Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has joined the growing list of prominent Democrats who have called on President Joe Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race, according to a report from ABC News’ Jonathan Karl. Karl reported on Wednesday that Schumer and Biden had spoken over the weekend, and that Schumer had “forcefully” made the case that it was best for both the Democratic Party and the country as a whole if he were not the nominee going forward. WATCH: Exclusive reporting by ABC’s @jonkarl: During Schumer’s one-on-one meeting with Biden on Saturday, “Schumer forcefully made the case that it would be better for Biden, better for the Democratic party, and better for the country if he were to bow out.” pic.twitter.com/eI08ychFt8 — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 17, 2024 “The pressure from Democratic leaders for Biden to get out of the race is intensifying,” Karl said during ABC’s coverage of the Republican National Convention (RNC). “In fact, one person who has been out there publicly defending Biden told me just a short while ago Biden is going to see the whole house of cards come down soon.” “As for that meeting in Rehoboth, Delaware, I am told that this was a one-on-one meeting, just the Senate Leader and the president, and that Chuck Schumer forcefully made the case that it would be better for Biden, better for the Democratic Party, and better for the country if he were to bow out of the race.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Karl then said that, in an effort to confirm the details he’d heard, he had gone to Schumer’s staff to ask about the meeting — and none of them had said anything that resembled denial. “They only said this: ‘Leader Schumer conveyed the views of his caucus,’ in other words, the views of Democratic senators,” Karl concluded, adding that sources had also told him that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had shared similar sentiments with Biden directly.

The 20-year-old man who shot former President Donald Trump on Saturday at a rally in Pennsylvania aroused suspicions from law enforcement hours before he opened fire on the former president, striking him in the ear and hitting several people who were in the crowd. Thomas Matthew Crooks arrived at security screening for the event three hours before it started and immediately landed on law enforcement’s radar when they found a laser rangefinder on him. Rangefinders are commonly used in hunting, long distance shooting, and golf as the device, which can look similar to a small pair of binoculars, instantly tells users how far away they are from a given target. One of the counter-sniper teams noticed that Crooks was monitoring their position with the rangefinder and they continued to monitor him while he was in the area. Before going to the rally, Crooks went to Home Depot where he purchased a ladder that he used to climb up onto a roof approximately 450-feet away from where Trump was standing on stage. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said on Wednesday that Secret Service’s meeting with Senators was “a 100% cover-your-a** briefing.” “He was identified as being suspicious one hour before the shooting. He had a range finder and a backpack. The Secret Service lost sight of him,” Barrasso told The Daily Wire. “No one has taken responsibility. No one has been held responsible. Someone has died. The president was almost killed. The head of the Secret Service needs to go.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Local law enforcement officials warned the Secret Service before Trump’s rally that they lacked the resources to station a patrol car outside of the building where Crooks climbed on the roof and shot Trump and others in attendance. Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger told The Washington Post that the Secret Service “was informed that the local police department did not have the manpower to assist with securing that building.” A Secret Service official confirmed to the newspaper that Goldinger’s allegation was accurate. The official said that having officers posted outside of buildings is critical for preventing potential assassins from gaining rooftop access to buildings where they have the high ground and a clear line of sight on their target. Video from the incident that was analyzed by the Post showed that police were warned at least 86 seconds before the suspect opened fire. Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle said during an interview this week that she would not resign after her agency failed to prevent the shooting.

MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested during a Wednesday broadcast that President Joe Biden surviving another bout of COVID would telegraph just as much strength as former President Donald Trump raising his fist, telling his supporters to “fight” just seconds after he had been shot. Reid appeared to lament the fact that Trump had gotten an iconic photo out of the assassination attempt, but then claimed that if people saw his quick return to the campaign trail — and the Republican National Convention (RNC) — as a show of strength, they should view it the same way if Biden were to make a quick recovery after announcing hours earlier that he had COVID. WATCH: Joy Reid and Jen Psaki just claimed that Biden having COVID is “exactly the same” as Trump surviving an assassination attempt and should be lauded the same way. No, I’m not kidding. pic.twitter.com/oYhEhu4Y3h — Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 17, 2024 “Here’s the question that I have on that,” Reid told former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. “These two men are both elderly. Donald Trump is an elderly man who for whatever reason was given nine seconds to take a … iconic photo op during an active shooter situation — weird situation, we’ll figure that out one day.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “But his survival of that, and bouncing right back and going right to his convention is being conveyed in the media world as a sign of strength,” Reid continued. “This — current President of the United States is 81 years old and has COVID. Should he be fine in a couple of days, doesn’t that convey exactly the same thing? That he’s strong enough — older than Trump — to have gotten something that used to really be fatal to people his age. So if he does fine out of it and comes back and he rallies, isn’t that exactly the same?” “It should,” Psaki agreed. “It should.” Biden after “beating COVID” pic.twitter.com/THGy8tUcSv — The Right To Bear Memes (@grandoldmemes) July 17, 2024

Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro broke down the history of the Republican National Convention in the latest episode of “Facts,” explaining why the convention still mattered today even though it has changed over the years. The episode, posted Wednesday as the 2024 RNC takes place in Milwaukee, delves deep into the history of the RNC, highlighting some of the most contentious and interesting conventions from the first one in 1856 to the 2016 convention when Donald Trump was nominated. “In order to understand the way the Republican Party works today, it’s important to understand how the RNC worked historically and how that has changed,” Shapiro says in the episode. “That story is the story of the evolution of power from elites inside the Republican Party to broader swaths of the Republican primary electorate.” The RNC was first established in 1856 and was designed to help the young Republican Party achieve its electoral ambitions. The organization’s first national convention was held in Philadelphia, where delegates chose John C. Fremont to be its nominee. “Initially, the RNC served as a critical decision-making body where party leaders and delegates from across the country would gather to debate and decide on key issues, including the nomination of presidential and vice presidential candidates,” Shapiro explains in the video. At the RNC’s second meeting in 1860, the party nominated Abraham Lincoln and solidified the party’s commitment to the abolition of slavery and the principles of equality and liberty. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP In the episode, Shapiro discussed several other RNCs, like the 1912 convention in Chicago where former President Teddy Roosevelt clashed with incumbent President William Taft for the nomination (Taft eventually prevailed). At the 1952 RNC, World War II hero Dwight Eisenhower was able to secure the nomination despite Senator Robert Taft having more delegates going in, after Eisenhower’s team portrayed Taft as a political insider. Eventually, the power to choose the nominee shifted more to states through primaries and caucuses. “While the advent of modern primaries and caucuses has shifted much of the decision-making power away from the convention floor and directly into the hands of voters throughout the primary season, the convention remains an essential event for the Republican Party,” Shapiro explains. “It fulfills several vital functions. First, it nominates candidates. The primary purpose of the convention is to officially nominate the party’s candidates for president and vice president.” Shapiro concludes by explaining that the RNC is still a “pivotal moment” because it helps set the tone for the election cycle and helps to mobilize the party’s base. WATCH:

Thomas Rhett’s wife, Lauren Akins, revealed that her marriage wasn’t always as picture-perfect as it’s looked. Thomas and Lauren have been part of each other’s lives since they were teenagers. The two dated when they were 15, but “it didn’t work out,” as many young relationships don’t. Despite breaking up, they “remained best friends.” When they were 20, they had “a total Ryan Gosling moment” that sealed the deal forever. “I’d loved that girl since high school, and I told her father how I felt,” Thomas told Hits Daily Double in 2019. “He said, ‘If you don’t tell her, I’m going to’… I said to her, ‘I just want to kiss you one time. If you don’t feel anything, we can go back to being friends.’ “ Seven months later, Thomas asked Lauren to be his wife, and another ten months later, they said, “I do.” Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins enjoyed their newlywed phase for four years before deciding to expand their family after Lauren met her now-daughter, Willa Gray, during a mission trip in Uganda.  In a short film titled Lauren Akins – This Wasn’t The Plan, Lauren shared that her path to motherhood was tough and drove a wedge between her and her husband. Thomas Rhett And His Wife Embarked On A Two-Day “Intensive Counseling Session” With Thomas Rhett on tour, Lauren worked through an “intense” 13-month adoption process alone. During that time, she learned she was pregnant with their daughter Ada, which came as a complete surprise. “I was getting sick and throwing up like 50-something times a day,” she said. “The whole time, I was missing my husband. I started to resent him a little bit because he was back in America touring.” Fortunately, Lauren’s parents stepped in and helped bring their new granddaughter home. But Lauren had no time to adjust to her new life. Three months “to the day” that Willa “came home,” Lauren went into labor with Ada. “It kinda felt like we went from zero to two pretty quick as parents,” she continued. The couple and their two children went on the road to join Thomas on tour. And Lauren began to struggle when all the responsibilities landed on her.  “His life went on, and I feel like mine stopped. I felt like we weren’t doing it together anymore,” she recalled. “I feel like there was a lot of miscommunication. There was a lot of resentment I was holding on to even through the adoption and after. I just hit a breaking point. I didn’t like him and I resented him.” After a blowout fight where Lauren told Thomas she hated him, they knew they had to save their marriage. So Lauren and Rhett went into a two-and-a-half-day “intensive counseling session” and got “everything” off their chests. “Some of it was really hard to hear from each other,” she added. “So we really just did a restart. That was when I felt like our marriage really took off.” Thomas Rhett and Lauren were able to fall in love again, and they went on to welcome two more daughters, Lennon Love and Lillie Carolina. This story’s featured image is by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. The post Thomas Rhett’s Wife Lauren Reveals How They Saved Their Marriage After “Resentment” Set In appeared first on InspireMore.

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