Another poll has found Donald Trump dominating Joe Biden in five of the six key swing states, building on the resounding lead the former President has over the incumbent President with less than 12 months before the 2024 presidential election.
The survey, conducted by Emerson College, shows Donald Trump leading in Arizona with 43 points compared to Biden at 41, Georgia with 47 points compared to Biden’s 40, Nevada at 46 points compared to a miserly 39 for Biden, Pennsylvania at 46 points compared to 43, and Wisconsin with 44 to 43. Minnesota is the only exception, with Biden polling at 43 points compared to Trump’s 41.
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Nearly half of Trump supporters – 44 percent – told pollsters their main priority going into the election next year was inflation, followed by the economy and jobs at 27 percent. Democrats are more divided, however, with 21 percent answering inflation, 16 percent threats to democracy, ten percent healthcare, and nine percent for abortion access, the environment, and gun control.
“Biden is generally underperforming his 2020 support with voters under 30, whereas Trump has locked in his support with middle-aged voters,” stated Executive Director of Emerson College Polling Spencer Kimball.
Emerson College’s results almost mirror those published by The New York Times/Siena College last week, which found that Trump would receive more than 300 Electoral College votes – way above the necessary 270 – if the results remain the same next year.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Nearly one million Afghan migrants without proper documentation in Iran have been deported back to Afghanistan in recent weeks, with another million deportations targeted.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Afghan illegal immigrants, Iranian authorities, and the Taliban.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Iran, ongoing since 2023, with significant escalations in recent weeks.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We’ve always striven to be good hosts, but national security is a priority.” – Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani
🎯IMPACT: The deportations show that mass deportations are perfectly possible over a short timeframe, in countries with far fewer resources than in the West.
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Iran has initiated a sweeping deportation campaign targeting Afghan migrants without legal documentation, resulting in the removal of nearly one million illegal immigrants over the past month alone. According to Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, this figure represents approximately half of the estimated two million Afghans currently residing in the country.
The sudden surge in deportations comes in the wake of recent national security incidents linked to Iran’s conflict with Israel. Iranian authorities claim that some Afghan refugees were involved in serious security breaches, including piloting drones, collecting classified intelligence, and executing acts of sabotage. In one report aired on June 26, state-run television broadcast a confession from an Afghan national allegedly involved in a plot to bomb a power station located in southeast Tehran.
“We’ve always striven to be good hosts, but national security is a priority,” stated Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani. However, some critics argue the crackdown is being used to shift blame for intelligence failures onto the Afghan refugee population.
The Taliban has publicly urged its western neighbor to reconsider the pace of these expulsions, proposing a slower, more structured process. Afghans have already been returned to their homeland en masse from Pakistan, to its east.
The speed and scale of the removals appear to prove that mass deportations are not a logistical impossibility, as anti-deportation activists in the U.S. and other Western countries often contend. Notably, Afghans appear to be a disproportionate threat to public safety wherever they go, with British crime statistics indicating that they are over 22 times more likely to be convicted of sex crimes than locals, for instance.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A federal appeals court is reviewing President Donald J. Trump’s global reciprocal tariffs, just before another round of duties is set to take effect.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, five small businesses, and 12 Democrat-controlled states.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Thursday, at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “If our Country was not able to protect itself by using TARIFFS AGAINST TARIFFS, WE WOULD BE ‘DEAD,’ WITH NO CHANCE OF SURVIVAL OR SUCCESS.” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: The decision could set a significant precedent for presidential authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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President Donald J. Trump’s global reciprocal tariffs are under review by the full 11-judge bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. The hearing comes just hours before a new wave of trade duties is set to take effect.
The court will determine whether Trump exceeded his authority by imposing reciprocal tariffs on various U.S. trading partners. The appeal follows a May ruling by a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade, which blocked the tariffs, stating that Trump’s use of emergency powers under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was unjustified. That decision has been stayed pending the outcome of this new hearing.
On Thursday, Trump posted on Truth Social, calling this case “America’s big case” and defending his use of tariffs, stating, “To all of my great lawyers who have fought so hard to save our Country, good luck in America’s big case today. If our Country was not able to protect itself by using TARIFFS AGAINST TARIFFS, WE WOULD BE ‘DEAD,’ WITH NO CHANCE OF SURVIVAL OR SUCCESS. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
The challenge to Trump’s use of emergency powers has been brought by five small businesses and 12 Democrat-controlled states. They argue that the IEEPA is meant to address “unusual and extraordinary” threats in national emergencies, which they claim the tariffs fail to meet.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump warned of potential trade consequences for Canada after its decision to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and the governments of France and the United Kingdom.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made on Truth Social late Wednesday night, amid ongoing trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them. Oh’ Canada!!!” – President Trump
🎯IMPACT: The Trump administration has taken a more assertive stance against Western allies supporting Palestinian statehood, complicating ongoing U.S.-Canada trade negotiations.
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President Donald J. Trump issued a sharp warning to Canada late on July 30, suggesting that the country’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state could jeopardize ongoing trade negotiations with the United States. Posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them. Oh’ Canada!!!”
The comment comes in response to Canada’s recent declaration that it plans to support the recognition of “Palestine” during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session scheduled for September. Canada’s move places it alongside France and the United Kingdom, both of which have already signaled their intent to recognize Palestinian statehood.
This stance has sparked backlash, given Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza. The jihadist group is still holding around 50 Israeli hostages.
Notably, there is currently no explicit agreement on the future borders of a Palestinian state. Critics argue that such recognition at this moment could be seen as legitimizing terrorism following the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. President Trump, for instance, has dismissed efforts to recognize “Palestine” outright, labeling it a “reward for Hamas.”
Up until now, Trump had refrained from publicly targeting allied nations for their positions on Palestinian statehood. However, his statement Wednesday night marks a notable shift, indicating a more confrontational posture—despite his own disagreements with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and some discontent with the Israeli government among his MAGA base.
The dispute arises during a sensitive period in Canada–U.S. relations. The two countries are in the midst of what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has described as “intense” trade negotiations. A tariff deadline looms on August 1, and tensions are already high. Carney’s decision to proceed with recognizing Palestine could further strain the talks.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced new tariffs on India, set to take effect tomorrow, while criticizing India’s economic ties with Russia and high Indian tariffs.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Indian government officials, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and the BRICS bloc.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Tariffs take effect Friday; statements made on Truth Social and in Indian government responses over the past two days.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World.” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: Analysts estimate a $10 billion impact on Indian exporters.
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President Donald J. Trump took aim at two key members of the BRICS economic bloc early Thursday morning, slamming Russia and India, the latter specifically for having not reached a bilateral trade agreement with the United States. A number of nations, including Japan and South Korea, along with the European Union (EU), have scrambled to reach deals ahead of Trump’s tariff deadline on August 1 after trade duties were initially announced at the America First leader’s “Liberation Day” event in April.
“I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care. We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World. Likewise, Russia and the USA do almost no business together,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He continued, with special ire for Russia’s former president and the current Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev: “Let’s keep it that way, and tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory!”
Medvedev has written in a July 28 social media post, “Trump’s playing the ultimatum game with Russia… Russia isn’t Israel or even Iran,” adding: “Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country. Don’t go down the Sleepy Joe [Biden] road!”
Trump announced that India would face a 25 percent tariff plus penalties for trading with Russia starting Friday. The Indian government has since responded, emphasizing that any deal must be “mutually beneficial” and protect its farmers and small businesses. Analysts at Mumbai-based Axis Bank estimate the tariffs could have a $10 billion impact on Indian exporters.
This dispute comes months after Vice President J.D. Vance visited India in April, calling the U.S.-India relationship a “win-win partnership” and advocating for stronger ties in energy and defense trade. However, Vance—and much of the America First movement—has also been critical of India’s abuse of the United States’s H1-B visa system, which Indians have used to flood the U.S. with cheap foreign labor.
While BRICS sees itself as being capable of launching an alternative competitor to the U.S. dollar, the bloc’s member states—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—all lack stable or internationally attractive currencies. Additionally, most BRICS member economies either heavily rely on exports to the United States, are entirely leveraged on resource extraction, or, in the case of Iran, barely function.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump reportedly warned a Jewish campaign donor about a shift in sentiment towards Israel among his MAGA base.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, an unnamed Jewish donor, and the Israeli government.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Reported by the Financial Times, July 31, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “My people are starting to hate Israel.” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: The comments highlight the Israeli government’s growing public relations issues in America, on the political right as well as the left.
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President Donald J. Trump recently expressed concerns to a Jewish campaign donor regarding a shift in sentiment towards Israel among his MAGA base, according to reports. Sources say Trump warned the donor, described as “prominent,” that “My people are starting to hate Israel.”
These remarks come amidst growing criticism of Israel, including from Trump and other Republicans, following images depicting hunger in Gaza. Some in the GOP, such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), have gone so far as to label the situation a “genocide,” echoing commentary that until now has been more prominent on the political left.
On social media, Greene stated, “It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that October 7 in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza.”
President Trump has himself become more critical of Israel in recent weeks, disagreeing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that there is no starvation in Gaza, demanding an explanation after Israeli forces bombed the only Catholic church in Gaza, and chastising the Israeli government for attempting to ramp up hostilities with Iran again shortly after a ceasefire deal had been brokered.
However, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has dismissed claims of a rift between Trump and Netanyahu, saying, “The disconnect is with the media [that] wants there to be an anti-Israel message that they keep getting across; but it’s a false message,” Huckabee asserted.
Nevertheless, Huckabee did himself recently threaten visa retaliation against Israel for the mistreatment of Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has released a report identifying over a dozen federal projects that are significantly over-budget or delayed by years, including the renovation of Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Sen. Joni Ernst, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, and Vice President J.D. Vance.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Report released Wednesday, covering projects nationwide.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to bail out gravy trains and bridges to nowhere because bureaucrats continue to get bamboozled.” – Joni Ernst
🎯IMPACT: Ernst’s report highlights $162.9 billion in cost overruns, calling for greater accountability in federal spending.
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Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Wednesday outlined federal infrastructure projects that have faced significant delays or cost overruns. The report, assembled after a letter from Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to Vice President J.D. Vance, identified 14 projects that are either $1 billion over budget or more than five years behind schedule.
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to bail out gravy trains and bridges to nowhere because bureaucrats continue to get bamboozled,” Ernst said regarding her report’s findings. She added, “I will not allow taxpayers to continue to be taken for a billion-dollar ride. It is time to bring these boondoggles to a squealing halt.”
The report highlights $162.9 billion in cost overruns, with California’s high-speed rail project alone accounting for $95 billion. Other projects include the Columbus Crossroads corridor, which is 19 years behind schedule, and the Honolulu Rail Transit Project, which has seen a $4.8 billion overrun with its completion date pushed back to 2031.
In addition to transportation projects, Ernst’s report addresses overruns in defense spending and federal agency programs, such as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ electronic records system, which is nearly $34 billion over budget. Ernst noted that flaws in the system may have caused harm or even death to veterans.
Already, the Republican-led Congress has passed one rescission request made by the Trump White House, clawing back $9 billion in spending. Sen. Ernst’s report will likely serve as the basis for additional rescission requests in the future. President Donald J. Trump has signalled he will soon send a second rescission package to Capitol Hill.
Ernst has proposed a Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act to ensure “that all government projects $1 billion over budget or five years behind schedule will automatically be publicized.”
🧵For years, the Biden admin refused to tell me how many government projects were billions over budget or years behind schedule, like Gavin Newsom’s California Crazy Train.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order targeting city-approved “safe” drug injection sites, potentially forcing their closure.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), OnPointNYC, Mayor Eric Adams, and the New York City Health Department.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The executive order was issued on July 24, 2023; the injection sites are located in East Harlem and Washington Heights, NYC.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I urge the Department of Justice to take immediate action and shut down these centers and put to an end once and for all their operations.” – Rep. Nicole Malliotakis
🎯IMPACT: The order could end federal funding for injection sites, expand civil commitment procedures, and prioritize grants for jurisdictions enforcing drug-use prohibitions.
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Two allegedly “safe” drug injection sites in New York City may be forced to shut down following a new executive order issued by President Donald J. Trump. Signed on July 24 and titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” the order restricts federal funding to “evidence-based programs,” explicitly excluding support for “so-called harm reduction or safe consumption efforts” that it claims “only facilitate illegal drug use and its attendant harm.”
The directive has drawn support from Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), who is urging federal authorities to take swift action. “I urge the Department of Justice to take immediate action and shut down these centers and put to an end once and for all their operations,” Malliotakis said.
The two sites at the center of the controversy, located in East Harlem and Washington Heights, were opened in November 2021 during the Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) administration in collaboration with the New York City Health Department, and have continued to operate under Mayor Eric Adams. The facilities, managed by OnPointNYC, have remained open despite warnings from then-Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams that such programs violate federal law.
Malliotakis, a longtime critic of the sites, contends they do more harm than good. “Since 2021, New York City has allowed two illegal drug injection sites to remain open, and it’s time to shut down these illegal facilities to protect public safety and the quality of life for all New Yorkers,” she stated.
Malliotakis recently reintroduced her Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025, which seeks to permanently cut off federal funding to such facilities by codifying Trump’s executive order into law. In February, she also asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to intervene and close the OnPointNYC-operated sites.
In addition to targeting supervised drug-use sites, Trump’s executive order broadens civil commitment options for individuals with severe mental illness and prioritizes federal funding for jurisdictions that ban open drug use. The order also eliminates federal backing for “housing first” programs that do not include mandatory treatment or recovery services.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court announced it will review a petition filed by Ghislaine Maxwell regarding her 2021 sex trafficking conviction.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ghislaine Maxwell, deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the U.S. Supreme Court, Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Maxwell’s attorney David Markus.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The petition will be examined on September 29, with Maxwell currently serving her sentence in Florida.
🎯IMPACT: If the petition is denied, Maxwell will have no further avenues for appeal. The case could influence ongoing investigations and testimonies related to Epstein.
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The U.S. Supreme Court says it will review a petition filed by Ghislaine Maxwell regarding her 2021 sex trafficking conviction in connection with the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The Court announced on Wednesday that it will consider the petition on September 29. This will mark the first time Maxwell’s case is considered by the justices, with a decision on whether to hear the appeal expected shortly thereafter.
Maxwell, a former associate and girlfriend of Epstein, was convicted in New York on five counts related to sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy. She is currently serving a 20-year sentence. Her appeal argues that the conviction should be overturned due to a 2007 plea deal Epstein made with federal prosecutors, which she claims granted her immunity. Her attorneys also claim that the statute of limitations for the charges had expired.
The case has drawn renewed attention following a review of the Epstein investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Federal officials stated they found no further evidence to justify new charges or release additional documents related to individuals connected to Epstein. However, criticism has been directed at the Trump administration and especially Attorney General Pam Bondi, who previously claimed an Epstein “client list” was “on [her] desk,” for failing to provide greater transparency regarding the case.
The high court’s consideration of Maxwell’s appeal comes shortly after DOJ Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Maxwell for two days at her Florida prison. Her attorney, David Markus, described the meeting as the “first opportunity she’s ever been given to answer questions about what happened,” adding that Maxwell responded to questions about “maybe about a hundred different people, and she didn’t hold anything back.”
Maxwell is also expected to be the subject of a House Oversight Committee subpoena as part of an ongoing Congressional investigation into Epstein. Her legal team has stated she would require full immunity to cooperate and will wait until after the Supreme Court rules on her petition.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Anti-ICE protestors are being accused of helping an illegal immigrant escape from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: ICE agents, anti-ICE protestors, and an illegal immigrant with British citizenship.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The escape occurred on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This is getting out of control,” one ICE official said.
🎯IMPACT: Federal immigration officials have faced increasingly violent attacks in the wake of June’s violent anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles. Anti-ICE activists continue to maintain a significant presence near the Los Angeles detention facility, with the aim of disrupting its operation.
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An illegal immigrant escaped from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday with the assistance of far-left anti-ICE protestors. The migrant, who has British citizenship, was being transferred to the ICE facility when his escape was enabled by the anti-ICE activists, who subsequently absconded with the detainee in a waiting van.
Federal immigration agents have launched a manhunt to locate and recapture the illegal, who is said to have a criminal record. “This is getting out of control,” one ICE official said, describing the dangerous environment created by the far-left activists who have dominated the immediate area around the Los Angeles detention facility since June’s anti-ICE riots.
Over the last month, federal immigration officials have faced increasingly violent attacks in the wake of the June riots. The National Pulse reported last week that Elpidio Reyna, accused of hurling concrete blocks at law enforcement during immigration enforcement actions in Paramount, California, on June 7, was apprehended at the U.S. southern border. Meanwhile, earlier this month, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents captured Benjamin Song, a suspect accused of shooting at ICE officers during a riot at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4. The ambush resulted in a local police officer being shot in the neck.
The Democratic Party has been intensifying its rhetoric against law enforcement involved in deportations, in particular, since President Donald J. Trump’s reelection, with 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz going so far as to describe ICE agents as the “Gestapo.” A number of Democratic lawmakers and candidates have been arrested for attempting to interfere with federal immigration enforcement actions, with Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) being indicted on charges of forcibly impeding federal officers.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A Virginia councilman was doused with gasoline and set on fire outside his workplace on Wednesday.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Councilman Lee Vogler, 38, and suspect Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday morning in Danville, Virginia, outside the offices of Showcase Magazine on Main Street.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This type of senseless act of violence has to stop. Lee is a brother to me. He is one of the kindest, most genuine people I know.” – Showcase Magazine co-owner Andrew Brooks
🎯IMPACT: Vogler was airlifted to a burn center and is reportedly awake and speaking; the suspect was arrested shortly after the attack.
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A local Virginia official, Councilman Lee Vogler, was set on fire outside his workplace in a shocking attack on Wednesday. The incident occurred outside the offices of Showcase Magazine on Main Street in Danville.
According to the Danville Police Department, 29-year-old Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes entered the building with a large bucket of gasoline, poured it on Vogler, and set him on fire as he tried to flee. Witnesses reported seeing Vogler run outside while on fire.
“An individual forced his way into our office carrying a five-gallon bucket of gasoline and poured it on Lee,” said Andrew Brooks, who co-owns Showcase Magazine with Vogler, in a Facebook video, continuing: “Lee attempted to flee, ran to the front of the building—the individual followed him and set him on fire.”
Brooks added, “This type of senseless act of violence has to stop. Lee is a brother to me. He is one of the kindest, most genuine people I know.”
Vogler, a four-term Republican councilman who has served Danville for over 12 years, was treated at the scene before being airlifted to a burn center. Brooks confirmed that Vogler was “awake, speaking, and en route to the center in Lynchburg” and that he was able to identify his attacker.
Police apprehended Hayes, who fled the scene in a vehicle, shortly after the attack. Authorities confirmed that the incident was not politically motivated but rather stemmed from a personal matter between the two men.
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