16:35 Sharon Stone about US elections: I am deeply concerned
Hollywood Star Sharon Stone Expresses Concern for the Future of Her Homeland
Hollywood star Sharon Stone expressed concern about the future of her homeland in light of the intensifying US election campaign. "I am a proud American. I love my country, and of course I am deeply worried," said the 66-year-old at the Taormina Film Festival in the namesake resort on Sicily. This is the first time someone has built their campaign on the basis of hate and suppression, Stone added, without mentioning names. However, it is believed she was referring to former President Donald Trump, who was recently nominated as the Republican Party's presidential candidate for the upcoming election. In recent months, Trump has made controversial statements and recently worsened his rhetoric on the topic of immigration.
15:45 Man Arrested for Threats Against Trump and Vance
A man has been arrested for alleged threats against Donald Trump and Mike Pence. The suspect threatened to murder the Republican presidential candidate and Vice President, according to the Jupiter Police Department. The man reportedly made these threats on Facebook. The posts also contained threats of bodily harm against the families of Republicans.
15:05 Trump Holds First Rally Since Attack
Donald Trump is holding his first rally since the attack on his person today in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The 78-year-old will appear with his Vice President, Mike Pence. This will be their first joint rally as official Republican presidential candidates. Unlike his last rally in Butler, this event will take place in a hall and not outdoors. The US intelligence community declined to comment on the security measures for the Grand Rapids event.
14:22 Expert: "Trump is an Extremist"
Peter Neumann, a leading extremism researcher at King's College in London, considers Donald Trump an extremist. "He is not willing to accept a lost election. That is the prerequisite for a democracy to function," he told "t-online." Neumann recognizes clear authoritarian tendencies in Trump. "If it were up to him, we wouldn't need Congress, the courts, the media, or even the parliament." Regarding a potentially violent escalation during the presidential election on November 5, Neumann also stated, "There are 350 million guns in the US in private possession. The potential for violence is enormous." The greatest danger, according to Neumann, is the moment after the election, if Trump were to lose and refuse to accept the result. Neumann can easily imagine "that there will be a confrontation that could escalate."
13:45 Democratic Strategist: Biden Donors in "Panic"
Joe Biden's donors are currently in a state of "panic," according to Lindy Li, a Democratic Party strategist, speaking to Sky News. The "blue wall" of the president in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin seems to be "cracking." The term "blue wall" refers to US states where traditionally the Democrats have won elections.
13:13 Author T.C. Boyle: "Trump took responsibility for the shots himself"US author T.C. Boyle sees shared responsibility of Donald Trump and his Republican Party for the shots fired at Trump at a campaign rally. "He took the responsibility for the shots in Pennsylvania upon himself," says the 73-year-old bestselling author to the "wochentaz". The Republicans are "the party of gun nuts". "They want control over nothing. They even want to repeal the laws that today limit automatic weapons," Boyle adds. He suggests that Joe Biden should retire as the Democratic candidate for the presidency in November. "There are so many great younger, energetic people who could beat Trump," he says. Among others, he names Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and California Governor Gavin Newsom.
12:39 Hunter: "Michelle Obama is the only one with better values than Trump"Will Biden stay in the race or withdraw his candidacy? Political scientist Thomas Hunter speaks of a "self-destruction of the Democrats" and a "campaign led by Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama". Nobody has better chances to defeat Trump than Biden.
12:04 Trump critic Christie: "He hated what he said"Republican politician Chris Christie criticizes Trump's convention speech. The US presidential candidate failed to unite the nation, says Christie to ABC. Although Trump showed restraint when speaking about the attack on him, "he hated what he said," Christie says about Trump's appeal for national "unity." The former governor of New Jersey Christie is one of the sharpest critics of Trump in the Republican Party.
11:02 Pistorius: Germany would be "even more demanded" after Trump winGermany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius states that Germany's military role in Europe would be independent of the outcome of the US presidential election. "Should Donald Trump become US President, the weights within NATO are likely to shift even faster," he says to the "Tagesspiegel". The Federal Republic as the largest economy in the EU would "then be even more demanded." This development should also be reflected in the federal budget.
10:23 Biden follows Trump speech angry at home - and upsetIn a long thread on X, US President Joe Biden sharply criticizes Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention. "Since I'm at home with Covid, I had the misfortune of seeing Donald Trump's speech at the RNC," Biden writes, who is currently recovering from a Corona infection. Biden criticizes Trump's tax policy. "He said he would start with 'debt forgiveness' and further reduce taxes," so Biden. "Trump exploded the deficit in his first term, and his tax cut plan would make it even worse in a second term." Biden also accused Trump of wanting to be a dictator.
09:41 Historian Snyder: "Trump has chosen the far-right camp"For historian Timothy Snyder, Donald Trump is "entirely responsible" for the political climate of violence in the US. He doesn't believe the attack on the US presidential candidate could unite the country. With J.D. Vance as his running mate, Trump "has chosen the far-right camp," says Snyder in an interview with ntv.de. "He can't use the attack as a unifying theme because Vance has already falsely accused the Democrats of it."
The full interview with Timothy Snyder appears at 15:00 on ntv.de
08:51: Biden excited about campaigning in video: "I'm looking forward to going on the campaign trail"The debate over a possible withdrawal of US President Joe Biden from the race heats up. Leading Democrats are trying to convince the 81-year-old to step down to improve the party's chances against former President Donald Trump. But Biden intends to campaign next week.
07:51: Congressman Moulton: Biden didn't recognize meRepresentative Seth Moulton is among several Democrats calling for US President Joe Biden to exit the race. In an op-ed for the "Boston Globe," he justifies his stance with concerns about Biden's constitution. "I recently saw him in a small group in Normandy on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. For the first time, he didn't recognize me," Moulton writes. "Of course, that can happen with aging, but when I watched the disastrous debate a few weeks ago, I had to admit that what I saw in Normandy was part of a deeper problem."
06:47: Voter group announces initiative for DemocratsWhile some major donors to US President Biden have withheld financing, the liberal umbrella organization "America Votes" announced it will invest $40 million in the next two weeks. The money will be used to win voters and voters in five contested states for the Democratic Party, according to a press release. "Our partners know how to beat Trump and Co., because they've done it in three consecutive elections," Daria Dawson, head of the group, is quoted as saying by the "New York Times." The democracy is at stake in the November election.
05:31: Pelosi against direct Harris nomination, if Biden drops outCalifornia Representative Nancy Pelosi reportedly prefers the "competitive" process of an open primary for the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democratic presidential candidate in the event of Joe Biden's campaign ending. The "New York Times" reports this based on sources in the California Democratic delegation. During a meeting with the delegation, Pelosi reportedly argued for Biden's withdrawal. With Biden, the Democrats would lose every chance.
04:49: Threats against Trump and Vance: Arrest in FloridaA man was arrested in Florida due to threats against Republican US Presidential candidate Donald Trump and his designated vice president J.D. Vance on social media. The authorities became aware of the suspect through online tips and reports from neighbors. At the examination of his Facebook account, the officers discovered threats against Trump and Vance. Threats against their family members were also identified. The man was taken into custody.
04:03: Report: Biden "angry" at PelosiPresident Joe Biden faces a new round of dissenting Democrats who publicly urged him to leave the presidential race. Among them is California Representative Zoe Lofgren, a close ally of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. According to CNN, Biden is "angry" with Pelosi, who has publicly expressed her support for the US President.
02:45 Trump's bodyguard explored event location with a drone
According to a report by the "Wall Street Journal," Trump's bodyguard explored the event location with a drone shortly before the incident. He was capable of taking aerial photos of the fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, only a few hours before the attack, the newspaper reported, citing law enforcement officials familiar with the matter. These findings may raise further questions about whether the event site was sufficiently secured.
01:39 Prominent Democratic supporter separates from advisor
Reid Hoffman, a prominent Democratic donor and billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn, has separated from his longtime political advisor Dmitri Mehlhorn. Mehlhorn stated that his views on the future of the Democratic Party had become a "distraction." The two were the spearhead of major donors who encouraged Democrats to hold on to President Biden as their party's candidate.
00:29 More Democrats call for Biden to withdraw
Representative Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico is urging President Biden to step aside to give the Democrats the best chances of winning in November. Vasquez, who faces a tight re-election battle for his House seat, joins a chorus of other endangered Democrats who have called on the President to withdraw from the race. Ten Democrats from the House have joined the chorus of party members urging Biden to abandon his campaign today.
23:20 Harris tries to calm down hundreds of Democratic donors - and fails
Vice President Kamala Harris attempted to reassure the Democratic Party's largest donors by telling them during a video call that there was little cause for concern about President Biden's campaign. Several participants in the call told the "New York Times" that they found the meeting overall unproductive and sometimes even condescending. Many believe, according to the report, that Harris' message ignored the legitimate concerns of donors about Biden's campaign.
22:21 Trump's first campaign appearance since the attack, with VP candidate Vance
A week after the attack, former US President Donald Trump made his first campaign appearance on Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance. Trump was nominated as the Republican Party's presidential candidate at their convention this week and received a triumphant welcome.
21:50 Union foreign policy spokesperson Hardt: We will have to adjust to new Republicans
The foreign policy spokesperson for the Union faction, Jürgen Hardt, expects the Republicans, under their presidential candidate, to realign ideologically - regardless of the November election result. Trump's campaign promises are a "wonderful surprise."
21:23 While calls for withdrawal grow louder: Harris visits an ice cream shop with Tyra Banks
As calls for Biden to withdraw as the Democratic candidate for the US elections in November grow louder, even from within his own party (see entry 20:56), his potential successor Kamala Harris spent time with her nieces at an ice cream shop. In the US capital Washington DC, former model Tyra Banks opened a pop-up ice cream shop "Smize&Dream." Together with her two nieces, the US Vice President enjoyed an ice cream - served personally by the ex-model.
20:56 Democrats openly call for Biden to withdraw
More and more Democrats are openly urging U.S. President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race for the U.S. elections in November and make way for a more promising candidate. In the past few hours, Representatives Betty McCollum from Minnesota, Kathy Castor from Florida, Zoe Lofgren from California, and Greg Landsman have given statements calling on Biden to retire. Just before that, Democrats Jared Huffman from California, Mark Veasey from Texas, Chuy Garcia from Illinois, and Mark Pocan from Wisconsin had expressed their support for Biden passing the torch to a new generation of democratic leaders in an open letter.
20:18 Biden to go back on campaign trail next week
U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he would be back on the campaign trail next week and would win the election in November. Recently, Biden had taken a break due to Corona symptoms. In the past few days, the number of Democratic Party members urging Biden to retire had grown significantly.
19:33 CNN analyst: These Democrats could beat Trump
If U.S. President Joe Biden were to decide to withdraw from the race, the Democrats have no reason to worry - they have a women's duo in the party that could still defeat the likely Republican candidate Donald Trump, according to Julian Zelizer, CNN political analyst and Princeton professor, in a commentary on CNN. Zelizer believes that Kamala Harris as the presidential candidate and Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan, as her vice presidential candidate, have the best chances of leading the party through this crisis. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is being widely discussed as a top contender for the Biden succession in the U.S. presidential elections in November. Whitmer is one of the rising stars in the democratic party. Furthermore, Zelizer sees the potential for a winning campaign between the two Democrats, which could excite voters and result in a historic outcome.
18:17 Report: Biden family discusses withdrawal scenarios
Members of the Biden family have discussed how a withdrawal from the campaign could look. NBC News reports this based on two sources familiar with the discussions. The discussions reportedly centered around withdrawal options for Biden. The sources quoted by NBC News describe two conditions for a potential withdrawal plan that were a common theme in the discussions: If Biden were to make this decision, it should put the party in the best position to defeat former President Donald Trump. It is also crucial that Biden leaves the office with dignity. The fact that Biden is even considering withdrawing and discussing potential withdrawal plans with his family is a new development, according to NBC News.
17:03 Could Kamala Harris beat Trump?
The pressure on U.S. President Joe Biden from within his own party is growing. According to polls, his vice president, Kamala Harris, has better chances against the Republican challenger and former President Donald Trump. But does she have what it takes to be the most powerful woman in the world?
16:23 Team Speaker: Biden takes Democrats' concerns seriously
US President Joe Biden, according to his team, will return to campaigning in the next week after isolating due to mild Corona symptoms. Jen O'Malley Dillon, head of his campaign team, shared this information in an interview with MSNBC. "He's absolutely in it," she said. The 81-year-old is taking the concerns of some Democrats seriously but remains determined to fight for a second term. In recent days, pressure on Biden has increased. Many representatives of his Democratic Party have questioned his physical and mental fitness for a candidacy and his chances of winning. Biden withdrew to his home in Delaware due to a Corona infection.
15:38 Kamala Harris counters Trump's unity promise
In his speech at the Republican Party convention in Milwaukee, presidential candidate Donald Trump aims to unite the deeply divided American population. In response, Vice President Kamala Harris wrote clearly on social media: "If you claim to stand for unity, you must do more than just use the word." Harris wrote that he couldn't just claim to stand for the unity of the USA when he followed an agenda that deprived whole groups of Americans of their fundamental freedoms, opportunities, and dignity.
14:33 Media report: Biden considers dropping out of the race
According to media reports, ailing US President Joe Biden is now considering withdrawing from the race for the White House. The "New York Times" cites several sources from Biden's circle, who say the 81-year-old is beginning to accept that he may not be able to win the election against his rival Donald Trump in November. "Reality is setting in," the "New York Times" quotes from Biden's circle. The source added that they would not be surprised if Biden soon supported Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential candidate. Another person close to the president emphasized, however, that Biden had not yet made a decision.
13:50 Attacker informed himself about other school shooters
The Trump attacker informed himself about another school shooter, who had shot and killed four students at a high school in Michigan in 2021, and the charges against his parents, according to CNN, citing FBI and Secret Service sources.
13:17 Hulk Hogan pays tribute to "Gladiator" Trump in bizarre speech
As a professional wrestler, Hulk Hogan became a folk hero in the USA in the 80s and 90s. Advertising and film appearances followed. Now, Hulk Hogan enters the presidential campaign in an eccentric way. At the Republican Party convention, he paid tribute to Donald Trump in wrestling style.
12:36 Spahn praises Trump's foreign policy stances
Union Vice-Fraction Leader Jens Spahn expresses praise for Trump's foreign policy positions. Spahn mentioned on MDR approximately Trump's stance on containing China and Israel's existence. The former Health Minister also addressed Trump's announced peace initiative for Ukraine. He said Europeans should "be part of these talks" and should not be content with the spectator role. Regarding the Redaction Network, Spahn emphasized, as an observer at the Republican Party convention, that Trump "is often right politically." "Our Iran policy was wrong in retrospect, his was right. Our policy on Nord Stream 2 was wrong, he warned us." Trump has been urging "for many years," that Europe should do more for its security, said Spahn. "We had kept our eyes closed for too long."
11:52 Communication expert: Trump strikes "unusual tones"
With over 90 minutes, Trump delivers the longest nomination speech yet. This speech, however, is not just "typical campaigning with a ton of fake news," according to communication expert Christian Galvez, but also contains "unusual tones" for the Republicans:
11:26 Trump's performance reminds security experts of "Life of Brian"
According to security expert Christian Mölling, the content of the statements at the US Republican Party convention is not the deciding factor. "When you see that people are really clinging to this association. [...] That's just like in Life of Brian," he says in the "Stern" podcast "The Situation." "There's this scene at the end where everyone is chasing after someone's sandal, so to speak, and it has become an icon, a thing to be revered. It doesn't matter if it's a sandal or a band: Trump is being stylized as a savior and he styles himself that way as well, and that's why the contents, I believe, are totally banal."
10:55 Politologist on Trump's calculations: "Arithmetic carries immense risk"
How surprising or expected was Trump's speech at the Republican Party convention? Thomas Jäger takes a look at the potential consequences of his announcements for Ukraine and other US allies. Additionally, the politologist assesses whether Biden will still be the Democratic Party's presidential candidate next week:
10:19 Trump accuses Biden of causing more damage than "ten worst presidents" combined
Originally, Trump did not intend to mention Biden in his speech, but he deviated from his script once again. "The damage he has caused to this country is unimaginable," Trump said about the incumbent president. When the "damage" caused by the ten worst presidents in US history is considered together, it is not as great as the damage caused by Biden.
09:51 When Trump deviates from the script, chaos ensues
In Milwaukee, Trump spoke about the assassination attempt against him; he appeared tired, was then celebrated by delegates, and did not always stick to the script - then "old tunes resurface." NTV reporter Hanna Klouth shares her impressions of Trump's nomination speech as the now official Republican presidential candidate:
09:15 Trump makes over 20 false claims in speechCNN counts over 20 false claims in Trump's party convention speech. Many of them were previously made by the presidential candidate, some for years. The topics include Economy, Immigration, Crime, Foreign Policy, and Elections. The statement that he left the Biden administration a world at peace is labeled as "absurd" by the network. Trump also repeated the allegation of election fraud against the Democrats - even though, according to the report, it was not in the speech manuscript.
08:45 Trump obfuscates Taiwan issue in speechChina was mentioned only once by Trump in a national security context in his speech. He said, "The land surrounds Taiwan" - without specifying whether his administration would come to Taiwan's aid if he is re-elected and China attacks the country. Trump has not yet committed on this issue.
You can read about all previous developments [here].**
- The Republican Party has nominated former President Donald Trump as their presidential candidate for the upcoming US Presidential Election 2024, sparking concerns among Democrats.
- Following Trump's nomination, a man was arrested for allegedly threatening to assassinate him and Vice President Mike Pence on Facebook.
- In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Trump held his first rally since the attempted assassination, with heightened security measures in place.
- Extremism researcher Peter Neumann considers Trump an extremist, warning of potential violence in the event of a Trump loss in the election.
- Joe Biden's donors have reportedly expressed concern over the state of his campaign in key states, such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
- Some Democrats have openly called for Biden to withdraw from the presidential race, with figures like Representative Seth Moulton expressing concerns about his fitness for office.
