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Donald Trump is facing a fresh storm of criticism following a report that he once said he needed “the kind of generals that Adolf Hitler had.”
“I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” the Republican presidential nominee allegedly declared, according to The Atlantic. “People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.”
The claim has been vehemently denied by Trump’s campaign.
Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly also told The New York Times that the former president praised Hitler multiple times, warning that the GOP candidate meets the definition of a fascist.
Kamala Harris responded to the reports in remarks at Naval Observatory on Wednesday lunchtime, warning that the former president is “increasingly unhinged and unstable,” and in a second Trump term “people like John Kelly will no longer be there to rein him in.”
Harris meanwhile took part in an interview with NBC News on Tuesday night and will follow that with a CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, today taking questions from undecided swing state voters.
Trump is campaigning in Georgia today and JD Vance is in Nevada.
Watch LIVE: Trump holds religion-focused rally in battleground Georgia
Watch live: Trump holds religion-centric rally in battleground Georgia
Watch live as Donald Trump holds a religion-focused “Believers and Ballots” town hall in the battleground state of Georgia on Wednesday, 23 October.
Watch: Harris issues warning over reports Trump said he ‘needed generals like Hitler’
Harris issues warning over reports Trump said he ‘needed generals like Hitler’
Kamala Harris described Donald Trump as “increasingly unhinged and unstable” following a report that he once said he needed “the kind of generals that Adolf Hitler had.” According to The Atlantic, the former president and 2024 Republican presidential nominee allegedly declared that he needed “the kind of generals that Hitler had. People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.” “Donald Trump said that because he does not want a military that is loyal to the United States Constitution, he wants a military that is loyal to him,” Ms Harris said on Wednesday (23 October). Trump spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer said reports Mr Trump made the comments were “absolutely false.”
Harris campaign preparing for Trump to declare early victory — again
Vice President Kamala Harris says there is a plan in place if Donald Trump declares victory on election day before all the ballots are counted in a repeat of 2020.
With less than two weeks until voting ends for the 2024 presidential election, the campaigns are kicking into high gear to try and persuade undecided voters that could swing the result.
Harris told NBC News on Tuesday evening that is where her focus is for now but the real possibility Trump will prematurely declare victory or dispute results is humming in the background.
Ariana Baio reports.
Harris says her campaign is preparing for Trump to prematurely declare victory again
Trump began claiming he won the 2020 presidential election before voting had ended and ballots were counted
Watch: Tim Walz’s son receives huge cheer as he votes for first time
Tim Walz’s son receives huge cheer as he votes for first time in US election
Tim Walz's son Gus received a huge cheer as he voted for the first time in a US election on Wednesday morning (23 October). Kamala Harris's VP pick and his family, including his wife Gwen, arrived around 9:30am to cast their ballots at a Ramsey County elections office. Mr Walz shared a high-five with his youngest child after he and the 18-year-old fed their ballots into a voting machine. Speaking to reporters, the Minnesota governor described the moment as "an exciting opportunity to turn the page on the chaos of former president Donald Trump."
Trump admits he’ll vote early in Florida, despite constantly criticizing the process
Donald Trump plans to vote early, despite spending years claiming without evidence that the process is suspect and fraudulent.
“Voting early, I guess would be good but people have different feelings about it, but the main thing is you’ve got to get out and you’ve got to vote, and I’ll be voting early,” the former president told Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade during a radio interview set to air on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, the Republican added he still feels “very mixed” about the practice.
Josh Marcus reports.
Trump admits he’ll vote early in Florida, despite baseless claims about it for years
Former president has reluctantly begun encouraging early voting this campaign — even though he still constantly criticizes it
Watch: Florida’s Amendment Four campaigners knock doors for medical freedom
Her dad hates Taylor Swift, but Ivanka Trump took her daughter to Eras Tour anyway
Ivanka Trump was spotted at Taylor Swift’s recent Eras Tour stop in Miami, Florida, over the weekend, weeks after her father, former President Donald Trump, declared his hatred of the pop superstar.
Ivanka’s attendance at the concert comes shortly after Swift, 34, publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, a move that prompted Trump to post “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” in all caps on his Truth Social platform.
Citing sources, People confirmed that 42-year-old Ivanka and her 13-year-old daughter Arabella were in the crowd at Swift’s show at Hard Rock Stadium.
Inga Parkel has the story.
Ivanka takes daughter to Taylor Swift concert weeks after dad said he ‘hates’ her
Donald Trump declared his hatred of the pop superstar last month after she endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris
Suspect arrested over Democratic National Committee office shootings in Arizona
An Arizona man has been arrested in connection to a series of attacks on a Democratic National Committee office in the state and is “associated with a suspicious substance on homemade political signs,” according to authorities.
Jeffrey Michael Kelly, 60, was arrested on Tuesday night by Tempe Police and charged with six felony counts, including unlawful discharge of a firearm, shooting at a non-residential structure and committing an act of terrorism, and three misdemeanor counts of criminal discharge, authorities said.
Kelly Rissman has the details.
Suspect arrested over Democrat office shootings and white power and razor blade bags
The suspect is accused of hanging offensive political signs lined with razor blades in other parts of the battleground state
Biden backtracks after saying of Trump: ‘We’ve got to lock him up’
President Joe Biden has declared that Donald Trump should be “locked up” – before quickly correcting himself.
The president made the controversial remark while at the Democratic Party‘s Concord, New Hampshire, headquarters on Tuesday where he warned that democracy hangs in the balance as Trump continues to close in on Kamala Harris in the national polls.
James Liddell has the story.
Biden immediately backtracks after saying of Trump: ‘We’ve got to lock him up’
Biden’s comments are reminiscent of Trump’s calls to lock up his 2016 presidential opponent Hillary Clinton
Full story: Fox and Friends host slammed for defending Trump’s praise for Hitler’s generals
Fox and Friends host Brian Kilmeade is facing criticism after he appeared to defend former President Donald Trump following reports that the former president previously said he wanted loyal generals such as the ones who served Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Gustaf Kilander reports on the reaction.
Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade slammed after defending Trump’s praise for Hitler’s generals
‘Republicans: STOP defending this. This is not normal. There is no way to spin this,’ former Trump White House deputy press secretary says
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