Notices by Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host), page 10

Harris presidential campaign drops its first ad with Beyonce's song 'Freedom' (used with permission). https://www.instagram.com/p/C92H8vZgglE/?hl=en

“Today’s GDP report makes clear we now have the strongest economy in the world.” - President Biden in a statement https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/07/25/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-second-quarter-2024-gdp/

The US economy grew at a 2.8% pace in the second quarter -- much more than expected. https://www.bea.gov/news/2024/gross-domestic-product-second-quarter-2024-advance-estimate

President Biden appeared on camera from the Oval Office this evening for a live address to the nation. Several reporters were there to witness it. Will that quell the boosted disinformation on Twitter/X that the presiden has been dead for days? Probably not. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/joe-biden-dead-dying-covid-vegas-theory-musk-x-elon-rcna163248

"Whether we keep our Republic is now in your hands," says President Biden.

"I revere this office. I love this country more," says President Joe Biden in an address to the nation from the Oval Office.

"Here, kings and dictators do not rule. The people do," adds President Biden just before concluding his 11-minute address to the nation.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, writes to committee chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) calling on him to open an investigation into "X’s potential throttling or blocking Vice President Harris’ ability to communicate with potential voters on her campaign handle, @KamalaHQ." https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2024-07-23_jn_to_jdj.pdf

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries jointly endorse VP Kamala Harris for president.

President Biden returns from Delaware to the White House tomorrow afternoon while VP Harris holds her first campaign event as a presidential candidate in Milwaukee, where the RNC convened last week.

The Harris campaign says it “raised $81 million in 24 hours - the largest 24-hour raise in presidential history. That includes more than 888,000 donors, 60% of whom are first-time donors this cycle.”

Secretary of State Blinken is to head to Asia this week, visiting Laos, Japan, Philippines, Singapore and Mongolia.

This morning both Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer have endorsed Kamala Harris.

Republican presidential nominee Trump appears to be backing out of a September debate on ABC with Biden's replacement, posting on social media that any such face-off should be hosted by Fox News.

"Many strong decisions have been made in recent years and they will be remembered as bold steps taken by President Biden in response to challenging times. And we respect today's tough but strong decision. We will always be thankful for President Biden's leadership. He supported our country during the most dramatic moment in history, assisted us in preventing Putin from occupying our country, and has continued to support us throughout this terrible war." - Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

“At this unprecedented juncture in American history, we must be clear about what just happened. The Democrat Party forced the Democrat nominee off the ballot, just over 100 days before the election. … If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President. He must resign the office immediately. November 5 cannot arrive soon enough.” - Statement from House Speaker Johnson

Trump, in his acceptance speech tonight here in Milwaukee is to say that immediately after the assassination attempt "I felt very safe because I had God on my side...I stand with you in this arena only because the grace of Almighty God."

Donald Trump, in his reworked acceptance speech at tonight's RNC here in Milwaukee, to say the "discord and division" in this nation must be healed.

Most in the crowd at the his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania "thought I was dead" but "they didn't want to leave me," says Trump.

"I felt something hit me really, really hard on my right ear," recalls Trump. "I immediately knew it was very serious -- we were under attack."