Hot Mic:
Rep. Eliot Engel of New York was caught on a hot mic Tuesday saying he “wouldn’t care” about not being allowed to speak at a news conference about the unrest in his Bronx district following the death of George Floyd – if he wasn’t in a competitive Democratic primary.
- Engel, on hot mic, begs for speaking time at NY protest event: ‘If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care’ (Fox News)
- Hot Mic: Dem Congressman Begs To Speak At New York Press Conference, Gets Shut Down (Dailywire)
Total Chaos:
Good Samaritans who were trying to help the owners of a Los Angeles business from looters were detained by police who were confused after arriving at the scene Monday… The entire encounter was recorded live by Fox 11.
Wendy’s:
Wendy’s is facing backlash after James Bodenstedt, the CEO of a company that franchises hundreds of Wendy’s, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell locations, had donated over $440,000 to President Trump’s reelection campaign.
GOP Convention:
President Trump announced Republicans are “forced” to seek another state to host their convention, saying North Carolina’s governor was “still in Shelter-In-Place Mode” and had “refused to guarantee that we can have use of the Spectrum Arena” in Charlotte.
- Trump says GOP ‘forced’ to seek other state to host convention, slamming North Carolina governor (Fox News)
