Biden not confident of peaceful 2024 election amid Trump’s ‘dangerous’ rhetoric; Harris praises unions at rally: Live
President made surprise first appearance in White House briefing room to answer questions about today’s jobs report, November’s election, and prospects for Middle East peace
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President Joe Biden said he did not know if November’s election would be “peaceful” given Donald Trump’s “dangerous” rhetoric, in a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room
However, the president told reporters that he is confident the election will be “free and fair”.
Biden was also asked if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was delaying a diplomatic agreement regarding the Gaza conflict to influence the election. He said that no administration has helped Israel more than he has and Netanyahu should remember that.
The president also mocked MAGA Republicans for calling today’s positive jobs numbers “fake” and when asked if he had reconsidered dropping out of the presidential race, joked: “I’m back in.”
On the campaign trail, Trump and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp surveyed damage from Hurricane Helene on Friday afternoon. The two have been estranged since the governor refused to help the former president find more voters in his state in the 2020 election.
Trump will be joined by tech billionaire Elon Musk at his Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of his attempted assassination on July 13.
Kamala Harris is campaigning in Michigan focusing on labor and the economy having scored high-profile endorsements from Liz Cheney and Bruce Springsteen.
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Republicans in Congress leave Helene victims hanging
Eric Garcia writes:
On Thursday evening, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia tweeted: “Yes they can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”
This is wholly unsurprising for Greene, the right-wing firebrand and conspiracymonger who once mused about the possibility of Jews controlling space lasers for the purpose of starting wildfires. The more surprising aspect is that it reflects the approach the Republican Party is taking generally to Hurricane Helene: rather than doing its job and offering concrete aid to people suffering from the devastation, GOP lawmakers are devolving into conspiracy theories and, like everything else, fearmongering about undocumented immigrants.
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Republicans in Congress leave Helene victims hanging
Rather than look for the helpers, Republicans are hellbent on looking for the migrants
Trump and Kemp receive joint briefing on hurricane damage in Georgia
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Is Netanyahu is pushing his Middle East war to influence US election? Democrats fear so
Democrats fear Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is escalating tensions in the Middle East in order to influence the U.S. election.
This past week, Israel has increased its attack on Lebanon, targeting the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah, and vowed to make Iran “pay” for its recent missile attack.
Democratic Senator Christ Murphy, of Connecticut told CNN he fears Netanyahu is being strategic in launching attacks right before the November election.
Ariana Baio reports.
Democrats fear Netanyahu is pushing his Middle East war to influence the US election
Where President Biden has called for a ceasefire, former president Trump has urged Israel to continue fighting
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