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Trump to attend Alabama vs Georgia game while new poll shows Harris with slim lead in swing states: Live

Harris and Trump are neck-in-neck in Wisconsin and Michigan

Oliver O'Connell,Katie Hawkinson,Ariana Baio
Saturday 28 September 2024 15:04
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Former president Donald Trump and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz will attend college football games in Alabama and Michigan, respectively, on Saturday which a large number of voters are expected to tune in.

Trump is headed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama where he will watch the Alabama Crimson Tide take on the Georgia Bulldogs. Though Alabama is a predominately red state, Georgia fans who hail from the swing state are likely the targeted demographic.

Meanwhile, Walz will attend the Michigan Wolverines v. Minnesota Golden Gophers game in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the hopes of wooing swing state voters in Michigan.

Michigan and Wisconsin are among the closest battleground state races for Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

The two candidates are nearly tied in Michigan with Harris holding 48 percent of the vote and Trump holding 47 percent, according to new polling from the New York Times and Siena College. In Wisconsin, Harris is at 49 percent while Trump is at 47 percent.

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New Harris ad taunts Trump during Georgia v Alabama game

Vice President Kamala Harris’s team is running ads during the Alabama and Georgia college football game, which Donald Trump is attending, that mocks Trump for refusing to participate in a second presidential debate against Harris.

The “Say It To My Face” ad uses stock footage of football players in contrast to footage of Trump golfing to claim the former president is a “loser” who will “take his ball home.”

“Winner never back down from a challenge,” the ad says. “But losers, they whine and waffle and take their ball home.”

The ad will air nationally during the primetime game and be featured on a plane that will fly above the Bryant-Denny Stadium while Trump is at the game.

“Donald Trump walked off the stage at the first debate angry and rattled after he failed to offer any coherent vision for where he wants to take this country, so now he’s trying to take his ball and go home,” Harris-Walz Communications Director Michael Tyler said/

“No matter where Trump looks tonight – whether it’s up in the sky or at the TV in his luxury box – he won’t be able to escape the truth: Trump is running away from a second debate with Vice President Harris because he doesn’t want the American people to see just how weak and unpopular he and his Project 2025 agenda are.”

Ariana Baio28 September 2024 20:04
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Melania’s upcoming memoir already tops Amazon bestseller chart days ahead of release

Former first lady Melania Trump is now a bestselling author, as calculated by Amazon’s sales rankings.

Her forthcoming memoir, Melania, is the #1 seller in Amazon’s “Books” category, as of Friday afternoon. It is scheduled for an October 8 release.

Amazon calculates its bestseller list based on actual sales or downloads of its books, and says it updates the chart “frequently.”

Melania’s upcoming memoir already tops Amazon bestseller chart days ahead of release

While the former first lady rode her Amazon success on Friday, former First Lady Hillary Clinton toppedThe New York Times bestseller list.

Justin Rohrlich28 September 2024 19:36
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Vance to attend town hall with evangelist who accused Harris of ‘witchcraft’

JD Vance is being criticized for a planned town hall this weekend with Lance Wallnau, a pro-Trump evangelical leader who has backed election conspiracies and accused Kamala Harris of using witchcraft.

He warned the Monroeville, Pennsylvania, event would take on extra significance because it’s close to where Trump was nearly assassinated, a near-miss Trump’s more religious supporters take as divine intervention.

The Harris campaign, meanwhile, blasted Vance in a statement for appearing alongside a “conspiracy theorist” like Wallnau.

Speaking to an online talk show earlier this month, Wallnau said Kamala Harris’s debate performance was tied to witchcraft.

“She can look presidential,” Wallnau said. “That’s the seduction of what I would say is witchcraft. That’s the manipulation of imagery that creates an impression contrary to the truth, but it seduces you into seeing it. So that spirit, that occult spirit, I believe is operating on her and through her.”

John Bowden28 September 2024 19:00
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Harris should be impeached, says twice-impeached Trump

Donald Trump suggested Vice President Kamala Harris should be “impeached” and blamed her for allowing thousands of people who committed crimes into the United States.

Despite having been impeached twice during his own presidency, Trump believes “there can be nothing worse” than what Harris has done – though he did not clarify what exactly that is.

“Even the LameStream Media is mocking Comrade Kamala Harris for her pathetic attempt yesterday to justify her HORRIBLE performance at the Border.

14,000 CONVICTED thugs and slimeballs who have committed MURDER have been allowed to enter our Country, totally unvetted and unchecked, and roam free to KILL AGAIN…And they will kill again, over and over, and wreak havoc like never seen before. We don’t know anything about them.

Kamala is a FOOL to have let this happen to our beautiful USA.

It is totally unjustifiable, there can be nothing worse! She should be IMPEACHED for what she as done to our Country!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 13,099 noncitizens have been convicted on homicide charges and are currently non detained.

Ariana Baio28 September 2024 18:30
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Trump and Harris supporters are extremely divided on immigration views

It’s no surprise Donald Trump supporters strongly support mass deportations of immigrants living in the United States illegally while Kamala Harris supporters believe admitting immigrants into the U.S. ensures a diverse population.

The two differing beliefs stand in stark contrast to one another, and they give some insights into how political rhetoric has shaped how people view immigrants.

Polling from Pew Research Center shows that Harris supporters are more welcoming of immigrants and believe they can fill labor shortages, diversify the population and deserve to seek asylum when necessary.

In a survey of Americans, 27 percent of Harris supporters said they support mass deportations – a policy Trump has promoted.

But 88 percent of Trump supporters said they favor mass deportations. Additionally, they do not think being married to a U.S. citizen or even being a refugee should even allow immigrants to stay in the country.

Ariana Baio28 September 2024 18:00
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They joined the military for a path to citizenship – then they were being deported

Those who pledged to lay down their lives for the country they immigrated to expect the same rights and protections as US citizens. That was not the case, they tell Mike Bedigan

Undocumented vet who fought in US military recounts being deported despite service

Those who pledged to lay down their lives for the country they immigrated to expected the same rights and protections of US citizens. That was not the case, they tell Mike Bedigan

Mike Bedigan28 September 2024 17:30
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Tim Walz will attend Michigan v Minnesota game

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will watch his state’s university football team take on the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor today as part of the Harris–Walz presidential campaign.

Walz, a former public school teacher and football coach, will talk to students and campaign while at the game.

Ariana Baio28 September 2024 17:00
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Trump reportedly requested Filet-O-Fish for football game

Donald Trump will attend a college football game between Georgia and Alabama on Saturday and part of his meal request was two McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwiches with cheese, a Domino’s pizza, stadium hot dogs and a Diet Coke.

Alabama businessman Ric Mayers, who invited Trump to Saturday’s game, told AL.com about Trump’s order.

Trump notoriously liked McDonald’s and Diet Coke.

Reports over the years have indicated the former president prefers the Filet-O-Fish sandwich, which is a fried breaded fish fillet with tartar sauce and American cheese between a steamed bun.

Ariana Baio28 September 2024 16:45
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New poll shows Harris and Trump nearly tied in Michigan

Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are nearly tied in the swing state Michigan, according to new polling from the New York Times and Siena College. 

Harris has 48 percent of support among likely voters while Trump has 47 percent. Those numbers are within the margin of error for the poll as well.

Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, Harris holds 49 percent while Trump holds 47 percent.

Ariana Baio28 September 2024 16:15
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Trump’s nine weirdest nicknames for his political rivals

There’s the good, there’s the bad, and then there’s the plain ugly. Donald Trump is known for branding his political allies and enemies alike with a nickname.

James Liddell writes:

Donald Trump’s weird nicknames – from Wacky Jacky to Tampon Tim

There’s the good, there’s the bad, and then there’s the plain ugly. Donald Trump is known for branding his political allies and enemies alike with a nickname. James Liddell takes us through his most memorable monikers

Ariana Baio28 September 2024 16:00

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