Pence Aid Warned Secret Service Trump Would Turn Against the Former VP
Former United States Vice President Mike Pences Chief of Staff, Marc Short, had warned his Secret Service agent, Tim Giebels, the day before the January 6 attacks that the then-President Donald Trump would turn against Pence, creating a potential security risk.
It is not clear, however, what steps Giebels took after hearing Shorts report.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/us/politics/trump-pence-safety-jan-6.html
https://www.axios.com/2022/06/03/short-pence-jan-6-trump-warning
NY Rep Ends Re-Election Run After Gun Control Backlash
Representative Chris Jacobs (R-NY) steered clear of his fellow Republicans stances and stood for gun control, embracing the ideas of federally banning assault weapons following the shooting at the elementary school in Ulvade, Texas.
However, after a week of intense backlash from his party for his stance, Jacobs has stepped down from his re-election campaign.
To read more
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/04/chris-jacobs-withdraws-reelection-gun-control
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/nyregion/chris-jacobs-congress-guns.html
Mexican President to Skip Summit of Americas in Protest
Mexican President Andres Lopez Obrador will not be attending the Summit of the Americas, which is to be hosted in Los Angeles this week, in protest of United States President Joe Bidens decision to not invite Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
The US claims that Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua do not follow democratic procedures or respect human rights and should therefore be excluded.
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