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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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Incredible illustration. Also easy to forget that Trump narrowly escaped death multiple times in a few split seconds. It wasn’t just one shot that came close to hitting him.
Ain’t That America? The rise of hillbilly J.D. Vance from poverty to the precipice of power -Rod DreherJ.D. Vance is a brilliant man, make no mistake, but more than that, he knows who he is, and what America is. He is bold and different, not an echo of dull Republican Party regulars. J.D. is a true believer—and he is a fighter. Donald Trump rose off his symbolic deathbed on Saturday, stood tall, blood streaming down his face, and pumped his fist in the air, urging his followers to “Fight! Fight! Fight!”—and now he has chosen a wingman who can brawl with the best of them.
Above it all, J.D. Vance, who would be the first Millennial vice president, represents the future of American conservatism. By naming J.D. Vance as his running mate, Donald Trump has given the American Right a dynamic future—one that is more in tune with the plain people than with Republican Party patricians.
Based on Mr. Vance’s published works and interviews, here are 39 things to know about the Ohio Republican who is set to share a ticket with the former president.
“It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. “We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness.”
In an interview with the NY Post the day after getting Shot, Trump said: “I’m not supposed to be here. I’m supposed to be dead. By luck or by God, many people are saying it’s by God, I’m still here.
The consequences of significant events can never be determined in their immediate aftermath. History takes time to play out, so to guess at this moment the real aftermath of the attempt to kill Donald Trump this weekend at a Pennsylvania rally is probably foolish and premature.
Nonetheless, I am going to try, because in the past two days I think I begin to see the clouds breaking and a trend appearing. And most amazingly, I think the trends are all positive, in a way that might save this country in ways no one expects.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he was ordered by President Joe Biden to give the independent presidential candidate the Secret Service protection he has requested.
"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 announced during a White House press briefing, per Newsweek.
It comes after Trump said on Monday that independent presidential candidate Kennedy should have Secret Service protection immediately.
The new reforms must ensure that entry into, and advancement within, the healthcare professions recognize that, while the facility in the STEM subjects is necessary, it is far from sufficient to prevent the disaster of the past four years. Critical thinking, courage, ethics, and moral responsibility must be valued just as highly. Formal training in leadership must also be instituted. Healthcare professionals must see themselves as leaders of patients and not mere treaters of disease. This is far too much to be compressed into the 4 years of professional school and must be started early, preferably in secondary or even middle school.
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