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Trump tried to grab steering wheel to join Jan 6 rioters: ex-White House aide

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Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine on January 6, 2021, when his security detail refused to take him to the U.S. Capitol

The former president dismissed concerns that some supporters gathered for his fiery speech outside the White House that day were carrying AR-15-style rifles.

The ex White House aide claims Trump instead asking security to stop screening attendees with magnetometers so the crowd would look larger.

“Take the effing mags away; they’re not here to hurt me,” Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to Trump’s then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, quoted Trump as saying that day.

“I’m the effing president. Take me up to the Capitol now”

Hutchinson quoted an enraged Trump as saying.

Trump struggled with Secret Service agents who insisted he return to the White House rather than join supporters storming the Capitol.

She said Trump tried from the back seat to grab the steering wheel of the heavily armored presidential vehicle, the “Beast”.

It was one of several of Hutchinson’s disclosures in testimony at the sixth day of House hearings into the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol assault by Trump’s followers.

Trump has denied that he tried to grab the wheel in a post on social media.

“Her Fake story that I tried to grab the steering wheel of the White House Limousine in order to steer it to the Capitol Building is ‘sick’ and fraudulent,”

donald Trump wrote on Truth Social

Dozens of courts, election officials and reviews by Trump’s own administration rejected his fraud claims.

Four people died the day of the attack, one fatally shot by police and the others of natural causes.

The House committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol began its long-awaited public hearings three weeks ago.

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President Biden signs TikTok bill – what’s next?

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TikTok users could soon find that the popular social media service is either under new ownership or could be outright banned in the United States.

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that requires TikTok to find a new owner—or face a ban in the United States.

Over the past several months, Washington D.C. has been under pressure to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app.

Lawmakers and security experts have long raised concerns that the Chinese government could tap TikTok’s trove of personal data about millions of U.S. users.

TikTok’s CEO said the bill is disappointing and reiterated that the company has committed to challenge it.

David Zhang from China Insider. joins Veronica Dudo to discuss

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Threading the needle: Meta’s new platform finally dethrones X

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Threads, the social media platform owned by Meta, is gaining traction with a surge in daily active users, outpacing X in the U.S.

 

With Threads averaging 28 million daily active users compared to X’s 22 million, Meta’s ambitions to reach a billion users seem within reach despite a slowdown in growth. While X still boasts 550 million monthly active users globally, Threads’ focus on user experience and avoidance of real-time and political content could position it as a formidable competitor moving forward.

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Zendaya is serving in saucy sports drama “Challengers”

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This weekend’s entertainment lineup has something for everyone.

Apple TV+ brings “Sugar,” a drama set in New York City, while “Civil War” offers historical intensity.

“Challengers” with Zendaya brings a saucy sport drama to life, and superhero buffs can catch the trailer for “Deadpool and Wolverine” for action-packed fun.

With options spanning drama, history, reality, and superheroes, there’s excitement in store for all this weekend.

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