Vice President JD Vance will host the “The Charlie Kirk Show” on Monday, sitting in for his friend who was fatally shot on Wednesday, The Hill reports.
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Knives Are Out for Kash Patel
“On Monday, former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey – once President Trump’s top pick to lead the FBI – will be sworn into a new power-sharing role with deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino,” Fox News reports.
“Bailey’s installment comes at a perilous time for FBI Director Kash Patel, whose leadership atop the nation’s premier law enforcement agency is under fire… The White House’s reasoning to create an unprecedented office for Bailey has not been explained and left FBI leadership confused.”
NBC News: Kash Patel criticized for his actions and posts during Charlie Kirk shooting investigation.
Utah Governor Says Suspect Held ‘Leftist Ideology’
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) provided new information about the background and political leanings of the 22-year-old accused of killing Charlie Kirk, saying that the suspect had a “leftist ideology” and had also been in a romantic relationship with a partner who was in the process of transitioning from male to female, the New York Times reports.
Said Cox: “There clearly was a leftist ideology with this — with this assassin.”
He offered no new details on why he believes that.
Kathy Hochul to Endorse Zohran Mamdani
“New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is soon expected to endorse New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani,” CNN reports.
“Hochul’s endorsement would make her the latest high-profile Democrat and the most powerful in the state to back the 33-year-old democratic socialist’s campaign. It would also put new pressure on other high-profile Democrats withholding their backing of Mamdani, notably House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both Brooklyn residents.”
China Pushes for Trump Visit
“For two months, Chinese diplomats have courted the White House, hoping to lock in a visit by President Trump to China that would grant leader Xi Jinping a significant diplomatic victory,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“In return, the U.S. administration has straightforward demands, the people said: tangible concessions, or ‘deliverables,’ from Beijing on everything from trade to TikTok.”
“So far, China has conceded little. Now, a crucial round of trade talks in Madrid is poised to reveal whether Beijing is finally ready to give some ground, or if it intends to press on with its delicate maneuver to secure a presidential visit by offering up as little as possible.”
Chris Coons Says the Internet Is Driving Extremism
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said that amid efforts to foster bipartisan discourse, the internet “is driving extremism in our country,” CBS News reports.
Buttigieg Says Biden Should Not Have Run
Pete Buttigieg told Meet the Press that President Biden “should not have run” for reelection in 2024, but conceded that “it was literally his decision” to do so.
Said Buttigieg: “He should not have run. And if he had made that decision sooner, we might have been better off. But it literally was his decision.”
He added: “I was not included in the process of deciding whether the president should run again. He made that decision and I think I’m not alone in believing that he should have made the decision not to run sooner.”
Russian Drones Enter Romanian Airspace
“European Union leaders on Sunday slammed Moscow for the second violation of EU territory in less than a week after a Russian drone breached Romanian airspace during an attack on southern Ukraine,” Politico reports.
“Europe’s eastern borders were already on high alert after NATO forces shot down 19 Russian drones that invaded Poland’s airspace last Wednesday.”
Inside Stephen Miller’s Reign of Terror
Rolling Stone: “More than seven months into Trump’s second term, Stephen Miller has become America’s — if not the world’s — most powerful unelected bureaucrat. With Trump’s blessing, Miller has been allowed to run and remake the country in a manner virtually unheard of for a U.S. government official of his rank. Think of any egregious policy from the Trump administration: Chances are, it was driven by Stephen Miller.”
“All of it bears Trump’s signature, but the president is not the one spending his nights writing executive orders and bending legal theory to his will; nearly all of this bears the authorship (or, at least, co-authorship) of Miller. Everything you loathe or love about Donald Trump’s America, you hate or cherish about Stephen Miller’s republic of fear.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“If your view of America is not shaken right now, then there’s something wrong with you.”
— Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), on CNN.
Utah Governor Says Suspect’s ‘Ideology’ Was Different
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) told NBC News the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing “does come from a conservative family.”
He added: “But his ideology was very different than his family… we can confirm that that roommate is a boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female.”
Cox told The Atlantic he had no doubt the alleged shooter’s worldview had been warped in some very dark corners of the internet.
Fox News Host Apologizes for Call to Kill Homeless People
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade apologized for his call to murder mentally ill homeless people: “I wrongly said they should get lethal injections. I apologize for that extremely callous remark.”
Maine Speaker Subject of Bomb Threat
Maine Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D) said law enforcement received the threat about an explosive device at his house but determined “there was no danger to my family, my neighbors, and our community,” the Portland Press Herald reports.
Quote of the Day
“People have got to stop framing simple policy disagreements in terms of existential threats to our democracy. You can’t call the other side fascists and enemies of the state and not understand that there are some deranged people in our society who will take that as cues to act.”
— Speaker Mike Johnson, on Fox News.
Michael McCaul Won’t Run Again
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) told ABC News that he would not seek reelection, the second Lone Star State Republican this week to retire.
McCaul said he’s “looking for a new challenge.”
Trump’s Reversals Mount Over Economic Concerns
President Trump entered the White House in January promising both the “largest deportation program in American history” and a “golden age” for American businesses, the New York Times reports.
“But in recent weeks, the tension between those two promises has spilled out into the open, leading Mr. Trump to reverse or contradict some of his most significant anti-immigration policies when they threatened to disrupt the economy.”
Fetterman Says Democrats ‘Have Forgotten Why We Lost’
“Sen. John Fetterman has a warning for his party: learn from the politically charged whirlwind that put Donald Trump back in the White House and secured Republicans control of both chambers of Congress or risk staying in the minority,” CNN reports.
Said Fetterman: “They have forgotten one of the reasons why we lost in 2024.”
He added: “Some people think now we have to double down on those things or we must become more progressive or more extreme. That’s absolutely not true. The seven or eight states that are going to determine who’s going to be our next president, you know, we have to win in those states, and I understand what that takes.”
Suspect Joked That His ‘Doppelganger’ Did It
Before he was arrested on suspicion of carrying out the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson sent friends messages showing that he was closely following news about the killing, the New York Times reports.
After Robinson joked that the gunman was his look-alike, another user suggested that the group could turn Robinson in and get the $100,000 reward that the F.B.I. was offering.
Said Robinson in response: “Only if I get a cut.”
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