The Hound | July 17

Hi there,

It’s Friday. Last night, Donald Trump delivered a primetime address on "election integrity." His press secretary had promised it would be full of "facts and evidence." When asked directly whether Trump would accept the results of this November's midterms, she refused to answer.

🖊️ Sign the petition to call on the media to cover Trump's election address not as a presidential speech deserving deference, but as what it was: a bad-faith attempt by a proven election denier to undermine public confidence in the upcoming midterms.

This was not a news event. It was a propaganda event — and the media's decision about how to cover it matters enormously. The public deserves real-time fact-checking, full historical context, and reporting that refuses to normalize the lie.

In addition, the ICE officers who killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine this week were wearing body cameras. However, they were not turned on. And, in a story underscoring just how deep the corruption runs in the Trump administration — the operator of Trump’s teleprompter made over $100,000 on bets placed on Kalshi over Trump’s speeches.

Read about these, and more, with today’s stories:

Trump’s Speech Tonight Won’t Be About the Economy or Iran (The American Prospect)

Trump’s Teleprompter Operator Made $100K Betting on His Speeches (The New Republic)

ICE Officers at Maine Shooting Scene Were Wearing Body Cameras. They Were Not Turned On. (The Intercept)

Amid Increased Scrutiny, ICE Detention and Deportation Data Goes Dark (The Marshall Project)

Texas Democrats Ask for Investigation Into Ken Paxton After Our Reporting Found He May Have Violated Election Law (ProPublica)

Fracking Ban in the Delaware River Basin Survives a Republican Challenge (For Now) (Inside Climate News)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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