‘Threat to Democracy? I Took a Bullet for Democracy’: Trump Back on Trail as Secret Service Mystery Grows Even More Curious, by Al Perrotta

By Al Perrotta, The Stream,  July 22, 2024

Al Perrotta is The Stream’s Washington bureau chief, coauthor with John Zmirak of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration, and coauthor of the counterterrorism memoir Hostile Intent: Protecting Yourself Against Terrorism.

Assassin flew drones over rally site, Secret Service chiefs rejected Trump detail’s requests for more help.

Happy Monday!

Or should we say Manic Monday? Yesterday, Joe Biden caved to pressure from his own party and threw in the beach towel for the 2024 presidential 3lection. Even though he endorsed Kamala Harris to take over, it’s looking like the Democratic National Committee is heading for some form of open convention in Chicago next month. (Shades of ’68 when Lyndon Johnson’s withdrawal and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy led to an open convention in Chicago that descended into violence and chaos.)

Meanwhile, Republicans are demanding that Biden immediately resign the presidency, arguing that if he is incapable of running a campaign, he’s incapable of running a country. …

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