As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump continue to campaign for Election Day, some Americans have already begun voting in states that offer early voting.
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“The microphone is turned off”
Vice presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz faced off Tuesday in their first and only debate. During a heated exchange about immigration, Vance and Walz started talking to each other. CBS News’ Margaret Brennan, one of the two debate moderators, attempted to regain control several times.
She then said, “The microphone is cut off, so the audience can’t hear you,” as she could faintly hear the candidates talking in the background. Ahead of the debate, CBS News announced it would reserve the right to turn off candidates’ microphones during the showdown.
A clip of the moment was posted to CBS’ TikTok account and has garnered more than 3 million views and 319,000 likes. CNN also posted the clip on its TikTok account, where it received 1.8 million views.
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Political impressions are evident
“Saturday Night Live” returned last week, and so did its star-studded political impressions, drawing millions of views online. The cold open starred Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris, Jim Gaffigan as Tim Waltz, Andy Samberg as Doug Emhoff, and James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump.
“Donald Trump is stuck in the past. But it’s the same thing I say when my husband, Doug, forgets his cell phone at Chili’s. ‘We’re not going back,'” Rudolph said, imitating Harris. he said while doing so. Samberg, who played Emhoff, later appeared in the song “Teach Me How to Dogie.”
The sketch received more than 8 million views and 179,000 likes on SNL’s YouTube account.
Comedians on TikTok are also getting in on the action. Comedian Alison Reese, no stranger to viral fame with her impressions of Harris, published a portrait of Harris reacting to the vice presidential debate on TikTok, which has racked up more than 174,000 comments. It received 1.2 million likes and more than 1.2 million views. On the other side of the emotional ticket, comedian Austin Nasso, known for his viral impersonation of President Trump, posted a video on Monday that received more than 32,000 likes and 390,000 views. Obtained number of views.
Melania Trump’s comments on abortion rights
Former first lady Melania Trump hints at a breakup with her husband over abortion rights in a new memoir and social media videos.
In a video posted to X on Thursday morning, the former first lady said she believes there is “no room for compromise” when it comes to women’s “personal freedoms.” This video is from her upcoming book in which she says, “Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is denying her control over her own body.” This follows an article in which excerpts were published in the Guardian.
In the first five hours after posting, the video received over 473,000 views on X. “Melania Trump” was trending Thursday afternoon, with more than 35,000 posts about her circulating on the platform. Many asked for $250,000 for the interview, which also mentioned a CNN article about her book’s publisher. As of Friday afternoon, the video’s views had soared to about 4.3 million.
Donald Trump regularly takes credit for overturning Roe v. Wade. The case eliminated federal protections for abortion and led states, primarily Republican-led states, to enact strict restrictions on the procedure.
