Former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham is defending herself from attacks by MAGA faithful after her appearance at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday. Grisham, who also served as a White House aide to Melania Trump and has dished about how Trump handled adultery allegations in office, spoke at the DNC , where she shared a text message from Melania that shed light on the former first lady's reaction to the attack of Jan. 6.
Grisham is now a star member of the group called Republicans for Harris. The appearance didn't go over well with Trump's fiercest allies. ALSO READ: ‘Stop the Steal’ organizer hired by Trump campaign for Election 2024 endgame Laura Loomer, a controversial Trump-supporting activist who has been criticized by Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene , lashed out at Grisham.
Loomer said Grisham "really hit the wall." "Another traitor who got rich off Donald Trump and then turned on him on J6. I guess she started eating uncontrollably ever since she quit Trump," Loomer added Tuesday night.
"She must have gained about 75 pounds since she 'resigned'. Now she’s voting for [Vice President Kamala Harris ]. That’s what happens when you hit the wall.
Grisham then responded. "Hi [Loomer] - I’ve actually hit menopause, which sucks a ton & yes it’s a weight struggle," she said early Wednesday morning. "Def not rich either - I run a non-profit animal sanctuary & could barely afford the blazer I wore tonight.
BUT...
I told the truth & plan to keep doing so." Loomer responded by saying "Oh boo hoo." "So let me get this straight.
You say you’re poor and couldn’t afford the blazer you wore last night (in Kamala Harris’s economy by the way) but you’re in Chicago for the DNC? If you can’t afford a blazer how did you afford to attend the DNC? Do you not know how to manage your finances? Or is that Trump’s fault too that you can’t stop eating and don’t want to get an actual job? You’re just a liar, Stephanie," Loomer said Wednesday. "Every single woman goes through menopause and most of us aren’t Rich either. I’m not rich and do you see me behaving like a disloyal ingrate? Some of us have had it a lot worse than you.
None of those things you said below explain why you turned out to be a traitor with zero honor or integrity. You have never told the truth ONCE in your life." CHICAGO — Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention might have looked a bit like a concert as delegates wore flashing, light-up bracelets in the United Center during its ceremonial roll call for presidential nominee Kamala Harris .
Later, former first lady Michelle Obama cemented her rockstar status with a rousing speech that had some delegates falling all over themselves. And a real musical artist even showed up on the convention floor — rapper Lil Jon strutted among delegates changing the words of his hit song “Get Low” to support Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz , doing so as the Georgia ceremonial roll call was announced.
ALSO READ: Why Kamala Harris may get a big convention polling ‘bounce’ Still, Democratic delegates had no problem dreaming even bigger about potential musical guests for Wednesday and Thursday when asked by Raw Story who they hoped might surprise the thousands of people gathered at Chicago’s United Center. “John Legend,” said Robert Rios with the U.S.
Virgin Islands delegation, expressing love for his “Ordinary People” song. Robert Rios, U.S.
Virgin Islands delegate. (Photo by Alexandria Jacobson/Raw Story) “Madonna,” said Beth Davidson, a New York delegate and Rockland County legislator. “Shows my age.
” “Jennifer Hudson,” John Gumbs Jr., another delegate from the U.S.
Virgin Islands, said. But pop megastars Taylor Swift and Beyoncé got the most resounding votes — and their names have been circulating the rumor mill for surprise musical guests, even if reports indicate Swift won't be in Chicago this week. (A top party official didn’t rule out the possibility of a Beyoncé appearance, Forbes reported , and remote video for either musician is always an option.
) ALSO READ: Donald Trump deep in debt while foreign money keeps coming: disclosure “Oh, Beyoncé,” said Crystal Martinez, a delegate from California , saying her hopes for an appearance from the star were “the highest.” “Taylor Swift,” said Hannah Wroblewski with the Nebraska delegation, who considers herself a Swiftie and showed off a friendship bracelet that said “Vote.” “Beyoncé” said Carol Blood, a Nebraska state senator.
Hannah Wroblewski and Carol Blood of the Nebraska delegation. (Photo by Alexandria Jacobson/Raw Story) “A tie between Taylor Swift and Beyoncé,” said Keri Thompson, a Massachusetts delegate. “How about together?” Raw Story asked.
“That would be even better,” Thompson said. Keri Thompson and Leslie Templeton of the Massachusetts delegation. (Photo by Alexandria Jacobson/Raw Story) Thompson theorized a Swift appearance could be within reach.
“We do have the wristbands that Taylor uses at her concerts. At least they’re using that idea,” Thompson said. “Taylor's still in London, but she’s almost done.
” Leslie Templeton, another Massachusetts delegate chimed in, “I would cry. I would cry for either, actually.” If Madonna doesn’t show up, Davidson would be happy to see either Swift or Beyoncé.
Beth Davidson, New York delegate. (Photo by Alexandria Jacobson/Raw Story) “They can't do a duet? I like them both for different reasons,” she said. “My daughter's a Swiftie, but I’m with Queen Bey.
” Gumbs would want to hear Beyoncé — specifically her song “Listen” — if given the choice between the two, as would Rios. John Gumbs, Jr. of the U.
S. Virgin Islands delegation. (Photo by Alexandria Jacobson/Raw Story) “It's a powerful song, especially what's going on and being able to have our own voice,” Gumbs said.
“We as Americans need to have our own voice and speak up and fight for what's right.” Swift has not yet endorsed Harris although some experts predict it’s likely . She endorsed President Joe Biden in 2020.
Beyoncé has given a subtle endorsement to Harris by allowing her to use her song “Freedom” during her first visit to her campaign headquarters and in a campaign video. Musical performances have long been features of national political conventions, and the Democrats’ 2024 affair — the first in-person convention in eight years — is no exception. But there have already been hitches.
“Fire and Rain” singer-songwriter James Taylor was scheduled to perform Monday but got cut as speeches ran past midnight Eastern time. The Monday convention speeches started late in part due to pro-Palestine protesters tearing down security fencing, delaying buses carrying delegates. Gumbs, for one, didn’t really care about Taylor — the older male one — getting scratched, but Martinez said she hoped the legendary performer would play on one of the convention’s final two days.
“Maybe he'll have an opportunity to come back,” Martinez said. “I grew up with James Taylor, so it would be neat, but I understand.” Crystal Martinez, California delegate (Photo by Alexandria Jacobson/Raw Story) Spokespeople for the Democratic National Convention did not immediately respond to questions from Raw Story about musical performances on Wednesday and Thursday.
The panel on MSNBC's "Morning Joe' was wowed on Wednesday morning after sharing a supercut clip from Tuesday night's DNC roll call from Chicago that was run concurrently with a jam-packed rally hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee. The clip contrasted the rowdy Harris reception with the grim roll call from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee weeks ago, which led co-host Joe Scarborough to blurt: "wow." Once that clip, along with a clip of comments made by Harris completed, MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski contributed "That was just the beginning.
" ALSO READ: Why Kamala Harris may get a big convention polling ‘bounce’ "Just wow, Willie," Scarborough added by addressing co-host Willie Geist. "I mean, you talk about a show of force, a show of power. That was impressive, I don't think I've seen anything like that before.
15,000 in Milwaukee? Just packed! And then, you know, in Chicago also at the convention. Wow, that was crazy." "Yeah.
20,000 in Chicago and 15,000 in Milwaukee, perfect stage-craft as well," Geist agreed. Watch below or at the link. - YouTube youtu.
be The Democratic governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear , slammed Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), saying he "makes himself the victim" in order to deflect from having to defend his views on abortion in the cases of familial rape.
At issue was a comment that Vance made during a September 2021 interview. "Look, I think two wrongs don't make a right. At the end of day, we are talking about an unborn baby.
What kind of society do we want to have? A society that looks at unborn babies as inconveniences to be discarded?" Vance said in 2021. READ MORE: ‘My Wife Had This Baby’: J.D.
Vance Trounced for ‘Misogynistic’ Views on Women and Family "My view on this has been very clear and I think the question betrays a certain presumption that is wrong. It’s not whether a woman should be forced to bring a child to term, it’s whether a child should be allowed to live, even though the circumstances of that child’s birth are somehow inconvenient or a problem to the society. The question really, to me, is about the baby.
We want women to have opportunities, we want women to have choices, but, above all, we want women and young boys in the womb to have the right to life. Right now our society doesn’t afford that and I think it's a tragedy and I think we can do better," he continued . Beshear appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe Tuesday.
He was asked about how Vance and former President Donald Trump's abortion policy. Vance in particular has pushed for a federal abortion ban. Beshear criticized Vance's choice of words in that original interview.
“JD Vance calls pregnancy resulting from rape, ‘inconvenient.’ Inconvenience is traffic. I mean, it is.
Make him go through this,” Beshear said in the clip, adding that Republicans like Vance "don't have any empathy at all" when it comes to abortion. Vance took Beshear's comments to mean that he was hoping one of Vance's loved ones were assaulted. "What the hell is this? Why is @AndyBeshearKY wishing that a member of my family would get raped?!? What a disgusting person," Vance wrote on X .
Beshear told reporters later on Tuesday that not only was that not what he meant, but that Vance was just making "an attempt to deflect," according to the Courier Journal . He also clarified that he was not wishing harm. He only wanted Vance to be able to "put himself in a different position and to understand why having exceptions, having reproductive freedom is so important in the first place.
" “I mean, J.D. Vance knows that he and Donald Trump are so wrong on this issue.
And so he’s trying to make himself the victim. Listen, Hadley Duvall was a victim, so were the women that were on the stage last night. The couple that had to go through a non-viable pregnancy are victims,” Beshear said, according to Mediaite .
Duvall appeared on stage at the Democratic National Convention Monday night, telling the crowd how she was impregnated by her stepfather at the age of 12. During her speech, she had harsh words directed to Trump, and his comments calling abortion bans "a beautiful thing." "What is so beautiful about a child having to carry her parent's child?" Duvall asked.
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