'Affront to Jews everywhere': Josh Shapiro hits back at Trump's 'anti-Semitic tropes'

Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish, hit back at former President Donald Trump on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, saying the MAGA leader's "anti-Semitic" comments are an "affront to Jews everywhere."

Trump raised eyebrows by highlighting Shapiro's Jewish faith when the ex-president slammed Shapiro's convention speech.

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Trump hurls condemned 'slur' at Elizabeth Warren during her emotional DNC speech

Former President Donald Trump lashed out in an angry Truth Social post Thursday as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) addressed a DNC arena packed with thousands of Vice President Kamala Harris' supporters.

Trump revisited his controversial nickname for Warren — which critics have said amounts to a racial slur — as he denigrated her speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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'Wanted us un-alived': DNC greets Exonerated 5 as they hit out at Trump

The Democratic National Convention roared on Thursday in support of the Exonerated Five, five Black and Latino teenagers who were accused in 1989 of a brutal attack on a White investment banker in New York City's Central Park.

Trisha Meili was found with severe trauma and rape injuries and left in a coma. Five teenagers — Antron McCray, 15; Kevin Richardson, 15; Yusef Salaam, 15; Raymond Santana, 14; and Korey Wise, 16 — were arrested, convicted and sentenced to prison in the case.

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Ann Coulter blames Democrats for her calling Tim Walz's son 'weird'

Ann Coulter tried to explain her attack on Gov. Tim Walz's neurodivergent son in a post that platformed speech against the 17-year-old.

Coulter said on X Thursday evening that she deleted a comment made earlier in the day that the teenager was "weird" for crying and saying "that's my dad" during his father's speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night.

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'His son ought to be celebrated': Republican defends Tim Walz's kid from Coulter's attack

An outraged Republican slapped back at pundit Ann Coulter and other conservatives who mocked Gov. Tim Walz's neurodivergent son.

Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY) took to X Thursday to condemn Coulter's since-deleted attack, lambasting as "weird" Gus Walz's emotional response to his father's speech at the Democratic National Convention.

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'Something seems off': Newsom clashes with Fox host as he wonders about Trump's welfare

California Gov. Gavin Newsom went on Fox News just ahead of the Democratic National Convention's final day in Chicago to spar with anchor Bret Baier over the Biden-Harris administration's economic record, where he reminded the audience just how bad he said things were when former President Donald Trump left office.

"If you look at the latest polls, the direction of the country, right direction, 25.3 percent, wrong track, 64.8 percent," said Baier, putting up an average of the latest RealClearPolitics aggregation. "Why?"

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'Reduced to ashes': Trump's apocalyptic tweet gets subtle jab from MAGA 'bestie'

Donald Trump returned to X Thursday to rail against his political opponents gathering at the Democratic National Convention but received multiple checks from his supporters.

Trump warned his followers about 5:40 p.m. Eastern Time of chaos to come should Vice President Kamala Harris be elected as president on Nov. 5.

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