Victoria Nuland doesn’t think Donald Trump will be president and said it again three days before the assassination attempt. Nuland said if that is what Putin is betting on, he is mistaken. She has a way of saying things that come true. A good example of that is her insistence that the Nord Stream pipeline […] The post The Wicked Victoria Nuland: DJT Will Never Be President appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Biden campaign is pushing back on reports that the president is considering dropping out of the race. Recent meetings between prominent Democrats and Biden have leaked to the press, namely that senior members of Congress are reportedly telling Biden it is time to suspend his reelection campaign. On Thursday, Biden campaign senior advisor TJ Ducklo attempted to dispel any remaining doubt that Biden would remain in the race. “Joe Biden is his party’s nominee. He’s the President of the United States. He’s running for reelection,” Ducklo wrote in a post on X. “Baseless conjecture from anonymous sources isn’t a scoop. Tonight a convicted felon will talk about how he’ll make people’s lives worse if he gains power. Let’s focus,” Ducklo said. Joe Biden is his party’s nominee. He’s the President of the United States. He’s running for reelection. Baseless conjecture from anonymous sources isn’t a scoop. Tonight a convicted felon will talk about how he’ll make people’s lives worse if he gains power. Let’s focus. https://t.co/RZBb9k6g9d — TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) July 18, 2024 Hakeem Jeffries has expressed a similar view to Biden, according to a source familiar. A Jeffries spokesman tells me, “The letter sent by Leader Hakeem Jeffries to his House Democratic colleagues speaks for itself. It was a private conversation that will remain private.” — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) July 17, 2024   On Wednesday, it leaked that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) had both met with Biden in person and reportedly told him he should end his reelection campaign for the good of the country. “Leader Schumer conveyed the views of his caucus,” Schumer’s office told ABC’s Jonathan Karl, who first reported the meetings. “The letter sent by Leader Hakeem Jeffries to his House Democratic colleagues speaks for itself. It was a private conversation that will remain private,” a spokesman for Jeffries told Karl. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) also reportedly told the president privately that he cannot win in November and could even ruin Democrats’ chances of winning the House if he stays in the race. Biden reportedly pushed back, telling Pelosi that the polls he has seen indicate that he can win, prompting Pelosi to ask a longtime Biden advisor to get on the call to discuss the polling. Meanwhile, more Democrats are going public with their calls for Biden to drop out. Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Thursday that it is time for Biden to “pass the torch.” “I have serious concerns about whether the President can defeat Donald Trump in November,” Schiff said. Biden is currently taking a break from public events and self-isolating in Delaware after he tested positive for COVID on Wednesday. Biden is “experiencing mild symptoms,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. Former President Donald Trump currently leads Biden nationally by 2.7 percentage points, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls. He also leads in eight swing states, including Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia. At this time in 2020, Biden was leading Trump by 8.8 percentage points, according to RealClearPolitics. Trump is set to address the Republican National Convention Thursday evening, just days after the assassination attempt on his life at Saturday’s rally in Pennsylvania, where a gunman grazed his ear with a bullet.

Former President Barack Obama and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have privately urged President Joe Biden to end his re-election campaign over fears that he will get crushed in a general election rematch against former President Donald Trump, according to reports. The Washington Post reported that Obama has been deeply engaged in conversations about the future of Biden’s campaign and is pulling strings trying to get Biden to drop out of the race. Obama has looked at polls showing that Biden is losing ground on Trump and has told people he is becoming increasingly concerned about donors abandoning the party. Other top Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) have reportedly warned Biden that if he stays in the race, Democrats may get thumped this November. Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House, has told Biden that he cannot beat Trump and that he could ruin the party’s chances of winning Congress in November if he stays in, according to CNN. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Biden reportedly pushed back on Pelosi, the report said, claiming that the polls he sees indicate that he can win. Biden reportedly became very defensive about his poor polling numbers, which have gone from bad to worse following his disastrous debate performance against Trump late last month. First lady Jill Biden and Biden’s son, convicted felon and crack cocaine addict Hunter Biden, have reportedly taken more control over Biden since the debate, believing that some in the White House cannot be trusted and are sabotaging him. Hunter Biden has effectively become Biden’s gatekeeper and controls who gets to see his father. Some of Biden’s aides are also reportedly “beat[ing] the s*** out of” any Democrat member who dares to step out of line and raise questions about Biden’s mental fitness for office.

Recording artist Kid Rock is reportedly set to take the stage on Thursday at the Republican National Convention (RNC), where he will perform a themed song in honor of former President Donald Trump officially accepting the Republican Party’s 2024 nomination. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin shared some behind-the-scenes video of Kid rock — born Robert James Ritchie — prepping for Thursday evening’s performance. “Trump supporters will love this. Kid Rock is here at the RNC rehearsing a Trump themed song – here’s a little sample,” Melugin captioned the first video he posted via X. WATCH: ???? Trump supporters will love this. Kid Rock is here at the RNC rehearsing a Trump themed song – here’s a little sample. pic.twitter.com/6KpuKEgNFR — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 18, 2024 “More Kid Rock rehearsals at the RNC — reworking American Bada** to make it about Trump & ‘No Show Joe,'” Melugin added, along with another clip of the rehearsal set-up. “Looks like there’s gonna be quite a show tonight.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP More Kid Rock rehearsals at the RNC – reworking American Badass to make it about Trump & “No Show Joe”. Looks like there’s gonna be quite a show tonight. pic.twitter.com/YpBTgLQAGy — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 18, 2024 Kid Rock shared his thoughts in the aftermath of Saturday’s attempted assassination of the former president, saying in a short video posted to Instagram, “You f*** with Trump, you f*** with me.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Kid Rock (@kidrock) He also donated money to support the innocent rally-goers who were also wounded when a shooter opened fire on Trump’s Pennsylvania rally, killing firefighter Corey Comperatore and injuring two in addition to the former president. Questions still surround the shooting, as many have asked how a potential shooter — who was reportedly a known threat — was able to attain an elevated position with a direct line on Trump.

A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily shut down President Joe Biden’s nearly half-trillion dollar plan to cancel or lower student debt by transferring it to taxpayers. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday paused Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan in response to a petition from a group of red states led by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. The petitioners asked the court to “enter an immediate administrative stay of Defendants’ actions to prevent millions of dollars in irreparable harm.” “Just as this Court did last time Defendants tried to mass cancel nearly $500 billion in student loan debt,” the petition reads. The states sued Biden over the SAVE Plan, which Bailey said would cost taxpayers $475 billion by transferring debt taken out by wealthy, elite college graduates to the working class. The SAVE plan would lower student loan payments by up to 50% and forgive any unpaid balance after a certain number of years.  In a separate lawsuit, a lower court in Kansas previously granted an injunction blocking some of the plan, and the Biden administration appealed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which set it aside. That case has since been appealed to the Supreme Court. A Missouri court also blocked part of Biden’s plan, involving outright student loan forgiveness,  and the state appealed to the Eighth Circuit. The Eighth Circuit’s injunction appears to block implementation of the rule in its entirety during litigation, a sign that the court views Missouri’s case as strong. By overreaching and ignoring Congress’ authority over the federal purse, the Biden administration may have actually rolled back even more longstanding student loan forgiveness programs. “Defendants chose to streamline previous plans under one ‘umbrella’ regulation,” the appeal reads. “Defendants are thus on the horns of a dilemma: they must either present their current actions as a new plan that is unlawful because it did not go through notice and comment, or they must acknowledge that they are forgiving loans under regulatory provisions that the district court preliminarily enjoined.” Missouri’s AG was joined by counterparts in Arkansas, Florida, North Dakota, and Ohio. Biden has boasted that he forgave student debt despite the courts trying to stop him. In recent days, the Department of Education sent the latest of multiple emails to borrowers that read like taxpayer-funded campaign messages, giving Biden credit for forgiving the loans while blaming Republicans for objecting. The injunction will deal a blow to efforts to use the program to curry votes prior to the election. In June 2023, the Supreme Court struck down another of Biden’s student loan forgiveness efforts. Biden had sought to use a post-9/11 bill that gave the president powers to “waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision applicable to the student financial assistance programs under title IV of the [Education Act] as the Secretary deems necessary in connection with a war or other military operation or national emergency.” The court said this law was not relevant to the present circumstance. Nevertheless, Biden pushed more student debt forgiveness in January 2024. 

Whistleblowers told House lawmakers that the Secret Service knew it had “limited” resources to protect former President Donald Trump in the days leading up to the rally in Pennsylvania where he was nearly assassinated. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) said that whistleblowers had come forward saying that the Secret Service knew it was short staffed ahead of the rally because of a NATO event and a Biden campaign event in Pittsburg with first lady Jill Biden. “Whistleblowers have disclosed to the Committee that the USSS led two briefings regarding the July 13 campaign rally on July 8, 2024, with the Western Pennsylvania Fusion Center (WPFC) and other stakeholders, to discuss the upcoming, unrelated visits by President Trump and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden,” Jordan wrote on Thursday. “The USSS Special Agent in Charge Tim Burke reportedly told law enforcement partners that the USSS had limited resources that week because the agency was covering the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington, D.C. FBI personnel were present at those briefings,” he added. The Secret Service has come under intense scrutiny after a 20-year-old man was able to fire off several shots at Trump on Saturday, injuring Trump and two other rally attendees, and killing 50-year-old Corey Comperatore. “Information provided to this Committee raises serious questions about the thoroughness of the security planning by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in support of President Trump’s campaign rally,” Jordan wrote. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “The Committee has several unanswered questions about the failures that led to the attempted assassination of a president—the first in over forty years—as well as the FBI’s ability to conduct a rapid, transparent, and thorough investigation in the wake of its recent scandals,” Jordan added. Jordan is requesting a number of documents about the FBI’s investigation into the attack and whether the rally was left understaffed because of the NATO summit and the Biden event. He is requesting the materials by 5:00 p.m. on July 23. Republicans across the House have announced investigations into the assassination attempt and demanded that Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle come in for public testimony on the incident.