President Trump was shot and nearly assassinated last Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The details of the shooting continue to develop and are constantly changing. This tells you the feds are not being honest – once again.

Many Americans are still stunned by the antics of the three stooges outside President Trump’s vehicle after he was shot. These women never should have been anywhere near the president!

I mean, I can’t believe one of these gals didn’t accidentally shoot herself.

This is an embarrassment to the Secret Service.

None of these women deserved to be on Trump’s detail or anyone else’s for that matter pic.twitter.com/iu6lim1kRD

— Elroy Plambecker (@One_Party_State) July 14, 2024

Now there is new information on why the Secret Service would have such inept employees on the president’s detail.

Today’s Secret Service puts more emphasis on DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) than on competent employees. How else to you explain a 5 foot 3 inch, 140 pound woman on the detail of a 6 foot 3 inch former president who likely weighs up to 230 pounds?

Was this little woman expected to drag President Trump from the stage if he was seriously injured? Did these frantic women appear to be in control of the situation as it was happening or did they look like they could start firing on the crowd any second?

Chris Tigani posted pages from the Secret Service Recruitment Guide on X on Sunday.

It is truly shocking the nonsense they are pushing over competence.

Via Thread Reader App.

The following are pages from the current Secret Service Application Manual. Take a look and see if you notice any common themes. Comments are welcome.

• • •

Here is the full recruitment guide.  Whoever published this guide are not serious people.  They certainly do not have the safety of our officials in mind.

This also explains how Kimberly Cheatle, a dishonest, untalented, rude, and cocky woman, landed the job as Secret Service Director.

The post The Secret Service Recruitment Guide Confirms that DEI Is Its Highest Calling – Competence Is Not a Priority – And If You’re a White Male, Forget About It appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

On July 21, President Biden withdrew from the presidential race, raising questions about the fate of his $232,436,391 in campaign funds.

Some might think he can simply transfer these funds to a new candidate, but that would violate donor trust and be illegal under Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations, which allow a federal candidate committee to contribute only up to $2,000 per election to another candidate’s committee.

Furthermore, there is no new candidate yet. Biden has endorsed Kamala Harris, but his endorsement does not automatically make her the party’s new candidate.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) plans to begin virtual voting from August 1 to August 7, a process originally expected to culminate in Biden’s official nomination before his withdrawal.

By dropping out at this late date, Biden has done a great disservice to other candidates who now have only 10 days to raise funds and launch their campaigns for the nomination.

Alternatively, the DNC could rescind their decision to start virtual nominations on August 1, giving candidates more time until the convention on August 19.

Since Biden left the race, the Democrats will have to hold an open convention to choose their nominee. Delegates who were previously obligated to vote for Biden at the convention are now unbound, allowing them to vote for any candidate they prefer.

In some states, candidates will have to get their names on the ballot as early as August 7. Biden’s late departure leaves the nominee just three months to raise funds and campaign against Trump, who, while vilified by the left, is arguably the most well-known person on the planet.

That said, let’s get back to the money.

Campaign funds must first be used to settle any outstanding debts. After debts are settled, remaining funds can either be refunded to donors or used for permissible activities, such as donating to charities or transferring to party committees within legal limits.

The legal loophole in the Biden campaign is that the money was officially given to the Biden-Harris team. Technically, this means Harris could use the funds for her own campaign.

Legal scholars have noted that due to this loophole, despite the switch to Kamala, donors could only get their money back if the party agreed.

If Kamala drops out or fails to secure the nomination, the funds could be transferred to the DNC, but these funds cannot be used directly to support a new candidate’s campaign.

The DNC can use the funds for general party activities, which include promoting the party’s platform, voter outreach, and support for various candidates. However, they cannot simply transfer the funds directly to another candidate’s campaign committee.

So, while it may be legal to pass the donor money on to Harris, this raises serious ethical issues. Donors who contributed to Biden’s campaign did so with the intent to support his candidacy. Automatically transferring these funds to another candidate, even with an endorsement, may not align with the donors’ original intent, especially if they do not support Harris. This action could undermine donor trust and lead to long-term damage to the party’s credibility.

Ethical considerations demand transparency and consent from donors. Ideally, donors should be informed and given the option to consent to their contributions being transferred to another candidate or refunded. This approach respects donor intent and maintains ethical standards.

Maintaining trust and integrity is crucial in political fundraising. Using funds in a way that donors might not have intended can damage the trust between the candidate and their supporters, leading to potential long-term negative impacts on the party’s credibility. Campaigns should clearly communicate with donors about the changes and provide options for refunds or reallocation of their contributions.

Biden’s late departure will make it difficult, but not impossible, for anyone other than Kamala to get the nomination. The fact that Kamala can legally access the funds may sway some delegates to vote for her, since her campaign already has substantial funding.

Regardless of what the Democrats choose to do, the entire Biden debacle demonstrates their lack of integrity. For four years, they have been gaslighting us, claiming we were buying into conspiracy theories every time we pointed out that he was obviously demented, making up words, slurring his speech, and losing the thread. Then in the last few weeks, those same supporters have been calling for Biden to drop out of the race because of dementia.

Furthermore, the Democrats who said Biden was not mentally fit to serve another term never called for his resignation. Meanwhile, the “ridin’ with Biden” crowd insisted that Biden was the best candidate and the only person who could save democracy.

Overnight, they are now all in on Kamala, praising Biden’s backing out as an act of patriotism. If they believed he was the only hope to save democracy, shouldn’t they be angry at him for dropping out?

In a huge twist of irony, the same people who told us last week that age doesn’t matter are now saying Trump is too old. These people just blow with the wind, with no convictions except for the fact that they hate Trump.

The post Biden’s Sudden Exit Raises Questions on the Legality of Transferring Campaign Funds to Kamala Harris appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the appointment of a Trump-hating Democrat to an independent review panel tasked with investigating the government over the July 13 assassination attempt on President Trump.

Trump was wounded in the assassination attempt, with a bullet miraculously only hitting his right ear. One supporter was killed and two seriously wounded in the attack on Trump as he spoke at an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on evening of July 13, 2024.

The shooter, Thomas Crooks, was killed by a sniper after opening fire on Trump from a nearby rooftop that was not protected by the Secret Service or local law enforcement.

The review was ordered by Joe Biden last week. Mayorkas named four members to the panel. Two were officials in Republican George W. Bush’s administration. One was a former police chief in Democrat-run Prince George’s County, Maryland and the fourth is former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano (D) who served as Barack Obama’s first Homeland Security secretary.

Last April, Napolitano ripped Trump on MSNBC, reported The Hill (excerpt):

“So, first of all, for former President Trump to run as a so-called law and order candidate, it would be like me saying I play in the NBA. I mean, it just… just doesn’t hold true,” she said Sunday on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki.”

Napolitano, then the president of the University of California, sued the Trump administration in 2017 over immigration (Los Angeles Times op-ed excerpt):

As secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, a little more than five years ago I signed the directive that created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. On Tuesday, President Trump ended DACA on little more than a whim. On Friday, in my capacity as president of the University of California, I filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to prevent the government from stripping DACA recipients of their ability to live, study and work in our country free from fear of deportation.

…My anger at DACA’s rescission doesn’t stem from pride in the work done to create this program, although I am very proud of the program. Instead it is motivated by the harm that eliminating DACA will cause to the so-called Dreamers at the University of California, the 10-campus system I now lead, and to the nearly 800,000 Dreamers across our country.

Statement on the DHS panel’s about page:

Following the events of July 13, 2024, President Joe Biden directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct an independent security review of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas is naming a bipartisan panel with extensive law enforcement and security experience to conduct a 45-day independent review of the planning for and actions taken by the U.S. Secret Service and state and local authorities before, during, and after the rally, and the U.S. Secret Service governing policies and procedures. The independent review panel of experts from outside of government will be comprised of former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano; Ms. Frances Townsend, former Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. Bush; the Hon. Mark Filip, a former federal judge and Deputy Attorney General to President George W. Bush; and Chief David Mitchell, the former superintendent of Maryland State Police and former Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the State of Delaware. Secretary Mayorkas could invite additional experts to join the panel in the coming days.

Excerpt from Mayorkas press release

Following the events of July 13, 2024, President Joe Biden directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct an independent security review of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas is naming a bipartisan panel with extensive law enforcement and security experience to conduct a 45-day independent review of the planning for and actions taken by the U.S. Secret Service and state and local authorities before, during, and after the rally, and the U.S. Secret Service governing policies and procedures.

The independent review panel of experts from outside of government will be comprised of former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano; Ms. Frances Townsend, former Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. Bush; the Hon. Mark Filip, a former federal judge and Deputy Attorney General to President George W. Bush; and Chief David Mitchell, the former superintendent of Maryland State Police and former Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the State of Delaware. Secretary Mayorkas could invite additional experts to join the panel in the coming days.

“We are committed to getting to the bottom of what happened on July 13, and I am grateful to the distinguished members of this independent review who will bring decades of expertise in law enforcement and security operations to this important investigation,” said Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “Ensuring the safety and security of current and former Presidents is critical and one of our Department’s top priorities. The men and women of the Secret Service make it the greatest protective service in the world, with one of the most solemn and difficult missions in government. This independent review will examine what happened and provide actionable recommendations to ensure they carry out their no-fail mission most effectively and to prevent something like this from ever happening again.”

As the President announced on July 14, the Administration is committed to sharing the results of this review with the American people. Secretary Mayorkas has also encouraged the panel members to notify him of recommendations that require immediate attention in real time, so changes can be quickly implemented if needed. The independent review will be conducted in such a way as to not interfere with the FBI’s ongoing criminal investigation or any other criminal investigation.

The post Mayorkas Appoints Trump Hater to ‘Independent Review Panel’ on Trump Assassination Attempt appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Dave Portnoy weighed in on the big news today that Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race.

Portnoy, an American businessman and founder of Barstool Sports, released a video earlier in the day where he assumed the Bidens were able to strike a deal with the DNC that was lucrative enough to get them to dump their plans for a 2024 presidential election run.

Dave Portnoy: Captain Dave checking in 30 miles out to sea off Nantucket. The big news, Joe Biden. Joe Biden says he’s not running for re-election, which will conclude probably the greatest negotiation in the history of America. How much did they have to pay the Biden, the DNC? What was his retirement package? What did Joe Biden, Hunter, what did they get? Because that’s all this has been for a month or two months. It has been, what do we have to to get you out of this race, Joe?

Whatever, they finally got the right price, whatever that may be. It’s what I said from the beginning. They whacked Joe when the powers that be sent him out for that debate with Trump. They knew what we had known forever. If you have two eyes and a brain that he was a lettuce head or a vegetable…

They waited this long, so now what? They can handpick, basically, who the replacement is going to be… Is it Gavin Newsom, that slimebag from California. I hope not. Kamala, maybe, with Newsom on the ticket. Gretchen Whitmer, also not a fan. How they waited this long is insanity, and they’re trying to hijack basically democracy. They’re not letting people vote. It goes to the convention.

It’s insane because he’s been this way before he went and ran. So that in itself is f*cking crazy. But the number two thing, so He’s stepping down because everybody in the Democrat Party is saying he’s unfit. He has dementia. George Clooney says he is not the same. He was a different guy. Other people are saying, He doesn’t recognize me.

But he’s still going to be President. He’s still President. He still has the keys to the nukes, not fit enough to run for President, being forced out of the party. Nobody trusts him, but he’s still the President. People sometimes get confused. Like Dave – you’re the biggest Trump guy. That’s not true! That’s just not true. But the Democrats are such jokes and scumbags and devious. You have to vote for the other guy because of what the Democrats are doing. This is obvious, he’s going to step down, but now, what a fucking joke.

Portnoy then pointed out the obvious and that is that there is no way Kamala Harris could have won a primary election against a hungry pool of Democrat candidates.

Kamala did not have a chance in hell in winning a primary race against the other power-hungry neo-Marxists.

Kamala is luckiest girl in the US today.

There is no way Kamala would have been the nominee if Joe Biden dropped out before the Democratic Primary and had to run vs other candidates. The people who control Joe also control Kamala and just subverted democracy with pure election fraud and theft https://t.co/2nchIGsTPH

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) July 21, 2024

The post Dave Portnoy: There Is No Way Kamala Would Have Been the Nominee if Joe Biden Dropped before the Democrat Primary appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Joe Biden’s brother, Frank Biden, told CBS News that Biden’s declining health played a considerable role in his decision to drop out.

Joe Biden officially dropped out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday.

Biden made the announcement on X like a coward. He has been hiding out at his Rehoboth Beach house for four days.

Joe Biden didn’t say why he was dropping out of the race.

We know Obama was behind the coup.

pic.twitter.com/RMIRvlSOYw

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024

There was a ‘funeral-like’ feeling to Frank Biden’s statement to CBS News.

Frank Biden told CBS News that he wants Biden back to “enjoy whatever time we have left.”

“I’m incredibly proud of my brother. Selfishly I will have him back to enjoy whatever time we have left,” Frank Biden told CBS News.

It sounds like Joe Biden’s time is winding down. Something that was obvious to most Americans.

WATCH:

Biden’s brother, Frank, says Biden’s declining health “absolutely” played a “considerable role” in his decision to drop out of the presidential race — something the Biden administration has consistently denied.

THIS IS THE COVERUP OF THE CENTURY. pic.twitter.com/hKR3mspJp2

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 22, 2024

We don’t even know if Joe Biden is alive.

Fox News hosts Bret Baier and Dana Perino asked for proof of life on Sunday.

“Not physically seeing Biden – not addressing a camera in Delaware, let alone an Oval Office statement like LBJ did…it is disconcerting, isn’t it?” Bret Baier said.

“Right! They didn’t even release a White House still photograph. Nothing! I hope he’s fine, but you can forgive people for wondering if we are really living Weekend at Bernie’s right now. Like, proof of life, please! Let’s see it!” Dana Perino said.

WATCH:

BAIER: Not physically seeing Biden – not addressing a camera in Delaware, let alone an Oval Office statement like LBJ did.

PERINO: They didn’t even release a WH still photograph. Nothing. I hope he’s fine, but you can forgive people for wondering if we are really living Weekend… pic.twitter.com/j549P87mIp

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) July 21, 2024

The post Joe Biden’s Brother Frank Says Biden’s Declining Health Played a “Considerable Role” in His Decision to Drop Out – Suggests Biden’s Time Is Winding Down appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.