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Harris delivers presidential-style address on death of Hamas leader; NRA cancels Trump event: Live

Vice President Kamala Harris says Yahya Sinwar death presents opportunity to end Gaza war during Wisconsin campaign stop as Donald Trump set to speak at Al Smith dinner

Oliver O'Connell,Joe Sommerlad
Thursday 17 October 2024 17:30
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Kamala Harris reacts to Hamas Leader Sinwar’s death

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Kamala Harris delivered a presidential-style address on the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar saying that now comes a moment “to finally end the war in Gaza”.

The vice president spoke during a campaign stop at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as she continues to focus on the swing states, skipping Thursday’s Al Smith dinner for Catholic charities, at which presidential candidates usually make humorous remarks. Donald Trump will attend the event in New York accompanied by his wife, Melania Trump, NBC reports.

Trump has again lashed out at CBS flagship news show 60 Minutes over standard edits it made to an interview with Harris. The former president baselessly claims the conduct was criminal and wants the network’s license revoked.

The Harris campaign mocked Trump’s refusal to debate the vice president again and his ducking of interviews and appearances. On Thursday the National Rifle Association announced it has canceled a “Defend the 2nd” event due to “campaign scheduling changes”.

Meanwhile, Trump has reacted in gloating fashion to rival Harris’s tense interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, in which the Democrat clashed with the host on illegal immigration, Joe Biden, and the threat posed by Trump himself.

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Watch: Harris claps back as demonstrator is escorted out of rally

Oliver O'Connell17 October 2024 22:30
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Watch: Bill Clinton mocks Trump over his age and impromptu ‘swaying’

Bill Clinton mocked Donald Trump for his impromptu dance party this week after two members of the audience at his town hall had medical emergencies: “I’m only two months younger than Donald Trump. But I will not spend 30 minutes swaying back and forth listening to music. And I will not clap offbeat… I am not here running for anything anymore except for my grandchildren’s future.”

Oliver O'Connell17 October 2024 22:25
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Boebert’s opponent has outraised her by five times in third quarter

Lauren Boebert’s Democratic rival in her congressional reelection bid has reportedly raised five times more cash in the third fundraising quarter.

The campaign for Trisha Calvarese, who is hoping to deny the Republican firebrand a third term in Congress, plans to file their official totals on Tuesday.

Calvarese plans to declare bringing in more than $2.68 million from July through September, compared to roughly $532,000 raised by Boebert, according to figures shared by her campaign with The Independent.

Mike Bedigan reports.

Lauren Boebert’s opponent has outraised her by five times in third quarter

The campaign for Trisha Calvarese, who is hoping to deny the Republican firebrand a third term in Congress, plans to file their official totals on Tuesday

Oliver O'Connell17 October 2024 22:20
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Watch: Bill Clinton rips Trump for ‘enemy within’ comments

Oliver O'Connell17 October 2024 22:15
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Harris slams Trump’s description of Jan 6 as ‘day of love'

Kamala Harris slams Donald Trump’s description of January 6 as “a day of love,” during a Univision town hall last night.

“The American people are exhausted with his gaslighting. Enough, enough! We’re done. We are ready to turn the page!” she told her rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to cheers.

Oliver O'Connell17 October 2024 22:10
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Watch: Walz tells crowd if anyone tells them Trump understand us ‘that’s bulls***'

Tim Walz gives heated campaign speech in Durham, NC
Oliver O'Connell17 October 2024 22:05
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Don Jr boasts dad knows McDonald’s menu ‘much better’ than Harris ever did

McDonald’s is not exactly famous for having an over-complicated menu.

It’s not The Cheesecake Factory.

Don Jr boasts dad knows McDonald’s menu better than Harris ever did

Former president has a well-known affectation for McDonald’s

Oliver O'Connell17 October 2024 22:00
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Watch LIVE: Elon Musk participates in a town hall style event on voting

Oliver O'Connell17 October 2024 21:59
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Harris had higher ratings on Fox than Trump’s last two town halls combined

It’s often said that Donald Trump cares a lot [A LOT!] about ratings and crowd sizes, so he probably won’t be too happy that Kamala Harris’s interview with Bret Baier of Fox News blew his last two appearances on the network out of the water.

With 7.1 million viewers of last night’s 6pm broadcast, the vice president was seen on the network by 4 million more viewers than his women’s town hall moderated by Harris Faulkner that morning.

Worse news still for the former president. Harris’s audience was bigger than his last two town halls combined when you add the ratings for yesterday’s appearance with the September town hall he did with Sean Hannity.

It gets worse (per Fox News)...

Combined with the show’s midnight airing (6-6:30 PM/ET and 12-12:30 AM/ET), Special Report’s interview with Vice President Harris secured 8.5 million viewers and 1.2 million in the 25-54 demo making it Vice President Harris’ top-rated interview since becoming the Democratic nominee. Across all FNC’s airings of its interviews with Vice President Harris and former President Trump, the network averaged over 11 million viewers on Wednesday.

Oliver O'Connell17 October 2024 21:52
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Watch: Mark Cuban campaigns for Kamala Harris, poking fun at Trump over tariffs

Entrepreneur and billionaire Mark Cuban mocked Donald Trump while campaigning for Kamala Harris in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Thursday afternoon: “You know, in my career I've learned a lot about business, including how tariffs work ... this is the same guy who also thought Mexico would pay for the wall.”

Cuban also compared Trump to the Grinch “that wants to steal your Christmas,” arguing that the former president’s tariff policy would raise prices for consumers.

“Hear me when I say that Donald Trump wants you to have a lousy Christmas,” Cuban said, explaining that if Trump implements his proposed tariff policies, the cost of gifts and other items could go up “50 or 60 per cent or more”.

“It'll be up so much you won't be able to afford the presents that you want for your family and friends,” the Shark Tank judge said. “That's how bad the tariffs he wants are.”

He also talked about Trump’s apparent decline from the 1990s to today.

Watch below:

Oliver O'Connell17 October 2024 21:42

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