A state judge in New Jersey issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday blocking the state's right-to-die law from being implemented two weeks after it took effect. The
move came after Dr. Yosef Glassman, a Bergen County physician, filed a
lawsuit, saying he refused to participate in assisted suicides,
including referring patients to another doctor if he decides to opt-out
of prescribing life-ending medication, which is a stipulation in the
law. Glassman said in the lawsuit that the law conflicts with his
religious beliefs as an Orthodox Jew as well as his obligations as a
doctor to heal people. Glassman
said that being required to transfer medical records under the law is
"not only a violation of the rights to practice medicine without
breaching the fiduciary duties owing to those patients ... but also
violations of their First Amendment
rights under the United States Constitution to freely practice their
religions in which human life is sacred and must not be taken." Gov.
Phil Murphy, a first-term Democrat who signed the Aid in Dying for the
Terminally Ill Act into law April 12, said he would fight back
against Mercer County Superior Court Judge Paul Innes's decision. Murphy also asked Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to release guidance for New Jersey residents in light of the judge's order. “It
is really hard for me, particularly given growing up as a Catholic,”
Murphy said Thursday at a news conference. “This one was not an easy one
to get to, but I got convinced that it shouldn’t be the law that
dictates how things end. But it should be you and your loved ones.”
“It
is really hard for me, particularly given growing up as a Catholic.
This one was not an easy one to get to, but I got convinced that it
shouldn’t be the law that dictates how things end. But it should be you
and your loved ones.” — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
The law, which took effect at the beginning of August but required a two-week wait period before doctors could administer prescriptions, permits
adult patients with six months or less to live to obtain and
self-administer life-ending medication. Patients must be diagnosed by
two medical doctors and must also sign a written declaration with two
witnesses present who can attest that the patient is acting voluntarily.
The patient must also take the medication themselves. “New
Jersey’s assisted suicide law is a bad public policy that leaves many
New Jersey residents at risk of abuse and coercion," Kristen Hanson, a
community advocate for the Patients Rights Action Fund said in a
statement to Fox News on Thursday. "The temporary restraining order
issued, which prevents the policy from going into effect, is a welcome
reassessment of a law that threatens the lives of the poor, older
people, the terminally ill, and people with disabilities. New Jersey
deserves better end-of-life-care, not assisted suicide.”
“New
Jersey’s assisted suicide law is a bad public policy that leaves many
New Jersey residents at risk of abuse and coercion. ... New Jersey
deserves better end-of-life-care, not assisted suicide.” — Kristen Hanson, community advocate, Patients Rights Action Fund
The next court date is scheduled for Oct. 23. Seven states -- California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Oregon, Vermont and Washington -- and Washington, D.C., all have similar legislation for medically assisted suicide, according to the Death With Dignity National Center and the Death With Dignity Political Fund. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Alert tones used in a "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" episode earlier this year to poke fun at a presidential alert test that occurred last year cost ABC $395,000 in fines, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a Thursday statement announcing a handful of settlements with TV networks. The
FCC said it had settled with the networks for the misuse of
the emergency alert system (EAS) tone. The tone is broadcast via TV,
radio and other devices to warn of emergencies such as hurricanes and
other national disasters. “We remain concerned about the misuse of
the EAS codes and EAS and WEA Attention Signals, or simulations
thereof, to capture audience attention during advertisements; dramatic,
entertainment and educational programs, and at any other time that there
is no genuine alert,” the agency said in a statement. “The FCC may issue sanctions for such violations, including, but not limited to, monetary forfeitures.” The
comedian's late-night show used a tone three times during an Oct. 3,
2018, sketch. Earlier that day, roughly 225 million electronic devices
across the U.S. received the "Presidential Alert" that read "THIS IS A
TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is
needed." The network said the tones were improperly used in the
episode. ABC signed a consent decree with the FCC, in which it admitted
using the tones. The network said Thursday, "ABC takes regulatory compliance seriously and we are pleased to have resolved this issue." Other networks also reached a settlement for similar violations. AMC Networks agreed to pay $104,000 in civil fines for using an alert tone in a February episode of "The Walking Dead." Discovery's Animal Planet
and Meruelo Radio Holdings were also fined. Discovery agreed to pay
$68,000 for using an actual wireless emergency alert tone in an episode
of Animal Planet's "Lone Star Law." Crew members received the tone on their phones during filming Texas game wardens following Hurricane Harvey. And Meruelo paid $67,000 for broadcasting a signal during a promotion for Southern California-based radio stations.
The
former boss of a bartender who earlier this week filed an explosive
lawsuit against CNN host Don Lemon, accusing the newsman of a strange, sexually charged assault, told Fox News he witnessed the incident and corroborated his one-time employee's claim. In
an exclusive interview, George Gounelas, who managed Dustin Hice at
the Old Stove Pub in July of 2018, detailed what allegedly occurred on
the night of the bizarre encounter at Murf’s Backstreet Tavern, which is
located in the prestigious Hamptons area east of New York City.
Gounelas is named in the suit filed by Hice. Lemon, through CNN, has vehemently denied Hice's allegations. “Dustin
worked for me as a bartender [and] we went out after work one night. We
were standing there and he said, ‘Hey, that’s Don Lemon,’” Gounelas
said. “Murf’s is a place you go to drink after you’ve been out drinking.
We had just gotten off of work. So that’s why we ended up there,
because we worked in the restaurant business. So by the time everything
is done, we can only hit a late-night spot.” Hice
approached Lemon to strike up a conversation but the newsman declined,
according to Gounelas, who said he and Hice then offered to buy Lemon a
drink, which the CNN host also declined. Gounelas said that a few moments later, Lemon came up to them.
Dustin Hice says CNN host Don Lemon assaulted him during the summer of 2018.
“Don Lemon has now come around the corner and is
standing face to face with us. There is a beam, a pole, in the place.
Don’s standing up against the pole, face to face with Dustin, I turn
around and I’m standing right there between the two of them,” Gounelas
said. “He’s saying, ‘So you like me? Is that why you’re bothering me?’” Hice responded, “Nah, man, I just wanted to say, 'What’s up?’” according to Gounelas. Gounelas
told Fox News he couldn’t recall what Lemon said verbatim, but it was
“along the lines of, 'Do you like me? Is that why you’re bothering me,
because you wanna f--- me?'” Gounelas said Lemon appeared “pretty drunk” when he confronted the duo at the wee-hours watering hole. “He
put his hands down his pants, inside his board shorts, grabbed his
[genitals], and then came out with two fingers and, like, clipped
Dustin’s nose up and down with two fingers asking ‘do you like p---- or
d---?’” Gounelas said.
George Gounelas told Fox News he witnessed CNN’s Don Lemon assault
his former colleague at Murf’s Backstreet Tavern in Sag Harbor, New
York.
Gounelas said he laughed during the alleged incident
and immediately mocked Hice as “gross” because of Lemon’s alleged
actions – but Hice didn’t think it was a laughing matter. “Dustin
was in this shock mode saying, ‘Bro, did that just happen? That was
disgusting,’” Gounelas said before explaining that he didn’t think it
was too unusual at the time. “The whole thing is like, I go out in the
Hamptons, I live out here, I have a restaurant, I get it, people get
crazy. To me, it was just another thing. To [Dustin], he was like
shocked.” Gounelas said he isn’t sure if Lemon, who is openly gay, was being confrontational or simply flirting. “I
guess it’s a little of both. If someone had done that to me, I probably
would have punched him. But I think it might have been flirting. I
think Dustin was more in shock… If someone was flirting with me like
that I’d say, ‘alright man I’m not gay,’” Gounelas said. “I wouldn’t go
up to a girl like that. It could be his way of flirting.” Hice continued to work for Gounelas at the now-shuttered Old Stove Pub for the duration of the summer, where his former boss said the bartender was regularly teased about the incident. “As his boss, I was kind of making fun. I feel bad now,” Gounelas said. Gounelas
told Fox News that the incident allegedly happened in the presence of
others and he’s seen Lemon in Murf’s Backstreet Tavern on other
occasions. “The
place was packed. I’m sure other people saw. It was a known thing in
the Hamptons, not like this quiet thing. Everybody knew Dustin and what
happened to him,” Gounelas said. “Every time we went out, every
bartender offered him a Lemon drop shot, making fun of him. He got some
sh-t for it.” Multiple attempts to contact Murf’s Backstreet Tavern management by Fox News have gone unanswered. Gounelas said Hice was “a little messed up” from the alleged incident. “This is the only thing he could talk about, not in a good way, like ‘I can’t believe that sh-t happened,’” Gounelas said. Murf’s
Backstreet Tavern is located in Sag Harbor, a part of the Hamptons
where New York’s wealthiest residents have multi-million dollar weekend
homes. Lemon apparently hosted a star-filled bash at his Sag Harbor home
only two months before the alleged incident occurred. In
May 2018, a former aide to Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic Governor of New
York and brother of fellow CNN host Chris Cuomo, tweeted -- and then
deleted – a photo of herself with Lemon and now-disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was a regular CNN guest at the time.
Don Lemon threw a “Sag Harbor soiree” weeks before he allegedly
assaulted Dustin Hice at a Sag Harbor bar, according to Juanita
Scarlett.
The former Andrew Cuomo aide, Juanita Scarlett, wrote
that she was at “the Sag Harbor soiree” of her “second favorite on-air
journalist,” with a photo that included her husband, New York Daily News
columnist Errol Louis, CNN contributor Margaret Hoover, Avenatti and
Lemon. Hice’s lawsuit against Lemon, first reported by Mediaite,
was filed Aug. 11 in Suffolk County Court. In the suit, Hice also said
Lemon's off-screen demeanor was in stark contrast to the "Me Too"
advocate whom he often saw on TV. "When the cameras are turned
off, however, Mr. Lemon’s actions are in stark and disturbing contrast
to the public persona he attempts to convey," the suit reads. Lemon
offered a six-figure settlement before talks broke down and Hice filed
the formal complaint, according to a source close to Hice's attorney. CNN denied Hice's account and said Hice seemed to have animosity toward the cable news network. "The
plaintiff in this lawsuit has previously displayed a pattern of
contempt for CNN on his social media accounts," a CNN spokesperson told
Fox News in a statement. "This claim follows his unsuccessful threats
and demands for an exorbitant amount of money from Don Lemon. “Don
categorically denies these claims and this matter does not merit any
further comment at this time," the CNN spokesperson added. CNN did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment. Fox News’ Liam Quinn and Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
With several of his Democratic rivals hosting competing events down the street, President Trump confidently told raucous rallygoers Thursday evening in New Hampshire, the
state that gave him his first presidential primary win, that they have
"no choice" but to vote for him again in 2020 -- if they want their
401(k)s to remain intact. "Are we sure we're in New Hampshire?"
Trump asked at one point, as the crowd roared and he discussed the
state's soaring economy. "You have a reputation as a very staid, very
elegant people, and you're not acting it tonight, and that's a good
thing." And after a protester briefly interrupted the rally, Trump
remarked, "That guy has a serious weight problem. Go home, start
exercising. Get him outta here." When the sparks died down, Trump
turned to domestic and foreign policy, with a focus on the economy.
Responding to recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, the
president emphasized the importance of mental health treatment and
vowed, to sustained applause, "We will always uphold the Second
Amendment." Trump also promised to work more on the opioid epidemic, which, according to The Washington Post, has claimed more lives in 2017 alone than mass shootings have in the past five decades.
"Now we have a bunch of socialists or communists to beat." — President Trump
"We have reduced the total amount of opioids prescribed by 34 percent," Trump said, noting that thousands of defendants have been prosecuted federally in opioid-related cases. A fiery stage was set hours before Thursday's rally, when the president told reporters at a New Jersey airport that Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., were "very anti-Jewish and anti-Israel" -- and said he supported Israel's decision to bar them from entering the country. "Now
we have a bunch of socialists or communists to beat," Trump said, as
the Manchester crowd jeered. "They're not far away. Does anybody want to
pay a 95-percent tax?" Trump went on to say that recent episodes in which people threw water on New York City police officers were indicative of a larger trend among progressives.
Supporters cheering at President Trump's campaign rally on Thursday.
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
"They view
everybody as fascists and Nazis ... They accuse our heroic border agents
of running concentration camps," Trump said, in an apparent reference to New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "And, they look down upon the hardworking citizens who truly make our country run." Less than a month ago, Trump supporters in North Carolina erupted in a chant of "send her back" directed at Omar as Trump spoke, prompting the president to urge future rallygoers
not to use that language. At a later rally, Trump avoided mentioning
Omar by name -- but, on Thursday, he directly named her and other
members of the so-called progressive congressional "Squad." The
president was making the quick trip to Southern New Hampshire University
as he spends the week at his New Jersey golf club. The event gave Trump
a chance to address the heightened fears about the economy, fueled by a
development in the bond market that had predicted previous recessions. Avoiding an economic slump would be critical to Trump's reelection hopes. During
the rally, Trump talked up the economy extensively. "We've created over
6 million new jobs since the election," Trump said, adding that more
than 7 million Americans "have been lifted off food stamps." "America is working again, America is winning again -- and America is respected again, like never before," Trump said. A
nearly full house roared its approval throughout the speech. Trump
campaign manager Brad Parscale told Fox News there were roughly 12,000
in attendance at the Southern New Hampshire University Arena. A handful
of rows of empty seats were visible mid-rally in the uppermost seating
areas. Trump added that China was "eating" the cost of his tariffs, and losing scores of jobs amid the ongoing trade war. "We
had a couple of bad days, but we're going to have some very good days
'cause we had to take on China," Trump said. "I never said China was
gonna be easy. ... And again, China's devaluing their currency, they're
pouring at money, the prices haven't gone up -- so that means we're
taking in" money. The markets in the early afternoon had clawed
back some of their steep losses from the previous day. Trump told
rallygoers that the markets would have "crashed" entirely if he were not
president, and that they should focus on the big picture, rather than
short-term losses. "You have no choice but to vote for me," Trump said. "Your 401(k)'s gonna be down the tubes" otherwise. He continued: "Whether you like me or hate me, you've got to vote for me."
The crowd at the Southern New Hampshire University Arena on Thursday. (Fox News' Paul Steinhauser)
Trump also criticized Democrats for supporting late-term abortions, saying the governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, had endorsed "executing" infants post-birth. “The infant would be delivered," Northam said in a radio interview earlier this year. "The
infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if
that’s what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion
would ensue between the physicians and the mother." He also said his administration will have appointed nearly 200 federal court judges by the end of the year. New
Hampshire, which Trump lost by about 2,700 votes in the 2016 general
election, has been doing very well economically. According to June
government figures, New Hampshire had the fourth-lowest jobless rate in
the country. "You have the most successful state in the history of
your state, and the history of our country, and you're gonna vote for
somebody else?" Trump asked sarcastically. "We have the best numbers
we've ever had. Let's vote for somebody else! I don't think that's gonna
happen. Only with fixed polls is that gonna happen." Despite
the rosy numbers, a recent poll from the University of New Hampshire
Survey Center poll found 42 percent of New Hampshire adults approved of
Trump while 53 percent disapproved. The poll also showed 49
percent approved of Trump's handling of the economy and 44
percent disapproved. And, a national Fox News poll released Thursday
showed Trump trailing Joe Biden by 12 points (50-38 percent), Bernie
Sanders by 9 (48-39), and Elizabeth Warren by 7 (46-39). Those leads
were outside the poll’s margin of error. It was the first Fox News Poll
to show a lead for Warren outside the margin of error. "I saw some
fake polls put out by the fake news media," Trump said in New
Hampshire, as the crowd booed. "We have taken this big, beautiful ship,
and it's being turned around -- very quickly." Some
Democrats' presidential campaigns were holding events to capitalize on
Trump's trip. Biden's campaign set up down the street from the arena to
talk to voters and enlist volunteers. Responding to reports
that Biden was considering scaling back campaign events because of his
frequent gaffes, Trump called the former vice president a "disaster" and
repeated a frequent attack, labeling his rival "Sleepy Joe Biden." As
Trump spoke, a group for Pete Buttigieg's campaign gathered in nearby
Concord to call voters about his support for new gun safety laws. And, Cory Booker urged Trump to cancel the speech and instead urge Congress to take immediate action to prevent gun violence. How
New Hampshire receives the president on Thursday likely will offer a
fresh test of whether voters will give credit to Trump for the state's
economy in 2020. At 2.4 percent, New Hampshire's seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate for May was among the lowest in the nation.
But, wage growth was significantly below national gains. Average hourly
earnings rose a scant 1.1 percent in New Hampshire in 2018, lagging the
3-percent gain nationwide, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In
other ways, like the homeownership rate — first in the nation — and
median household income — seventh in the U.S. — the state has been
thriving, according to census data. New Hampshire's four Electoral
College votes are far fewer than what key swing states such as Florida,
Wisconsin and Michigan would provide, but its influence has proven
powerful in close election years such as 2000, when George W. Bush's
victory in the state gave him the edge needed to win the White House. Meanwhile,
Trump on Thursday threw his support behind his former campaign manager,
Corey Lewandowski, who has been considering a run for Senate in his
home state of New Hampshire. Trump praised Lewandowski as "a very
outstanding guy" in the "New Hampshire Today" interview. Trump said he
thought Lewandowski would be hard to beat if he decided to challenge
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat. At Thursday's rally, Trump touted
Lewandowski as "tough" and "smart," and predicted he would be "tough to
beat" in the Senate. But, the president noted Lewandowski was still
mulling a run. "Corey, let us know please, if you don't mind," Trump said. The
comments came hours before the House Judiciary Committee announced it
was subpoenaing Lewandowski and an ex-White House aide as part of its
investigation into Trump's conduct in office. Lewandowski responded in a
tweet writing that it was "sad and pathetic" that the committee's
chairman, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., "is harassing private citizens." Fox News' Paul Steinhauser in Manchester, Dana Blanton, Andrew O'Reilly and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
President Trump in a tweet Wednesday evening suggested a “personal meeting” with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid tensions in Hong Kong and fears that an escalating trade war could trigger a global recession. “I
have ZERO doubt that if President Xi wants to quickly and humanely
solve the Hong Kong problem, he can do it,” Trump tweeted. Personal
meeting?” The president’s tweet came after weeks of sometimes
violent clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police in Hong Kong
that started over a now-defunct extradition bill that would allow
defendants to be tried in mainland China. The unrest included massive
protests at Hong Kong's airport that resulted in more than 100 flight cancellations. One possibility for a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Xi could be in advance of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York City, which is scheduled to begin Sept. 17. In
a separate tweet, Trump also mentioned his decision to delay new
tariffs on $156 billion in Chinese goods from September until December. “The
American consumer is fine with or without the September date, but much
good will come from the short deferral to December,” he wrote. “It
actually helps China more than us, but will be reciprocated." The
administration decided this week to delay the new tariffs over concerns
about the adverse effect it could have on the holiday shopping season. The tweets also come as the Dow fell 800 points Wednesday amid worsening fears of a recession.
Facing
the likelihood that he won’t make the stage at next month’s Democratic
presidential debates, former two-term Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will end his 2020 run for the White House on Thursday, a source close to him told the Associated Press. Advisers
close to Hickenlooper’s inner circle previously told Fox News that
Hickenlooper was facing mounting national pressure to end his longshot
bid for the White House and jump into Colorado's crowded Democratic U.S. Senate primary for the chance to face off next year against first-term GOP Sen. Cory Gardner. Hickenlooper,
67, struggled to raise funding and his poll numbers as he pursued the
Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Advisers reportedly say he'd
be better off running against Gardner, a former two-term congressman
who narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Udall in 2014. The
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee views Gardner as vulnerable in
2020. A Democratic source familiar with Hickenlooper’s recent
conversations with Senate Democratic leadership regarding a potential
Senate run told Fox News “the DSCC wants him to drop (his White House
bid) and they want this recruit really badly.” Hickenlooper, a
geologist by training who started a successful brewery in downtown
Denver and then served two terms as the city’s mayor before winning the
governorship, left office in January with an approval rating nearly 20
percentage points above water. A new poll in Colorado released
this week suggested Hickenlooper would be far ahead of the rest of the
already-crowded field of candidates for the Democratic Senate nomination
if he were to join that race. The source, who asked to remain
anonymous in order to speak more freely, said that at a meeting in New
York City earlier this month between Hickenlooper and Sen. Chuck
Schumer, the top Democrat in the chamber, “Schumer made the point that
if the governor were to run for the Senate, he would be a total hero.
... The governor could be the firewall between Mitch McConnell remaining
as Senate majority leader and the Democrats taking back the Senate.” A
separate source, close to Hickenlooper’s inner circle, told Fox News
that “everyone has come to him and said, ‘We need you, we need you, we
need you,’ and I think the message of ‘You need to do this for the sake
of the country’ resonates with him.” Hickenlooper faced a large
uphill climb to meet the two Democratic National Committee thresholds –
campaign contributions from 130,000 individual donors and at least
2 percent in four qualifying polls – to make the stage at the next two
debates, which will be held next month and in October.
Democratic presidential candidate and former two-term Colorado
Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks with Fox News in the spin room, following
the second round of primary debates, in Detroit on July 30.
And the clock’s ticking: He has just two weeks left to qualify for the September showdown. Fox
News also confirmed a New York Times report on Tuesday evening that
Hickenlooper met privately with Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado – a
rival for the Democratic presidential nomination – when the two crossed
paths while campaigning in Iowa over the past week. Aides to both
campaigns have been tight-lipped about what the two discussed. Bennet
– he was superintendent of Denver’s schools under then-Mayor
Hickenlooper – also refused during an MSNBC interview on Wednesday to
divulge the topic of their conversation. But
Bennet described his former boss as a phenomenal governor and mayor and
added, “I don’t see any reason why he wouldn’t be a phenomenal senator,
but he’s got to make his own decision.” Bennet, who also faces a
steep climb to make the upcoming debates, said he’d stay in the race
even if he doesn’t qualify for the showdowns. Hickenlooper had a
lackluster second quarter of fundraising, bringing in just $1 million
during the April-June period. And six weeks ago, much of his senior
staff left the campaign over differences with the candidate over the
future of the effort. The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Israeli officials told the country's lawmakers Wednesday that U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., may be barred from entering Israel for a planned visit this weekend, according to reports. The
two freshman congresswomen support the Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions movement (BDS), a pro-Palestinian advocacy organization, but
Israeli law says those supporting boycotts of the country may be denied
entry. Waivers can be granted for diplomatic figures, however, Haaretz reported. HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY OKS RESOLUTION OPPOSING ISRAEL BOYCOTT IN RARE BIPARTISAN VOTE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is
facing pressure from Democratic leaders and some U.S.-based Israel
advocacy groups that are advising against barring the congresswomen, The
Washington Post reported. He has not yet made a decision, according to Haaretz. In
July, Israel’s U.S. ambassador said the country would not bar U.S.
lawmakers out of “respect” for Congress and Israel’s longtime “alliance”
with the U.S. President Trump was reportedly frustrated last week when Israel announced the congresswomen would be allowed in the country, The Post reported. Israeli officials said an announcement about the lawmakers would be made Thursday.
Sen. Kamala Harris
faced criticism Wednesday for promoting her campaign's gun control plan
during an appearance on CNN that coincided with breaking news about the
police standoff in Philadelphia in which six officers were shot. “When will it stop?” the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate from California asked CNN’s Wolf Blitzer when he asked for her reaction to the initial reports of the shooting. “And I stress initial reports,” Blitzer added. As Harris related details of her plan, information about the ongoing standoff was still sketchy. Social
media was quick to deride the presidential candidate for “politicizing”
the developing situation before most of the relevant facts were known. “After
only one (1) hour Kamala Harris started talking gun control to Wolf
Blizer BEFORE the Philadelphia Police had the shooter in Philadelphia
out yet or BEFORE all the cops were OUT of their respective hospital yet
! I know that Harris wants to be the President but hey wait,” one
person wrote. “Why
in the world did you come out with your political statements on CNN
during the standoff of police and a madman shooter in Philadelphia?? How
stupid and irresponsible of you," another tweeted. 'You used this
as a political tool while bullets were flying and two officers were
trapped in the house. Just disgusting. I’m from Philadelphia, we see it
real clearly," another criticized. One Twitter user suggested her statements weren't worthy of a president. “Before
the facts come out you took the opportunity to pre-judge the shooter in
Philadelphia ... You have no clue about the gun or individual.
Definitely not Presidential." "BEFORE IT'S EVEN RESOLVED YOUR POLITICIZING THE PHILADELPHIA SHOOTER," another wrote. The shooter, identified as Maurice Hill, 36, who has an extensive history of gun-related convictions. Philadelphia
Police Commissioner Richard Ross told reporters two officers with the
Narcotics Strike Force were serving a warrant when the shooter opened
fire at the home. All of the wounded officers were expected to recover.
Supporters cheering at President Trump's campaign rally on Thursday.
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
The crowd at the Southern New Hampshire University Arena on Thursday. (Fox News' Paul Steinhauser)
