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“He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it. Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country — both from the inside and out.  “These are people that want to destroy our country. …

Within minutes after the police named the gunman captured on Trump’s golf course, cultists created multiple fake profiles and tweets claiming that the gunman is “proud LGBTQ+ member,” a “proud DEM,” and anti-MAGA. Among the more prominent cultists sharing fake profiles is the Red State columnist seen below, who has nearly 400,000 followers. One of the fake profiles is now …

“I would like to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes – It was certainly an interesting day! Most importantly, I want to thank the U.S. Secret Service, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his Office of brave and dedicated Patriots, and, all of Law Enforcement, for the incredible job done today at Trump International in keeping me, as the 45th …

Reuters reports: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity, his campaign said in a statement on Sunday. It said no further details were available.  Reuters could not immediately determine where Trump was located when the campaign issued the statement. Campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump was injured …

Billboard Magazine reports: Donald Trump infringed copyrights by using Eddy Grant’s iconic “Electric Avenue” in a 2020 campaign video without permission, a federal judge ruled Friday (Sept. 13), rejecting Trump’s argument that he made legal fair use of the song. The video at issue, shared by Trump on Twitter, featured a red “Trump” train outrunning a handcar driven by Biden, …

CBS News reports: In May, a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of “falsifying business records in the first degree” for covering up payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. “I got tears in my eyes then, because this man has escaped accountability his entire life,” said Clinton. “The case, which was mistakenly called a ‘hush money’ …

Variety reports: Donald Trump unleashed new invective at superstar Taylor Swift after she endorsed VP Kamala Harris for president. “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday morning in his trademark all-caps style, without context or elaboration. “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,” …

The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes: Donald Trump likes to call his political opponents nuts, as in “crazy Nancy Pelosi,” so then why is he hanging with the 9/11 conspiracist Laura Loomer? Is he trying to lose the election? Ms. Loomer is usually described in the press as “far right,” but that’s unfair to the fever swamps. People in …

Fact-checking outfit NewsGuard reports: NewsGuard identified and tracked down the two people central to the claim: Erika Lee, the Springfield resident who wrote the original Facebook post, and Kimberly Newton, the neighbor who had provided her with a third-hand account of the rumor, making Lee’s social media post a fourth-hand account: the alleged acquaintance/cat owner; Newton’s friend; Newton; and Lee, …

“ABC FAKE NEWS has been completely discredited, and is now under investigation. Did they give Comrade Kamala the questions? “It was 3 on 1, but they were mentally challenged people, against one person of extraordinary genius. It wasn’t even close, as is now reflected in the polls. “I WON THE DEBATE!  Up 6 points in the Rasmussen Poll. I WON …

The New York Times reports: Amid fallout from Donald J. Trump’s debunked claim about immigrants from Haiti stealing and eating people’s pets in a small Ohio city, the former president’s oldest son weighed in with his own aspersions on Haitians. Donald Trump Jr. suggested on Thursday that Haitian immigrants were less intelligent than people from other countries, and claimed that …

Politico reports: Two former Canadian lawmakers are calling on former President Donald Trump to apologize for reviving and circulating a long-debunked rumor that is “vile, vulgar, and deeply offensive.” Their move comes after Trump falsely claims that Canada’s prime minister is the son of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in “Save America,” the former president’s new photo book that also …

TMZ reports: A viral pic of a man lugging around 2 geese in Ohio is blowing up after Donald Trump’s bizarre pet-munching Haitian immigrant claims … but we’re told the photo’s just being twisted to fit the former prez’s narrative, and what’s actually going on is far less dramatic. The Ohio Division of Wildlife tells TMZ the real deal behind …

The Los Angeles Times reports: Former President Trump painted a dystopian image of California as crime-ridden, water-starved and flooded with illegal immigrants as a warning about what will happen to the nation if Kamala Harris is elected president. Trump said if he is elected, he would stop sending California federal firefighting aid unless Gov. Gavin Newsom, whom he referred to …

REPORTER: The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, the police chief, the Republican governor of Ohio, have all debunked this story about people eating pets. And now there are bomb threats at schools and kids being evacuated. Why do you still spread this false story? TRUMP: No, no. No. The real threat is what’s happening at our border. Because you have thousands …

The New York Times reports: President Biden angrily denounced former President Donald J. Trump on Friday for continuing to traffic in false rumors about Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs, unfounded tales that have roiled a community in Ohio and inflamed the presidential campaign. At a brunch on the South Lawn of the White House billed as a “celebration of …

“We will do large deportations from Springfield, Ohio, large deportations. We’re going to get these people out. We’re bringing them back to Venezuela. “They moved all their criminals, not all of them, but the rest of them. They emptied their jails in Venezuela emptied their criminals, emptied the nests. They’re all now in the United States, and they’re now taking …

The Daily Beast reports: ABC has denied Vice President Kamala Harris was given any questions ahead of Tuesday’s debate, shooting down one of the talking points that right-wingers—including former President Donald Trump—tried to use to explain the former president’s much-criticized debate performance. “Absolutely not,” an ABC News spokesperson told the Daily Beast. “Harris was not given any questions before the …

The Washington Post reports: The Democratic chair of the Federal Communications Commission is pushing back on former president Donald Trump’s call for ABC to lose its broadcast license because of the way its journalists moderated his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. In response, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel disputed the notion that the agency — which oversees TV and radio …

NBC News reports: The judge in election interference case against Donald Trump and several co-defendants in Georgia has thrown out three counts in the indictment — including two counts brought against the former president. The original 41-count indictment accused Trump and several of his allies of a broad scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Trump …