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July 18, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Joe Biden Opens Door to Dropping Out ‘If I Had Some Medical Condition.’

The 81-year-old Joe Biden, for the first time, appeared open to the possibility of dropping out of the 2024 presidential race due to his cognitive decline. When asked during an interview with Black Entertainment Television (BET) if he’d consider stepping aside as the 2024 Democratic Party presidential nominee, Biden said: “If I had some medical condition that emerged, if somebody, if doctors came to me and said, you got this problem and that problem.”

Until the BET interview, Biden has stubbornly refused to entertain the possibility that he is or could be unfit for office. For nearly 20 days since the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent’s disastrous debate performance against former President Donald J. Trump, calls for Biden to exit the race among Democrat Party lawmakers have mounted.

With reports that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has now concluded that Biden cannot win re-election and wants him out of the race, the skids are likely being greased to see that happen. Biden‘s remarks to BET suggest that he himself now realizes his attempt to hang on to power could falter.

The National Pulse reported two weeks ago that White House visitor logs have revealed a multitude of meetings between Biden’s personal physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, and Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson’s and deep brain disorder specialist, since July 2023. According to the latest publicly available logs, the last meeting occurred on January 17 at 5PM and lasted up to seven hours. The White House visitor logs are not updated in real time, so more visits could be hidden from the American public before the November election.

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The 81-year-old Joe Biden, for the first time, appeared open to the possibility of dropping out of the 2024 presidential race due to his cognitive decline. When asked during an interview with Black Entertainment Television (BET) if he'd consider stepping aside as the 2024 Democratic Party presidential nominee, Biden said: "If I had some medical condition that emerged, if somebody, if doctors came to me and said, you got this problem and that problem." show more
Vance
July 17, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Election 2024
World

Europeans Melt Down Over Trump Picking Vance as Running Mate.

European politicians are expressing fear of President Donald J. Trump‘s running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), worrying he may change the status quo policies on Ukraine and other issues. Some officials in European governments are already preparing for potential shifts in their relationship with the U.S. in the event of a second Trump administration.

Sen. Vance, a vocal critic of U.S. aid to Ukraine, asserted at this year’s Munich Security Conference that Europe should recognize a U.S. pivot towards East Asia. He suggested that American security commitments have allowed European security to diminish.

While some European leaders express confidence that a Republican administration will uphold NATO commitments despite Vance’s stance, concerns linger about potential trade disputes under another Trump presidency. A European Union (EU) diplomat compared the bloc’s preparations to a sailing vessel bracing for a storm.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has notably aligned himself with the Trump-Vance ticket, advocating for immediate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine upon a potential Trump victory.

Orban visited Zelensky in Kiev, Putin in Moscow, and former President Trump in Florida in recent weeks to discuss a path to peace. Vance recently expressed his admiration for the Hungarian leader, noting that America could learn from his policies.

In the United Kingdom, many leftist Labour Party supporters expressed anger over Vance due to clips circulating on social media in which he jokingly stated Britain may be the first Islamist power with nuclear weapons after Labour’s recent election victory.

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European politicians are expressing fear of President Donald J. Trump's running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), worrying he may change the status quo policies on Ukraine and other issues. Some officials in European governments are already preparing for potential shifts in their relationship with the U.S. in the event of a second Trump administration. show more
July 17, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024

WATCH: Kassam Predicts Trump-Biden Level Disaster for Dems When Vance Debates Harris.

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, predicts the Democrats are in line for an even bigger debate debacle when Donald Trump’s running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), takes on Vice President Kamala Harris. “I mean, isn’t that just going to be a disaster for them?” Kassam said of a Vance vs. Harris debate in conversation with Jack Posobiec.

“I never thought it could get worse than having Joe Biden up on that stage and very, very, very publicly soiling himself, and now you tell me you’re going to have a high intellect like J.D. Vance getting to take the fight to Kamala Harris in person?” he continued.

Kassam concluded: “I mean, that is viewership dreams.”

The National Pulse chief believes one of Vance‘s strongest points is his orientation towards details and policy, which enables him to carry through an America First program in government. The same talents could serve him well in a debate with Harris.

The Democrat Vice President is almost as prone to producing incoherent, thought-free ramblings when speaking publicly as her boss. Last year, for instance, Harris confused her audience at a pro-abortion rally by telling them: “I think it’s very important, as you have heard from so many incredible leaders, for us, at every moment in time, and certainly this one, to see the moment in time in which we exist and are present, and to be able to contextualize it, to understand where we exist in the history and in the moment, as it relates not only to the past but the future.”

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Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, predicts the Democrats are in line for an even bigger debate debacle when Donald Trump's running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), takes on Vice President Kamala Harris. "I mean, isn't that just going to be a disaster for them?" Kassam said of a Vance vs. Harris debate in conversation with Jack Posobiec. show more
July 17, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Biden Lashes Out at Democrat Dissenters in Rambling, Dismissive Zoom Call.

Just hours before former President Donald J. Trump was wounded by a would-be assassin on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, the 81-year-old White House incumbent Joe Biden huddled on a Zoom call with a group of moderate Democrat lawmakers. While the attempted assassination of Trump appears to have temporarily diverted some Democrats from their effort to force Biden off of their 2024 presidential ticket, details leaked from the Zoom session suggest many still want to replace the octogenarian nominee.

“The call was even worse than the debate,” one Democrat lawmaker on the call said. They added: “He was rambling; he’d start an answer then lose his train of thought, then would just say ‘whatever.’ He really couldn’t complete an answer. I lost a ton of respect for him.”

According to another participant on the call, Biden had an angry exchange with Representative Jason Crow (D-CO). “The president was rambling, dismissive of concerns, unable or unprepared to present a campaign strategy, and had a particularly troubling exchange with Jason Crow—saying to him, ‘Tell me something you’ve never done with your Bronze Star like my son,” the Democrat said of the exchange.

The lawmaker continued, stating: “Had the assassination attempt not occurred an hour later, I imagine 50 people on that Zoom were ready to come out publicly against him.”

Biden’s exchange with Crow is especially disturbing after the 81-year-old Democrat‘s actual words leaked publicly over the past several days. The octogenarian claimed to have “put NATO together” and challenged Crow to “name me a foreign leader who thinks I’m not the most effective leader in the world.” Biden demanded of Crow: “Tell me! Tell me who the hell that is!”

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Just hours before former President Donald J. Trump was wounded by a would-be assassin on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, the 81-year-old White House incumbent Joe Biden huddled on a Zoom call with a group of moderate Democrat lawmakers. While the attempted assassination of Trump appears to have temporarily diverted some Democrats from their effort to force Biden off of their 2024 presidential ticket, details leaked from the Zoom session suggest many still want to replace the octogenarian nominee. show more
Biden Power Grab
July 17, 2024
William Upton
Data
Election 2024

DATA: Overwhelming Number of Voters Say Biden’s Rhetoric Responsible For Attempt Assassination on Trump.

A new survey shows an overwhelming number of voters say that Joe Biden and the Democrats’ rhetoric is responsible for the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennslyvania, on Saturday. According to Rassmussen Reports, 61 percent of Likely Voters believe that the Biden campaign framing Trump as “an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs” directly led to the shooting.

Even among Democrats, a near-majority believe the Biden campaign’s use of extreme rhetoric attacking Trump led to the assassination attempt. According to the data, 46 percent of registered Democrats say the Biden campaign’s attacks inspired the shooting.

While older voters were the least likely to blame Biden for the attack on Trump—which resulted in the death of rallygoer Corey Comperatore—all age demographics still overwhelming said the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent’s rhetoric was responsible. Among respondents between the ages of 18 and 39, 62 percent said Biden was responsible.

Meanwhile, 61 percent of the 40- to 64-year-old cohort said Biden and the Democrats were responsible. For respondents above the age of 65, an additional 59 percent said Biden and the Democrats were responsible.

The data does show a split between men and women, with 65 percent of men saying the violent rhetoric employed by Democrats inspired the assassination attempt. Conversely, 57 percent of women agreed.

While the 81-year-old Biden promised to tamp down his campaign’s rhetoric, that appears to have been short-lived. He doubled down on Monday during an interview with NBC News‘s Lester Holt, claiming former President Trump is a threat to democracy. On Tuesday, Biden again accused Trump of being a would-be dictator while speaking with the NAACP in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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A new survey shows an overwhelming number of voters say that Joe Biden and the Democrats' rhetoric is responsible for the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennslyvania, on Saturday. According to Rassmussen Reports, 61 percent of Likely Voters believe that the Biden campaign framing Trump as "an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs" directly led to the shooting. show more
July 17, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Pelosi Sharpens Knives Over Biden Ouster.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is taking the reins of the effort to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee for 2024. According to a report from POLITICO, the powerful California Democrat has been speaking with vulnerable members over the phone since June 27 in an effort to build a coalition that could ease Biden off the ticket.

While Pelosi‘s efforts to convince Biden to step aside as the Democratic presidential nominee began clandestinely, the former House Speaker has become increasingly brazen. Several House Democrats could see and overhear her speaking with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in the cloakroom last week, pressing the New York Democrat on the status of members opposing Biden’s renomination.

“I did have a conversation with her. She is very concerned,” is how one House Democrat characterized their conversation with Pelosi. They added: “It’s not like she’s like, ‘We’re sticking with this guy.'”

The former House Speaker has pressed members regarding their district polling and how donors have responded to the mounting concerns that Biden is cognitively unfit for office. At least one Democrat lawmaker walked away from their conversation with Pelosi, believing that the powerful California Democrat was firm in her stance that Biden should exit the presidential race.

In the week following Biden‘s disastrous June 27 presidential debate performance—during which he appeared cognitively impaired and confused—Pelosi initially signaled her support for the octogenarian White House incumbent. However, the new revelations suggest the former House Speaker was quietly working behind the scenes to foment a revolt among Democratic lawmakers against Biden.

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is taking the reins of the effort to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee for 2024. According to a report from POLITICO, the powerful California Democrat has been speaking with vulnerable members over the phone since June 27 in an effort to build a coalition that could ease Biden off the ticket. show more
July 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Health

RFK Jr. Apologizes After Son Leaks Call with Trump Post-Assassination Attempt.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has apologized after his son, Bobby Kennedy III, leaked a recording of him speaking to Donald Trump. The former president discusses childhood vaccinations with RFK Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic.

“I am a firm believer that these sorts of conversations should be had in public. Here’s Trump giving his real opinion to my dad about vaccinating kids — this was the day after the assassination attempt,” Bobby III wrote in a now-deleted social media post sharing his video of the call.

President Trump describes his conversation with Joe Biden after his shooting, how the bullet that struck him felt like “the world’s largest mosquito,” and how turning to reference a chart showing illegal immigration numbers saved his life.

Trump also discusses childhood vaccinations and his concerns about babies “starting to change radically” after receiving high-dose inoculations for multiple illnesses at once. He seems to suggest that RFK Jr. could have a role looking into the issue under a second Trump administration.

“When President Trump called me I was taping with an in-house videographer. I should have ordered the videographer to stop recording immediately,” RFK Jr. said in a statement on the leak.

He claims he is “mortified that this was posted,” adding, “I apologize to the president.”

HISTORY. 

Trump has expressed skepticism of childhood vaccinations in the past. He famously tweeted in 2014, “Healthy young child goes to doctor, gets pumped with massive shot of many vaccines, doesn’t feel good and changes – AUTISM. Many such cases!”

He was interrogated on these concerns during the GOP contest for the 2016 nomination. He made some of the same comments as he made to RFK Jr. on the debate stage.

“I am totally in favor of vaccines, but I want smaller doses over a longer period of time,” he said in a 2015 debate.

“Because you take a baby in—and I’ve seen it… You take this little beautiful baby, and you pump—I mean, it looks just like it’s meant for a horse, not for a child. And we’ve had so many instances, people that work for me. Just the other day, two years old, two-and-a-half years old, a child, a beautiful child, went to have the vaccine, and came back. And a week later got a tremendous fever, got very, very sick, now is autistic.”

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has apologized after his son, Bobby Kennedy III, leaked a recording of him speaking to Donald Trump. The former president discusses childhood vaccinations with RFK Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic. show more
July 16, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Biden FINALLY Extends Secret Service Protection to RFK Jr. After Trump Assassination Bid.

Joe Biden finally authorized United States Secret Service (USSS) protection for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Monday. The announcement was made by the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent’s Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas.

“In light of this weekend’s events, the president has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy Jr.,” Mayorkas said during Monday’s White House press briefing. The announcement comes after a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump during a campaign rally on Saturday.

Earlier on Monday, former President Trump had demanded that Kennedy receive USSS protection. “In light of what is going on in the world today, I believe it is imperative that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. receive Secret Service protection — immediately,” he wrote. “Given the history of the Kennedy Family, this is the obvious right thing to do!”

Trump’s would-be assassin fired several rounds from the roof of a building just 400 feet from the former president. One bullet struck Trump in the ear. Another bullet killed Trump supporter Corey Comperatore, a volunteer firefighter who was shielding his family from the gunfire. Two other rallygoers were badly injured but are now listed as in stable condition.

After announcing his independent bid for the White House, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. requested USSS protection on at least two occasions. His father, Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated by Palestinian-Jordanian Sirhan Sirhan in 1968. RFK Jr.’s uncle, the late President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.

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Joe Biden finally authorized United States Secret Service (USSS) protection for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Monday. The announcement was made by the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent's Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. show more
July 16, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

REPORT: Rapper 50 Cent In Discussions to Address RNC in Milwaukee.

Rapper Curtis Jackson, known by his stage name 50 Cent, is reportedly in discussions to address the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jackson recently signaled his respect and potential support for former President Donald J. Trump. Following the attempted assassination of Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, the rapper appeared to double down, tweeting a photo of the former president superimposed on the cover of his first album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’. 

WHO IS 50 CENT?

Jackson is known for having been shot nine times just before the release of his intended debut album, Power of the Dollar, in 2000. Subsequently, Columbia Records dropped the rapper from their label. In 2003, a rebounding Jackson released Get Rich or Die Tryin’ to critical acclaim.

In March, Jackson posted on social media that he believes Trump will retake the White House in November. The rapper wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “I think Trumps [sic] gonna be president again, but I’m not gonna say that.” In February, after New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a $53 million program to provide pre-paid debit cards to illegal aliens arriving in the city, Jackson posted in response, “I’m stuck maybe TRUMP is the answer.”

PUSHBACK OVER TRUMP SUPPORT.

The National Pulse previously reported that during a 2020 appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, washed-up comedian Chelsea Handler expressed outrage regarding her ex-boyfriend and rapper 50 Cent’s endorsement of Trump.

“He says he doesn’t want to pay 62 percent of taxes—which, by the way, isn’t a plan of Joe Biden‘s, that’s a lie—so he doesn’t want to pay 62 percent of taxes because he doesn’t want to go from being 50 Cent to 20 Cent,” Handler said, rolling her eyes. “And I had to remind him that he was a black person, so he can’t vote for Donald Trump and that he shouldn’t be influencing an entire swath of people who may listen to him because he’s worried about his own personal pocketbook.”

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Rapper Curtis Jackson, known by his stage name 50 Cent, is reportedly in discussions to address the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jackson recently signaled his respect and potential support for former President Donald J. Trump. Following the attempted assassination of Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, the rapper appeared to double down, tweeting a photo of the former president superimposed on the cover of his first album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'.  show more
July 16, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Teamsters Union President Heaps Praise on Trump VP Pick J.D. Vance.

Teamsters Union president Sean O’Brien praised former President Donald J. Trump‘s decision to pick U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his vice presidential running mate on Monday. Speaking with Neil Cavuto, O’Brien stressed that his union would not be making an official endorsement in the race for the White House until next month.

“J.D. Vance, the short time we’ve worked together, I mean—he’s been great on Teamster issues,” O’Brien said. “He’s supported and cosponsored an airline manufacturer bill that addresses outsourcing critical airline maintenance to China.”

“He’s also supported paid sick leave for our railroad workers. You remember that situation a couple of years ago where they weren’t getting sick time? He stepped right up,” O’Brien said, adding: “[Vance] has also been supportive of holding employers accountable who try and skirt their obligation under the independent contractor model known as DSP.”

“So he’s been right there on all of our issues… and look, this day and age, there’s nothing better than having a U.S. Marine represented as a vice president candidate,” O’Brien concluded.

The National Pulse has covered O’Brien and the Teamsters Union’s openness to backing former President Trump previously. In addition to his comments on Vance, O’Brien highlighted that he has not been invited by Joe Biden and the Democrats to address their nominating convention next month—appearing visibly irate that this has not happened.

He emphasized that no endorsements will be made until next month after a final straw poll of the union‘s 1.3 million members. O’Brien insinuated the Teamsters—who have not backed a Republican candidate since George H.W. Bush—are still considering backing Trump and Vance.

They may decide not to endorse in the race at all.

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Teamsters Union president Sean O'Brien praised former President Donald J. Trump's decision to pick U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his vice presidential running mate on Monday. Speaking with Neil Cavuto, O'Brien stressed that his union would not be making an official endorsement in the race for the White House until next month. show more