Rep. Nancy Mace (R-NC) gave Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle no quarter during her Monday appearance on Capitol Hill, opening her line of questions by asking whether Cheatle would like to use her allotted time to draft a resignation letter. Cheatle, on Capitol Hill to field questions about the series of apparent security failures that culminated in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, rebuffed Mace’s offer. WATCH: Nancy Mace absolutely excoriates Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle: Mace: “Both sides of the aisle today have asked for your resignation. Would you like to use my five minutes to draft your resignation letter, yes or no? Cheatle: “No thank you.” Mace: “Was this a colossal… pic.twitter.com/rQgRrFCHv8 — Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) July 22, 2024 “The American people are watching, and they’re wondering if there are any questions you can answer honestly today. So, Director Cheatle, I have a series of questions — very specific questions — and I want very specific answers … Both sides of the aisle today have asked for your resignation. Would you like to use my five minutes to draft your resignation letter, yes or no?” Mace asked to open her time. “No thank you,” Cheatle replied. Mace continued: “Was this a colossal failure, yes or no?” “It was a failure,” Cheatle said. “Yes or no,” Mace repeated. “Was it a colossal failure is the question, yes or no?” “I have admitted, this is a terrible —” Cheatle tried again. “This is a yes or no series of questions,” Mace pushed back. “Was this a colossal failure, yes or no?” “Yes,” was Cheatle’s response. “Was this tragedy preventable?” Mace asked. “Yes or no?” “Yes,” Cheatle said again. Mace went on to ask whether the Secret Service had been “transparent” with the committee, and Cheatle said that it had been. “Would you say the fact that we had to issue a subpoena to get you to show up today was being transparent? Yes or no?” Cheatle attempted to filibuster, but Mace stopped her. “That is not transparent by the way,” Mace noted, adding that Cheatle had previously claimed the Secret Service was not political and then asking, “Would you say leaking your opening statement to Punchbowl News, POLITICO and Washington Post several hours before you sent it to this committee as being political, yes or no?” Cheatle demurred: “I have no idea how my statement got out.” “That’s bulls***,” Mace shot back, clearly not buying Cheatle’s answer.

New Hampshire’s Republican governor on Friday signed laws banning genital gender surgeries on minors and trans-identifying boys from competing in girls’ sports. Governor Chris Sununu (R) signed a bill banning doctors from performing gender surgeries on children’s genitals — such as phalloplasty and vaginoplasty — and threatening disciplinary action if they refer children to other providers for these procedures. “This bill focuses on protecting the health and safety of New Hampshire’s children and has earned bipartisan support,” Sununu said in a statement on the bill. The bill does not address other gender surgeries minors sometimes get, such as a double mastectomy to remove the healthy breasts of a teen girl who identifies as male. It also does not address puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones, which are frequently prescribed to gender dysphoric children and come with a host of risks. At least 25 states have passed legislation banning or restricting transgender medical interventions for minors. In Florida, Ohio, and Montana, the restrictions are held up in court. Also on Friday, Sununu signed another bill banning biological boys from competing on girls’ athletic teams. Both public and private schools from kindergarten through college must comply with the new sports restrictions. Recently, critics have raised serious concerns about biological males playing alongside women and girls. Some female competitors have said they missed out on opportunities and scholarships because they lost competitions to trans-identifying males. High school girls have been physically injured playing with trans-identifying males. Last year in North Carolina, a female high school volleyball player suffered severe trauma after a trans-identifying male player spiked a volleyball that hit her head. Sununu signed a third bill that allows parents to opt their children out of public school lessons on “sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender expression.” Curriculum content in public schools became a hot-button issue after the pandemic when frustrated parents realized their children were being exposed to controversial topics while suffering massive learning loss. Other states like Florida have banned public schools from teaching gender, sexuality, and racial topics to young students. However, Sununu vetoed another bill that declared it was not unlawful discrimination for businesses and the government to separate people by sex when it comes to bathrooms, sports, jails, and mental health facilities. The governor said the issue with that bill was that “in some cases it seeks to solve problems that have not presented themselves in New Hampshire, and in doing so, invites unnecessary discord.” The new laws were praised by Republicans, who pushed the bills. “These bills are pragmatic and reasonable and I applaud the governor for signing them into law,” said state Representative Joe Sweeney, a Salem Republican, in a statement.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace President Joe Biden atop the Democratic Party ticket on Monday, becoming the latest Democrat to get in line behind Harris’ presidential bid. “Today, it is with immense pride and limitless optimism for our country’s future that I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States,” Pelosi said. “My enthusiastic support for Kamala Harris for President is official, personal and political.” With immense pride and limitless optimism for our country’s future, I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States. I have full confidence that she will lead us to victory in November. -NP pic.twitter.com/vBwv602GuR — Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) July 22, 2024 Biden threw his support behind Harris to become the Democrats’ nominee after announcing that he was ending his re-election campaign on Sunday. Along with Pelosi, Harris also boasts the endorsements of Bill and Hillary Clinton, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, multiple Democratic senators — including Patty Murray (D-WA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) — and influential congressman, James Clyburn (D-SC). Former President Barack Obama has yet to endorse Harris for president despite penning a lengthy statement on Biden’s decision to step aside from the race. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) have also not endorsed Harris as of Monday afternoon. Pelosi’s endorsement comes after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told Fox News that “a couple” of House Democrats told him that “behind the scenes, Nancy Pelosi says Kamala Harris would do worse than Biden.” “They may be pushing her out at the very beginning to see if she collapses really soon and then bring another Democrat up,” McCarthy said. Kevin McCarthy says that congressional Democrats have told him that behind the scenes Nancy Pelosi says that Kamala Harris is worse than Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/e6EIcCqaPW — Unfiltered☢Boss (@Unfilteredboss1) July 22, 2024 Polling from before Biden announced he would end his campaign shows Trump leading Harris in a hypothetical matchup by nearly two points nationally, numbers that are similar to Trump’s lead over Biden, according to the RealClearPolitics average. RELATED: Newsom, Whitmer, And Pritzker Fall In Line, Endorse Harris For President

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Jewish faith could hurt Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the Democratic presidential nomination if he is picked for the ticket, CNN anchor John King suggested over the weekend. King, who converted to Judaism in 2008, made the observation during a segment with CNN host Anderson Cooper, who asked King about the potential benefits and drawbacks of Harris picking Shapiro. “He is certainly under consideration. I know that from key Harris allies. He’s a first-term governor, he’s Jewish, there could be some risks in putting him on the ticket,” King told Cooper, “but certainly some of our voters here in Pennsylvania [have] said, ‘Hey, we like Governor Shapiro. Give him a look.’” John King pointing out that putting Gov Shapiro up as Harris’ VP could be a risk because he’s Jewish isn’t antisemitism, it’s pointing out the obvious, that the Dems are losing leftie voters over Israel. King was married to Dana Bash, he has Jewish kids. pic.twitter.com/dnhbDpfGcZ — Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) July 22, 2024 King’s comment on Shapiro’s Jewish faith drew attention online. While the anchor did not explain why he highlighted Shapiro’s Judaism, the Democratic Party has for months been rocked by anti-Israel protests that have turned anti-Semitic, as protesters express support for Hamas and the destruction of the state of Israel. President Joe Biden has struggled to tamp down Democratic criticism of his administration’s handling of the war in Gaza. Progressives say Biden is too supportive of Israel, whose conduct in the war has also drawn criticism. Organizations including IfNotNow and Americans for Justice in Palestine Action worked with progressive lawmakers to push Biden toward a tougher position on Israel. Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and others have called for a ceasefire in Gaza while accusing Israel of committing “genocide” against Palestinian civilians. That accusation has been rejected by the Biden administration and conflicts with the best data of Israel’s military operations, which have resulted in a roughly 1:1 combatant-to-civilian casualty ratio in an urban setting where civilian casualties can make up as much as 90% of those killed, according to the Center for Civilians in Conflict. Prior to Biden’s announcement that he was suspending his reelection campaign, Democratic Party leaders were concerned about activists protesting the White House’s position on Israel at the Democratic National Convention. In what may be a sign that Vice President Kamala Harris shares those concerns, one of her first calls to shore up support for her presidential bid went to Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist and Democratic kingmaker. Sharpton has long been accused of anti-Semitism, not least because of his role in the 1991 Crown Heights riots that resulted in the fatal stabbing of Yankel Rosenbaum, an Orthodox Jew. During the unrest, Sharpton led crowds in chants for “justice” for a black 7-year-old accidentally struck and killed by a Jewish driver. In recent months, Sharpton has backed away from the pro-Palestinian wing of the Democratic Party, warning Democrats that rampant anti-Semitism on college campuses is costing the party the “moral high ground.” If Shapiro were picked to run as vice president, he would be the first Jewish American on a presidential ticket since the late Joe Lieberman, who died in March. Al Gore tapped Lieberman as his running mate in 2000. Other potential vice presidential picks for Harris include Democratic Govs. Andy Beshear (KY) and Roy Cooper (NC) as well as Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona. Harris’s team hopes to have a shortlist for the vice president to pick from within a week, according to King.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said the quiet part out loud during a Monday morning interview, admitting to NBC’s Savannah Guthrie that Democrats had forced President Joe Biden out of his 2024 reelection campaign because they feared he could not win. Less than a full 24 hours after Biden announced he would not accept the party’s 2024 nomination — but stopped short of resigning the presidency — Guthrie asked Schiff the question that has been plaguing many Americans: If everyone is so concerned that Biden is not fit for another campaign and another term in office, why are they not equally concerned about his ability to remain in office until next January? WATCH: GUTHRIE: If you’re so concerned about Biden’s condition that you called for him to drop out, how do you justify him serving as president *right now* if he doesn’t have the competence to run? DERANGED ADAM SCHIFF: Uhhhh… pic.twitter.com/5d8LmvNJVb — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) July 22, 2024 “If you were sufficiently concerned that you came out publicly and said he shouldn’t run, how do you justify him serving as president right now if he doesn’t have the competence to run?” Guthrie asked. “Well, my concern was whether he would be able to win, whether he would be able to prosecute the case against Donald Trump,” Schiff said. “I have every confidence in his abilities as president and his ability to continue doing the remarkable job that he’s doing, but I am very excited to throw my full support behind the vice president.” Schiff essentially admitted that even though Democratic primary voters had overwhelmingly selected Biden, he was ready and willing to throw in with the other high-profile Democrats and major donors to negate their votes out of fear that Biden would not be able to win against Trump in November. As CNN commentator Scott Jennings had stated earlier, “The party of democracy is now organizing a coup!”

Just after a slew of Hollywood stars led by major Democrat donor George Clooney publicly said President Joe Biden should end his re-election campaign, many celebrities are voicing their thoughts after his official withdrawal from the race. Leftist “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill heaped praise on Biden, sharing on X that he believed Biden “has a record of accomplishments unmatched by any president in our lifetime. He restored honesty, dignity & integrity to the office after 4 years of lies, crime, scandal & chaos. Thank you for your service, Mr. President. It’s now our duty as patriotic Americans to elect the Democrat who will honor & further your legacy.”  The 72-year-old actor followed up with his support for Vice President Kamala Harris. “Vote for the candidate who will both honor & further his legacy,” he said alongside a photo of himself with the VP. Robert De Niro told The Hill he was happy with Biden’s decision to step down. “In an act of shrewd politics and selfless patriotism, Joe Biden is stepping aside to clear the path for another Democrat to become president . . . because there is nothing more important for our country than defeating Donald Trump at the ballot box,” De Niro said. “With respect, admiration, and affection, thank you Mr. President!” Recording artist Barbra Streisand also sang Biden’s praises. “Joe Biden will go down in history as a man who accomplished significant achievements in his 4 year term. We should be grateful for his upholding of our democracy,” she wrote on X. Cher also tweeted: “In my heart I’m (sic) tortured, Because I Don’t believe the Democrats Can win the Presidency With ‘Pres Biden'” She continued: “‘Joe’ whom I’ve Loved since we met in 2008. I Campaigned for him I believe ITS TIME 2 PASS THE BATON. TIME 4 DEMS 2 THINK ” WAY” OUTSIDE THE BOX. MAYBE EVEN A SPLIT TICKET.” Actress Jamie Lee Curtis threw her weight behind Harris for the nomination. “I support wholeheartedly @joebiden and his decision to step down and to endorse unreservedly @kamalaharris,” she shared with her social media followers. “SHE IS TRUSTED AND TESTED and she is a fierce advocate for women’s rights and people of color and her message is one of HOPE and UNITY for America at her time of great national divide.” Jon Stewart had a one-word reaction, simply tweeting, “Legend.” “Star Trek” actor George Takei also expressed his thoughts on Biden’s big announcement. “I want to honor our President Joe Biden,” he wrote. “He has served our nation admirably for decades, he is a decent honorable man, a hugely successful president, and a patriot. Now let us unite behind Kamala Harris and defeat Donald Trump in November!”

Charlamagne Tha God said he’s not happy with former President Barack Obama after Obama didn’t endorse Vice President Kamala Harris in his statement after President Joe Biden announced he was stepping out of the race. During the radio host’s show on Monday on “The Breakfast Club,” he and political commentator Angela Rye agreed that Obama’s on the “wrong side of history” after he declined on Sunday to come out and endorse Harris for the Democratic Presidential nominee. “I don’t want to hear nothing from former President Obama and then about a process or an open primary because y’all didn’t care about primaries a year ago when people were calling for them against Biden,” the radio host said. “So, don’t start caring about primaries now.” “Yeah, I don’t disagree with that at all,” Rye replied. “Actually, like I said, I was really frustrated with President Obama. We’ve talked about this before, but when I was the executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus, any time we were on the other side of President Obama, it was a real frustrating moment.” ‘Wrong Side Of History’: Charlamagne And Guest Unload On Obama For Not Endorsing Kamala Harris pic.twitter.com/pNomVyiG4n — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 22, 2024 “What I’m telling you is we had a lot of issues … with the Obama administration, and it was really frustrating when folks didn’t see that we were trying to represent the best interests of black folks,” she added. “And when we clashed with that administration, folks dragged us. We used to get hate mail and death threats, you know, for being on the other side of President Obama.” “But sometimes he’s on the wrong side of history, and I think yesterday was one of them,” Rye continued. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “I agree,” Charlamagne replied. Last year, the radio host made headlines after he begged Biden not to run for a second term, saying that it could be the “ultimate Christmas gift” to America. In December on “The Daily Show,” Charlamagne guest hosted and urged the president to step away from the 2024 race so he said the party can beat former President Donald Trump. “This is Biden’s ego talking, okay,” the radio host told the audience. “If you think there are other people who can beat him [Trump], step aside. I know you think you’ve got this in the bag … but the polls say otherwise.” “I want Biden stepping in to beat Trump the way I want him to defend me at a bar fight,” he added. “I appreciate you caring, but I don’t like our chances.”

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