Trump falsely claims the US just experienced its highest inflation period ever as he address PA town hall: live

Over in the Republican’s social media swamp, he has been trashing the Vice President with false claims about her recent media appearances, claiming she was “slow and lethargic” answering questions and challenging her to a cognitive test.

“Her actions have led many to believe that there could be something very wrong with her,” he declares – citing no evidence, as usual.

That comes after she released her latest medical report indicating she was in robust health (more on which shortly) and after he admitted to “ranting and raving” himself during his Sunday rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Trump has also accused Harris of inflicting “violence and terror” on the public and “import[ing] criminal gangs to OCCUPY America” – an appalling and dangerous lie.

He also found time overnight to scaremonger about the “weaponization” of the Department of Justice to interfere in the election, an avenue it is widely feared he might be interested in traversing himself if he regains the White House.

Here’s more from Josh Marcus on what we know about the suspect, who has denied having any intention of targeting the former president despite the highly-suspicious items he was found to have in his possession.

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If you’re just joining us, Donald Trump was allegedly the target of a third assassination attempt on Saturday evening, California police have said, after arresting an armed man outside of a Trump rally in Coachella Valley.

A Las Vegas man named Vem Miller, 49, was apprehended, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, but has since denied wrongdoing and claimed he is “an artist” and a non-violent Trump supporter.

Josh Marcus has the latest.

Mike Bedigan writes:

Among the hordes of Donald Trump supporters in attendance at campaign rallies is a group that the former president fondly refers to as “those beautiful ladies from North Carolina.”

The women, often pictured smiling bigly and in their Sunday best, are all members of the same evangelical church.

The Word of Faith Fellowship, in Spindale, was established in 1979, and according to its website its members “strive to live righteous, godly lives.”

But they have also been accused of using foreigners, including teenagers, for unpaid labor.

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Senator JD Vance has made headlines for espousing anti-abortion rhetoric but in an interview published on Saturday, he said he accepts, that as a consequence of states regulating abortion, people will travel to obtain one – but stopped short of giving his approval.

Ariana Baio has the details.

Melania Trump has claimed that it’s “tricky” to trust the US government as she continues her media blitz to plug her new memoir.

The former first lady, whose book Melania was released this week, appeared on Some Future Day podcast where she revealed her skepticism about there being “so many rules” for the American people.

“Trust, it’s [an] interesting word,” she said.

Rachel Sharp reports.

JD Vance has said it is “deranged” and “very crazy” for women not to have children due to concerns about the climate crisis in his latest comments wading in on the choices of childfree Americans.

Donald Trump’s running mate has struggled to shake off the backlash for calling Kamala Harris and other Democrats “childless cat ladies” in a resurfaced interview with Tucker Carlson from 2021.

Now, in a new interview with The New York Times published on Saturday, the VP candidate was confronted once again about his past sexist comments less than one month out from the election.

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Former Donald Trump ally turned staunch critic Chris Christie has become the latest to sound the alarm over the former president’s apparent mental decline, saying that he has seen a “significant” change in his capabilities.

The former New Jersey governor told The New York Times opinion journalist Frank Bruni that the Trump he saw during his first White House bid in 2016 appears to be very different to the man running for a third time today.

Rachel Sharp has the story.