Trump makes his first public appearance since Saturday's assassination attempt in footage provided by his campaign's press office.

The former US president has arrived in Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention that will announce him as his party's presidential nominee begins Monday.

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Time to calm down?

Biden calls for lowering “temperature” in US politics in his address to the nation.

"The political rhetoric in this country has gotten very heated. It’s time to cool it down," Biden said Sunday.

Over the course of presidential campaign, Biden has called former president Trump “a threat to democracy”, “a genuine threat to this nation”, and “a threat to our freedom.“

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The motive and political affiliation of the shooter remain unknown, US President Joe Biden said following an assassination attempt at former President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

"Earlier today I spoke about an ongoing investigation. We do not know the motive of the shooter yet," Biden said in a Sunday address to the nation from the Oval Office. "We don't know his opinions or affiliations. We don't know whether he had help or support, or if he communicated with anyone else."

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🤖 Teleprompter mishap: "former Trump"?

“Thankfully, former Trump is not seriously injured. I spoke with him last night,” Biden said sheepishly, appearing to be reading from text offscreen.

The ex-president was seen earlier today disembarking a plane in Milwaukee and reported being "fine" the day before, suggesting he is still "current Trump" and not "former Trump" after Saturday's attempt on his life.

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Former US President Donald Trump said that after the assassination attempt he had completely rewritten his speech to the Republican National Convention, shifting the focus to a call for national unity.

"This is a chance to bring the whole country, even the whole world, together. The speech will be a lot different, a lot different than it would’ve been two days ago," Trump told the Washington Examiner.

He added that in his new speech he planned to demonstrate that the attack on him had completely changed the campaign.

“The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger,” Trump said. “Had this not happened, this would’ve been one of the most incredible speeches ... Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now,” the former president emphasized.

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The EU foreign ministers plan to boycott the foreign affairs summit in Budapest next month by organizing its own meeting in connection with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visits to Russia and China, Politico reported, citing EU diplomats.

On Thursday, Politico, citing two EU diplomats, reported that EU countries were considering punitive measures for Hungary, threatening it with "practical consequences," amid discontent over Orban's visits to Moscow and Beijing days after the country took up the EU presidency.

If EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls an official meeting on the same day as the Budapest meeting, the ministers will not be able to travel to Hungary, a source said. Another diplomat told the newspaper that the European Union wants to "send a clear signal" to Hungary that it cannot speak on behalf of the entire bloc.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of his diplomatic effort to open up lines of communication to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

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Stoltenberg declines Poland's offer to intercept missiles over Ukraine

NATO should not be a direct party to the Ukraine conflict, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated, commenting on Poland’s offer to intercept Russian missiles. 

The alliance vows to support Ukraine in the conflict by continuing military assistance to Kiev, and contributing to its air defenses, Stoltenberg added. 

Moscow has repeatedly slammed Western military supplies to Kiev, stressing that they only fuel the conflict and create risks of escalation, despite having no effect on the ultimate course of the special military operation. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow can respond asymmetrically, and deploy weapons to confront NATO member states directly involved in the Ukraine conflict.

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Trump says Biden will order the Department of Justice to drop prosecutions against him

The Trump-Biden campaign could become "more civil" per Trump, as he noted Biden was "very nice" during their recent phone call.

The US presidential candidate hailed the work of the Secret Service agents who eliminated the shooter.

"They took him out with one shot right between the eyes," he told the New York Post. "They did a fantastic job. It’s surreal for all of us."

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⚡️ Assassination attempt on Trump complicates Biden’s campaign and boosts Trump's merchandise sales, while shooter's motives remain mystery 

⚡️ EU foreign ministers plan to boycott diplomatic summit in Budapest after Viktor Orban’s visit to Russia, China

⚡️ US Treasury Secretary admits American habit of currency weaponization spurs de-dollarization

⚡️ Israeli forces reportedly struck Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, killing five

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A Russian heavy multi-functional reentry marine drone, based on the autonomous boat "Vizir" is to be armed with light missiles, with up to eight launchers on one side, Mikhail Danilenko, managing director of the military-industrial holding, KMZ (Kingisepp Mashzavod), told Sputnik.

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❗️Hungarian PM Orban sent EU leaders proposals on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict following his mission to Russia, US and Ukraine, an aide to the prime minister said.

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❗️Putin's security provided at appropriate level — Kremlin

Security of the Russian president has been strengthened in view of the escalation of tensions in the world and regardless of the assassination attempt on Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated.

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🔼Trump's stocks soar after the assassination attempt, gaining more than 100% on pre-market trading.

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Despair is growing among Zelensky's circle because the West is not making clear decisions to increase support for Ukraine, according to Bild.

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Donald Trump foresaw that his potential re-election would be obstructed by all means, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán's political director Balázs Orbán (no relation) has said.

Balázs Orbán remembered the dinner during the Hungarian prime minister’s visit to Mar-a-Lago two days before the assassination attempt. There, Trump said that everything would be done to “prevent him from returning and restoring order.”

"But it was already clear that he had such strength and pressure that he would not give his skin away cheaply. Fortunately for us, this is what happened," he said.

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West never learns from its own mistakes

Security measures at the Republican convention in Milwaukee will not change after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, NBC News reports.

The coordinator of the US Secret Service told the channel that they have been working on organizing security for the event for 18 months.

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Did American liberals and lefties invite Trump's wannabe assassin?

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has evoked memories of inflammatory rhetoric on the part of his political opponents, liberal donors, celebrities and the media over past years.

⚡️ Just a day before, President Joe Biden tied Trump to a US think tank's conservative outlook "Project 2025", calling it "the biggest attack on our system of government, our personal freedoms, that has ever been proposed in the history of this country."

⚡️ MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow on July 2 said Trump "has activated pro-Trump paramilitary groups… celebrating literally right-wing death squads".

⚡️ US actress Lea DeLaria on July 1 called upon Biden to assassinate Trump: "Joe, you’re a reasonable man… [Trump] is Hitler. And this is 1940. Take him the f*** out! Blow him up."

⚡️ In May, Politico compared Trump and his MAGA supporters to German Nazis.

⚡️ George Soros' son Alexander tweeted in January a controversial picture with a bullet hole in the glass and $47 which some users interpreted as a reference to Trump's potential murder (Trump could be elected as the 47th president).

⚡️ US actress Whoopi Goldberg told a popular ABC talk show "The View" in January that Trump would "disappear" dissenting Americans and journalists if he wins.

⚡️ Democrat lawmaker Stacey Plaskett on June 18, 2023, accidentally said Trump should "be shot" during an interview on MSNBC.

⚡️ A New York-based arts organization in June 2017 staged Shakespeare’s "Julius Caesar" starring a Trump look-alike main actor and showing him being stabbed by Roman senators.

⚡️ Comedian Kathy Griffin in May 2017 released a photo showing her holding a fake bloody head that resembled then-President Trump. She posted an edited version of the pic in August 2023, featuring DoJ special counsel Jack Smith's face in her place.

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❗️Russia's Zapad Battlegroup took more advantageous positions and repelled four counterattacks, with enemy losses amounting to up to 585 militants.

🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry’s briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️ Russia's Sever Battlegroup inflicted damage on four Ukrainian brigades and repelled one attack, with enemy losses amounting to up to 200 militants and three tanks

▪️ The Ukrainians lost up to 540 militants and two Humvee armored vehicles in the area of responsibility of Russia's Yug Battlegroup

▪️ Russia's Tsentr Battlegroup improved its tactical position, inflicted damage on six Ukrainian brigades, with enemy losses amounting to up to 340 militants

▪️ Russian forces struck Ukrainian personnel and equipment in 109 areas

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