There's more than a 50-year age gap between oldest and youngest Olympic athletes competing at the Paris Games

The age of various Olympic athletes competing for medals at the Paris Games is a prime example of age being nothing but a number. 

A competitive spirit is found within those both young and old at the 2024 Olympic Games, with athletes across multiple generations vying for the gold. 

At this year's Summer Games in Paris, the youngest athlete competing is from China. 

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Zheng Haohao, 11, is a skateboarder competing in the park event. She's not only the youngest athlete at the games this year. She is also China's youngest athlete to ever compete in the Olympic Games, according to The Independent. 

The young skateboarder only started taking up an interest in the sport four years ago and started competing in global events last year. She is now competing in front of the world at the 2024 Olympic Games. 

"Competition to me is just to get together with my good friends," Zheng said in an interview with CCTV, according to Reuters. "I know over 10 of the world's top 20 skateboarders.

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"It's like we are playing a fun game. Everyone has to show the best they've got." 

Historically, the youngest athlete to compete in the Summer Olympics was Dimitrios Loundras, a male athlete from Greece, according to NBC. 

He was 10 when he won a bronze medal in gymnastics at the 1896 Athens Olympics. 

The youngest female to ever compete was 11-year-old Luigina Giavotti, who competed on the Italian gymnastics team during the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, according to the outlet. 

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The oldest athlete competing this year is over 50 years older than Haohao. Equestrian Juan Antonio Jiménez of Spain, who is 65, is going for a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. 

Jiménez is competing in his third Olympic Games. His debut was in 2000 during the Sydney Games. 

In 2004, he won a silver medal in Athens. 

There is an equestrian even older than Jiménez who is at the Olympic Games this year, but she will likely not be competing. 

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Mary Hanna, a 69-year-old from Australia is an AP athlete, or a non-competing athlete, meaning she will step in if another athlete is to injured or unable to compete for any reason. 

On July 11, Hanna posted a video of herself training with her horse on Instagram, sharing her excitement about making an Olympic appearance for the seventh time. 

"Getting excited now," Hanna wrote. "We are ready for whatever unfolds. Training hard for Paris Olympics. So looking forward to supporting our team." 

The oldest athlete ever to compete in the Summer Olympics was Oscar Swahn, who was nearly 73 when he competed in shooting during the 1920 Antwerp Games, according to NBC. He qualified for the 1924 Olympics in Paris when he was 76 but did not compete in those games. 

The oldest female to ever compete was Lorna Johnstone if Great Britain, who competed both in team and individual equestrian events during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. 

The youngest athlete competing on behalf of the United States this year is gymnast Hezly Rivera, who is 16. This is Rivera's first Olympics. 

The oldest Team USA athlete at the 2024 Paris Olympics is 59-year-old equestrian Steffen Peters. Peters is returning for his sixth Olympics with three medals already under his belt. 

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Buttigieg faces grilling on Harris’ immigration record: ‘Let’s get real’

Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg defended the Biden-Harris administration's handling of illegal immigration in a heated back-and-forth with Fox News' Shannon Bream on Sunday.

Buttigieg appeared in his personal capacity as a special guest on "Fox News Sunday" and attempted to deflect criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris and Democrats have attempted to flip the script on her 2021 mission to address border issues, a mission that led to the media widely calling her "border czar" at the time. 

"Let's be very clear about this because there has been a lot of mischaracterization. She was not in charge of the border. The Homeland Security Department is in charge of the border. She did do something important, though. She was assigned to conduct diplomacy with Central American countries, knowing that that's part of the bigger picture of what's affecting the border. And you know what? Those Central American countries are among the few countries to see their numbers go down in terms of the source of migrants who are seen at the border," Buttigieg said.

"Not by much," Bream countered.

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Buttigieg went on to argue that President Biden had only failed to pass comprehensive immigration reform thanks to former President Trump's intervention.

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"[Biden] wanted Congress to resolve [immigration] because that would have been more durable. But when Trump came in, talked Republicans out of their own bipartisan project because he didn't want the issue to get better. Remember, the worse things are at the border, the better things get for Donald Trump. So he has a vested interest in it remaining chaotic down there," Buttigieg said.

Bream pushed back on the claim, however, saying that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other Republican lawmakers had objected to provisions Democrats slipped into the border bill.

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"Let's get real. You know why they didn't move forward," Buttigieg insisted. "They moved forward because Donald Trump swooped in and said I don't want Joe Biden to get a win."

"Many of them felt that it was a flawed piece of legislation that had too many loopholes and things they couldn't support," Bream said.

Buttigieg is one of many top Democrats who have jumped to defend Harris on her immigration policy since her rapid ascension as the presumptive Democratic nominee in 2024.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., accused Republicans of "making up" the title of "border czar." His comments came just before six members of his House Democratic Caucus voted to criticize her handling of the migrant crisis.

"We have a single legislative item that is on the floor today… it’s a fake and fraudulent resolution cooked up, I think, by one of the representatives from New York – continues to embarrass herself regularly – that lies about the vice president," Jeffries told reporters at his weekly press conference.

"She was never assigned the position of border czar. They're making that up, because the extreme MAGA Republicans are in full meltdown," he added.

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Canadian women's soccer team penalized in Olympics for drone spying scandal

The Canadian women’s soccer team was dealt a heavy blow Saturday after FIFA announced the women's national team would be deducted six points from the standings in the Paris Olympics after staffers were caught using drones to spy on New Zealand during closed-door training sessions.

Following its investigation, the FIFA Appeal Committee announced the Canadian Soccer Association was responsible for failing to ensure its staff members were in compliance with Olympic rules. 

"CSA was found responsible for failing to respect the applicable FIFA regulations in connection with its failure to ensure the compliance of its participating officials of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 Final Competition (OFT) with the prohibition on flying drones over any training sites," the statement said. 

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"The officials were each found responsible for offensive behavior and violation of the principles of fair play in connection with the CSA’s Women’s representative team’s drones usage in the scope of the OFT." 

​​Head coach Bev Priestman was removed from her position Thursday night after two staff members were sent home from Paris when an investigation found that analyst Joseph Lombardi had allegedly used a drone to spy on New Zealand's practice sessions. 

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The revelation that there may have been previous unethical recordings of opponents comes amid Canada’s pursuit of a title defense in the Olympics. The women’s team won gold in Tokyo and won its first match against New Zealand Thursday before Priestman’s dismissal. 

FIFA said Saturday that Priestman, Lombardi and assistant coach Jasmine Mander were banned "from taking part in any football-related activity for a period of one year." Canada Soccer was also fined $226,000. 

Canada Soccer can appeal the decision before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The points deduction, if upheld by the CAS judges, does not eliminate Canada from the tournament, but it could mean the team must win all three games in Group A to advance with three points, likely as a runner-up in the standings.

Canada's next match is Sunday against France. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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Trump quickly moves to define Harris as 'more left than Bernie Sanders'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In his first campaign event since the presidential race was upended, former President Trump didn't waste any time in trying to define his new opponent.

At a rally in the crucial battleground state of North Carolina, the Republican presidential nominee repeatedly took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris, whom he derogatorily called "lying Kamala Harris."

Harris has succeeded her boss, President Biden, as the presumptive Democratic Party nominee after Biden - in a blockbuster announcement on Sunday - dropped his re-election bid and endorsed his vice president.

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The embattled president's immediate backing of Harris ignited a surge of endorsements of Harris by Democratic governors, senators, House members and other party leaders. By Monday night, the vice president announced that she had locked up her party's nomination by landing the backing of a majority of the nearly 4,000 delegates to next month's Democratic National Convention. She also hauled in a staggering $129 million since Biden's announcement, her campaign touted on Thursday morning.

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Trump, speaking to a packed arena in Charlotte, aimed to paint Harris as the "most incompetent and far-left vice president in American history."

He charged  that she "has been the ultra-liberal driving force behind every single Biden catastrophe. She is a radical left lunatic who will destroy our country if she ever gets the chance to get into office." 

And pointing to Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the far-left champion and two-time runner up for the Democratic presidential nomination, Trump argued that Harris is "more liberal than Bernie Sanders. Can you believe it?"

Throughout his more than hour and a half stream of comments, Trump repeatedly slammed the vice president over border security and crime, two top issues in the 2024 election.

The strategy by Trump, his campaign, and allied groups, is simple: Define Harris, who is not nearly as well known to Americans as Trump and Biden, before Harris has the chance to define herself.

Trump campaign spokesman and senior adviser Steven Cheung said that the former president's team was ready to go on offense the moment Harris succeeded Biden as the Democrat's standard-bearer.

"There wasn’t any surprise. We were prepared for it. We had all our assets ready. We had all our content ready. It didn’t surprise anyone," Cheung told reporters ahead of the Trump rally.

Longtime Republican consultant David Kochel emphasized that both the Trump and Harris campaigns are "in a race to define" the vice president and that most Americans "know so little about her record … It’s go time for both sides."

Kochel, a veteran of numerous GOP presidential campaigns who remained neutral in the 2024 Republican primary, noted to Fox News that "Trump’s got a big megaphone."

He offered that Trump's slights are "not without merit," as he noted that Harris "did run to the left of Biden" in the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination race and that "she had one of the most liberal records in the Senate when she was there."

Harris is pointing to her hefty law enforcement resume as she spotlights Trump's numerous legal controversies, including his 34 felony convictions two months ago in the first criminal trial of a former or current president.

"As many of you know, before I was elected as vice president, before I was elected as a United States senator, I was the elected attorney general of California. Before that, I was a courtroom prosecutor. In those roles, I took on perpetrators of all kinds," Harris said Monday at an event at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.

"Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So, hear me when I say I know Donald Trump’s type," she emphasized as she pointed to Trump's multiple lawsuits and criminal cases, many of which are ongoing.

Harris repeated the line of attack the next day at a rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Trump responded at Wednesday's rally, saying "I don’t think people are going to buy it." And he argued that the vice president "was one of the worst prosecutors in history" and that "she destroyed San Francisco."

The former president touted his support for law enforcement and landed the backing of the National Association of Police Organizations, as the group's president, Michael McHale, joined Trump on the podium to formally endorse the GOP nominee.

The Harris campaign panned Trump's performance, with spokesman Ammar Moussa calling it "an unhinged, weird and rambling speech" and arguing that "the American people won’t be fooled or distracted" by Trump's salvos.

The jabs by Trump come as Harris is in the process of taking full control of the Biden campaign, cementing her nomination, which will formally come as early as next week during a virtual roll call ahead of the Democratic convention, and choosing a running mate by early next month.

While Harris is enjoying plenty of earned media during this seemingly honeymoon phase of her fledgling campaign, when it comes to paid media, the Trump campaign and its aligned groups currently have a massive advantage.

Trump's air superiority will likely be short-lived, as the Harris campaign appears to be working to produce and air spots as soon as possible.

"She needs to be on the air with some pretty compelling bio stuff," Kochel emphasized.

Ahead of the rally, Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley said that even though Trump is now facing a new opponent at the top of the Democrats' ticket, the GOP's strategy "does not change … at all."

"We have been running our race, and we are going to continue to run our race," Whatley, a former North Carolina GOP chair whom Trump installed as RNC chair in March after clinching the Republican nomination, emphasized in a Fox News interview.

Whatley, speaking at the rally site at Charlotte's Bojangles Coliseum, noted that Trump and the RNC will relentlessly tie Harris to Biden's policies on border security, fighting inflation, crime and other top issues in the 2024 election.

"The Democrats not only have a messenger problem, they have a message problem. And Kamala Harris is doubling down on every single one of Joe Biden's failed policies. It's the Biden-Harris administration, the Biden-Harris campaign. And she is picking up that mantle," Whatley argued.

Fox News Mark Meredith and Jennifer Johnson contributed to this story.

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Mark Wahlberg hits the gym when some people are returning home from the bar: ‘Get a head start''

Mark Wahlberg always makes time for the gym, even if it means getting his reps in when most people are asleep. 

Wahlberg frequently shares the details of his fitness routine and has been known to wake up in the early hours of the morning to get in a lift.  

In a video posted on Instagram by Wahlberg July 23, he gave fans insight into his workout routine, sharing that he always gets his daily reps in but doesn't sacrifice eight hours of sleep to do so. 

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"Eight hours of sleep always," Wahlberg says in the video. "If I'm in the gym at 1, that means I went to bed at 5. OK, do the math.

"We're working, we're shooting. So, if we got to leave at 4, I got to get up at 1. I got to get this s--- done." 

Wahlberg also shared in the clip that his workouts always begin the same way. 

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"I get up. I get on my hands and my knees. I start with my prayer. Get in that water. I get down to the gym. That's a must. That's happening every single day," Wahlberg said.  

"No more excuses," Wahlberg added. "Get up and get it done." 

The video then goes into Wahlberg's workout for the day, which includes lat pulldowns, different variations of bicep curls, ab exercises and more.

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Wahlberg also posted a video to Instagram Sunday showcasing his 2 a.m. workout.

"Two a.m., Sunday," Wahlberg said in the video before getting into his intense early morning workout. 

"My week starts on Sunday 2 a.m. @municipal," Wahlberg wrote in the caption of the post. "Get a head start." 

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On Monday, Wahlberg posted his workout, which also began bright and early at 2:30 a.m. 

Wahlberg has been an advocate for living a healthy lifestyle, encouraging others to start young and find a balance that works for them. 

"Everything in moderation. Should you be able to enjoy foods and desserts? All of those things – enjoy. But eating right, exercise and finding the right balance [is important,]" Wahlberg previously told Fox News Digital.

"I just encourage people to start young. Communicating to people the importance of living healthy and long lives. When you get older, you start feeling it, then you realize. But you know the great saying, ‘Youth is wasted on the young.’ We want to get people before that."

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After Biden drops out of race, doctors reveal why the decision was best for his health

FIRST ON FOX: After President Joe Biden’s announcement on Sunday that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, two doctors shared thoughts with Fox News Digital about what this means in terms of Biden's ongoing cognitive health. 

Looking back, some experts believe the path to Biden’s dropout began with what was widely described as a disastrous debate performance in late June, during which the president seemed to display an unclear train of thought and a lack of coherence.

"President Biden has shown signs of cognitive impairment for many years," Dr. Brett Osborn, a Florida neurosurgeon who specializes in cognitive function, told Fox News Digital on Sunday. He has not treated Biden or advised him. 

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"It is medically probable that when he took office in 2020, he was afflicted by mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a gateway syndrome to Alzheimer’s disease and potentially Parkinsonism (not necessarily Parkinson’s disease itself)," Osborn said. 

"And he has only deteriorated since then, as is typical of those with neurodegenerative diseases."

Given signs of his "ailing cognitive status, President Biden's decision to step down from the race seems prudent," said Osborn, expressing his professional opinion.

"In my opinion, he is unfit to run the country and is unsuitable for his duties as commander-in-chief," he said.

"By stepping down, President Biden can prioritize his health and potentially mitigate further cognitive decline, while also ensuring the leadership role is filled by someone fully capable of handling the demanding responsibilities of the position."

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Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center and a Fox News medical contributor, said he believes Biden’s decision is best for the president’s health.

"The stress of the race could have definitely made cognition worse — but it will progress anyway, and fitness is a big concern," the doctor told Fox News Digital on Sunday. He has not examined or treated Biden. 

Osborn also emphasized that remaining in the presidential race could have been "detrimental" to Biden's mental and physical health. 

"Chronic stress releases cortisol, the dominant stress hormone of the body, which can negatively impact the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, leading to further deterioration," Osborn told Fox News Digital.

Biden’s past brain surgeries could also have affected his cognitive function, according to Osborn.

"It is likely that the combination of the two brain surgeries and his [possible] neurodegenerative diseases, plus the added stress of the Oval Office, have markedly accelerated the deterioration of his already ailing brain," he said.

"Another term [was] not even a consideration, in my opinion. By 2028, he will categorically be a ‘nursing home patient.’"

In addition to cognitive concerns, the doctors also discussed Biden’s recent bout with COVID-19.

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"Post-COVID syndromes and long COVID have been shown to affect underlying neurological conditions," Siegel warned. 

"This can also come from recurrent COVID."

Regarding COVID, Osborn noted that the virus has been shown to have potential long-term effects on cognitive function, often referred to as "brain fog." 

"These effects can include difficulties with memory, attention and executive function," he said. 

"In someone with pre-existing cognitive issues like President Biden, contracting COVID-19 could exacerbate these symptoms – via neuroinflammation – and lead to a more rapid decline."

Osborn also suggested that the president’s contracting COVID was used as an "exit strategy."

"It accelerated his, but more likely their, decision to vacate his run for the presidency," the doctor surmised.

Along with meeting the official requirements — that the president must be a natural-born citizen, must be at least 35 years of age, and must have lived in the country for at least 14 years — both doctors agreed that the individual should also be physically and cognitively healthy.

"It is extremely important," Siegel told Fox News Digital. "We have a right to it as a country."

The role of president involves making complex and high-stakes decisions, often under significant pressure, Osborn noted. 

"Cognitive health is essential for clear thinking, effective communication and sound decision-making, all things President Biden lacks," he said, sharing his viewpoint. 

Physical health is also essential, Osborn said, as the role also requires long hours, frequent travel and crisis management.

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"A healthy president is better equipped to handle the demands of the office and to lead the nation effectively through various challenges," he added.

In light of Biden’s announcement to exit the race, Siegel said the decision "should be accompanied by a full health disclosure."

He said, "They should admit to what they know and reveal full neurological results."

The situation highlights the need for thorough health evaluations for presidential candidates – and sitting presidents — to ensure they can perform their required duties, according to Osborn. 

"Routine testing – physical and mental – should be made non-negotiable instead of being thwarted by the governing party," he said. 

"The allowance of President Biden’s mental incompetence for four years is an embarrassment to the United States government, and the world has borne witness."

In response to outreach from Fox News Digital, the White House press office stated that "health was not a factor" in the president's decision to withdraw from the race. 

"He looks forward to finishing his term and delivering more historic results for the American people," said the White House in its statement. 

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On July 21, the White House released the most recent health update from the president's physician, Dr. Kevin C. O'Connor.

O'Connor also noted that Biden is continuing his course of Paxlovid and that his COVID symptoms have "significantly" improved. The doctor also stated that Biden's vital signs are normal, and his lungs remain clear.

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READ IT: Biden drops out of 2024 race with letter

President Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday with a letter. You can read the full letter below:

My Fellow Americans,

Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation. Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We've made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and in expanding affordable health care to a record number of Americans. We've provided critically needed care to a million veterans exposed to toxic substances. Passed the first gun safety law in 30 years. Appointed the first African American woman to the Supreme Court. And passed the most significant climate legislation in the history of the world. America has never been better positioned to lead than we are today.

I know none of this could have been done without you, the American people. Together, we overcame a once in a century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We've protected and preserved our Democracy. And we've revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the world.

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It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.

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I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision. For now, let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to see me
reelected. I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all this work. And let me express my heartfelt appreciation to the American people for the faith and trust you have placed in me.

I believe today what I always have: that there is nothing America can't do - when we do it together. We just have to remember we are the United States of America.

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Olivia Dunne fires off Simone Biles warning to Olympic gymnasts as Team USA star readies for Paris

The 2024 Paris Olympics are just around the corner, and one superstar collegiate gymnast is giving some support to one of the most famous athletes in the sport and giving a warning to the rest of the world.

LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne was on the red carpet ahead of the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles and talked about Simone Biles in an interview with Sports Illustrated.

"Simone has always been a GOAT, and I think that this is like her revenge tour. What happened in (2021) was a freak thing, and I think that she is out for revenge," Dunne said. "She's gonna probably win."

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Biles is leading the veteran Team USA women’s gymnastics team, which also includes Suni Lee, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles, along with newcomers Hezly Rivera, Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong. Biles is looking great and in prime form ahead of the Olympics as she looks to avenge a sudden bout of the twisties, which cost her while the Games were held in Tokyo in 2021

Olympic great Nastia Liukin told Fox News Digital it was "almost unfair" for gymnasts to go through the Tokyo Games because of the coronavirus restrictions.

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But Liukin was optimistic the American women will do well in Paris.

"They look incredible," she said. "Gosh, I’m like a proud cheerleader mom here on the side. It’s so incredible to be able to watch all of the girls. For each of them, they all have their own personal reasons, and I think that’s what makes it even more special. A lot of them competed at the last Olympics.

"I felt like it was almost unfair. I mean, we were so grateful to have the Olympics, but it was also they didn’t get that full experience. … It’s really special that they now get to experience a Games with an audience. It sounds probably silly, but it really does play a big part in it. I remember watching the ’96 Games and hearing the crowd chant ‘USA,’ and there’s something so special about that."

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Trump's lengthy RNC speech ripped by 'The View': 'Too bad' bandage wasn't 'over his mouth'

Former President Trump's address at the Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee was met with brutal reviews from the liberal co-hosts of "The View" on Friday morning.

Co-host Ana Navarro, a staunch defender of President Biden, claimed the over-90-minute speech exhibited Trump's "cognitive decline." She hoped the media and Washington would turn its attention away from Biden's age concerns and put its scrutiny on Trump instead.

"If Joe Biden had been up there giving that speech, men in white coats would have interrupted him and carted him off and put him in a padded wagon," Navarro lamented. "I thought today I would wake up and the TV would be full of like, doctors talking about Donald Trump's cognitive decline. I thought it would be full of Republicans hanging their heads in shame like Democrats did."

"It's too bad the bandage was just over his ear. It should've been over his mouth," she quipped as the audience chuckled.

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Co-host Sunny Hostin leveled an accusation of xenophobia against the former president for his immigration rhetoric and calling the COVID-19 virus the "China virus" during the speech. She also criticized Trump for making digs at his political rivals at various points in the speech.

The speech felt "performative" instead of unifying, and it was "beneath the dignity of a national convention from the nominee of a major party," Hostin said.

"It was a xenophobic, ugly vision of America speech," she continued.

Co-host Joy Behar also found room to criticize the former president's remarks about God's providence in sparing his life in the assassination attempt. 

She claimed that Trump had been too self-centered in giving God credit because a man in the audience had been killed in the shooting.

"When something like this happens to you, like this assassination attempt, and you say something like, ‘God was watching me,’ that is a very un-Christian thing to say because he's very narcissistic. What about Corey? What's his name? The fireman who also got killed. What about all those guys who got killed on Sandy Hook?" she asked.

"Oh, 'God was watching me and not watching them'? There's something very disturbing about that," she scoffed.

FIVE BIGGEST MOMENTS OF TRUMP'S SPEECH TO RNC

"There was blood pouring everywhere, and yet, in a certain way, I felt very safe, because I had God on my side," Trump said in his RNC speech. "The amazing thing is that prior to the shot, if I had not moved my head at the very last instant, the assassin’s bullet would have perfectly hit its mark, and I would not be with you tonight." 

"I am not supposed to be here tonight. I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God. Many people say it was a providential moment," he added.

During his address, Trump also honored Corey Comperatore, the Pennsylvania firefighter who was tragically killed in the assassination attempt, as well as rallygoers David Dutch and James Copenhaver, who were seriously injured in the attack.

"Tragically, the shooter claimed the life of one of our fellow Americans, Corey Comperatore, and seriously wounded two other great warriors. David Dutch and James Copenhaver. I spoke to all three families of these tremendous people — our love and prayers are with them, and always will be," Trump said. 

"Corey, a highly respected former fire chief... was accompanied by his wife Helen... and two precious daughters. He lost his life selflessly acting as a human shield to protect them from flying bullets... what a fine man he was," he added.

The Trump campaign did not immediately return a request for comment to Fox News Digital.

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Trump shooter made Home Depot visit prior to assassination attempt: report

The 20-year-old would-be assassin who fired at former President Trump in Pennsylvania over the weekend was found with a Home Depot receipt for a ladder, sources told NBC News.

Investigators discovered the item on Thomas Matthew Crooks after he was fatally shot by Secret Service agents on Saturday.

Officials are now trying to determine if Crooks used the ladder to access the roof of the building from which he blasted Trump in the ear, sources told the outlet.

More than a dozen firearms were discovered inside the Crooks family home, and the shooter's father called police to tell them his AR rifle was missing after the incident.

DISCORD REVEALS DETAILS OF WOULD-BE TRUMP ASSASSIN'S ACCOUNT ON PLATFORM

The rifle used in the shooting was purchased legally, and may have been his father's. 

Law enforcement agents are also investigating if the bullets were bought at Allegheny Arms and Gun Works in Bethel Park.

The store is a brief drive from the Crooks' family home.

TRUMP SHOOTER THOMAS MATTHEW CROOKS' PARENTS REGISTERED PENNSYLVANIA PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS: RECORDS

Several videos show rally goers alerting local law enforcement agents to Crooks' presence on top of the structure prior to the shooting.

Officials have said Crooks acted alone in trying to kill Trump but are still investigating.

Scant details have emerged about Crooks' background or motivation. Locals have said he was the victim of relentless bullying at his high school and a perpetual loner.

Classmates described him as a conservative, but noted that he wasn't vocal about his political views.

FBI HAS GAINED ACCESS TO THOMAS MATTHEW CROOKS' PHONE IN TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

While he was a registered Republican, Crooks also appeared to donate $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project in 2021.

Crooks, who was a member of a shooting club, frequently wore hunting outfits to school and was mocked for them, according to reports.

Former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company Chief Corey Comperatore, 50, was struck by one of Crooks' bullets and killed at the rally.

Attendees James Copenhaver, 74, and David Dutch, 57, were both critically injured and remain in stable condition.

Trump was hit in the ear before ducking from the bullets.

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State Dept: World has 'questions about our democracy' after Trump shooting, US must 'respond as a nation'

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Monday that people around the world have "questions about our democracy" following the attempted assassination of former President Trump over the weekend at a rally in Pennsylvania, and that it is now up to the U.S. to "respond as a nation." 

Miller, speaking to reporters at a briefing, began by saying that "what happens inside the United States is essential to the work that we do outside our borders," and that "one of our responsibilities as America's diplomats is to promote our core values around the world."

"We know today that people around the world, governments around the world, have questions about what happened on Saturday, just as Americans do. And our message to them is simple," Miller said. "As President Biden has made clear, there is no place for violence in our democracy, period. We condemn this attack and all political violence strongly and unequivocally, just as we condemn political violence in any country." 

Miller continued by saying that Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken about the "effect of dehumanization and the cost to society when people lose sight of the core humanity they share with others, even those with whom they strongly disagree."

BIDEN SAYS POLITICS MUST NEVER BE A ‘LITERAL BATTLEFIELD’ OR ‘KILLING FIELD’ IN POST-TRUMP SHOOTING ADDRESS 

He added: "So at this time, when people around the world have questions about our democracy, a big part of what we must do is show them how we respond as a nation."

TRUMP BREAKS SILENCE ON ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: ‘I’M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE’ 

Miller also revealed that Blinken this morning "convened the senior leadership team here at the department to remind them that one of America's great strengths throughout our history has been our ability to reclaim our humanity, our fundamental decency after acts of tremendous violence and inhumanity."

"And he asked them to deliver that message around the world, to remind our allies and partners that America has faced trying times before, but that we have emerged from them stronger because of our core values that we share as a nation: a commitment to democracy, a respect for the rule of law and a common aspiration not to let the things that divide us overwhelm those that bind us together," Miller concluded. 

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Dawn Staley says Angel Reese is the WNBA's Rookie of the Year so far over Caitlin Clark: 'Not a doubt'

The future of the WNBA is in good hands.

Caitlin Clark has lived up to the hype of being the No. 1 overall pick, but Angel Reese has been dominant.

While Clark received the most votes for the All-Star Game next week, Reese has a record streak of 15 consecutive double-doubles.

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Before the season, Clark was the overwhelming favorite to be the Rookie of the Year, but South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley says, at this moment, it belongs to Reese.

"They both are having great years. Don’t get me wrong," Staley told TMZ Sports. "If I had to pick a Rookie of the Year at this time … today, it’s Angel. Not a doubt. What she’s been able to do with the double-doubles.

"But listen, the season is halfway through, and Caitlin is coming."

CAITLIN CLARK RECORDS FIFTH STRAIGHT DOUBLE-DOUBLE AS FEVER STAVE OFF MERCURY COMEBACK

Clark has her own streak going. She recorded 20 points and 13 assists for her fifth-consecutive double-double, and she's registered 13 assists in each of her last three games.

Reese is averaging 13.8 points and 11.8 rebounds per game on 41.1% from the floor, while Clark is posting 16.8 points, 7.8 assists and 5.9 boards on 40.3% shooting and 34% from 3-point range.

Reese is one of four players averaging a double-double, while her 11.8 boards per game lead the WNBA. Clark's 7.8 assists per contest rank second. Clark and Reese rank first and second in points per game among rookies.

Staley later added that it may come down to their respective team's success. Both teams would qualify for the playoffs. Clark's Indiana Fever are seventh, and the Chicago Sky are eighth.

It's been quite a run for the Fever, though. Indiana has won seven of its last 11 contests after starting the season 3-10.

Both teams will play two more games before the extended Olympic break. The All-Star Game is scheduled for July 20.

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Ohio Democrat 'closer' to calling on Biden to withdraw: 'Too high of a hill for him to climb'

Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio is one of several members of the Democratic Party who are signaling that President Biden should withdraw from the race or risk allowing former President Trump to win in November. 

"It's becoming increasingly likely that this may be just too high of a hill for him to climb," Landsman said of Biden Thursday in an interview on CNN. 

Nine House Democrats and one Democratic senator have already called on Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race since his disastrous performance at the CNN Presidential Debate in Atlanta.

CNN'S JAKE TAPPER STUNNED BY BIDEN CAMPAIGN'S KNOCK AT GEORGE CLOONEY: 'WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?'

"We could lose a lot, if not everything, if Trump is re-elected and he has control of all three branches of government," Landsman said. 

"I'm getting closer and closer to – appreciating that as much as I respect Joe Biden and what he's done – that, what Clooney said yesterday was really powerful and that he saved democracy in 2020. He's got to do it again in 2024," Landsman said, referencing Hollywood actor George Clooney's New York Times guest essay that called on Biden to withdraw.

"I had hoped, and still do to some extent, that he can go out and make the case that Donald Trump is unfit to be president, that he is going to undermine, if not destroy our democracy. But that's becoming more and more less likely," Landsman said.

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"It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe ‘big F-ing deal’ Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate," Clooney wrote in a New York Times guest essay on Wednesday, just weeks after raising millions for the Democratic candidate.

"Was he tired? Yes. A cold? Maybe. But our party leaders need to stop telling us that 51 million people didn’t see what we just saw. We’re all so terrified by the prospect of a second Trump term that we’ve opted to ignore every warning sign," he continued.

The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. 

Fox News' Kristine Parks contributed to this report. 

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Alec Baldwin ‘Rust' shooting trial: Wife with baby in tow a ‘strategic’ move, expert says

SANTA FE, N.M. — Her husband is the actor, but some legal experts believe Hilaria Baldwin staged some theatrics of her own Tuesday morning at a press-swarmed New Mexico courthouse.

With her spouse, Alec Baldwin, facing a felony manslaughter charge, the polarizing yogi showed up to the sun-baked Santa Fe building in a black SUV with the couple's baby in tow shortly before jury selection got underway.

The toddler, one of the couple’s seven children, was taken out of the car. Hilaria held the baby girl in view of the cameras before quickly handing her off to a caretaker. The baby and the caretaker departed in the same SUV moments later.

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Legal observers speculated the Baldwins wanted to humanize the churlish actor in the eyes of the public and perhaps even potential jurors.

"The bringing of the child is unusual because it's not really a great place for a child," divorce attorney Christopher C. Melcher told Fox News Digital. "And you've got to think, if they have care with a nanny, why bring the child other than for show?"

ALEC BALDWIN ‘RUST' TRIAL: JUDGE MAKES MAJOR RULING IN ACTOR'S FAVOR

The Baldwins, he said, knew images of the mother and child arriving at the courthouse would quickly cascade online.

"There's many people who have to go to court, and they have no child care, and they're stuck bringing their kid to court," Melcher said. "That happens quite often. But, you know, this is not the situation with the Baldwins. They could have afforded child care. A courthouse is not really a place for a child. So, it does seem to be strategic."

WATCH: Alec Baldwin leaves court after jury is selected for actor's 'Rust' shooting trial

Known for his volcanic temper and confrontations with both the press and public, Baldwin's reputation, some have theorized, could hurt his case.

"As a defense attorney, you always want to humanize someone that’s on trial, to show that they’re more than this incident that’s under a microscope," said New Mexico-based attorney Elizabeth Bunker. "Having family support can show the jury that a lot of people care about the outcome of this case and can subtly encourage them to really dig deep and pay attention to the facts."

Bunker cautioned, however, that Hilaria and company's appearance could also induce eye rolls among Santa Fe residents.

"On the flip side, doing too much empathy-garnering can backfire," she said. "If there’s any sense of desperation, my experience is that, naturally, jurors will reject anything inauthentic and too performance-like."

ALEC BALDWIN 'RUST' SHOOTING TRIAL: FATAL TIMELINE THAT LED TO ACTOR'S INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

While the artsy New Mexico town has attracted its share of chic residents over the years, one lawyer warned that many locals, including potential jurors, are likely less fixated on celebrity and may even harbor a distaste for the rich and famous.

"The risk is it could backfire if people think you have a nanny 24 hours a day," said New York-based lawyer Mark Bederow. "Why would you have the baby come out of the SUV just to hand the baby off as though it’s a prop. It could be perceived as a contrived way to garner public support and positive coverage."

The actor recently announced plans to star in the TLC reality show "The Baldwins," alongside his wife and kids, which he wrote would showcase his family's "ups and downs, the good, the bad, the wild and the crazy."

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But the embattled actor, Melcher added, was faced with a largely unwinnable public relations quandary. Hilaria's absence, he noted, would have spawned questions about her lack of support for her man.

"With the stakes being so high, you would expect that you would have supporters there, close family would be there," he said. "I think the absence of her would have hurt." 

PHOTOS: Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, leave courthouse after jury selection

Baldwin's brother, Stephen Baldwin, also showed up to court Tuesday and sat with Hilaria in the back row of the courtroom. 

After a two-hour delay in the morning, jury selection began around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. A jury of 16, including four alternates, was chosen to hear arguments in the involuntary manslaughter case. Eleven of the chosen jurors are women, and five are men.
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Baldwin accidentally fired a gun on the set of the film "Rust" in October 2021, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Facing up to 18 months in jail if convicted, he has pleaded not guilty.

The "30 Rock" actor has insisted that he cocked the gun's hammer but never pulled the trigger. Prosecutors have countered that the pistol could not have discharged absent Baldwin squeezing off a round.

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Trump and his allies turn up the volume on Biden amid Democratic turmoil following disastrous debate

Former President Trump's week and a half of keeping a relatively more restrained profile following his debate with President Biden appears to be coming to an end.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is expected at a rally Tuesday evening near Miami, Florida, to take aim at Biden's extremely uneven debate performance. 

And the Trump campaign says the former president will "lay out an indictment" on what he claims is an attempt by the Biden campaign, the Democratic Party, and the mainstream media to cover up what he argues is the 81-year-old president's cognitive decline.

A campaign aide, who asked for anonymity to speak more freely, said Trump will "press the case that Biden and the Democrats, with the collusion of mainstream media, have perpetrated a fraud and cover-up on the nation by claiming that Biden is fit to serve."

BIDEN SURROGATE NEWSOM SAYS CALLS BY FELLOW DEMOCRATS FOR BIDEN TO DROP OUT ‘NOT HELPFUL'

The debate was a major setback for Biden, who at 81 is the oldest president in the nation's history. His halting delivery and stumbling answers at the showdown in Atlanta sparked widespread panic in the Democratic Party and a rising tide of public and private calls from within his own party for him to step aside as its 2024 standard-bearer.

BIDEN TELLS CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS CALLS FOR HIM TO DROP OUT ‘ONLY HELPS TRUMP AND HURTS US’

Over the past week, six House Democrats have publicly called on Biden to end his re-election bid. And on Sunday, Fox News and other news organizations reported that four House Democrats who hold top positions on key committees said on a private conference call that the president needed to step aside.

But the president and his campaign have strongly pushed back against the calls to step aside.

Biden, in a letter sent to congressional Democrats on Monday as they returned from the July 4th holiday recess, reiterated that he's "firmly committed to staying in this race" and argued that "the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it is time for it to end. We have one job. And that is to beat Donald Trump."

"Any weakening of resolve or lack of clarity about the task ahead only helps Trump and hurts us," the president added. "It is time to come together, move forward as a unified party, and defeat Donald Trump."

Biden allies and other Democrats often point to the scores of times the former president - during his tenure in the White House and in the ensuing years - has slurred or confused his own words, which has raised concerns about Trump's mental acuity.

"Donald Trump must be confused. The only candidate who has been indicted, charged, impeached, and criminally convicted is Donald Trump," Biden campaign spokesperson Sarafina Chitika told Fox News in a statement, as she pointed to his 34 felony convictions in his criminal trial in New York City.

WHY TRUMP'S STAYED RELATIVELY QUIET THE PAST WEEK AND A HALF

Over the past week, Trump has kept an uncharacteristically low profile, as his rival for the White House has worked to shore up his campaign.

A source in Trump's political orbit told Fox News a week ago, "How much do we need to do while they are busy committing suicide?" when asked about the campaign's small footprint in the days after the debate.

But Trump is starting to turn up the volume.

Trump called into Fox News' "Hannity" on Monday night for his first TV interview since the debate.

The former president told host Sean Hannity that Biden "may very well stay in" the 2024 presidential race, but said he is prepared if the Democratic incumbent withdraws.

"He's got an ego and he doesn't want to quit," Trump claimed. And If Biden does withdraw, Trump said he would expect to face off against Vice President Kamala Harris.

"I don't think he wants to get out," Trump told Hannity. "But, if he does get out, it will be her."

As Trump heads back out onto the campaign trail – in Florida on Tuesday and in battleground Pennsylvania on Saturday ahead of the Republican convention – a top allied group is also getting into the game.

A super PAC funded in large part by Republican mega-donor Miriam Adelson is set to spend $61 million on TV and digital ads attacking Biden, a source with knowledge confirmed to Fox News.

The commercials from the Preserve America super PAC will begin airing later this month, and are timed to coincide with the start of the Summer Olympics, which is expected to draw massive ratings. The ads will run through Labor Day in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, the three key battleground states known as the Democrats’ blue wall.

The commercials will spotlight the issues of immigration, national security and the economy.

"Joe Biden and his hard-left allies have raised the cost of living, let terrorists cross our border, and crushed our veterans," veteran Republican consultant Dave Carney, a senior adviser for Preserve America, told Fox News. 

"We’re going to put a boot on their necks so he can’t continue ruining our country over the next four years," Carney said.

The Preserve America ad blitz was first reported by Politico.

Fox News' Bryan Llenas contributed to this report

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Bernie Sanders urges people to focus on policy, not age when discussing Biden re-election

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Sunday that while President Biden had a "terrible" debate against former President Trump, he recently spoke to Biden and continues to support him in his quest for re-election.

Sanders – who at 82 is older than Biden – said people should look beyond age, despite increasing concerns from both parties over the president's mental fitness.

"Biden is old," Sanders told host Robert Costa of the 81-year-old president. "He's not as articulate as he once was. I wish he could jump up the steps on Air Force One. He can't. What we have got to focus on is policy, whose policies have and will benefit the vast majority of the people in this country."

The senator said he believes the American people want a president with the "guts to take on corporate America." Someone who will expand Medicare, raise and extend the life of Social Security benefits, and talk about a "permanent child tax credit to cut childhood poverty in America by 50%." 

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Sanders said 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, and that 25% of "elderly people" are trying to live off $15,000 a year or less.

"The American people want an agenda for the next four years that speaks to the needs of the working class of this country," Sanders said. "He has got to say, ‘I am prepared to take on corporate greed, massive income and wealth inequality and stand with the working class in this country.’ He does that, he's going to win and win big."

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Sanders wrapped up the interview by saying he is running for re-election as senator from Vermont. 

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Space force commander who says he lost pension for criticizing DEI in military opens up on being 'betrayed'

A former space commander is calling for a change of leadership after he was fired for allegedly criticizing the "Marxist" DEI complex, which he believes is now being accelerated under the Biden administration. 

Former Lt. Col. Matt Lohmeier was in the military for over a decade before he joined the U.S. Space Force in 2020, where he specialized in missile warning systems. But less than a year later, in May 2021, he was "betrayed," he told Fox News Digital in an interview. 

Lohmeier publicly spoke out against DEI training because he believed it was dividing the troops and decreasing morale, which affected military readiness. He believes "the DEI industry… is steeped in critical race theory, is rooted in anti-American, Marxist ideology." 

"The blow was severe," Lohmeier said about allegedly being fired for his dissenting views. "It makes you feel like you've been betrayed." 

He said it was a real "gut punch" when he lost his pension. 

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"You give your life and service to your country and the American people, and you're not doing it for the pay. You're doing it because you become [convinced] of the greatness of the American ideal. And… senior leaders [then] say, ‘We want you out of the way because your view is not welcome here,’ even as they pretend to care about inclusivity, even as they pretend to care about diversity, [but] not diversity of thought," he said.

Lohmeier believed he didn't violate existing policy because the issue he took aim at was anti-Americanism, not politics. 

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"There was a whole string of events that did lead up to my being relieved of command," he said. "The ultimate reason was because I was willing to be publicly critical of critical race theory, which I understood to be rooted in Marxist ideology… that I saw dividing the troops." 

"I wasn't advocating for Republicans over Democrats, and I'm conservative myself. But it didn't matter to me. And it's never mattered to our troops what someone else's politics were," Lohmeier said. 

The former commander is now trying to expose what he calls the "Marxist" military complex from the outside. 

A new study commissioned by the Arizona State University Center for American Institutions revealed that the Pentagon’s DEI programs encourage reporting private conversations on dissenting views of DEI and has been steadily increasing its resources. DEI engines in the military cost taxpayers $68 million in 2022 and $86.5 million in 2023, with a proposed $114.7 million for 2024, according to the ASU report. 

The report, compiled by military experts, recommends abolishing the left-wing DEI agenda and replacing it with merit-based selections and American values curricula at the academies.  

"We need to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion trainings from the military, from the service academies, and strip all vestiges of critical race theory out of the military workplace," Lohmeier said. 

The Space Force did not respond to a request for comment. 

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Raducanu dismantles Sakkari to reach Wimbledon last 16

Emma Raducanu makes a strong statement of intent by beating Greek ninth seed Maria Sakkari to reach the Wimbledon fourth round.

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Yankees, Reds players engage in national anthem standoff before Fourth of July game

New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds players engaged in a good ‘ol fashioned national anthem standoff before their game on the Fourth of July on Thursday afternoon.

Four players in total were involved in the standoff, and then it came down to two Yankees players, Ian Hamilton and Cody Poteet, and one Reds player, Graham Ashcraft. Carson Spears, Ashcraft’s teammate, went back into the dugout.

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All players were standing outside of their dugouts with their caps over their hearts. But New York’s struggles trying to win anything as of late carried over into the little fun and games the players had.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone then made the determination that enough was enough, and Hamilton and Poteet were sent back to the dugout. An elated Ashcraft went back to the visitors’ dugout to cheers and applause from his teammates.

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Cincinnati entered the game looking for a sweep of the Yankees. New York have lost seven out of their last nine games going back to June 23rd’s loss to the Atlanta Braves.

Luckily, the team has played well enough to earn 54 wins so far this year, but if there’s any team that is in need of the All-Star break right now, it’s New York.

The Reds jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the holiday matinée.

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Online, on TV, and on Sounds and Radio - the BBC is bringing you full coverage of the 2024 UK general election and its results.

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Tammy Baldwin will stick to state tour instead of joining Biden during Wisconsin visit

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who is facing a competitive challenge in November, won't be joining President Biden during his campaign stop in Wisconsin Friday. 

The Biden campaign announced an appearance in Madison, Wisconsin, earlier this week, which will be the president's first visit to the battleground state since his poor debate performance against former President Trump last month. 

According to her campaign spokesperson, Baldwin won't be joining Biden in Madison. Instead, the senator will be on a state tour that will take her to several Wisconsin counties, including Ashland, Oneida, Marinette, Brown, Door, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee and Dane.

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"I’m so excited to kick off my Fired Up for Tammy tour," Baldwin said in an announcement Tuesday about her campaign tour. "In the theme of our nation’s Independence Day, I’ll be meeting with voters from all over the state to talk about the ways we’re working to defend our freedoms and find solutions to the kitchen table issues that matter most to Wisconsin families."

Baldwin's spokesperson said the tour had been planned for weeks and was announced prior to the news of Biden's visit. 

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Quentin Fulks, Biden campaign principal deputy campaign manager, pushed back on speculation Biden may drop out of the presidential race Wednesday, touting his upcoming visit to Wisconsin, a pivotal swing state. 

"Obviously, there were 90 minutes of a poor debate performance, but that does not define the record of accomplishments," Fulks said on CNN. "It does not define the vision that President Biden has and these interviews and these things that the president is doing — our campaign stop in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday.

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"We want everything to go well from the campaign's perspective all the time. But if they don't, I do not think that that has a bearing on whether somebody is going to continue running for president of the United States," he added. 

After Biden's debate performance, Baldwin reiterated to local Wisconsin outlets that she "supports the president." 

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However, her campaign said, "Tammy Baldwin is running her own race for the people of Wisconsin," according to The Capital Times.

The Wisconsin Senate race is rated "Lean Democratic" by non-partisan political handicapper the Cook Political Report, making it one of the seven most competitive Senate matches this cycle. 

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Top White House aide urges staff to tune out ‘noise' and focus on governing during debate fallout

White House chief of staff Jeff Zients reportedly held an all-staff meeting Wednesday to urge team members to tune out the "noise" and focus on the task of governing, as senior aides scramble to contain the political fallout from President Biden’s disastrous debate performance.

Even as Zients acknowledged that the days since the Atlanta matchup between Biden and former President Trump have been challenging, the chief of staff stressed to White House aides the accomplishments and the track record of the Democratic administration and said governing will only become more crucial once the campaign season heats up, particularly after the Fourth of July holiday, The Associated Press reported, citing a White House official.

Biden himself began making personal outreach on his own, speaking privately with senior Democratic lawmakers such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons and South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, a second White House official and others with knowledge of the conversations told the AP.

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On Capitol Hill, there is increasing anxiety as Biden has been slow to reach out to top Democrats and rank-and-file members, the AP reported, citing people familiar with ongoing conversations.

Top Democratic lawmakers also voiced their outrage to Axios about Biden dragging his feet in reaching out to the party's leadership in recent days, much less the rank-and-file facing competitive races this year. The members, who were not named in the Axios reporting, took particular issue with Biden's deflection, saying that his handling of the debate fallout, rather than the debate performance itself, could cost Democrats chances of flipping the House or maintaining their majority in the Senate in November. 

Democrats are unsatisfied with the explanations of Biden’s debate performance from both White House staff and Biden himself. And there is a deeper frustration among some Democrats who feel Biden should have handled this much sooner and has put them in a difficult position by staying in the race.

Zients tried to rally the staff’s confidence in Biden’s re-election apparatus, noting that the president has a "strong campaign team" in place and that the White House’s job was to focus on continuing to implement Biden’s agenda. He also told staff that Biden has always made it through tough times, despite being counted out during his decades in public office.

The chief of staff also encouraged aides to "continue being a team" and, while acknowledging the increasing political chatter, to "tune it out" and stay disciplined, according to the official who spoke to the AP. The official was granted anonymity to relay Zients’ private remarks. Zients also urged White House staff to ask questions and offer feedback.

Staff-wide White House calls aren’t unusual, but Wednesday's 15-minute check-in came as Biden and senior White House officials were working to assuage rattled lawmakers, donors and other allies within the party amid sharpening questions about whether the 81-year-old president had the competency to run for a second term in office.

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According to Axios, major Democratic donors are now planning to move large contributions to House and Senate candidates before what they see as a likely second term for Trump.

Biden’s re-election campaign planned a staff-wide call of its own and says it will "be using emails and all staff calls more frequently to make sure you all have the latest updates and broader campaign priorities for the day," according to a memo sent Wednesday by campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez. The memo insists the election between Biden and Trump will still be close, seeking to downplay the lasting effects of the debate.

Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were also scheduled to hold one of their sporadic lunches on Wednesday, and the president was planning on hosting an assortment of Democratic governors at the White House in the evening.

Among the Democratic governors who were planning to attend in person were Tim Walz of Minnesota, who leads the Democratic Governors Association, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Daniel McKee of Rhode Island, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Andy Beshear of Kentucky and Gavin Newsom of California, according to their aides. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy were planning on attending virtually.

The White House has also been on the defensive against reporting that suggests that Biden was considering dropping out of the race. 

Andrew Bates, White House senior deputy press secretary and deputy assistant to the president, shot back in a response on X to the New York Times’ report Wednesday that Biden told an ally that he was weighing whether to continue his re-election prospects following the disastrous debate performance. "That claim is absolutely false," Bates wrote. 

Biden also agreed to an interview Friday with George Stephanopoulos on ABC News. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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