Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), whose speech at the Democratic National Convention served as a highlight of the event due to the GOP veteran's across-the-aisle endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris , on Saturday highlighted a development from the DNC that he says "will be written about for years." Kinzinger, who is said to be facing an "uphill battle" as he tries to change Republican minds to support Harris , took to social media over the weekend to talk about what happened.
"Something happened at the DNC that will be written about for years," the ex-lawmaker said. "Donald Trump has given up traditional Republican ground, and the Democrats and Kamala snatched it up. Trump gave up being the defense candidate by becoming weak and panicked, and embracing Russia.
" ALSO READ: Donald Trump exploits AP photo error for new $99 'Save America' book Kinzinger went on to say that that Harris "said she wants to make the most lethal military ever and stand up to dictators." "Trump gave up being the proud American party. They hate America which is obvious to all but the most loyal MAGA.
Kamala showed her pride in the country AS IT IS TODAY, not pining for the 1950s," he added on X. "Trump gave up being the border hawk. While this will take time to recognize, I believe cracks have started.
Kamala reminded everyone that Trump tanked the hawkish border bill, and committed to signing it (in front of a loudly cheering crowd)." Kinzinger continued, saying, "Trump ceded the ground of opportunity and vision. His constant whining and focus on the past.
Kamala showed a forward looking vision." "Trump gave up law and order. Not just on Jan 6, but attacking The FBI, questioning the CIA, and calling for violence," he said.
"And now an awards ceremony for Jan 6 criminals. Kamala showed appreciation for police and stressed her role as a prosecutor." In conclusion, according to Kinzinger, "The Dems are now on their way to being the Patriotic, USA chanting, America loving party, and the Republicans look like the bitter old men who are angry that the country is vibrant and dynamic.
" "What a flip in record time," he said, adding, "A bad plan to keep the GOP relevant." A man who has spent a lot of time with Donald Trump explained on Saturday how he thinks Vice President Kamala Harris is getting under his skin. Trump biographer Tim O'Brien, author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald , appeared on MSNBC over the weekend to discuss the former president and the upcoming election.
Earlier in the interview, O'Brien noted that Trump could lose half of his entire net worth if he doesn't win back the presidency in November . After that portion of the interview, O'Brien was asked whether or not Harris got under Trump's skin at the Democratic National Convention. The host played a clip of Trump insulting Harris' looks at the event.
ALSO READ: Trump is losing his audience "I think she got under his famously thin skin weeks ago, the second the mantle was passed on to her from Joe Biden because of the renewed energy in the campaign, and I think the Democrats had about 140,000 volunteers come out of the woodwork in the four weeks since she was named as the Democratic flag bearer and she is getting all this enthusiasm that Trump has lost and he is deadly aware of that," O'Brien said before explaining his view on why Trump is so threatened by the current vice president. "He's also deadly aware of her celebrity power. He isn't a student of many things but he is a student of celebrity and I think he recognizes that she brings an unusual charisma here," he said.
"So, the statements he's making say more about him than her, and he has been very focused and made all sorts of comments about her beauty, about her smile, about how she speaks, and he is clearly obsessed with it and afraid of it." Watch below or click here. Donald Trump could potentially lose more than just the presidential race in November, his own biographer said Saturday.
Tim O'Brien, author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald , appeared on MSNBC over the weekend to discuss what the host deemed the former president's "struggling" social media network, Truth Social. Specifically, O'Brien was asked about how much of Trump's net worth is wrapped up in the site, which has seen its stock sinking. According to O'Brien, "probably about half of his net worth, at least" is tied up in the company.
ALSO READ: Donald Trump exploits AP photo error for new $99 'Save America' book "That is all on paper, you never know with Trump. He carries a lot of debt. But I would think at least half of his net worth is the $2.
7 billion or so stake in Truth Social," O'Brien said. He went on to say that "we are in a very unusual position of having a publicly traded stock which is actually a barometer for Trump's political fortunes because the business model for Truth Social is nothing more than the cult of Donald Trump's personality and social media presence." "It has never really gotten off the ground as an independent business, as you noted, it has minimal revenue and loses a lot of money.
The stock is down over 50 percent over the last six months. It is because his political fortunes have started to trend down and, without Trump the president at the helm of Truth Social, Truth Social as a magnetic force or a social media dialogue is basically nonexistent," he added. He went on to say that the stock bumped up after the assassination attempt on Trump because his political fortunes looked much better leading into to Republican National Convention.
However, according to the biographer, "since then all of the momentum has gone to the Democrats," causing the stock to weaken again. If Trump loses in November, according to O'Brien, "the value in it, it becomes negligible." "I can't say it goes to zero but it climbs even more dramatically from where it is," he added.
"The prospects for this company aren't good." Watch below or click here. Late Friday, the editorial board of the conservative Wall Street Journal raised the red flag that a Senate with a Democratic majority and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office after November will dismantle the 60-vote filibuster rule that has long stymied liberal lawmakers.
As the editors noted, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has been boasting that a solid Democratic majority could mean that the rule will be "a goner." In an interview this week, the Democratic leader noted that Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have kept Democrats from even bending the rules to help pass legislation and that, after November, "Well, they’re both gone.
” ALSO READ: Donald Trump exploits AP photo error for new $99 'Save America' book That led the WSJ editorial board to lament, "This should put a chill into Republicans, independents, moderates, and swing voters. Democrats claim they merely want to bend the filibuster to protect abortion and voting rights. Yet that would break it for good.
The pressure would be immense to add other exceptions, such as to restructure the Supreme Court , make Washington, D.C., a state with two Democratic Senators, or ban state right-to-work laws.
" Noting that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has indicated she is on board with what would be a ground-shifting change, the editors continued, "All of this raises the stakes for the Senate races this year. West Virginia aside, Democrats are leading now in every tossup race except for Montana. And there the incumbent, Jon Tester, is barely trailing his GOP challenger, businessman Tim Sheehy.
Mr. Tester is refusing to endorse Ms. Harris to cover his progressive voting record, and Mr.
Schumer will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to keep that seat." RELATED: Mitch McConnell shares GOP's ‘worst nightmare’ scenario of a Harris-Walz White House "With Mr. Trump now trailing in the presidential race , Senate control may determine how radical a Harris Presidency would be.
GOP candidates can sound the alarm," they warned. You can read more here..
