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J.D. Vance repeatedly suggested Trump is a rapist and a liar: report

J.D. Vance repeatedly voiced his belief that Donald Trump had sexually assaulted women and questioned his credibility, according to a report resurfaced Tuesday.

The former president's newly tapped running mate appeared on MSNBC in October 2016 after former salesperson Lisa Leeds accused Trump of groping and forcibly kissing her on a flight in the 1970s, and Vance said it was difficult to believe his denials, reported CNN.

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Eight years ago Vance wondered how many Americans Trump had ‘sexually assaulted’

Before he became a Donald Trump-endorsed Republican U.S. Senator and now Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, JD Vance indicated he believed Donald Trump had committed sexual assault, according to a new CNN report.

In 2016, JD Vance appeared countless times on television, as he did that September, less than two months before the election that would put Donald Trump in the White House. Vance at the time was promoting his new bestselling memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," when he sat down with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff who told the audience his book is, "a timely portrait of Americans who are often ignored and misunderstood."

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Trump reacts to Secret Service resignation: 'It was my great honor' to be shot

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday reacted to the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle by claiming that it was "an honor" for him to survive an assassination attempt on his life earlier this month.

Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote that "the Biden/Harris Administration did not properly protect me, and I was forced to take a bullet for Democracy. IT WAS MY GREAT HONOR TO DO SO!"

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'It's a disgrace': Trump Jr. catches heat for planned fundraiser with infamous anti-Semite

Donald Trump Jr. is catching some heat from many conservatives who are upset that he is scheduled to take part in a fundraising event featuring notorious anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist Candace Owens.

Trump Jr.'s appearance was flagged by the Stop Anti-Semitism Twitter account, which regularly calls out anti-Semitism on both ends of the political spectrum.

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U.S. Secret Service chief resigns after Trump assassination attempt

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned, MSNBC reported Tuesday.

Cheatle appeared before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday at which members of both parties berated her over the failures of the agents at a rally where Donald Trump was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt.

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'Keep lying': Late night Trump rant about Harris quickly turns against him

Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be keeping former President Donald Trump up at night.

The convicted felon and Republican nominee blasted off a barrage of Truth Social posts after midnight Tuesday to attack President Joe Biden, Harris and the media outlet he claimed was propping up the transition from one Democratic Party candidate to the other.

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'Terrified' Trump knows Harris is zeroing in on his biggest vulnerability: analysis

Former President Donald Trump and his team were caught by surprise when President Joe Biden ended his bid for re-election and threw support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, in part because they had planned a whole campaign on highlighting Biden's age and cognitive fitness.

But there's another reason why they're "terrified" to run against Harris, wrote Amanda Marcotte for Salon. As a former prosecutor, she will turn up the scrutiny on Trump's history of alleged rape and sexual assault.

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'Happy hunting': Analyst exposes quiet power-grab scheme behind Johnson's Biden attack

Speaker Mike Johnson's latest demand on President Joe Biden comes with a quiet but enormous perk for a Louisiana Republican relatively unknown before he coopted Kevin McCarthy's powerful position, according to a new political analysis.

Jim Newell, senior political reporter for Slate, revealed the unreported gain in a closer look at Republicans' calls for Biden's presidential resignation, spurred by the announcement he would not seek reelection in November.

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'Did hell just freeze over?' MAGA celebrates unlikely hero after Trump shooting

MAGA supporters rallied around an unlikely hero after the head of the Secret Service got a grilling before the House Oversight Committee over failures that contributed to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), one of the most progressive members of Congress, was lauded by the right after she put director Kimberly Cheatle on the spot.

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'Revealing exchange' shows what Trump campaign 'feared most about Biden': report

After President Joe Biden announced Sunday he would end his bid for reelection and back Vice President Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic nominee, The Atlantic's Tim Alberta reported that Donald Trump's campaign is now facing its worst fear.

"For the first time in a long time, Trump does not control the narrative of 2024," The Atlantic staff writer emphasized, noting that the quick pivot sent Republicans into complete shock.

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'You sound scared': Marjorie Taylor Greene ridiculed for tying Trump shooting to Harris

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to spread an assassination attempt conspiracy theory early Tuesday morning — and found herself ridiculed instead.

Greene, taking a page out of Donald Trump's book, ranted on social media about political enemies she claimed were entangled in a dangerous power-grab plot.

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'Rarest of political opportunities': WaPo editors hand Kamala Harris a path to victory

If Vice President Kamala Harris wants to win the 2024 presidential election, she needs to take a big chance.

That's according to the Washington Post editorial board which, on Tuesday, charted the path the newspapers' opinion writers believe most likely to lead President Joe Biden's second-in-command to victory against former President Donald Trump in November.

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Trump's age, fitness arguments backfire with Biden exit

Donald Trump constantly attacked his Democratic opponent Joe Biden over his age and fitness, but the 78-year-old Republican could find those same arguments coming back to haunt him after the president ended his reelection bid.

With Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, on course to become the Democratic nominee, Trump will be a much older candidate and face an even brighter spotlight on any hint of decline.

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