News Recap - August 12, 2024
Highlighted national news events from August 12, 2024
Each day is packed with events happening all over the world. Cut through the noise so you can stay on top of what matters most.
Trump
Former President Donald Trump has returned to X (Twitter) and released a series of posts throughout the day. Two highlights below:
Elon Musk interviewed Trump on the X platform, with over 88 million views, after he said there was a DDoS attack that disrupted and delayed the live broadcast. Check out Vigilant Fox and Trump War Room for some highlights.
Meanwhile, several legacy news medias were quick to dish out skewed reporting of the event. [More]
Musk said he is also happy to host VP Kamala Harris on an X Spaces too.
Police said Trump’s campaign office near DC was burglarized. [More]
2020 Election Fallout
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was found guilty by a jury on 7 of 10 charges against her. [More]
Rebecca Lavrenz, 72, aka the “J6 Praying Grandma,” has avoided jail time and has been sentenced to 6 months of home confinement in her January 6 case, as part of 12 months of probation. She was also ordered to pay the largest misdemeanor fine in U.S. history. [More]
Domestic
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Los Angeles area. [More]
A NY state judge ruled that RFK Jr. won’t appear on New York’s presidential ballot, citing residency concerns. He plans to appeal the decision. [More]
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for antisemitic death threats. [More]
International
Israel is bracing for an attack by Iran this week. The White House also issued a warning of an impending attack and is sending more forces to the Middle East in preparation. [More]
Israel targeted a school in Gaza over the weekend. The Israel Defense Forces said it was a precision strike at a Hamas command room in the school. Hamas claims over 100 people died, while the IDF dismissed the number and named 31 terrorist operatives who died in the strike. [More]
Daily Inspiration
Nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy.
— 45th President Donald Trump
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