Don junior, his son said about what he was going to have as his speech, donald trump be, different different how i just certainly deescalate some of that rhetoric now, obviously leslie donald trump is not known for deescalating rhetoric, but this was a harrowing experience and we are talking to allies, supporters, advisers behind the scenes, who say they really believed that he is changed and means it seriously when he wants people to tone down that rhetoric, when he makes these calls for unity in the party. Now obviously, we re waiting to see for donald trump actually says on thursday. But again, talking to the people around them, even talking to some of his supporters were in the room last night when he walked in with that bandage on his ear the first time so many people had seen him in public since that assassination attempt. They said he looked different. That he looked emotional that is what i am hearing from his senior advisers as well, that he is taking this event, this assassin
Officer flagged a suspicious man at the rally to state police 30 minutes before the gunman opened fire. Welcome back as america reports rolls into the second hour i am john roberts in washington. The information just continues to dribble out here, sander and it s not good. Sandra: exactly breaking new details i m sandra smith in new york we are also learning that the crowd did spot that gunman one minute and 26 seconds, john, before the bullets went flying. The fbi found at least a dozen guns and the shooter s home and shooters say he bought 50 rounds of ammunition the same day of the shooting. John: fox team coverage starting right now moments away on trump s appearance at a revved up rnc, bryan llenas has a complete timeline of the shooting but first chad pergram has been doing his duty on the ball menendez trial on the secret service investigations coming up on capitol hill and chad, there is discontent in the ranks of capitol hill about the lack of information. Yes i have talked to
What he blamed on his wife. Why he says he never violated his oath of office as former democratic allies call on him to step aside. Just breaking, iran and the plot to kill former president trump uncovered. Why the intelligence led the secret service to bulk up his security detail. Plus, the investigation into what went wrong at that rally in butler. Local police encountering the gunman on the roof and trying to warn the secret service. Our new reporting tonight. Inside president trump s rnc debut, his ear visibly damaged. Tonight calls for party unity, with former critic governor nikki haley standing behind him. And the security scare right outside the convention. President biden back on the road, fresh off our exclusive interview. The new challenge from democrats to replace him. Deadly tornado threat in the midwest. Where tornado sirens in downtown chicago. As people huddle for cover in o hare and on planes. And finally, bloom boom. Why it s a spectacular season for a summer stunner.
Republican national convention in milwaukee, wisconsin. I m rachel maddow, joined here at msnbc headquarters by my colleagues joy reid and nicolle wallace and jen psaki and ari melber. We have chris hayes under a desk here somewhere. On days like this when it can be difficult to wrap your head around all of the news that will just not stop unfolding, we know you have every choice in the urld about where to watch the news tonight, so we re grateful to have you here with us. Let s start with some of the day s biggest developments. Just after 3:00 eastern this afternoon, republican nominee donald trump announced online that he had chosen ohio senator jd vance to be his vice presidential running mate. Jd vance is 39 years old, he has held political office for less than two years before which he was best known for writing his autobiography. Senator vance was famously a harsh trump critic in 2016 when trump first ran for president. Jd vance at the time, again then, famous just as an author,
Now it is time for the last word with my friend, velshi. That was a great conversation. And i think the more you read about project 2025 the more you want nothing to do with it. But it is big. 900 pages. I am in chicago so i did not carry my copy, but you know i carried around the studio in new york. Just to get to the bottom of this thing. It has got so much in it, and it is all written down. There is no plausible deniability. If you vote for somebody who is supporting project 2025 you need to know what you re getting into. So i am grateful for that discussion, my friend. We need to make it into a very thick pocketsized version, so that you can fly around the country with it. Have a good show. Thank you, my friend. You have a great weekend. I promise you i am okay. That is what joe biden told supporters in a michigan diner, doing what he promised he would do last night, taking the case directly to voters. For the longest time i was too young, because i was the second man ever elected