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Olympics have first positive drug test after Iraqi athlete is accused of using steroids There was a positive test for a banned substance at the Olympics before the opening ceremony even began. Sajjad Sehen's first Olympic Games are over before they even started after the Iraqi judoka tested positive for metandienone and boldenone in a sample taken in Paris Tuesday.The 28-year-old was due to compete Tuesday but is heading home instead. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Sehen is provisionally suspended while a disciplinary case is prosecuted, according to the International Testing Agency, which oversees the anti-doping program for the International Olympic Committee."This means that the athlete is prevented from competing, training, coaching or participating in any activity during the Olympic Games," the agency said.The agency added that Sehen "has the right to challenge the imposition of the provisional suspension before the Court of Arbitration for Sport - Anti-Doping Division (CAS ADD)" and also "has the right to request the analysis of the B sample." OPENING CEREMONY NODS TO HEADLESS MARIE ANTOINETTE, MÉNAGE À TROIS RECEIVE MIXED REACTIONS Sehen was in the bracket for the 81kg division.The Tokyo Games had six athletes test positive for banned substances.Metandienone is sold under the brand name Dianabol, commonly shortened to D-Bol. Both substances Sehen allegedly took are anabolic steroids .Sehen was scheduled to face Sharofiddin Boltaboev of Uzbekistan in the elimination Round of 32.Sehen claimed bronze at the 2023 Arab Games and was a two-time World Cup bronze medalist last year in the category.Aside from the 18-person soccer team, there are now only three other athletes representing Iraq at the games: sprinter Taha Hussein Yaseen, swimmer Hasan Al-Zinkee and weightlifter Ali Rubaiawi.The entire 81kg competition will take place July 30, beginning  at 4 a.m. ET. Follow Fox News Digital's  sports coverage on X , and subscribe to  the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter . Olympics opening ceremony sparks outrage with drag queens parodying Last Supper: 'Gone completely woke' The 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in Paris has sparked international outrage with drag-queen themed imagery of religious and historical figures.In between listing all the countries participating in the Olympic Games, there have been several performances riffing on France's history and culture, such as a headless Marie Antoinette, the last queen prior to being executed amid French Revolution, singing with her severed head in her hands sporting drag-style makeup. This was part of numerous drag queens that appeared to be a recurring theme throughout the ceremonies. Three drag queens were among the 10,000 torchbearers who relayed the Olympic flame as it started in Greece, passed through French territories and made its way to Paris.One new display on Friday showed what appear to be numerous performers, including drag queens and a large woman in an aureole halo crown, parodying "The Last Supper," a universally recognizable painting by renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci of Christ and his apostles. Many internationally known political figures, particularly from American politics, condemned the display as a sign of the cultural rot in Western Civilization. PARIS OLYMPIC FLAME RELAT ROUTE FEATURES 3 DRAG QUEEN TORCH BEARERS "Men in wigs front & center at the Olympic Games," OutKick's Riley Gaines wrote in a social media post. "No one ever tell me this group is 'oppressed' or 'marginalized' again."Tesla founder Elon Musk who bought the X platform criticized the display, saying, "This was extremely disrespectful to Christians."Harrison Butker, an NFL football player who made headlines with his speech about Catholic faith quoted scripture to condemn the display, writing, "Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he that soweth in his flesh, of the flesh also shall reap corruption. But he that soweth in the spirit, of the spirit shall reap life everlasting.' Galatians 6:7-8."Ex-transgender influencer Oli London described the scene, "Olympics openly mocks Jesus' Last Supper as drag queens dressed as women play the role of disciples while a plus size woman appears in the middle symbolising Jesus wearing a giant crown.""The Olympics has basically turned into one long drag show," anti-woke cultural commentator Libs of TikTok wrote. "The Olympics has gone completely woke." SUPREME COURT DENIES DESANTIS IN LEGAL BATTLE OVER DRAG QUEEN BAN "What the hell is going on at the Olympics?" video journalist Nick Sortor wrote. "No wonder nobody bothers watching anymore.""The transnational Left have contempt for Western civilization," Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton wrote."This is crazy. Opening your event by replacing Jesus and the disciples at the The Last Supper with men in drag," radio host Clint Russell said. "There are 2.4 billion Christians on earth and apparently the Olympics wanted to declare loudly to all of them, right out of the gate NOT WELCOME."Canadian conservative commentator Harrison Faulkner asked, "Wtf is going on at the Olympics opening ceremony?" Juanita Broaddrick, the former nursing administrator who accused former President Bill Clinton of raping her, responded to the display at the Olympics, "Paris had fallen before the Olympics.  This is just a continuation of it." PARIS OLYMPICS MEN'S SOCCER PLAY BEGINS WITH CHAOTIC MOROCCO WIN AS FANS STORM AND TRASH FIELD Finance and culture commentator Wall Street Silver argued this represents the worst aspects of modern France."At least China showed the best of their country during their Olympics," he noted. "France seems determined to show the weakest and worst parts of their country during their Olympics."Army veteran and radio host Bob Lonsberry wrote "Some of this might explain why so many people left Europe to settle in the United States."Conservative French politician and European parliament member Marion Maréchal, who has spoken at CPAC in the United States, warned international viewers that this polarizing display does not represent French people like herself. "To all the Christians of the world who are watching the #Paris2024 ceremony and felt insulted by this drag queen parody of the Last Supper, know that it is not France that is speaking but a left-wing minority ready for any provocation. #notinmyname," she wrote.  US forces destroy Houthi drones as terror group continues aggressive actions at sea U.S. forces in the Middle East have destroyed Houthi drones in Yemen in the past 24 hours, the military said Friday . Separately, forces with the U.S. Central Command destroyed three uncrewed Houthi surface vessels operating of the Yemeni coast, CENTCOM said. "It was determined these weapons presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region," a Centcom statement said. "These actions were taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure." LARGE EXPLOSION ROCKS TEL AVIV IN MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT forces have engaged with Iran-backed Houthi drones and militia for months following the group's assault on commercial ships in the Mediterranean Sea. The group began targeting merchant ships in opposition to Israel's war against Hamas. Last week, Israel launched surgical strikes against the Houthis after the terror group fired a  lethal drone into Tel Aviv , resulting in the death of an Israeli and at least 10 injured and severe damage to buildings. The strike took place near the U.S. consulate building in Tel Aviv."The fire that is currently burning in Yemen, is seen across the Middle East," Israel's Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said after the strikes in Yemen. "The first time that the Houthis harmed an Israeli citizen, we struck them. And we will do this in any place where it may be required." French Olympic heroes Marie-José Pérec, Teddy Riner light cauldron to kick off Paris games Twenty-four French athletes were Olympic torchbearers , but a special duo received the honor of lighting the cauldron.The torch's final trek began with soccer legend Zinedine Zidane , and it was eventually handed to two French Olympic heroes who each won three Olympic gold medals.Track star Marie-José Pérec and judoka Teddy Riner lit the cauldron, which also had a French twist, much like the rest of the opening ceremony. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The duo lit their torches onto a 100-foot hot-air balloon, which signified the first flight in a hydrogen balloon in 1783.Pérec, 56, won gold in the 400 meters at both the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and four years later in Atlanta. She also took home the gold in 1996 in the 200 meters. At the time, her 48.25 400-meter run in '96 was an Olympic record. OPENING CEREMONY NODS TO HEADLESS MARIE ANTOINETTE, MÉNAGE À TROIS RECEIVE MIXED REACTIONS Riner won gold in 2012 in London and 2016 in Rio in the men's plus-100 kg division, while winning again in Tokyo in the mixed team competition. The 35-year-old also has 12 gold medals in world championships, including one last year. He will look for his fourth Olympic gold this year and will begin competing Aug. 2.It is the second straight Summer Games an athlete participating in that year's Olympics lit the cauldron. Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron in Tokyo in 2021 before competing.Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Nadia Comaneci and Tony Parker were all torchbearers in the lead-up to the official lighting. Despite the ceremony taking place Friday, events started as early as Wednesday, including the United States' women's soccer victory over Zambia.The first medal events begin Saturday. Follow Fox News Digital's  sports coverage on X , and subscribe to  the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter . Judge sentences teen for role in shooting at Chiefs' Super Bowl parade Multiple individuals have been charged with murder and other crimes in connection to the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade in February.This week, one of the juveniles was sentenced to a Missouri state Department of Youth Services facility, The Associated Press confirmed. The 15-year-old, whose full name was not made public due to his age, said the events on Feb. 14 outside of Kansas City's Union Station were not an accurate representation of who he is."That is not who I am," the teen, who was referred to as "R.G." in court documents, said at a hearing on Thursday. However, he did admit to the charge of "unlawful use of a weapon by knowingly discharging or firing a firearm at a person," the AP reported. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The teen described himself as a good kid before he became involved with the wrong crowd, The Kansas City Star reported.Jackson County prosecutors have alleged that the shooting was set off during an altercation between two groups. Lyndell Mays , one of the three men facing a murder charge in the death of local DJ Lisa Lopez Galvan, is accused of being the first person to start firing. CHIEFS' SUPER BOWL PARADE SHOOTING SUSPECT BREAKS SILENCE, ISSUES APOLOGY FROM JAIL: 'I AM TRULY SORRY' After that, R.G. began to shoot toward Mays and hit another person in his own group, Dominic Miller , who also is charged with murder, Kansas City police detective Grant Spiking said."You made some bad choices, but that doesn't make you a bad person. It doesn't make you a bad kid," Jackson County Family Court Administrative Judge Jennifer Phillips said to the teen during a proceeding similar to a sentencing hearing in adult court.A commitment at a state Department of Youth Services facility typically lasts nine to 12 months, a deputy juvenile officer with Jackson County Circuit Court said.Earlier this month, Phillips accepted the teen's admission that he committed the charge of unlawful use of a weapon by knowingly discharging or firing a firearm at a person.The Jackson County Juvenile Officer's office, which oversees youth cases, dismissed a second charge, armed criminal action, and agreed to not go through the certification process that could see the teen's case sent to adult court.Jon Bailey, the teen's attorney, requested that he be released on an intensive supervision program and house arrest with a condition of no social media use."Our house is not a home without him," the teen's mother told Phillips.But an attorney representing the juvenile office argued that time in the youth facility would help separate the teen from any negative peer influences. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X , and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter . Top Democratic super PAC launches massive $50M ad spend for Harris leading up to DNC A top Democratic super PAC has launched a massive ad buy across several battleground states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy leading up to the Democratic Party's convention in Chicago next month.Future Forward, the largest Democratic-leaning super PAC, announced this week it will spend $50 million supporting Harris in six states in the next three weeks ahead of the convention in Chicago, The Washington Post reported. Additionally, the outlet reported that the second-largest independent supporter of Democrats, American Bridge 21st Century, will start placing ads Friday in the key swing state of Michigan.On top of that, Women Vote, part of the Emily's List network, announced Thursday it was spending $2 million to target younger women in four battleground states.  HARRIS WON'T SAY IF SHE'S PUSHING HAMAS TO AGREE TO A CEASE-FIRE AFTER PUBLICLY PRESSURING NETANYAHU "We're ready to hit the ground running to make sure voters know that Kamala Harris will be a president that fights for them," Future Forward President Chauncey McLean told The Washington Post Thursday. "She is focused on improving the lives of all Americans, while Donald Trump is only focused on himself." TAKE IT FROM ME, REPUBLICANS: KAMALA HARRIS IS A STRONG CANDIDATE. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE HER David Axelrod, a former top adviser to former President Obama, called the move a "big development.""Pro-Harris SuperPAC to launch major buy in the battleground states, with an initial spot to highlight her battles as a DA, attorney general and VP," Axelrod posted on X. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP  "Essential air cover, especially as the Trump forces spend to define her negatively."One of the ads will describe Harris as "the district attorney who protected children from sexual predators" and "the attorney general who stood up to the big banks to protect homeowners and won."The Washington Post reported that MAGA Inc. is also planning to spend $32 million going after Harris before Labor Day, which will bring its total spending during that period to $72 million. Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response.A new survey compiled after Biden dropped out of the race reveals Trump and Harris are tied in the crucial swing state of Michigan despite the former president's previous lead by nearly double digits.National polls have sent mixed signals, with some showing a tie and some showing a slight lead for either candidate. The New York Times/Siena College released a new survey this week that found Trump leads Harris by only one percentage point among likely voters, 48% to 47%. Among registered voters, Trump led Harris by two percentage points.  Fox News Digital's Aubrie Spady contributed to this report HGTV star Christina Hall slams ex Josh Hall amid divorce: 'This one is personal' Christina Hall has spoken out for the first time since both she and Josh Hall filed for divorce on July 7.On Thursday, the HGTV star took to her Instagram story to clarify reports that she was "blindsided" by her former husband's decision to separate."Over here waiting for the typical Hired PR rep speech of 'how I was blind-sided and how I'm working on myself and taking time to heal at her ranch'... Meanwhile I'm over here not as nice and quiet as I used to be...." the first part of Hall's Instagram story read.She continued, "I have worked my a-- off to build this life for myself and my children and anyone who would try and take what they do not deserve/what they did NOT work for should be ashamed."  HGTV STAR CHRISTINA HAACK FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM THIRD HUSBAND "An insecure man with a large ego can sure try and derail you - but, 'still I rise,'" Christina wrote. "For those that aren't aware... divorces do not happen overnight.. & there is always a breaking point."She concluded with, "This one is personal." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Both Christina and Josh filed for divorce on July 7 in an Orange County, California, court, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.The "Flip or Flop" star and her estranged husband petitioned a court for a dissolution of marriage (divorce) citing "irreconcilable differences."Josh, a realtor, cited their date of separation as July 8, while Christina noted the former couple had separated the day before, on July 7.The estranged couple's date of marriage was listed as Oct. 6, 2021. Since filing for divorce earlier this month, Christina has accused her estranged husband of transferring $35,000 of her money into his personal bank account after their divorce filing, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.In the documents, Christina stated: "On July 21, 2024, I learned that on July 8, 2024, which is the day after I communicated to Josh that I would be filing for dissolution, Josh contacted my professional property manager via text and stated, 'Hi. For June payments, can we please get it sent to a different account when it's time? Thank you.'""The statement 'can we please' is not accurate as I had no personal contact with Josh on July 08, 2024. I would not have asked him to send himself my money the day after I told him we are getting divorced," she continued. "Josh was able to divert over $35,000 of my separate property rental income into his account," Christina added. "I am asking for Josh to account for the funds taken and return them to me as those funds are specifically used to pay any loans, obligations, property taxes, insurance, and maintenance for these rental properties."In the new documents, Christina stated that she was "shocked and concerned" at Josh's actions the day after their divorce filing."The fact that this is the same date he now alleges to be our date of separation, even though it is actually July 7, 2024, makes it clear why he chose the next day," she stated. "It makes me wonder what else I am not aware of as it relates to his financial situation and that is why I am having a full forensic accounting performed for the entire term of our marriage."Additionally, Christina stated that her ex "should not need" spousal support as he has his own source of income.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "I understand that at some point this court may require that I pay some spousal support to Josh and reasonable attorney's fees to his counsel," she stated. "However, it is my belief that this is a simple case with straightforward accounting over a short period of time, any fees and costs should be minimal.""Like all hard-working mothers, my life revolves around my children and my work. It is my understanding that Josh has his own income and therefore he should not need any spousal support from me," she added. Christina's union with Joshua marked her third marriage.The "Christina on the Coast" star finalized her divorce from her second husband, Ant Anstead, in June 2021. The former couple share custody of their 4-year-old son, Hudson. She split from her first husband, Tarek El Moussa , in May 2016. Their divorce was finalized two years later. The exes share two children: daughter Taylor and son Brayden. Fox News Digital's Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report. Georgia girl, 12, missing since May, found safe in Ohio; suspect arrested A missing 12-year-old Georgia girl last seen in May was found in Ohio, and a suspect has been arrested. Maria Gomez-Perez was found in Dover, Ohio, Thursday, Fox Atlanta reported. She was found at a shopping center with 31-year-old Antonio Agustin, a citizen of Guatemala. CALIFORNIA MOM WHO FAKED KIDNAPPING ACTS LIKE HOAX 'NEVER EXISTED' AS 'BLINDSIDED' HUSBAND BREAKS SILENCE "Maria had indicated that she was unhappy, and she would like to leave home," Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said. Agustin allegedly drove to Georgia to meet Gomez-Perez at her home May 29.Investigators said a break in the case came last week when the girl contacted her father on a new social media account. She told him she was OK and to stop looking for her, the sheriff said.  SHERRI PAPINI, WHO FAKED HER OWN KIDNAPPING, RELEASED FROM PRISON Detectives tracked the IP address to a phone in Ohio. Agustin was arrested on suspicion of rape, but more charges are possible, Couch said. "Technology can be a wonderful thing. It helped us locate Maria" said Couch. "But technology can also be used for evil. It's why Maria was able to leave Gainesville with a stranger and travel nine hours from her home."Fox News Digital has reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding Agustin's legal status.  95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on Friday and authorities said they were investigating whether there were more illegal bases in other parts of the country.The camp was discovered at a farm in White River in the Mpumalanga province, about 360 kilometers (220 miles) northeast of Johannesburg, police said. ELEPHANTS KILL TOURIST IN SOUTH AFRICA AFTER HE TRIED TO GET CLOSE TO TAKE PICTURES National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said in a post on the social media site X that the Libyans stated they had entered the country on study visas to train as security guards, but police investigations suggest they have received military training.The Newzroom Afrika TV news channel broadcast pictures of the site of the arrests, showing a military-style camp with large green and khaki tents set up in a row. Dozens of men were seen lining up as they were arrested. They were wearing civilian clothing.Local government official Jackie Macie said investigations were ongoing and the owner of the farm would be questioned. He said authorities received information that there were similar secret camps near two other towns in Mpumalanga province.The province borders neighboring countries Mozambique and Swaziland and is an area of concern for South African authorities with regards to illegal immigration.Police and authorities have not said whether the camps are suspected of being connected to a particular group or conflict.Macie said investigations would establish if there was a network of camps in South Africa and show "why they are here doing military training in our country."Police said the men may be linked to crimes reported in communities close to the farm in recent months."We have serious cases which have been opened with the police, including cases of rape and armed robberies, which complainants claim were committed by unknown foreigners who seem to be of Asian descent," said police spokesman Donald Mdhluli."We take what we have found here today very seriously because we don't know who was training them, what were they being trained for and why that training is happening here in South Africa. It may be a threat not only to South Africa but also to the entire southern Africa region."Police said the operation to arrest the Libyans and close down the camp began two days ago. Macie said the Libyan nationals had been in the country since at least April."The 95 individuals taken into custody are all Libyan nationals and are currently being questioned by the relevant authorities," Mpumalanga acting provincial police commissioner Maj. Gen. Zeph Mkhwanazi said in a statement.Mdhluli, the police spokesman, said the country's security regulator had confirmed that the kind of training that appears to have been taking place at the camp was well beyond the scope of training for security guards."The kind of equipment we found here shows that there was intense military training taking place here. This was basically a military base." Exciting AI tools and games you can try for free I'm not an artist. My brain just does not work that way. I tried to learn Photoshop but gave up. Now, I create fun images using AI. You need a vacation. We're giving away a $1,000 getaway gift card for your favorite airline.  Enter to win now! Some AI tech is kind of freaky (like this  brain-powered robot ), but many of the new AI tools out there are just plain fun. Let's jump into the wide world of freebies that will help you make something cool. 20 TECH TRICKS TO MAKE LIFE BETTER, SAFER OR EASIER Create custom music tracks Not everyone is musically inclined, but AI makes it pretty easy to pretend you are. At the very least, you can make a funny tune for a loved one who needs some cheering up. AI to try:  Udio Perfect for: Experimenting with song styles Starter prompt: "Heartbreak at the movie theater, '80s ballad"Just give Udio a topic for a song and a genre, and it'll do the rest. I asked it to write a yacht rock song about a guy who loves sunsets, and it came up with two one-minute clips that were surprisingly good. You can customize the lyrics, too. Produce quick video clips The built-in software on our phones does a decent job at editing down the videos we shoot (like you and the family at the beach), but have you ever wished you could make something a little snazzier? AI to try:  Invideo Perfect for: Quick content creation TIME-SAVING TRICKS USING YOUR KEYBOARD Starter prompt: "Cats on a train"Head to Invideo to produce your very own videos, no experience needed. Your text prompts can be simple, but you'll get better results if you include more detail.You can add an AI narration over the top (David Attenborough's AI voice is just too good). FYI, the free account puts a watermark on your videos, but if you're just doing it for fun, no biggie. Draft digital artwork You don't need to be an AI whiz skilled at a paid program like Midjourney to make digital art. Here's an option anyone can try. AI to try:  OpenArt Perfect for: Illustrations and animations Starter prompt: "A lush meadow with blue skies"OpenArt starts you off with a simple text prompt, but you can tweak it in all kinds of funky ways, from the image style to the output size. You can also upload images of your own for the AI to take its cues from and even include pictures of yourself (or friends and family) in the art. If you've caught the AI creative bug and want more of the same, try the OpenArt  Sketch to Image generator. It turns your original drawings into full pieces of digital art. YOUR BANK WANTS YOUR VOICE. JUST SAY NO. More free AI fun Maybe creating videos and works of art isn't your thing. There's still lots of fun to be had with AI. If you're not tech-ahead, you're tech-behind Award-winning host Kim Komando is your secret weapon for navigating tech.Copyright 2024, WestStar Multimedia Entertainment. All rights reserved.  Park Police union says officers 'did everything they could' during DC anti-Israel riot Following the protests at Union Station by anti-Israel agitators defacing federal property in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress, a Park Police union is pushing back against criticism that only a few arrests were made.Thousands of Hamas-sympathizing agitators descended on Washington, D.C., Tuesday, at one point defacing federal monuments with phrases in support of the terrorist group responsible for the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, saying, " Hamas is coming ." Twenty-three people were arrested at the protests, but some have suggested that number should have been higher. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., posted on X, "How many more times are they going to allow leftist degenerates who support terrorism and hate America to vandalize property and attack police? There should have been hundreds of arrests today in D.C. not just 23." HOUSE REPUBLICANS REPLACE AMERICAN FLAGS AT UNION STATION AFTER ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTS But the U.S. Park Police Labor Committee is pushing back."Our officers on the ground did everything they could to protect life and property. In fact, despite having only 29 officers available to mitigate damage - 29! - with no additional help from the Department of the Interior, we processed several arrests for charges ranging from assault on a police officer to destruction of government property," Kenneth Spencer, chairman of the United States Park Police Fraternal Order of Police, said in a statement. "That's why it's so disheartening to hear some members of Congress and members of the media, many of whom describe themselves as 'champions' of law enforcement, suggesting that officers gave protesters a 'pass' or that insufficient arrests were made. "Nothing could be further from the truth. Anyone who truly cares to understand the problem would see that our officer staffing crisis is at the root of our agency's mission readiness. A small unit of 29 officers arrested 10 individuals while being assaulted by a mob of thousands. We simply did not have the staffing or resources to accomplish a mass arrest operation." SEE IT: THE MOST DRAMATIC PHOTOS FROM WEDNESDAY'S PRO-HAMAS WASHINGTON, D.C. PROTESTS At least one demonstrator, whose face was covered, was spotted by Fox News carrying what appeared to be the flag of the terrorist group Hamas while others were heard shouting "Allahu Akbar." KAMALA HARRIS REACTS TO ANTI-ISRAEL RIOTS AT DC'S UNION STATION The White House condemned the protests Wednesday evening, calling the chaos "disgraceful." "Identifying with evil terrorist organizations like Hamas, burning the American flag or forcibly removing the American flag and replacing it with another is disgraceful," White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a comment to Fox News Digital Wednesday evening.  'White dudes for Harris' to hold call after 160,000 White women join 'Karens for Kamala' Zoom A virtual meeting dubbed "White Dudes for Harris" plans to hold a call on Monday to drum up excitement for Vice President Kamala Harris' election bid. "Over 10,000 white men from all across the country are expected to join the effort this week and will be on hand to welcome Vice President Harris to the presidential race and pledge to help get her elected," organizers said on a sign-up form for the call. The call comes after 164,000 White women broke the world record for largest Zoom call on Thursday, all hopping on a meeting to show support for Vice President Harris' presidential campaign.The massive remote meeting - advertised as "White Women: Answer the Call" - featured multiple celebrity guests like U.S. Women's Soccer star Megan Rapinoe, musician Pink, and actress Connie Britton, some of whom spoke to a horde of specifically White women, hoping to shore up support for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. DEM WHO CRITICIZED VP HARRIS' HANDLING OF SOUTHERN BORDER ENDORSES HER FOR PRESIDENT Britton, who also spoke during the virtual event, jokingly called the meeting, "Karens for Kamala."The Thursday online gathering was inspired by a previous Zoom call directed at Black women last Sunday that was organized by activist group "Win With Black Women" only hours after President Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw from his re-election campaign, endorsing Harris. That event had around 44,000 attendees and raised more than $1.5 million for the Harris campaign, The Guardian reported.On Monday, more than 50,000 Black men also held a call in support of Harris. Shannon Watts, the founder of gun-control advocacy group "Moms Demand Action" organized Thursday's record-breaking meeting. Two days prior to the event, she posted on X, stating, "Time to organize a white women conference call like the Black women and men have to support Vice President Kamala Harris. Who's in?" 'THEY TAKE US FOR GRANTED': BLACK AMERICANS SOUND OFF ON MISCONCEPTIONS DEMOCRATS HAVE ABOUT THEM According to Reason.com , the event raised over $1.8 million for the Democratic National Committee on Thursday evening, with attendees being encouraged to blast out a fundraising link to their friends and family. Feminist outlet The 19th reported that by Friday afternoon nearly $7 million more had been raised. In a speech to the virtual participants, Britton declared, "we've got a f------ job to do, y'all." The actress added that a future President Harris will "listen" as well as "lead with empathy, integrity, and the power of the truth."She then gushed about the moment that Biden stepped down and the vice president assumed the mantle of presumptive presidential nominee. "It was seismic. Cosmic, even. And since then-have you seen it? Have you seen Kamala glisten in the brilliance and shine of her true power and leadership? And what does that feel like? Feels like self-love."Watts, who also spoke on the call, called out White women for their previous voting patterns, stating, "The bad news is that a majority of White women vote for Republicans, because too many of us believe, subconsciously, that it is in our best interest to use our privilege and our support systems of White supremacy and the patriarchy to benefit us." BERNIE SANDERS SAYS TRUMP'S 'LYING' WHEN HE CLAIMS KAMALA HARRIS IS MORE LIBERAL THAN THE VERMONT SENATOR She urged them to break the mold and unite behind Harris. "White women, we have 100 days to help save the world!" she said.Author and liberal activist Glennon Doyle also spoke to the 160,000 virtual attendees, telling them they need to "step up and out and into the gap between democracy and fascism," adding that when the election is won, they can say "we were among the women who finally united, and...we saved the goddamn world."Ahead of Monday's meeting, the White Dudes for Harris sign-up vowed they wouldn't be bullied by the "MAGA crowd.""Together, we aren't going to sit around and let the MAGA crowd bully other white guys into voting for a hateful and divisive ideology because we understand that under MAGA everyone loses. We know that as white dudes, we have both a strong, and positive role to play in America's shared future, and it begins with all of us cutting through the MAGA crap and reminding the folks who have co-opted American symbols what America actually means. We are excited to join together with you in this fight." Ross Morales Rocketto, one of the White Dudes for Harris organizers, wrote on X that they were "inspired by the incredible organizing by Black women, men, and others! We are doing this because for too long our community hasn't organized itself and that's been to the detriment of everyone."Harris' entrance in the race has given Democrats a jolt of energy following weeks of uncertainty after Biden's weak debate performance against former President Trump and a succession of calls from liberals for him to drop out. Other demographic-specific calls in support of Harris have included South Asians and LGBTQ+.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Many supporters are now excited at the prospect of the first female president who is also Black and South Asian, but some have expressed concern that Americans may not be ready to vote for a Black woman. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Harris and Trump campaigns for comment on the calls.  Ramaswamy warns GOP on several 'hard realities' to address before criticizing Harris: 'Hurting our chances' Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy issued a warning to Republicans this week that they need to be aware of some "hard realities" around the way they message their criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris now that she is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. " The bottom line is, I think what's happened is a lot of Republicans were caught by surprise after the convention," Ramaswamy told Fox News Digital on Friday. "That's resulted in some reactive steps that I don't think all make sense. And I think they're actually hurting us."Ramaswamy spoke to Fox News Digital about a viral comment he posted Thursday on X that was seen by over 3 million people that addressed issues and concerns he has seen with the way Republicans are talking about the matchup between Harris and former President Trump.Ramswamy's first point and concern is that Republicans are calling for Biden to step down or be removed from office, using the argument that if he is not capable of running for president, he isn't capable of serving as president. VIVEK RAMASWAMY 'WOULD CONSIDER' TAKING JD VANCE'S SENATE SEAT IF ASKED "I think this makes absolutely zero sense and here's why," Ramaswamy explained. " Kamala Harris is unproven as a political leader, let alone as the U.S. president. Why put her in a position as the U.S. president with all the benefits of incumbency? Oval Office addresses, God forbid, to even change policy or foreign policy, to be able to create circumstances that make her look better. That's one of the advantages that many incumbent presidents, the sad truth is, have used throughout American history."Ramaswamy said calling on Biden to step down is "another example" of Republicans being "reactive," which ends up " hurting our chances rather than helping us." " It's not going to be good for America and it's not going to be good for Republican electoral prospects if Kamala Harris is the President of the United States of America for even a short period of time, for even a minute," Ramaswamy said. "I don't think that's something we should want, and it doesn't make sense and that's why I called it out."Many Republicans have focused on Harris' record as a prosecutor, which Ramaswamy warned could backfire if they focus too much on attacks that she "locked up" too many people for petty crimes. NEW POLL SHOWS TRUMP, HARRIS TIED IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE: 'CLOSE AS CLOSE CAN BE' " So look, this is the other category of criticisms I see coming, even from some conservatives, saying that she locked up too many people while she was a prosecutor," he said. "This is the wrong line of attack. It doesn't make sense. " Ramaswamy continued, "In fact, one of the images that Kamala Harris is trying to project is that she's somehow going to be a law-and-order presidential candidate. I find that laughable. Look at under the Democratic regime, including policies that she has supported, clear the jails, defund the police. That's resulted in a wave of rampant crime in this country. People in the United States of America , across the aisle and both camps, are dead set against this wave of crime. But if against that backdrop, Republicans are criticizing her for locking too many people up, it doesn't make sense because it legitimizes the otherwise laughable claim that she's a law-and-order candidate. " Republicans have also accused Harris of covering up Biden's health issues while at the same time accusing the vice president of orchestrating a soft "coup" to remove him from the ticket. Ramswamy told Fox News Digital those two messages don't mesh. " The main point is what voters really care about is the future," he said. "What are we actually going to deliver? And the more we focus on bickering on that past political missteps or whatever from the Democratic side, the more small-minded we're going to be seen as being."On one hand, you have Republicans saying that Kamala Harris covered up for Joe Biden. She was covering for him and telling the public that he was actually a great president, when in fact he wasn't cognitively capable. On the other hand, at the same time, we're saying that Kamala staged this coup against Biden. It doesn't make sense to many independent voters to say both of those things at the same time. They're self-contradictory. And if we say things that don't make sense, we're more likely to lose votes, which is the thing that I care most about. So I come back to the basic point. That's not how we're going to win this election. We're not going to win this election by picking at these nit-picking... 'inside baseball' political criticisms of Kamala. It doesn't matter. The voters don't care." FLASHBACK: NEW HARRIS CAMPAIGN SENIOR ADVISER MADE SEVERAL INSENSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT WOMEN, GAY PEOPLE Ramaswamy told Fox News Digital that Harris is not the "biggest risk" the Republican side faces, but rather the "shenanigans on the Democratic side.""The voters don't love Kamala Harris on her own terms," Ramaswamy said. "We know that because even when she was running in the Democratic primary, she didn't even make it to the Iowa caucus. I was an unknown 37-year-old businessman, ran for office for the first time as U.S. president last year. I have more delegates that have supported me for U.S. president than Kamala Harris ever has had. That's because voters don't find her compelling. So it's not that Kamala Harris is our biggest risk."When asked if some Republicans are underestimating Harris' ability to win, Ramswamy said that "complacency" is always a concern. " You got to compete like you're behind, or else you soon will be," he said. "We're not up against a candidate. It's not Kamala. It's not Joe. It's not any other individual candidate. We are up against a machine and the more we understand that, we have formidable opponents. Let's take stock of some sobering realities. Republicans have lost devastating defeats relative to expectations in 2018, 2020, 2022."I don't want to see the same thing happen in 2024. So, you know what? 'Fool me once. Shame on you. Fool me twice. Shame on me.' The old adage means something for a reason. I think our movement needs to wake up and say that winning by a little bit shouldn't even be our goal. We've got to win by a landslide, and a landslide minus some shenanigans in margin is still going to be a victory. That's the attitude we need ." Ramaswamy explained his belief that Democrats were waiting until after the Republican National Convention to have "full information," and that it is understandable Republicans were caught "flat-footed," but ultimately they will be victorious in November if they stay focused. "It doesn't matter because Kamala Harris-we can easily defeat Kamala Harris in the same landslide we were going to defeat Joe Biden on," he said. "But it's not going to be by nit-picking on random political criticisms of her. I think those could backfire. I think the way we're going to do it is by articulating our own vision of who we are and what we stand for. And if so, we win this thing not only in a landslide, but we unite this country and revive our country, which is something we're hungry for." Fox News Poll: Close races in battleground states show voters locked in Most voters in four battleground states approve of President Joe Biden getting out of the presidential race and two-thirds want him to complete his term, according to Fox News statewide surveys in Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The polls include over 1,000 registered voters in each state and were conducted July 22-24 (after Biden dropped out and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris).The surveys find the horserace between Harris and former President Donald Trump looks a lot like the Biden-Trump race did in April -- extremely close. Harris and Trump are tied in two states (Michigan and Pennsylvania), Trump is ahead by 1 point in Wisconsin, and Harris is up by 6 in Minnesota. Plus, in each of the four state surveys: TRUMP'S FORMER DOCTOR GIVES HEALTH UPDATE AFTER SHOOTING, CALLS OUT WRAY FOR DOUBT ABOUT BULLET  - Most Democrats want Harris to replace Biden as their party's presidential nominee. - Trump is meeting or exceeding his 2020 vote share in the two-way race against Harris. - Support for Harris in the horserace exceeds Biden's support in April surveys.* - Between 93-96% of Democrats back Harris in the head-to-head matchup, and between 92-95% of Republicans support Trump. - Fewer than one voter in five feels they are "getting ahead" financially, as the largest number say they are "falling behind."- The economy is the top issue to twice as many voters as the next highest issues, immigration and abortion. All other issues lag those three. - Trump is preferred over Harris by wide margins among voters prioritizing the economy and immigration.  Harris is favored among those saying abortion is their top issue.- Harris has a higher favorable rating than Trump, except in Michigan where they are tied.- Biden's favorable ratings are a bit worse than in April and well below both Harris and Trump.*- Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate outperform Harris' vote share in the horserace.- Support for third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is lower than it was in April.*- Three-quarters or more approve of Biden's decision to end his re-election bid.- Two-thirds want Biden to finish his term rather than resign. *No trend comparison available in Minnesota. See results from the individual state surveys: Michigan here , Minnesota here , Pennsylvania here and Wisconsin here .The Fox News Poll is conducted under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). The battleground surveys were conducted July 22-24, 2024, among registered voters randomly selected from a statewide voter file in Michigan (1,012), Minnesota (1,071), Pennsylvania (1,034), and Wisconsin (1,046). Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines and cellphones or completed the survey online after receiving a text. Results based on the full sample in each state have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. The sampling error is higher among subgroups. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Fox News' Victoria Balara contributed to this report. Trump's former doctor gives health update, calls out Wray as FBI affirms bullet struck former president A former White House doctor released a letter Friday stating that former President Trump is "rapidly recovering" following the July 13 shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania and that there is "absolutely no evidence" he was hit with "anything other than a bullet." Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, who took issue with testimony given earlier this week by FBI Director Christopher Wray, said "I want to reassure the American people and the rest of the world, that President Trump is doing extremely well."Jackson, who is Trump's former physician, said, "I have continued to monitor his health and well-being, along with his primary care physician, since the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the evening of July 13th."During the Congressional Hearing two days ago, FBI Director Christopher Wray suggested that it could be a bullet, shrapnel, or glass. There is absolutely no evidence that it was anything other than a bullet," he added. "Congress should correct the record as confirmed by both the hospital and myself. Director Wray is wrong and inappropriate to suggest anything else."Wray did not mention glass in his testimony. He said, "With respect to former President Trump, there is some question about whether it was a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear." After Jackson's letter was released, the FBI issued its own statement to Fox News Digital, "What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject's rifle.""The would-be assassin fired multiple rounds from a relatively close distance using a high-powered rifle, with one bullet striking the former President, and now the Republican Nominee for President, in his right ear," Jackson continued. FBI WANTS TO INTERVIEW TRUMP AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: SOURCE "As a former White House Physician for 14 years, who served during three presidential administrations, and served as the appointed physician for both President Obama and President Trump, I fully understand the global significance of this attempt on the life of the former President and the current Republican Nominee for President," Jackson added."As such, I want to reassure the American people and the rest of the world, that President Trump is doing extremely well," Jackson concluded. "He is rapidly recovering from the gunshot wound to his right ear. I will continue to be available to assist President Trump and his personal physician in any way they see fit and will provide updates as necessary and with the permission of President Trump." TRUMP RALLY BULLET TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS CONTRADICTS FBI 'SHRAPNEL' TESTIMONY ON CAPITOL HILL: REPORT In an interview Thursday on FOX Business' "Kudlow," Jackson said it was "absolutely ridiculous" for Wray to suggest that Trump might not have been struck by a bullet."This degrades any level of credibility that this man may have had - after years of weaponizing the FBI and the DOJ against the president," Jackson said. "It was absolutely a bullet, I examined it. There was a track of a bullet."Jackson also praised the creation of a bipartisan House task force to investigate the Trump assassination attempt."We don't have any confidence in the number one law enforcement agency in this country right now. And if [Wray's] going to come make statements like that, he better have some evidence of what he's talking about," Jackson said. "There was no fractured glass on the teleprompters or anything else."The FBI told Fox News Digital Thursday its priority was learning more about the reclusive would-be assassin , Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, and his motive."Since the day of the attack, the FBI has been consistent and clear that the shooting was an attempted assassination of former President Trump which resulted in his injury, as well as the death of a heroic father and the injuries of several other victims," a spokesperson said. "FBI Director Wray provided extensive congressional testimony on Wednesday about the FBI's investigation. This was a heinous attack and the FBI is devoting enormous resources to learn everything possible about the shooter and what led to his act of violence."Fox News Digital is told the FBI's Shooting Reconstruction Team was still examining evidence from the scene - including recovered bullet fragments. Fox News Poll: Trump hits 50% in Wisconsin, edges Harris by just 1 point At this same point in the election cycle four years ago, Joe Biden was ahead of Donald Trump by 9 percentage points among Wisconsin voters in a two-way presidential matchup. Now, just days after the Republican National Convention ended in Milwaukee, a new Fox News survey shows Wisconsinites give the advantage to Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris -- by 1 point. Harris receives 49% support to Trump's 50%. In April, it was 48% each for Biden and Trump, and it was also tied in January (47% apiece).  In June 2020, Biden was at 49% to Trump's 40%.Trump's edge is mainly due to an expanded 14-point lead among men, up from an 8-point lead over Biden in April. He is also favored over Harris among White men without a college degree (by 20 points), rural voters (+15), and White voters (+2).Harris receives a bit more support among Democrats (96%) than Trump gets among Republicans (93%), but he makes up the difference by having a 4-point advantage among Independents.  HARRIS' SHIFT FROM TOUGH-ON-CRIME PROSECUTOR TO SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE FACES SCRUTINY FROM CONSERVATIVE GROUP Some of Harris' best groups include urban voters (+19 over Trump), Whites with a college degree (+18), and suburban women (+13). Her numbers roughly match or are a bit higher than Biden's were in April among Whites without a college degree (+5), Independents (+5), voters under 35 (+4), women (+3), Democrats (+1), Whites (+1), and those ages 65 and over (-1).The biggest shift is among "double haters" (voters with unfavorable views of both Trump and Biden). Trump was ahead by 1 point in April, but they now favor Harris by 25 points. There are too few Harris-Trump double haters to breakout by vote preference. Trump is favored by 3 points among new voters (haven't voted in four most recent general elections), and union households go for him by 2 points, which is different from what we see in a couple of other northern industrial states. Union voters prefer Harris by 6 points in Michigan and by 15 points in Minnesota. Biden's personal favorable rating was negative by 10 points in April and now he's underwater by 12.  It's the reverse for Trump, who went from being underwater by 10 points to negative 5 in the new survey. Harris is more popular than both at 49% favorable and 49% unfavorable. JD Vance's favorability is negative by 7 points, while 15% are unable to rate him.  TRUMP TO RETURN TO PENNSYLVANIA FOR FIRST TIME SINCE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Fifteen percent of Wisconsin voters say they are getting ahead financially, up from 11% six months ago. Still, most continue to feel they are holding steady (41%) or falling behind (43%). By far, the economy will be the deciding issue this fall.  It's the top priority for 37%, trailed by abortion and immigration at 15% each. All other issues are in the single digits.Majorities of those prioritizing the economy and immigration back Trump (by 38 and 81 points respectively), while those putting abortion as their top issue prefer Harris by 78 points."This poll shows Harris in a slightly stronger position in Wisconsin than Biden based on personal favorability," says Democratic pollster Chris Anderson, whose company Beacon Research conducts Fox News surveys along with Republican Daron Shaw.  "However, with many voters feeling strained financially and union households breaking for Trump, she has work to do convincing voters they'll be better off continuing with a Democrat in the White House."In a potential 5-way race, Harris and Trump tie at 46% each, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. receiving 5%, and Jill Stein and Cornel West at 1% each.  Support for Kennedy was 9% in April.Kennedy takes more support from Trump (6%) than Harris (2%), but it evens out because the other candidates also take from her (3%).The large 75% approval of Biden withdrawing from the presidential race is widespread, as it includes 88% of Democrats and two-thirds of Republicans (65%) and Independents (69%).That consensus disappears on the issue of Biden finishing his term: 92% of Democrats and 58% Independents think he should, while 57% of Republicans think he should resign.  Overall, two-thirds think he should stick around. In 2020, Biden won Wisconsin by 20,682 votes, less than one percentage point. Trump's 2016 victory was also by less than a point (22,748 votes).  Poll-pourri In the senate race, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin leads likely Republican challenger Eric Hovde by a 54-43% margin, running 5 points ahead of Harris' support in the presidential race. (The Wisconsin primary is August 13.)More Trump supporters are ticket splitters, as 83% of his backers favor Hovde, while 96% of Harris supporters go for Baldwin. Overall, three-quarters of Wisconsin voters say they are extremely motivated to vote in the presidential election, and they split 50% Harris vs. 49% Trump. That's because slightly more Harris supporters (76%) than Trump supporters (73%) say they are extremely motivated.Fully 84% of Wisconsin Democrats want Harris to replace Biden as their party's nominee -- no other candidate gets more than 2% support.  CLICK HERE FOR TOPLINE AND CROSSTABS Conducted July 22-24, 2024 under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News Poll includes interviews with a sample of 1,046 Wisconsin registered voters randomly selected from a statewide voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (127) and cellphones (649) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (270). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error associated with subgroup results is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data. Fox News' Victoria Balara contributed to this report. Fox News Poll: Harris, Trump tied in Pennsylvania The latest Fox News survey of Pennsylvania voters finds Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead heat with former President Donald Trump. This comes two weeks after the former president was shot in an assassination attempt in the Keystone State, and one week after President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race and endorsed Harris.The state of the race is similar to where it was in April, when Biden and Trump were tied 48-48%.  The survey, released Friday, shows Harris and Trump locked in a tie at 49-49% -- barely different from what the final election results were in 2020 (49.85% Biden vs. 48.69% Trump).Since April, Harris has held on to most of Biden's coalition while Trump's groups have stayed firm, but there are a few notable shifts in voting patterns from the spring. Trump has closed the gap with voters under 30 (-27 points in April to -4 points today), voters 65 and over (-5 to -1), suburban women (-32 to -12), those with a college degree (-18 to -10) and has widened it slightly among Independents (+8 to +9). FLASHBACK: HARRIS TRIED TO DEFUND BORDER PATROL AGENTS, SLASH ICE BUDGET Harris has narrowed the gap among White men without a degree (-34 points to -28 points).Seven in 10 Pennsylvanians are extremely motivated to vote this year, with Democrats slightly more enthusiastic (75%) than Republicans (72%), and Independents decidedly less enthused at 43%.  Overall, those extremely motivated to vote are a bit more likely to back Harris (51% to 49% Trump).The expanded ballot shows Harris with a 2-point edge: 45% Harris, 43% Trump, 7% Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jill Stein and Cornel West with 1% each. Third parties hurt Trump here as 10% of his two-way supporters go for someone else compared to 7% of Harris' supporters.Voters are split on Harris' favorable rating: 49-49%. Still, views of her are better than Biden (41% favorable, 57% unfavorable) or Trump (46-53%).Those with negative views of both Biden and Trump back Harris by 41 points. In April, Biden was up by only 27 points among these so-called double haters. "While the horserace remains deadlocked, there's more under the surface to suggest Democrats are in a significantly better position in Pennsylvania than in April," says Democrat Chris Anderson, who conducts Fox News surveys with Republican Daron Shaw. "The Democrat at the top of the ticket is now more favorable than Trump and Democrats are more motivated, and the key group of double haters are breaking more heavily for Harris than they were for Biden."Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is widely considered to be on Harris' shortlist of potential running mates, receives a 61% favorable rating -- the highest of any individual tested. His rating has improved by 10 points since July 2022 when he was campaigning for governor.The survey also finds he does better than Harris in a hypothetical matchup against Trump: Shapiro 54% to Trump's 44%, for a 10-point lead. That is outside the margin of error.That's because Shapiro outperforms Harris among key groups such as women, White voters, those under age 30 and over 65, college graduates, Republicans, Independents, and suburban voters. He does slightly worse with nonwhites compared to Harris.Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was also tested against Trump. She fares about the same as Harris: 48% Whitmer vs. 49% for Trump in a potential matchup. Her favorable rating sits at 38% favorable vs. 34% unfavorable while 28% can't rate her.Those receiving the lowest favorable ratings are Trump's running mate JD Vance (38% favorable, 47% unfavorable) and Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar (32-35%), although 15% can't rate Vance and 33% can't rate Klobuchar. TRUMP QUICKLY MOVES TO DEFINE HARRIS AS 'MORE LEFT THAN BERNIE SANDERS' Biden's job approval rating is down slightly from April, underwater by 12 points (44% approve, 56% disapprove) compared to 10 points in the spring (45-55%). One factor keeping the race tight is that voters who somewhat disapprove of Biden go for Trump by only 5 points.And while 78% approve of Biden's decision to withdraw from the presidential race , two-thirds say he should finish his term (65% finish term, 33% resign).Majorities of Democrats (86%), Republicans (69%), and Independents (78%) support Biden stepping aside from the campaign. Democrats and Independents think he should finish his term as president, while Republicans are more likely to want him to resign.Overall, 47% want Harris to replace Biden, including 74% of self-identified Democrats. Shapiro comes in second among both groups for replacing Biden (20% all voters, 14% Democrats). Just 2% of voters want Whitmer or Klobuchar.Shapiro and Whitmer are set to campaign for Harris in Pennsylvania on Monday.Four in 10 Pennsylvanians say the economy will be the most important issue to them when voting this fall. That's the highest of the issues tested and comes as three times as many voters say they are falling behind (44%) rather than getting ahead financially (14%). Another 4 in 10 (42%) are holding steady. The only other issues in double digits are immigration (16%) and abortion (15%). All others are under 10%. "Even more so than in other battleground states, the economy is everything in Pennsylvania," says Shaw. "Trump's edge on the economy in general, and inflation in particular, is why he is better positioned now than he was four years ago, and that's the biggest problem for Harris."Economy and immigration voters back Trump by 31 and 86 points respectively, while abortion voters back Harris by 67 points. A few more things... In the Senate race, incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania leads Republican challenger David McCormick by 13 points. It also shows he performs better than Harris does against Trump, with Casey getting 55% support to McCormick's 42%.Some 15% of Trump supporters switch sides to Casey while just 3% of Harris backers defect to McCormick.CLICK HERE FOR TOPLINE AND CROSSTABS Conducted July 22-24, 2024 under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News Poll includes interviews with a sample of 1,034 Pennsylvania registered voters randomly selected from a statewide voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (131) and cellphones (636) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (267). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error associated with subgroup results is higher.  In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics of respondents are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data. Buttigieg ripped for 'extraordinarily brazen' slam on Trump that critics say was accidental 'dunk' on Biden Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was ripped by conservatives on social media Friday after he mocked former President Trump for showing "weakness" by not agreeing to debate VP Harris in September."Has a presidential nominee ever agreed to a debate, then pulled out? Remarkable show of weakness here," Buttigieg posted on X before being mocked by conservatives who argued that former President Trump had an agreement with Biden, who dropped out of the race and effectively pulled out of the scheduled debate."Yes. Biden. Literally this past weekend," CNN's Scott Jennings posted on X. "Joe Biden agreed to 2 debates, then pulled out of his entire campaign after the first one," pollster Frank Luntz posted on X. TAKE IT FROM ME, REPUBLICANS: KAMALA HARRIS IS A STRONG CANDIDATE. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE HER "The only one I can think of is Joe Biden, right?" The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway posted on X. "I'm actually surprised Pete would dunk this hard on his boss, Joe Biden," Fox News contributor Guy Benson posted on X . "The man *just* pulled out of the race (and therefore the second debate), clearly against his will. Undeniable weakness aside, give him a moment of peace." FLASHBACK: NEW HARRIS CAMPAIGN SENIOR ADVISER MADE SEVERAL INSENSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT WOMEN, GAY PEOPLE "This is the sort of extraordinarily brazen tack you take only when you know that the media is in full campaign mode in your favor," National Review's Charles C. Cooke posted on X. Fox News Digital reached out to Buttigieg's office and the Harris campaign but did not receive a response. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP  Trump said earlier this week he's open to debating Vice President Harris more than once as the two face off in the 2024 presidential election."Absolutely. I'd want to. I think it's important," Trump said Tuesday when asked by Fox News' Bill Melugin on a conference call with reporters if he would commit to debating Harris at least once."I would be willing to do more than one debate, actually," Trump said. Minutes later, Trump noted, "I haven't agreed to anything. I agreed to a debate with Joe Biden."The Trump campaign said Thursday he will not participate in a debate until Democrats finalize their nominee because it "would be inappropriate to schedule things with Harris because Democrats very well could still change their minds."Harris criticized that position from the Trump campaign as "backpedaling."  Kamala Harris and the southern border crisis: A timeline Vice President Kamala Harris is the presumptive 2024 Democratic nominee for president, and one of the issues that has come up in the days since she was endorsed by President Biden is her leadership dealing with the migrant crisis at the southern border. But what is her role, and what is her record?Migrant crossings at the southern border, which had been increasing in the last months of the Trump administration, skyrocketed after Biden entered office. Biden also rolled back a number of Trump-era initiatives and attempted to place a moratorium on deportations. With numbers rising quickly, Biden told reporters that Harris would be put in charge of tackling root causes, issues like climate change, poverty and violence the administration believes was driving migrants north."There's about five other major things she's handling, but I've asked her, the VP, today - because she's the most qualified person to do it - to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and the countries that help - are going to need help in stemming the movement of so many folks, stemming the migration to our southern border," he said.It quickly led to Harris being dubbed by media outlets and Republicans as the "border czar." The White House rejected that title, but it has stuck with her ever since and made her a figurehead along with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for the crisis. WHY NOW? MEDIA OUTLETS LARGELY QUIET ON TIMING OF SUDDEN CRACKDOWN OF KAMALA HARRIS 'BORDER CZAR' LABEL  After the assignment by Biden, and with numbers skyrocketing through subsequent months to record highs, Harris immediately came under pressure to visit the border as the White House said her role was more diplomatic than related to the border directly. She instead went to Mexico and Guatemala and had a stern message for migrants that upset immigrant activists."Do not come. Do not come. The United States will continue to enforce our laws and secure our borders," she said. "If you come to our border, you will be turned back."Yet the migrants did continue to arrive, and the crisis only grew in the months ahead.An awkward moment took place during her trip to Mexico, when she asked a reporter named Maria Fernanda to ask a question during a press conference. But it was actually an activist. "I voted for you," she said. "My question is, what would you say to these women, those mothers and also women of color on both sides of the border, farmers, many of them who I see every day as a message of hope but also as - what will you do for them in the next coming years?"As the pressure rose for her to go to the U.S. southern border, Harris pushed back."You haven't been to the border," NBC's Lester Holt told her, after she claimed she had been to the border."And I haven't been to Europe," Harris quipped.Later that month, she went to the border in El Paso, Texas, where she received a briefing and toured a processing center while meeting with advocates and providers.Amid the ongoing crisis, reports emerged that Harris was dissatisfied with her role in general, including the border assignment. Politico reported that the border visit was a "chaotic moment" in an office dealing with diminished trust and low morale. In a book released in 2023, an author reported she let the assignment slide."She let the criticism guide her," Franklin Foer wrote in "The Last Politician." "Instead of diligently sticking to the Central America assignment, she seemed to accept the conventional wisdom about it. It was a futile gig, so she let it fall to the side, missing an opportunity to grind her way to a meaningful achievement."Harris was one of the members of the administration who fueled a since-debunked narrative about migrants being whipped by Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Sector."What I saw depicted about those individuals on horseback treating human beings the way they were was horrible," Harris told reporters. "And I fully support what is happening right now, which is a thorough investigation into exactly what is going on there. But human beings should never be treated that way. And I'm deeply troubled about it. And I'll also be talking to Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorkas about it today."A subsequent investigation faulted the agents for minor infractions but found the underlying claims migrants were whipped were not true.Harris would largely be unseen through the rest of 2021 and 2022 on the root causes strategy , although a private sector initiative to draw investment to tackle those root causes would continue. But she would not visit the border again.Amid continually high numbers that outpaced 2021, Harris warned that her strategy could not be expected to bring results right away."None of this is going to be just turning on a switch. It requires focus. It requires intention. It requires an investment over a period of time, which means, in the short point, is that you're not going to see the benefit of it overnight because the problems didn't occur overnight," she said in an interview. AXIOS HIT WITH COMMUNITY NOTE AFTER CLAIMING HARRIS WAS NEVER 'BORDER CZAR' In June 2022, she traveled to the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles and met with other leaders on how to handle the crisis. During that summit, she announced that $3.2 billion in commitments from private sector companies had been secured. She also doubled down on the root causes explanation for the crisis."First, I do believe most people don't want to leave home. They don't want to leave their grandmother. They don't want to leave the place where they worship and the community that they've always known," she said. "And so, when they do, it is usually for one of two reasons: They are fleeing harm or to stay means they simply cannot satisfy their basic needs or the needs of their family."But 2022's summer broke records for migrant encounters, and those numbers would worsen in 2023.With a record summer having passed, Harris came under fire for declaring the border was secure despite the ongoing crisis and mass releases into the interior."The border is secure, but we also have a broken immigration system, in particular over the last four years before we came in, and it needs to be fixed," Harris said on NBC.Harris made few appearances in 2023 relating to the border crisis, although her private investment strategy continued to bring in additional commitments from companies.But the crisis did not stay out of the news, and 2023 broke new records for enormous amounts of migrant encounters and a number of chaotic scenes at the border.Fiscal year 2023 broke the record for encounters with over 2.4 million, while December had nearly 250,000 encounters in a single month.While the White House continued to reject the "border czar" narrative, Harris put her support behind a bipartisan Senate agreement to provide more funding to the border and reduce migrant crossings when they reach a certain level.She also backed a number of executive orders by President Biden, who would implement a limit on asylum and efforts to provide a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants who are spouses of U.S. citizens. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF THE BORDER SECURITY CRISIS As she began to step into the role of 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, Harris touted what her team sees as successes in the role. The project to rally private-sector investment to the region via a call to action has seen more than $5.2 billion committed since May 2021 from over 50 companies and organizations.  Additionally, officials noted the numbers of encounters from Northern Triangle countries have fallen from over 700,000 in fiscal 2021 to over 330,000 so far as of May, with four months left to go.However, according to CBP data, during 3½ years of the Biden/Harris administration, illegal crossings of migrants from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras are up 140% over Trump's first term in office and are up 34% over all eight years of Obama's two terms in office.Harris has also promised to roll out additional solutions to the border crisis, while accusing former President Trump of scuttling efforts for reform."[Trump] can make up whatever lies he wants, but the fact is there's only one candidate in this race who will fight for real solutions to help secure our nation's border, and that's Vice President Harris," Harris campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz said. Fox News' Bill Melugin contributed to this report. Trump impeachment Dem pushes back on GOP concerns over possible role in assassination attempt probe The office of a House Democrat who played a prominent role in former President Trump's first impeachment is now pushing back against GOP-fueled criticism that he should not be on the task force investigating the attempted assassination of the former president.Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., who came under fire last year for saying that Trump "has to be eliminated," is among the Democrats being considered for a place on the bipartisan commission to study the July 13 shooting at Trump's Butler, Pennsylvania, rally, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. "As someone with a lifelong commitment to democracy and the rule of law, Congressman Goldman immediately clarified a misstatement from last November to emphasize his strong condemnation of all political violence. The Congressman demonstrated with pointed questioning during congressional hearings last week that the Secret Service must be held accountable for its unacceptable security lapse, and he is determined to ensure such a failure never happens again," Goldman's spokesperson Madison Andrus told Fox News Digital. FBI WANTS TO INTERVIEW TRUMP AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: SOURCE Goldman first came to national prominence as Democrats' lead counsel during Trump's first impeachment trial. He has remained a vocal Trump critic since coming to Congress in January 2023.His potential placement on the commission has already invoked the ire of Trump allies since first being reported in Punchbowl News on Friday morning.Among those leading the criticism is Donald Trump Jr., who recalled that Goldman had said that Trump needed to be "eliminated," in a November 2023 MSNBC interview, which Goldman has since apologized for ."Democrats are trying to put Dan Goldman on the committee to investigate the assassination attempt. Just weeks ago he called for DJT to be 'eliminated.' Probably not the best person to have on this task force," Trump Jr. wrote on X. TRUMP RALLY BULLET TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS CONTRADICTS FBI 'SHRAPNEL' TESTIMONY ON CAPITOL HILL: REPORT Goldman wrote on X in November 2023, "Yesterday on TV, I mistakenly used the wrong word to express the importance for America that Donald Trump doesn't become President again. While he must be defeated, I certainly wish no harm to him and do not condone political violence. I apologize for the poor choice of words."Philip Letsou, deputy communications director for the Senate Republicans' campaign arm, wrote on the site, "Democrats are evidently planning on stacking the task force to investigate the assassination attempt on Trump with conspiracy theorists like Dan Goldman."The House voted to establish the commission in a unanimous 416-0 vote last week. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has said the panel will have seven Republicans and six Democrats, chosen by himself and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., respectively.As of Friday morning, Jeffries' office told Fox News Digital that no final decisions had been made.But a second source who spoke with Fox News Digital said that another possible contender is Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., who served as State's Attorney for Prince George's County for nearly a decade from 2003 until 2011, before coming to Congress in 2023.On the GOP side, a senior Republican lawmaker told Fox News Digital that "it seems like half our members want to be on the task force."A third source who spoke with Fox News Digital said that Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., was in strong consideration to play a prominent role on the panel. Kelly, whose district the shooting took place in, was present when the shooting occurred.Kelly was also the leader of the resolution establishing the task force that passed the House this week. Tonga Olympic flag bearer Pita Taufatofua abandons shirtless look for Paris opening ceremony Olympics fans hoping to see Tonga national heartthrob Pita Taufatofua in his signature opening ceremony uniform - or lack thereof - were disappointed on Friday when the country's viral flag bearer was sporting a more dressed up look.Taufatofua, who has competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, became a fan favorite for his shirtless, oiled-up look in past Games.  But rainy weather seemed to cause Taufatofua to button up for this Olympics' opening ceremony. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "I didn't recognize him, he had his shirt on," Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning joked during NBC's broadcast of the Parade of Nations. "Paris baby oil was stocked full this week." Taufatofua competed in Taekwondo in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2016 Rio Games. He also competed in cross country skiing in the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang.  Despite qualifying for three Games, Taufatofua announced in April that he had failed to do so for Paris.  OPENING CEREMONY NODS TO HEADLESS MARIE ANTOINETTE, MÉNAGE À TROIS RECEIVE MIXED REACTIONS "This time my team and I fell short of competing at the Paris Olympics. I gave my absolute everything in both the Kayak and Taekwondo qualifiers but missed out on a qualification," he said in a post on Instagram. "I'm not kneeling in disappointment. In fact I couldn't be happier. I'm kneeling to give thanks to God for delivering our team safely through another competition. Its easy to ask for things when you need something, but much harder to give thanks for things when they don't go your way.But earlier this week, Taufatofua announced that he would be headed to Paris after all as a flag bearer."Life is interesting. After missing out on the Olympic qualifiers, my goal was to focus on other areas of life. I had been defeated in battle with more scars added to the trophy cabinet, but I couldn't have been happier."While not competing, the spirit of the Games called me, opportunities arose and I couldn't say no. This time the medal I fight for is to be of service, to be there for my fellow athletes, an ear of support or a voice of encouragement. To share what I have learnt and, more importantly, to hear the stories of the other Olympians, these amazing human beings getting ready to represent their nations." Follow Fox News Digital'srget=_new href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> sports coverage on X , and subscribe torget=_new href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter . USA track star Noah Lyles paints 'ICON' on fingernails for opening ceremony The face of U.S. men's track and field is reminding everyone that that is still the case. Noah Lyles is the overwhelming favorite to win the 200-meter race at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris (he's even going for the world record), and he's very likely to medal in the 100-meter, as well.The 27-year-old Gainesville, Florida, native has yet to bring home Olympic gold (he earned bronze in the 200-meter in 2021), but he tore it up in the world championships recently to make himself a force to be reckoned with. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Lyles has taken home six golds in worlds, including three last year in Budapest (100-meter, 200-meter and 4x100-meter relay). Understandably, he's confident in what he can do in Paris.So, prior to heading out on Team USA's boat for the Opening Ceremony, he put one word on his fingernails: "ICON."Lyles garnered controversy last year when he quipped that NBA champions cannot call themselves "world champions," but despite receiving backlash, he stuck to his guns.Now, he's trying to make history by hopefully winning four gold medals, as he has also thrown his name in the hat for the 4x400-meter relay, in which he won silver at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in March. OPENING CEREMONY NODS TO HEADLESS MARIE ANTOINETTE, MÉNAGE À TROIS RECEIVE MIXED REACTIONS "When you want to talk about being the greatest, that's what you have to achieve. So, I announced that that is a goal of mine to complete; why not do it on the biggest stage, the Olympics?" Lyles told Fox News Digital earlier this year .However, the aforementioned world record in the 200-meter is his "dream goal.""It's the first world record that I kind of put up as 'I want that to be mine,'" Lyles said. "The 100, I've still been learning, but the 200 is my favorite event, and it's the time I've put the most into. So, when I look at it, I'm like, 'Yeah, that's the world record I want to be mine first.'"Current record holder Usain Bolt ran his 19.19 at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. Lyles' current personal best is 19.31, the third-fastest ever and current U.S. record. He ran a personal-best 9.81 100-meter last week at a Diamond League meet. Follow Fox News Digital's  sports coverage on X , and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter . FLASHBACK: New Harris campaign senior adviser made several insensitive comments about women, gay people The presidential campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris recently hired a senior adviser with a history of sexist messages online mocking women and gay people as well as seemingly criticizing Harris on social media during her failed presidential campaign in 2019.The Harris campaign announced earlier this week it hired Kamau M. Marshall, who has deleted thousands of old posts this week as 2024 senior adviser after he previously held positions as Joe Biden's strategic communications director in 2020, a senior adviser for the Biden-Harris campaign and was formerly a senior adviser to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.Marshall's social media for more than a decade has been littered with controversial comments, including a Christmas Eve 2011 post in which he expressed his affection for "power women" - as long as she "know[s] her place" and he can "where [sic] the pants", Fox News Digital previously reported. In early 2012, Marshall inquired, "Are all women crazy???? Lol no offense ijs [I'm just saying]." DETROIT PASTOR SLAMS 'IDENTITY POLITICS' AS KAMALA HARRIS BECOMES PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE Later that year, he opined , "Nice guys finish last because they make sure their girl comes first."In August 2013, Marshall observed , "It's unattractive when a girl doesn't act classy & does not know how to control her feelings." In 2012, he wrote : "@kimberlyjaneece I disagree-I try not look at _or impress_Personally speaking-I enjoy the challenge & I only look & talk to CLASSY Women." LIBERAL MEDIA CLAIMS KAMALA HARRIS WAS NEVER 'BORDER CZAR,' CONTRADICTING THEIR OWN REPORTING Marshall has used the term "no homo" in several posts that were previously deleted and seemingly questioned the allegations of sexual abuse against comedian Bill Cosby, saying in 2015, "It's not a coincidence that Cosby can be arraigned on allegations, yet countless police officers who gun down black bodies aren't indicted", Washington Free Beacon previously reported. "Bro if u see a guy around women all day more than likely he wants to be 1 or he is very fem #Imjustsaying," Marshall said in another post.Additionally, Marshall appeared to criticize Harris shortly after a debate performance in 2019, posting a message that said, "Dear Black people: Don't be black when it's convenient. Be black 3365/24-7. Period.  Sincerely, a black man."The post, which was highlighted by a former reporter from The Atlantic, and deleted shortly after it was posted following one of the contentious Democratic primary debates, received backlash on social media. Marshall has deleted over 2,200 posts over the last few days, according to Social Blade. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP  The Harris campaign pointed Fox News Digital to an apology Marshall issued in 2020."As someone who values and respects women, it has never been or will ever be my intent to disrespect women," Marshall said. "Period. However, I sincerely apologize to those who could have misread it or don't know me personally and who it may have offended." Fox News' Gregg Re contributed to this report. Whitmer on GOP charges replacing Biden was 'undemocratic': 'Give me a break' DURHAM, N.H. - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says it is hard to "seriously" take Republican criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris' replacement of President Biden as the Democrats' 2024 presidential nominee."It is hard to take the Republican criticism seriously because one day it's 'Joe Biden shouldn't be running.' The next day it's 'well he should be running.' Give me a break," Whitmer said when asked by Fox News about the GOP criticism. The president, in a blockbuster announcement Sunday, ended his 2024 re-election rematch with former President Trump and endorsed his vice president. Biden made his move amid mounting pressure from within the Democratic Party for him to drop out after a disastrous performance in last month's first presidential debate with Trump. WHAT DEMOCRATIC GOV. GRETCHEN WHITMER SAID ABOUT GOP RUNNING MATE JD VANCE The embattled president's immediate backing of Harris ignited a surge of endorsements of Harris by Democratic governors, senators, House members and other party leaders. By Monday night, the vice president announced that she had locked up her party's nomination by landing the backing of a majority of the nearly 4,000 delegates to next month's Democratic National Convention. On Friday, former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama became the final major party leaders to endorse the vice president.Harris has also hauled in a staggering $129 million in fundraising since Biden's announcement, her campaign touted on Thursday morning. 2024 SHOWDOWN: TRUMP QUICKLY MOVES TO TRY AND DEFINE HARRIS  Republicans charge that the process has been anything but democratic - and they point to Biden's own words.Before dropping out, the president had repeatedly cited the 14 million votes he won in this year's Democratic presidential primaries as a reason he should stay in the 2024 race."The voters - and the voters alone - decide the nominee of the Democratic Party," he emphasized in a letter on July 8. "Not the press, not the pundits, not the big donors, not any selected group of individuals, no matter how well intentioned." Trump, the Republican presidential nominee , at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday called the switch at the top of the Democrats' national ticket "an undemocratic move." "These are nasty people, the Democrats," Trump argued.Additionally, Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton claimed in a social media post this week that "Joe Biden succumbed to a coup by Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, and Hollywood donors, ignoring millions of Democratic primary votes."Whitmer, speaking with Fox News at her third and final campaign event Thursday in swing state New Hampshire on behalf of Harris, acknowledged that Biden's announcement "was a surprise to me. I was co-chair.""But by the same token, I think it was the right decision and that's why we have a vice president. Kamala Harris has been his number two for four years. No one should be surprised that he steps away, that she's the one to step into the breach," the governor emphasized.Whitmer's name has repeatedly come up this week - among other high profile Democratic Party leaders - as a potential running mate for Harris.However, the governor reiterated "I am not a part of the process. I made it very clear that I am committed to fulfilling my term as governor in Michigan, and so I'm not going anywhere. I think I can be an even better ally to a Harris administration on the ground in Michigan."Whitmer, though, did say that America is ready for two women on a national ticket."Of course, America can have two women on a national ticket. We've had two men since the dawn of time. Women can lead as we've shown in many states where you've had great women leaders," she emphasized. "Women know how to get things done. So two women would be better than one."Whitmer, to cheers from the crowd of a couple of hundred party activists at her final stop of the day, highlighted that she "was grateful and honored to be a co-chair of the Biden campaign. I am similarly grateful and honored to be a co-chair of the Harris campaign."No Republican has carried New Hampshire in a presidential election in 24 years, but recent polling suggested a margin-of-error contest between Biden and Trump.However, two new public opinion surveys in the state released on Thursday indicated Harris holding single-digit leads over Trump.Billy Shaheen, one of New Hampshire's two members on the Democratic National Committee and the husband of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, touted to Fox News that it was "a phenomenal crowd. They are pumped. And you know what wins elections? Passion. Passion wins elections. This crowd is passionate."John Tackeff, a longtime Democratic Party activist in New Hampshire and former strategist, said that "friends of mine who are not politically involved at all have been asking me the past couple of days how to get involved...it's truly shocking to see the moment in the past couples of days."However, New Hampshire GOP chair Chris Ager sees it a different way when it comes to Harris."Democrat party elites and corporate money have coronated the most extreme left-wing US Senator as their nominee, without voter vetting. After the honeymoon period, voters will once again reject her hard-core leftist agenda," he said in a statement to Fox News. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub. Simone Biles nails difficult vault, sticks perfect landing during Olympics training session American gymnast Simone Biles looks more than ready to represent Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, gave an early look at what fans - and competitors - can expect to see from her when the women's gymnastics qualification rounds begin this weekend.During podium training at Bercy Arena on Thursday, Biles nailed her signature Yurchenko double pike vault - a complex and difficult vault named after Biles in 2023 after she became the first female gymnast to land it during international competition.  2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS: LIVE UPDATES USA Gymnastics shared a video of Biles' "unreal" vault, in which she walked off the mats smiling after sticking the landing. "Is she even human," one person wrote on social media in response to the slo-mo of Biles' vault. "She is amazing."  OLIVIA DUNNE FIRES OFF SIMONE BILES WARNING TO OLYMPIC GYMNASTS AS TEAM USA STAR READIES FOR PARIS According to NBC Sports, the vault has a skill rating of 6.4 because of the difficulty in landing it. This means if Biles is able to repeat Thursday's performance in competition, it could easily put her in medal contention. "We're all breathing a little bit better right now. I'm not gonna lie," gymnastics coach Cecile Landi said of Biles after Thursday's session, via the Olympics website.   CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "The whole team, you know, [the vibe] is bright. It's the Olympic Games... The rings are everywhere, you know? So we feel much better. The girls feel good. We feel good."On the eve of the Games opening ceremony, a confident Biles is a reassuring sight for Team USA fans. Biles' last showing in the Olympic Games came to an unfortunate end after she withdrew from competition following a bad bout of "the twisties." She pulled out of several competitions to focus on her mental health but still returned for the balance beam, where she would win bronze. Women's gymnastics qualifying rounds begin Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET.  Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X , and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter .

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