Kamala Harris says Donald Trump’s language is ‘an insult to the office of president’
Good morning, U.S. Politics readers.
With just 15 days until Election Day, the attacks between the two presidential candidates, Kamala Harris (Democratic) and Republican Donald Trump (Republican), are intensifying. On Sunday, Harris celebrated her 60th birthday in an interview with the Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC.
Sharpton asked her about President Trump calling her a “shitty vice president” at a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Harris, who became the first Black woman to serve as vice president after Joe Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 presidential election, responded:
The American people deserve better. I think so. And as you point out, the president of the United States needs to understand and set standards, not just for our country, but as a nation, for the world.
On behalf of the United States of America, we walk into rooms around the world with the self-appointed authority we have earned to speak about the importance of democracy and the rule of law, and as an example of what it means to be committed. It has been thought about. It complies not only with international rules and norms, but also with certain standards such as etiquette.
And what I see from my opponent, the former president of the United States, demeans the integrity of the president. And I have said, and I have been very clear about this, that Donald Trump should never stand behind the seal of the President of the United States again. He hasn’t earned that right…and that’s why he loses.
The presidential election is basically at a stalemate both nationally and in so-called battleground states. The November 5th contest will be decided by a close margin. In order to appeal to voters in key swing states (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin), both Trump and Harris appeal to moderate swing state voters and make sure their base is large enough. Trying to make sure you’re enthusiastic about it. Please come out and vote.
Later today, Harris will target suburban Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin in a series of conversations with Republican Liz Cheney moderated by Republican strategist Sarah Longwell and conservative radio host Charlie Sykes. We plan to do so.
President Trump is scheduled to make three stops in North Carolina on Monday, including touring storm damage in Asheville. Biden won the state by 1.3 percentage points in 2020, but this year’s polls show the race is extremely close, making it extremely unlikely that Democrats will win the state.
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Trump allies spend millions to dissuade voters in key states from voting
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A major right-wing legal group with ties to Donald Trump and his allies has borrowed millions of dollars from conservative foundations to file multiple lawsuits challenging voting rules in swing states, and has already disrupted the election. Election monitoring groups have warned that it is sowing distrust in the process and spreading dangerous conspiracy theories.
They also warned that these groups appear to be laying the groundwork for a concerted challenge to the results of November’s presidential election if Trump loses to Kamala Harris. There is.
From 2017 to 2022, America First Legal and the Public Interest Legal Foundation will be able to invest in the Wisconsin-based Bradley Impact Fund and its parent company, Lind & Harry, according to a financial analysis by the Center for Media and Center.・In total, the Bradley Foundation has generated more than $30 million in revenue. Democracy.
The group’s lawsuit overlaps with some Republican lawsuits and focuses in part on ultra-rare non-referendum votes and bloated voter roll collusion charges that led to the failed presidential election. If this happens, further lawsuits by Mr. Trump may occur. Watchdog groups say this reflects the claims of 2020 election deniers.
“The lawsuits brought by these right-wing groups attack the integrity of voting rolls, voting methods, and vote counting methods, making it difficult for people to vote, disenfranchising people, and intimidating and disrupting legitimate voters. It’s clear that this is an attempt to provoke a crisis,” said Larry Noble, former general counsel for the Federal Election Commission.
“At the same time, Trump appears to be laying the groundwork to contest the election results after November 5th if he loses,” Noble added.
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Updated on 07.35 EDT
Trump and Harris to campaign in North Carolina during visit to three battleground states
As mentioned in the opening summary, Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign today in the key battleground state of North Carolina.
The Republican presidential candidate is in Asheville to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Helen last month.
Communities in western North Carolina have been reeling since a storm ripped through the region, killing about 100 people, destroying homes and causing widespread power outages.
President Trump has unfairly accused Joe Biden and Kamala Harris of intentionally diverting aid from Republican areas.
In addition to visiting Asheville, President Trump will hold a rally in Greenville this afternoon, followed by a rally in Concord with 11th-hour faith leaders, along with his son Eric and former U.S. housing secretary and former neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson. I plan to attend the meeting. You can get the latest information on Trump’s campaign schedule here.
Donald Trump points at a supporter on the edge of City Hall during a campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, October 4, 2024. Photo: Jonathan Drake/Reuters
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris will campaign with Republican congresswoman and vocal Trump opponent Liz Cheney in Chester County, Pennsylvania, before heading to Waukesha County, Wisconsin, and Oakland County, Michigan. .
President Trump’s Republican allies are increasingly worried that the devastating damage caused by Hurricane Helen will reduce turnout in the conservative mountainous areas of the battleground state.
In 2020, Mr. Trump won about 62% of the vote in the 25 counties declared disaster areas after Helen, and Mr. Biden won about 51% in the remaining counties in the state. The State Board of Elections has implemented a new emergency voting system in some of the hardest-hit counties.
North Carolina is too close to call with confidence, with Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president, trailing Trump by 0.7 percentage points, according to Hill/Decision Desk’s average poll.
According to estimates, more than 1 million North Carolinians have already voted in the November general election. More than 400 early voting locations opened as scheduled on Thursday.
Voters wait in line to vote on the first day of early voting in Marion, North Carolina, one of the mountain counties affected by Hurricane Helen, on October 17, 2024. Photo: Jonathan Drake/Reuters Share
Updated to EDT 07.27
New financial report shows Harris campaign’s financial advantage in presidential race
In September, the Harris campaign reported raising $221.8 million (£170.4 million), while the Trump campaign raised $62.7 million (£48.2 million), the Harris campaign said in new federal campaign finance filings. The Washington Post reported after the US showed a huge economic advantage in the final weeks of the presidential election. campaign.
The Democratic National Committee raised $98.6 million (£76 million) last month, while the Republican National Committee raised $37.8 million (£29 million), according to Federal Election Commission filings published yesterday. Collected.
The Washington Post reported:
A new report filed on Tuesday shows that the Harris Victory Fund, the main source of funding for Ms Harris’s big donations, received a staggering $633m (£486m) in the third quarter. It was revealed that the funds had been raised. This was more than four times the $145m (£111m) raised by the Trump 47 Committee, the Republican equivalent of the Victory Fund, according to a report filed last week.
Despite its huge spending advantage and Ms. Harris’ vast ground game, her campaign still struggles to significantly outperform Mr. Trump in key battleground state polls. The vice president’s campaign is far more powerful than Trump’s and relies on outside groups to rally voters, leaving his advisers concerned about whether they have enough money to secure victory. I am doing it. Harris’ advisers believe the race remains close in all key battleground states, and targeting hard-to-reach and infrequent voters in seven very different states will be a challenge. He points out that it costs a lot of money.
Harris is running a campaign about three times the size of Trump’s, spending more on advertising than her Republican opponent, and running a campaign that is about three times the size of Trump’s, according to a Washington Post analysis of campaign spending. It has many staff and volunteers and carries out large-scale agency activities.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is scheduled to make a surprise visit to Ukraine today to reaffirm the U.S. government’s support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whom he will meet at a later date.
Austin is also scheduled to face Ukrainian Rustem Umerov. U.S. support is essential for Kyiv to gain support from other allies for proposals that President Zelenskyy believes are necessary to strengthen Ukraine’s position on the battlefield and ahead of peace talks.
There are concerns that the second Trump administration could cut military aid to Kiev, much of which is supplied by the United States, as Ukraine is in dire need of financial aid and military equipment. Kamala Harris appears to be willing to follow Joe Biden’s policy toward Ukraine by providing military aid and diplomatic support to Kiev. She ruled out a one-on-one meeting with President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine unless the leader in Kiev gets involved.
“It’s absolutely amazing that Ukraine has been able to accomplish what it has done,” Austin told reporters.
“Of course, we were able to do that because we have supported them from the beginning, and we have mobilized about 50 countries to join in that support,” he added.
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Updated to EDT 06.20
Kamala Harris says Donald Trump’s language is ‘an insult to the office of president’
Good morning, U.S. Politics readers.
With just 15 days until Election Day, the attacks between the two presidential candidates, Kamala Harris (Democratic) and Republican Donald Trump (Republican), are intensifying. On Sunday, Harris celebrated her 60th birthday in an interview with the Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC.
Sharpton asked her about President Trump calling her a “shitty vice president” at a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Harris, who became the first Black woman to serve as vice president after Joe Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 presidential election, responded:
The American people deserve better. I think so. And as you point out, the president of the United States needs to understand and set standards, not just for our country, but as a nation, for the world.
On behalf of the United States of America, we walk into rooms around the world with the self-appointed authority we have earned to speak about the importance of democracy and the rule of law, and as an example of what it means to be committed. It has been thought about. It complies not only with international rules and norms, but also with certain standards such as etiquette.
And what I see from my opponent, the former president of the United States, demeans the integrity of the president. And I have said, and I have been very clear about this, that Donald Trump should never stand behind the seal of the President of the United States again. He hasn’t earned that right…and that’s why he loses.
The presidential election is basically at a stalemate both nationally and in so-called battleground states. The November 5th contest will be decided by a close margin. In order to appeal to voters in key swing states (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin), both Trump and Harris appeal to moderate swing state voters and make sure their base is large enough. Trying to make sure you’re enthusiastic about it. Please come out and vote.
Later today, Harris will target suburban Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin in a series of conversations with Republican Liz Cheney moderated by Republican strategist Sarah Longwell and conservative radio host Charlie Sykes. We plan to do so.
President Trump is scheduled to make three stops in North Carolina on Monday, including touring storm damage in Asheville. Biden won the state by 1.3 percentage points in 2020, but this year’s polls show the race is extremely close, making it extremely unlikely that Democrats will win the state.
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