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With less than a week left until the US presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making their final pitches to voters.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appears to have called Trump supporters “trash” in response to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s already infamous joke about Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden. He is being forced to respond to the fact that he inadvertently created a storm in the conservative media. The White House and the president insist he did not do so.
Harris told reporters Wednesday that she “strongly” opposes any public criticism based on voting intent.
President Trump also addressed the president’s comments.
“Last night, Joe Biden finally said what he and Kamala really think about our supporters,” he said. “He called them trash, and they meant it.”
In a bizarre moment, the former president appeared outside a Wisconsin rally dressed as a janitor in a garbage truck and answered a question about his original slur against Puerto Rico, rehashing the original scandal that was ridiculed by the Harris campaign. It was as if
On Tuesday, Harris delivered her “closing argument” in Washington, D.C., speaking at the very same spot where Trump told his supporters to “fight like hell” on January 6, 2021.
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President Trump’s garbage truck stunt sparks controversy over Puerto Rico slurs
As Election Day approaches, both Republican and Democratic candidates have criticized racist remarks about Puerto Rico, where a comedian called the U.S. territory a “floating island of trash” during President Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. I would like to use it.
The truck was emblazoned with the Trump campaign logo, and the former president, leaning out the window just like he did for a photo at McDonald’s, asked reporters, “What about my garbage truck?”
Not everyone was impressed…
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Colorado blunder accidentally exposes voting machine passwords
The voting system password was posted incorrectly on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website for several months before it was discovered and removed, but the lapse did not pose an immediate threat to the next election, state elections said. officials announced Tuesday.
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Video: Trump transition co-chairman Howard Lutnick is completely anti-vaccine.
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President Trump “considers withholding funds” from police departments that don’t carry out mass deportation plan
President Donald Trump is considering withholding federal police funding from local agencies that refuse to carry out mass deportation plans, according to a report.
The former president said that if elected, he would implement a sweeping plan to eliminate immigrants and immigrants who came to the United States, especially through the U.S.-Mexico border.
Three people close to the Trump campaign told NBC News that in order to make this plan a success, members of the Trump campaign were holding local police officers hostage with funds. He said he is floating a plan to encourage participation.
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ICYMI: CNN host laughs at Vance’s explanation that Pence is distancing himself from Trump.
Appearing on the State of the Union, the Ohio senator sought to dismiss comments from former Trump administration officials who warned of the risks of a second term for President Trump.
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The Drudge Report mocks President Trump with safety vest photo
Here’s the full photo from Getty Images:
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, October 30, 2024 (Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Harris confronts pro-Palestinian protesters for the third time today, praising young voters who are looking forward to change
At a campaign rally in Wisconsin tonight, Kamala Harris was quick to reference her past with Madison, telling the audience, “My parents were teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison when I was 5 years old.” , she lived in a university town.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the venue was filled with young participants, reaching its capacity of 10,000 people.
Harris confronted pro-Palestinian protesters at all three events on Wednesday, infuriating supporters with each interruption.
At Harris’ rallies in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, people protested on behalf of Palestinians and criticized the Biden administration’s response to the war between Israel and Hamas.
“We all want the war in Gaza to end and the hostages to be rescued, and I will do everything in my power to make that known and make it known,” Harris said in Wisconsin. “And everyone has a right to be heard, and I’m the one speaking right now.”
Harris’ supporters were outraged by her comments, which referred to what she said to then-Vice President Mike Pence during a 2020 debate, but the response largely drowned out the protesters. .
The vice president struck a conciliatory tone Wednesday in Wisconsin, telling voters to look for “common ground” with those who disagree with him and to “make progress” on issues facing them. he said.
“Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe that people who disagree with me are my enemies,” she said in Wisconsin.
One of the loudest cheers of the night came when Harris specifically called out first-time voters and praised young people for being eager for change.
“We see your power,” Harris told the audience, drawing roars from the young people. “I have lived the promise of America, and today I feel the promise of America in you,” Harris added.
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Full text: Elon Musk faces lawsuit over potentially illegal $1 million donation
Elon Musk has been ordered to appear in a Philadelphia courtroom after the city’s top prosecutor accused the world’s richest people of illegally awarding $1 million to registered voters in the state.
The post “immediately sparked an avalanche of posts from Mr. Musk’s supporters,” including “anti-Semitic attacks” and threats of violence against the district attorney, lawyers from Mr. Krasner’s office said Wednesday. told the judge, asking for more security at the upcoming court hearing.
This is the story of Alex Woodward.
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Rep. Adam Schiff at the Harris rally in Madison
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Watch live: Harris speaks at rally in Madison, Wisconsin
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