Trump confuses Harris for Biden in Hannity interview as Walz’s brother speaks out over family rift: Live

Donald Trump sat for an hour-long town hall with Fox News’s Sean Hannity in Pennsylvania on Wednesday night, bashing Democratic rival Kamala Harris at every turn and confusing her with Joe Biden less than a week before the two go head-to-head on the debate stage.

Amid a flurry of praise and softball questions from Hannity, Trump slammed Harris’s record on illegal immigration and promised the “largest deportation” in American history if he returns to the White House, baselessly warning of another “1929-style depression” if the Democrat beats him to it.

Harris’s running mate Tim Walz has meanwhile been drawn into a feud with members of his extended family after they posed in Trump T-shirts on social media, with his older brother Jeff Walz telling NewsNation he is “100% opposed” to his sibling’s policies while lamenting airing his opinion on Facebook, saying he did not intend to “influence the general public”.

Earlier in the day, Harris unveiled more of her economic agenda in New Hampshire – promising tax relief for small businesses.

She argued that setting a “billionaire minimum tax” would make the tax code fairer to small businesses and require larger corporations to pay their “fair share”.

Key Points

• Donald Trump confuses Kamala Harris with Joe Biden and insists he and JD Vance are not weird at Fox town hall

• Tim Walz dragged into family feud after relatives back Trump for president

• Trump tells Fox: ‘You have to vote for me even if you don’t like me’

• Harris on Georgia school shooting: ‘It does not have to be this way’

• Democrat pitches ‘billionaire minimum tax’

Melania Trump trails new memoir: ‘I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts’

13:12 , Joe Sommerlad

The former first lady announces her new book, Melania, with an absurdly bombastic trailer in which she promises to give her perspective on the events of the last eight years as “a private person who has often been the subject of public scrutiny and misrepresentation”.

You can pre-order this ghostwritten masterpiece via her website for $40, with signed copies going for $75 and a “collector’s edition” yours for $150 (!)

Vance: ‘We are not going to reward people who gaslight us about what they’ve done in office’

12:50 , Joe Sommerlad

Trump’s running mate JD Vance was interviewed on stage in Mesa, Arizona, by Turning Point’s Charlie Kirk yesterday, where he again attacked Tim Walz over his military record in scurrilous fashion and made the statement above, which is utterly absurd given Trump’s own myriad false claims about his record in the Oval Office.

Truth Social: Trump bemoans gag order as he again attempts to delay hush money sentencing

12:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Lawyers for Donald Trump yesterday moved to try to postpone his sentencing in the New York hush money case against him until judges can hear their argument for shifting the matter from state to federal court.

The Republican presidential nominee is currently set to be sentenced by Judge Juan Merchan on September 18 after being found guilty by a jury earlier this year on all 34 counts he faced over the falsification of business records to hide a payout made to porn star Stormy Daniels in October 2016 in order to silence her about an alleged affair that might have cost him that year’s presidential election had it come to light.

His attorneys worry in their request for a stay that the sentencing “could result in the immediate incarceration of President Trump and irreparable harm to the impending election before this court has an opportunity to address the federal interests implicated by this appeal”.

On his social media platform, Trump is STILL griping about the gag order preventing him from ranting publicly about the case:

Biden set to block Nippon Steel’s $15bn acquisition of US Steel

12:10 , Joe Sommerlad

The White House is reportedly close to announcing that President Joe Biden will block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel on national security grounds, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday, amid growing bipartisan political opposition to the $14.9bn deal.

US Steel warned yesterday that a failure to conclude a deal with Japan-based Nippon would put thousands of American union jobs at risk and signalled that it would close some steel mills and potentially move its headquarters out of the politically important state of Pennsylvania.

A decision could be announced as soon as this week.

Biden’s move could potentially impact the United States’ relationship with Japan, a close ally, but appears to come with the endorsement of Kamala Harris, who on Monday expressed her belief that US Steel must remain “American-owned and operated”.

Her Republican rival Donald Trump has likewise pledged to block the deal if elected.

Walz aims donut jibe at JD Vance on visit to farmers’ market

11:50 , Joe Sommerlad

Tim Walz mocked his Republican rival with a donut joke as he visited a farmers’ market in the battleground state of Pennsylvania yesterday.

Kamala Harris’s running mate poked fun at his Republican counterpart’s awkward attempt to make small talk at a donut store in Valdosta, Georgia, last month.

An excruciating video of that encounter included one staff member telling Vance that she did not want to appear on camera as he picked out sweet treats.

On Wednesday, Walz visited Cherry Hill Orchards and Farm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a state that will be crucial if a Harris victory is to materialise in November.

“What am I looking at in a Whoopie Pie?” Walz asked the manager before getting in a crack at Vance.

“I have no problem picking out donuts,” he said.

The Minnesota Governor also had a nice line on Trump’s doom-laden rhetoric, comparing his speeches to “the next screenplay for Mad Max” and arguing that the Republican is “rooting against America”.

Graeme Massie has more.

Tim Walz aims donut jibe at JD Vance on visit to Pennsylvania farmers’ market

Watch: Walz says ‘work to be done’ in light of Georgia school shooting

11:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Walz says ‘work to be done’ in light of ‘tragic’ Georgia school shooting

Tim Walz dragged into family feud after relatives back Trump for president

11:10 , Joe Sommerlad

Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz has been drawn into a feud with members of his extended family after they posed in Trump T-shirts on social media.

The image of eight relatives of the Minnesota Governor finds them wearing grammatically-incorrect “Walz’s for Trump” shirts and standing in front of a “Trump 2024” flag that also reads: “Take America back.”

The image was shared by a family friend and posted on X by Charles Herbster, a former Republican candidate for governor in Nebraska, where the Democratic vice presidential nominee grew up.

“Tim Walz’s family back in Nebraska wants you to know something,” Herbster wrote on X.

Trump duly shared it on his Truth Social profile and gloated about the feud on Fox last night.

Since then, Walz’s older brother Jeff Walz telling NewsNation he is “100% opposed” to his sibling’s policies while lamenting airing his opinion on Facebook, saying he did not intend to “influence the general public”.

Walz’s mother Darlene, 89, has also been dragged into the beef, telling The Daily Beast from her home in Butte, Nebraska: “I want to keep peace with all of them.”

She added: “I think the best thing maybe, for me, is to just stay out of it.”

Gustaf Kilander reports on T-shirtgate.

Tim Walz’s family shares image supporting Trump for president

Liz Cheney endorses Harris and warns of ‘danger’ Trump poses

10:50 , Joe Sommerlad

Former Wyoming representative Liz Cheney has endorsed Kamala Harris for president, breaking with her fellow conservatives still supporting Donald Trump.

Cheney, one of Trump’s most vocal Republican critics while she was in Congress, said during an event at Duke University on Wednesday that fellow conservatives don’t have “the luxury” of sitting out or writing in other candidates if they’re uneasy about Trump, especially in a swing state like the university’s home of North Carolina.

“As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this,” she told the crowd.

“Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.”

Josh Marcus reports.

Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris and warns of ‘danger’ Trump poses to Constitution

Second Gentleman Emhoff tells Pod Save America about missing Biden bombshell and Kamala’s call at SoulCycle

10:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Doug Emhoff, fresh from his touching speech about his wife at last month’s Democratic National Convention, told the former Obama staffers about the surreal moment he checked his phone after a workout to find President Biden had stepped down and his wife was on course to become his successor as nominee for the presidency.

The former entertainment industry lawyer also discusses his experiences in Washington DC, his fantasy football draft with his son Cole and his hopes of becoming America’s first First Gentleman.

Harris pitches ‘billionaire minimum tax’

10:10 , Joe Sommerlad

Vice President Kamala Harris is rolling out an economic plan that looks to capitalize on America’s penchant for entrepreneurship with an ambitious proposal for small business tax breaks and incentives.

Donald Trump, however, is taking a rather different tack.

Here’s Andrew Feinberg’s report on Harris’s “billionaire minimum tax” yesterday.

Harris pitches a ‘billionaire minimum tax’ while Trump goes the other way

Harris on Georgia school shooting: ‘It does not have to be this way’

09:50 , Joe Sommerlad

This was the Vice President’s thoughtful response to yesterday’s tragedy in the Peach State, which made a marked contrast with Trump’s when the episode was raised by Hannity.

Trump tells Hannity: ‘You have to vote for me even if you don’t like me’

09:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Here are a few more “highlights” from last night’s broadcast, with Trump failing to grasp how democracy works, boasting of his (uncle’s) understanding of America’s nuclear program, forgetting who he is running against and questioning Kamala’s early career at McDonald’s.

This was pretty much the vibe throughout from Hannity.

Trump insists he and Vance are not weird — then rambles about mosquito

09:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Good morning!

Let’s take a look back at Donald Trump’s “town hall” event with Fox News from Pennsylvania last night.

The Republican presidential nominee told Sean Hannity that he and JD Vance were not “weird”, despite allegations to the contrary, but in fact “solid rocks” while also promising mass deportation if he wins the White House in November and a next Great Depression if Kamala does before becoming distracted by a buzzing mosquito.

Kelly Rissman reports.

Trump insists he and Vance not weird but ‘solid rocks’ before rambling about mosquito

US accuses Russian state media of meddling in election through right-wing influencers

08:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Federal law enforcement agencies have seized 32 Russian-backed websites that prosecutors say were designed to sow disinformation and discord ahead of 2024 elections and boost Donald Trump’s campaign.

Separately, two employees of Russia’s state-controlled media network RT have been criminally charged with allegedly launching a $10 million propaganda scheme that enlisted popular right-wing social media influencers.

The allegations revealed in warrants and unsealed indictments are evidence of Russia’s attempts to “engage in a covert campaign to interfere and influence the outcome of our country’s elections,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in remarks on Wednesday.

Alex Woodward reports.

U.S. accuses Russian state media of enlisting influencers to meddle in election

Tucker Carlson accused of airing ‘pro-Nazi propaganda’ on show

07:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Tucker Carlson has come under fire for platforming a guest who claimed Winston Churchill “was the villain of Second World War” and that millions of people “ended up dead” in Nazi concentration camps.

On Monday, the right-wing media personality hosted self-proclaimed historian Darryl Cooper on his podcast show – a man who has been accused of being a “Nazi apologist” for comments which appear sympathetic towards Adolf Hitler.

The two-hour conversation was condemned by many on social media, including Liz Cheney – whereas Elon Musk promoted the video to his 196.5 million X followers, calling it “very interesting” and “worth watching.”

The controversial tech billionaire appears to have since deleted his post.The Independent has contacted X for comment.

Rhian Lubin reports.

Tucker Carlson accused of airing ‘pro-Nazi propaganda’ on show

GOP’s dwindling support among women has Republicans concerned for 2024 election

06:30 , Oliver O’Connell

With just 61 days until election day, Republican strategists are likely keeping a close eye on gender polling as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to enjoy support from a majority of women while former president Donald Trump struggles to hold onto women supporters.

Post-Democratic National Convention, Harris has managed to increase the percentage of women supporting her by three points, according to polling from Reuters/Ipsos.

Ariana Baio and Alicja Hagopian look at the numbers.

GOP’s dwindling support among women has Republicans concerned for the election

New ad from George Conway’s ‘Psycho PAC’ looks to trigger Trump

05:30 , Oliver O’Connell

The political action committee founded by conservative lawyer George Conway is directly targeting Donald Trump with a new advertisement that will air in locations where the ex-president has homes in hopes that seeing the commercial will set off an emotional reaction.

Conway’s “Psycho PAC” is making a six-figure purchase of airtime in Palm Beach, Florida and Bedminister, New Jersey media markets — locations where Trump spends most of his time — as well as markets in South Carolina, Florida and Texas, where Trump allies Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are based.

Andrew Feinberg reports.

George Conway’s ‘Psycho PAC’ looks to trigger Trump by airing new ad near his homes

Navarro demands Fox News stop using Harris’s first name because it ‘personalizes her’

04:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump’s former adviser has urged Fox News pundits to “cut the Kamala c**p” and stop referring to the vice president by her first name because it “personalizes her.”

Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to Trump when he was in office, went on a three-minute rant about “Kamala” while appearing on Steve Bannon’s War Room on Tuesday.

Rhian Lubin reports.

Peter Navarro tells Fox News to stop using Harris first name as it ‘personalizes her’

Trump lays in on ABC News days before his debate against Harris

02:55 , Kelly Rissman

The former president then assailed ABC News, which will host the debate in six days between Trump and Kamala Harris.

“The most dishonest network. The meanest, the nastiest. But that’s what I was presented with,” Trump said.

He accused the network of giving the “softest” interview to President Biden.

Trump warned of a ‘1929-style depression’ if Harris is elected

02:52 , Kelly Rissman

About 45 mintues into the town hall, Trump discussed Harris’ economic policies.

“I gave you the biggest tax cuts in the history of our country,” he claimed, warning what he believed would happen if Harris reversed his tax cuts.

“This country will end up in a depression if she becomes president, like 1929. She has no idea what the hell she’s doing,” he said.

Trump then took a jab at Harris’ father, Donald Harris, calling the Stanford professor a “Marxist teacher of economics”

Trump offers gloomy world view during town hall

02:39 , Kelly Rissman

“She wants to be politically correct,” Trump said about Harris. “We can’t be politically correct anymore.”

He once again claimed that “October 7 would have never happened” if he had been the commander in chief at the time. “The whole world was a safe place” when he was president, he added.

“The world is blowing up. And when you look at Ukraine and you look at Russia, we are potentially getting ready…we’re heading into World War III territory,” Trump continued.

Mosquito interrupts Trump’s town hall

02:31 , Kelly Rissman

In the middle of groaning about President Joe Biden’s exit from the 2024 race, Trump got distracted — by a mosquito.

Don’t believe it? Watch it for yourself.

Trump clarifies he wants to win New Hampshire after a leaked email suggested his campaign is “pulling back” from the state

02:25 , Kelly Rissman

The former president tried to reclaim his campaign’s focus on New Hampshire.

”We really wanna win New Hampshire,” Trump said.

His comment comes one day after an email was leaked suggesting that the Trump campaign doesn’t believe the state is “winnable.”

A former Republican party vice chair in Massachusetts, sent an email to volunteers stating that the campaign “no longer thinks New Hampshire is winnable and is pulling back from state,” the Boston Globe first reported.

Read the full story…

Trump campaign ‘no longer thinks New Hampshire is winnable,’ volunteer email claims

Trump takes a jab at Tim Walz

02:16 , Kelly Rissman

Earlier today, eight relatives of the Democratic vice presidential nominee posed for a photo wearing “Walz’s for Trump” shirts, and standing in front of a “Trump 2024” flag that also reads: “Take America back.”

On Wednesday evening, the former president noted this.

“His brother endorsed me — and his whole family!” Trump said.

Speaking about Tim Walz, Trump said: “There is something weird with that guy. JD is not weird.”

Trump offers familiar claims about the border

02:13 , Kelly Rissman

“We did great in 2016. We did much better in 2020, we got millions of more votes. But there has never been enthusiasm like we have now,” Trump said after the audience burst out into a “USA!” chant.

The former president almost instantly turned to the border, an area for which he typically criticizes the Biden-Harris administration. Trump repeated familiar claims about migrants, alleging that they are coming into the country from prisons, mental institutions, and “very bad places.” He added that they are “destroying our country.”

“We have to do the largest deportation” in the history of the US, he added.

Trump appears on Fox News town hall

02:05 , Kelly Rissman

At 9pm, Donald Trump joined Sean Hannity in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for a town hall.

Hannity described Kamala Harris’ popularity as a “long-lived honey moon phase.”

Harris hopes to win on vibes, the anchor said, before adding: “The vibes haven’t been the same since Donald Trump left office.”

The crowd cheered and applauded as Trump walked in. The former president often stopping to glance up at the crowd and join in with claps of his own.

Ex-cop has Jan 6 sentence shortened following landmark ruling — might it help Trump?

01:50 , Oliver O’Connell

A former police officer who was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot has had his sentence lessened after a Supreme Court ruling restricting the use of a federal obstruction charge.

The case could influence the outcome of other January 6 proceedings, including against former President Donald Trump.

Gustaf Kilander explains.

Ex-cop has Jan. 6 sentence shortened – and it could benefit Trump

Latest poll updates: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

01:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates from the 2024 election

Harris proposes a ‘billionaire minimum tax’. Trump wants a new tax on all sales

01:10 , Oliver O’Connell

Vice President Kamala Harris is rolling out an economic plan that looks to capitalize on America’s penchant for entrepreneurship with an ambitious proposal for small business tax breaks and incentives.

Andrew Feinberg reports.

Harris pitches a ‘billionaire minimum tax’ while Trump goes the other way

Nothing will change after the Georgia school shooting, no matter what Biden says

Thursday 5 September 2024 00:50 , Oliver O’Connell

Eric Garcia writes:

President Joe Biden, who authored the 1994 ban on assault weapons that expired in 2004, once again tried to appeal to Republicans’ better angels.

“After decades of inaction, Republicans in Congress must finally say ‘enough is enough’ and work with Democrats to pass common-sense gun safety legislation,” he said in a statement not long after Wednesday’s shooting.

But nobody should be under any delusions that anything will fundamentally change when it comes to guns in the United States, at least for the near future.

Continue reading…

Nothing will change after the Georgia school shooting, whatever Biden says

Trump thanks Brittany Mahomes for ‘strongly defending’ him amid Instagram controversy

Thursday 5 September 2024 00:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Former US president Donald Trump has praised Brittany Mahomes for “defending” him online amid controversy surrounding her apparent support for his 2024 presidential election campaign.

In a post shared to his Truth Social account on September 4, the Republican presidential nominee gave a shout-out to the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. “I want to thank beautiful Brittany Mahomes for so strongly defending me, and the fact that MAGA is the greatest and most powerful Political Movement in the History of our now Failing Country,” Trump wrote.

Meredith Clark reports.

Donald Trump thanks Brittany Mahomes for ‘strongly defending’ him amid controversy

US accuses Russian state media of enlisting right-wing influencers to meddle in election

Thursday 5 September 2024 00:10 , Oliver O’Connell

Alex Woodward reports:

Two Russian nationals who work for Russian state-controlled media outlet RT — Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva — were also charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Prosecutors allege they relied on a Tennessee-based company and contracted with US-based social media influencers to target specific demographics and regions as part of a calculated effort to subvert the election.

That company — TENET Media, which is not mentioned by name in the indictment — includes a constellation of well-known right-wing influencers, including Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson, among others.

RT employees helped publish nearly 2,000 English-language videos on TikTok, Instagram, X and YouTube, where they have racked up 16 million views, according to prosecutors.

The companies and influencers “never disclosed to the influencers or their millions of dollars its ties to RT or the Russian government,” and instead claimed they used a “private investor” who was in fact a “fictitious persona,” according to Garland.

Continue reading…

Kanye deletes Fuentes tweets after controversial Mar-a-Lago dinner

ICYMI: Trump admits he lost 2020 election ‘by a whisker’

Wednesday 4 September 2024 23:50 , Oliver O’Connell

Days after he claimed he had “every right” to interfere with the 2020 presidential election results, Donald Trump admits that he “lost by a whisker.”

During a 45-minute interview with popular podcaster Lex Fridman, the former president revived his false claims that the election “was a fraud” but conceded that he did in fact lose.

No, really. He said it.

Here’s Alex Woodward’s report:

Trump admits he lost 2020 election ‘by a whisker’ during Lex Fridman podcast

And here is right-wing, anti-semite, white supremacist live-streamer Nick Fuentes having quite the meltdown about the comment, going as far as to say about Trump regarding Stop the Steal and January 6: “You deserve to be charged.”

Ouch.

Some Republican leaders think Trump is bad for the party’s future — and secretly want him to lose

Wednesday 4 September 2024 23:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Some Republicans are secretly rooting for Donald Trump to lose the election in November for the sake of their party, according to reports.

Some of the GOP – including long-standing members who are publicly enthusiastic about a second Trump presidency – are secretly hoping the White House will go to his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Politico.

Last week, conservative commentator Erick Erickson said on X that many Republicans are rooting for a Harris presidency with a GOP-controlled Senate in order to save their party.

“The damage Trump is doing to himself is playing out in private conversations like this: ‘We have a really good shot at taking the Senate,’” Erickson wrote on X.

Katie Hawkinson reports.

Some GOP leaders think Trump is bad for the party’s future — and want him to lose

Watch: Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris

Wednesday 4 September 2024 23:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Speaking at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, former Republican rep Liz Cheney said she would be voting for Kamala Harris in this November’s election.

Watch the moment here:

Trump Media’s stock price falls to all-time low

Wednesday 4 September 2024 23:15 , Oliver O’Connell

Stock in Donald Trump’s media company hit its lowest level on Wednesday since being publically listed earlier this year.

Trump Media, the parent company of Trump’s Truth Social Network, was trading at $16.98 at closing on Wednesday, down more than 78 percent from the stock’s March high of $79.38 per share.

The slump means that Donald Trump, the company’s largest shareholder, has seen his personal, roughly 60 percent stake decline in value from $6bn to $2bn during that time.

Josh Marcus reports.

Trump’s Truth Social parent company stock price falls to all-time low

Trump accused of deliberately choosing ‘sundown’ towns with racist histories for his rallies

Wednesday 4 September 2024 23:10 , Oliver O’Connell

During a campaign stop at the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office in Howell, Michigan, Donald Trump suggested that deputies there should be deployed to the majority-Black city of Detroit.

“I’d love to have them working there during the election,” he told the group on August 20, standing in front of law enforcement officials and squad cars.

A week later, Trump held a “town hall” in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The next day, he rallied in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He will speak in the town of Mosinee, Wisconsin, on September 7.

These relatively small cities — spread across midwestern swing states and far from dense metropolitan areas — all have one thing in common: They are former “sundown” towns, where threats of Jim Crow-era violence enforced racial segregation.

Alex Woodward reports.

Trump accused of deliberately rallying in ‘sundown’ towns with racist histories

Harris proposes a ‘billionaire minimum tax’. Trump wants a new tax on all sales

Wednesday 4 September 2024 22:44 , Oliver O’Connell

Kamala Harris is rolling out an economic plan that looks to capitalize on America’s penchant for entrepreneurship with an ambitious proposal for small business tax breaks and incentives.

Andrew Feinberg reports on the vice president’s remarks in New Hampshire today.

Harris pitches a ‘billionaire minimum tax’ while Trump goes the other way

US mulls a peacekeeping operation for Haiti

Wednesday 4 September 2024 22:30 , AP

The US is mulling a UN peacekeeping operation in Haiti as one way to secure funding and staffing for a Kenya-led mission deployed to quell gang violence in the Caribbean country, a top US diplomat said Wednesday.

Brian A. Nichols, US assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, spoke hours after The Miami Herald reported that the administration of US President Joe Biden is considering the possibility of a traditional UN peacekeeping operation given the limited funding and equipment available to the current mission.

“A (peacekeeping operation) is one of the ways we could accomplish that,” Nichols told reporters. “But we are looking at multiple ways.”

Continue reading…

The US mulls a peacekeeping operation for Haiti to secure money and equipment to fight gangs

Tim Walz’s family member share image supporting Trump

Wednesday 4 September 2024 22:10 , Oliver O’Connell

Members of Tim Walz’s extended family have shared a photo wearing T-shirts in support of former president Donald Trump.

The image of the eight relatives shows them wearing grammatically incorrect “Walz’s for Trump” shirts, and standing in front of a “Trump 2024” flag that also reads: “Take America back.”

Gustaf Kilander has the story.

Tim Walz’s family shares image supporting Trump for president

Harris giving radio interview to be broadcast on Friday

Wednesday 4 September 2024 22:03 , Oliver O’Connell

Per the White House:

Vice President Harris is participating in a taped radio interview with Rickey Smiley, host of the Rickey Smiley Morning Show. The interview will air Friday morning.

Dwindling support among women has Republicans concerned for 2024 election

Wednesday 4 September 2024 21:50 , Oliver O’Connell

With just 61 days until election day, Republican strategists are likely keeping a close eye on gender polling as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to enjoy support from a majority of women while former president Donald Trump struggles to hold onto women supporters.

Post-Democratic National Convention, Harris has managed to increase the percentage of women supporting her by three points, according to polling from Reuters/Ipsos.

Ariana Baio and Alicja Hagopian report.

GOP’s dwindling support among women has Republicans concerned for the election

Biden and Harris to mark 9/11 anniversary together in New York

Wednesday 4 September 2024 21:30 , Oliver O’Connell

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will mark the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks by visiting Ground Zero in New York, the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, the White House confirmed on Wednesday.

“You will see the president and vice president next week together as they mourn the thousands of lives that were lost on that day and also the first responders who obviously put their lives on the line to protect Americans on that day,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

The New York Times reports that former president Donald Trump is also considering a visit to the site of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.

On the preceding evening, he and Harris will have faced off in their first presidential debate in Philadelphia.

The anniversary marks the day when hijackers flew planes into the Pentagon in Virginia and both towers of the World Trade Center, with a fourth plane crashing into a field in Pennsylvania.

Last year Biden marked the anniversary in Alaska as he was returning from a trip to Asia. First Lady Jill Biden attended the Pentagon ceremony and Harris visited the September 11 Memorial Museum in at the former site of the Twin Towers.

Trump calls shooter ‘sick and deranged monster’ in remarks on Georgia shooting

Wednesday 4 September 2024 21:12 , Oliver O’Connell

Following this morning’s shooting at a high school in Winder, Georgia, that left four dead, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social:

Our hearts are with the victims and loved ones of those affected by the tragic event in Winder, GA.These cherished children were taken from us far too soon by a sick and deranged monster.

Watch: Trump warns of stock market crash for fifth year in a row

Wednesday 4 September 2024 21:10 , Oliver O’Connell

Barron Trump’s choice of New York college revealed

Wednesday 4 September 2024 21:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron attended the first day of classes at New York University, ending the speculation over where the political scion will go to college this fall.

Barron was seen leaving his father’s Trump Tower skyscraper in Midtown on Wednesday and heading towards campus, looking collegiate in a white polo and black slacks and traveling with a security detail, according to photos captured by The New York Post.

Josh Marcus has the full story.

Barron Trump’s choice of New York college revealed as he’s seen arriving on first day

Fox New host Laura Ingraham probes Vance’s best prop: his beard

Wednesday 4 September 2024 20:50 , Oliver O’Connell

Trump campaign raised $130m in August

Wednesday 4 September 2024 20:39 , Oliver O’Connell

The Trump-Vance campaign says it has exceeded internal benchmarks with its latest figures for grassroots donations in August.

With $130m raised over the month, the campaign says “a stunning 98 percent of this month’s donations were under $200” with an average donation of $56.

The campaign ended August with $295m cash on hand.

Brian Hughes, Trump campaign senior advisor, said: “With Republicans united and a growing number of Independents and disaffected Democrats crossing partisan lines, the Trump-Vance campaign has momentum for the final stretch of the race. These fundraising numbers from August are a reflection of that movement and will propel President Trump’s America First movement back to the White House so we can undo the terrible failures of Harris and Biden.”

Full story: US accuses Russia of using state media to spread disinformation and ‘interfere and influence’ elections

Wednesday 4 September 2024 20:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Federal law enforcement agencies have seized 32 Russian-backed websites that prosecutors say were designed to sow disinformation and discord ahead of 2024 elections and boost Donald Trump’s campaign.

Separately, two employees of Russia’s state-controlled media network RT have been criminally charged with allegedly launching a $10 million propaganda scheme that enlisted popular right-wing social media influencers.

The allegations revealed in warrants and unsealed indictments are evidence of Russia’s attempts to “engage in a covert campaign to interfere and influence the outcome of our country’s elections,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in remarks on Wednesday.

Alex Woodward has the full story.

US accuses Russia of using state media to ‘interfere and influence’ elections

Watch: AG Garland comments on threats to election workers ahead of November

Wednesday 4 September 2024 20:25 , Oliver O’Connell

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump accused by locals of ‘taking what is ours’ over Albania resort project

Wednesday 4 September 2024 20:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Local residents in Albania are accusing Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump of attempting to take land away from them for two luxury resort projects.

The daughter and son-in-law of former President Donald Trump are looking to invest almost $1bn in the area. Kushner previously announced his plans to build a hotel and a number of beach villas on a part of land that has been farmed by an Albanian family for generations but which was seized from them after the end of the Communist regime in 1991, according to The New York Times.

Gustaf Kilander has the story.

Locals accuse Jared and Ivanka of ‘taking what is ours’ for resort project in Albania

Watch: Harris addresses Georgia school shooting ahead of New Hampshire rally remarks

Wednesday 4 September 2024 20:15 , Oliver O’Connell

Vice President Kamala Harris

As Harris and Walz hit the campaign trail, Trump spends afternoon posting video messages

Wednesday 4 September 2024 20:08 , Oliver O’Connell

With Kamala Harris and Tim Walz out on the campaign trail, you might be wondering what Donald Trump is doing.

At 5.30pm he will pre-tape a one-hour town hall in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with Sean Hannity of Fox News which will be broadcast at 9pm this evening. Nothing captures the spontaneity of being asked questions by a pre-vetted audience than taping it almost four hours in advance.

To kill time until then, the former president has been busily posting videos to his Truth Social account. By 3pm he was up to nine videos and a TikTok.

First up, he complained about the workings of the justice system, claiming the Justice Department had violated its own policy by “going after” him in the 60 days leading up to the first votes being cast on September 6. The DOJ began prosecuting Trump in 2023.

He then lashed out at “Comrade Harris” over the border, before accusing the vice president of running away from her record, including this odd line: “Why did you change all 14 of your major policy ideas just for the purpose of an election. And we know one thing, she’ll never do it, because she’s a… Marxist, and Marxists don’t believe in the Trump philosophy. Not gonna happen. We’re not gonna let her win.”

In the next video, he called her a Communist. If you’re wondering what the difference is, it’s that Marxism is a philosophy, while communism is a system of government based on Marxist principles.

Trump, who complains about everything from dishwashers to airports to crowd sizes, began his next video with a tiny little bit of projection, saying: “COMRADE KAMALA HARRIS DOES NOTHING BUT COMPLAIN…”

Hitting his stride (these were all recorded back to back as evidenced by the knot of his tie), Trump did a quick lap of election issues, ranging from the economy, inflation, the border, “respect for our nation”, and preventing the Third World War and a 1929 recession.

In the two final shortest videos, he espoused “TRUMP CASH vs KAMALA CRASH!” and reminded viewers of his tax proposals for social security and tips.

News you can use: How to stop getting all those campaign texts

Wednesday 4 September 2024 20:00 , Oliver O’Connell

With another election season comes patriotism, heightened tensions, an in-your-face news cycle and of course, a tirade of political text messages.

“It’s Joe. We’re in this race together. With so much at stake this November, can you rush a donation to the campaign now?”

“From Trump: VICTORY IS OUR ULTIMATE REVENGE! Be the FIRST PERSON to read my Super Tuesday victory memo.”

“We missed our August goal! We’re upgrading you to a 10x MATCH. CHIP IN NOW.”

It seems like now, more than ever, political campaigns are using mass text message operations to ask potential voters for support, money, and questionnaire answers. It’s a daily occurrence that some people cannot escape.

Ariana Baio explains what your options are.

How to stop getting all those campaign texts once and for all

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