Trump doubles down on calling Democrats ‘enemies within’ as Harris labels him ‘unstable and unhinged’: Live

While discussing former president Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania town hall on Tuesday, which consisted of him dancing on stage for 39 minutes instead of answering questions, panelists on MSNBC’s Morning Joe said the event was a sign of Trump’s advanced age.

Speaking with the show’s co-host Willie Geist, Joe Scarborough said Trump was “slurring so many words... Even in his speech last night, I think it was ‘insurrection,’ just slurring through words.

Michelle Del Rey and Greg Evans report.

This afternoon Kamala Harris campaigned with more than 100 Republican leaders from across the country who support her candidacy in the face of the prospect of a second Donald Trump administration.

“I am joined today by over 100 Republican leaders from across Pennsylvania and across our country who are supporting me candidacy, and I am deeply honored to have their support ... we are here today because we share a core belief: we must put country over party,” she told the crowd at Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, where George Washington crossed the Delaware River in the War of Independence.

“We know the Constitution is not a relic from our past, but determines whether we are a country where the people can speak freely and even criticize the president without fear of being thrown in jail or targeted by the military,” Harris continued.

After noting that Trump violated his oath the the United States Constitution, Harris reminded the crowd: “Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.”

Continuing, she says: “He considers any American who doesn't support him or bend to his will to be an enemy to our country. Further, he says that as commander-in-chief he would use our military to go after them. Honestly, let that sink in ... Trump is increasingly unstable and unhinged.”

The vice president then made a direct appeal to pro-Constitution and pro-rule of law Republicans: “There is a place for you in this campaign ... I pledge to you to be a president for all Americans.”

“Nobody has a corner on the good ideas ... for America to be the world's strongest democracy, we must have a healthy two-party system,” she said reiterating her promise to have a Republican in her cabinet and form a counsel on bipartisan solutions to advise her.

“There's a fundamental choice in this election... leadership that brings folks together, that builds consensus... and on the other hand, the choice of someone I think we can guarantee will sit in the Oval Office plotting retribution, stew in his own grievances,” Harris said before wrapping up her pitch to voters to come together to stand up for the Constitution.

“Not by the words that I would use.”

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Late-night TV host Stephen Colbert mocked Donald Trump’s recent dance-filled town hall- as the comedian put on aviator sunglasses and impersonated Joe Biden’s reaction to the odd event.

Colbert, host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, made a series of jokes Tuesday night about Trump’s Monday town hall. where he danced for more than 30 minutes after two attendees had a medical emergency.

Katie Hawkinson has the story.

Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 48 per cent to 45 per cent among registered voters in the latest Economist/YouGov poll, little changed from recent weeks.

Harris leads by four points among likely voters — those who either have voted, say they definitely will vote, or both say they will probably vote and also have voted in either 2020 or 2022.

Nearly all supporters of Harris (97 per cent) and Trump (98 per cent) believe their minds will not change before election day.

Slightly more registered voters say they think Harris will win than say they think Trump will (41 per cent to 37 per cent).

About two-thirds of both Democrats and Republicans say they are very or extremely enthusiastic about voting for president.

Harris leads by 51 per cent to 47 per cent among registered voters choosing only between her and Trump; two per cent say they prefer both equally.

Among likely voters, Harris leads among college graduates, women, and Black and Hispanic Americans; Trump leads among non-college graduates, men, and white Americans.

The poll was conducted between October 12-15, 2024 and 1,624 US adult citizens were surveyed.

Read the full poll results here

A Las Vegas man who was arrested with two firearms outside a Trump rally in California last weekend insists he was wrongly portrayed as a would-be assassin by the county sheriff, accusing the lawman of cobbling together an entirely phony narrative in a misplaced bid for glory.

Vem Miller says Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco — a dedicated Trumper who is himself under investigation by California Attorney General Rob Bonta over allegations of widespread civil rights violations — “intentionally, maliciously and with a blatant disregard for the truth, wanted to create a narrative so as to be viewed as a ‘heroic’ Sheriff who saved Presidential candidate Trump from a third assassination attempt,” according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.

Here’s Justin Rohrlich with the full story.

GEORGIA: Trump 52%, Harris 45%, other candidates 2%

NORTH CAROLINA: Harris 49%, Trump 47%, other candidates 1%

NC GOVERNOR RACE: Stein 52%, Robinson 40%, other candidates 4%

In the final weeks of the 2024 presidential race, a snapshot of the state of the race in the key Southeastern swing states of Georgia and North Carolina shows different pictures. In Georgia, former President Donald Trump holds a lead over Vice President Kamala Harris, while in North Carolina Harris is on the upside of a race that is too close to call, according to Quinnipiac University polls of likely voters in each of the two states released today.