Donald Trump warns Michelle Obama that he made a ‘big mistake’ by being ‘mean’ to her
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With one week left in the 2024 US presidential election cycle, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are making their final pitches to voters across the country, especially in battleground states.
President Trump will host another press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, followed by a “closing argument” at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., where the vice president delivered his infamous “Fight like Hell” speech on January 6, 2021. ” is scheduled to be held.
On Monday in Atlanta, Georgia, the Republican continued to spout hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric, denying he was a Nazi, and calling former first lady Michelle Obama “mean” in her recent criticism and criticism. , strongly criticized him. In doing so, she ominously warned that she had made a “big mistake.”
Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen stumbled in their support of Harris, and the 44th president attended his Republican successor’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s racial comments about Puerto Rico. It took aim at discriminatory jokes.
In a potential setback for Democrats, it turns out he got hot on the microphone over the weekend when he discussed the race with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and admitted that “we need to shift our position among men.” That’s what I did.
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One week left until Election Day…Will Kamala Harris defeat Donald Trump and take the White House?
Mike Bedigan October 29, 2024 16:05
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Bad Bunny posts a post celebrating Puerto Rican culture on Instagram after Trump rally remarks
Bad Bunny posted a reel on Instagram referencing comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist jokes about Puerto Rico.
The Puerto Rican rapper shared a video celebrating his country’s culture, but captioned it as “trash.”
At President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York on Sunday, Hinchcliffe sparked a fierce backlash when he described Puerto Rico as a “floating island of trash.”
Mike Bedigan October 29, 2024 15:55
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President Trump appears ‘very tired’ at Mar-a-Lago press conference
Commentators noted that Donald Trump looked and sounded “excited” during his remarks at Mar-a-Lago, where he was more than an hour late.
Mike Bedigan October 29, 2024 15:45
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Trump says ‘misery’ is the only way Harris will be elected
Trump continues to face fallout from Harris’ comments about Adolf Hitler and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist comments about Puerto Ricans at a rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. and again accused Harris of waging a “campaign of hate.”
“Kamala will continue this misery for as long as she can because that’s the only way she’ll get elected,” he told supporters at Mar-a-Lago.
Mike Bedigan October 29, 2024 15:35
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President Trump tells supporters at Mar-a-Lago that things are going ‘very well’
Donald Trump opened his speech at Mar-a-Lago by telling supporters that things were “going very well” before launching into a typical attack on his Democratic rival.
The former president accused Kamala Harris of causing “war and chaos around the world” and said “bloodshed and devastation in our cities is common.”
“Everything is exploding or ready to explode,” he said. “No other person has caused so much destruction and death.”
“I’m working on a plan to save Amercia. We have no choice. It’s the best we can do.”
Mike Bedigan October 29, 2024 15:24
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Mysterious bronze neo-Nazi tiki torch meant for Trump statue appears in Washington DC: ‘Very fine people’
A mysterious bronze tiki torch statue has been unveiled as a “homage” to Donald Trump’s infamous comment calling the white supremacists who marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, “very fine people” in 2017. Appeared in Washington DC.
The satirical statue in Freedom Plaza, just a few blocks from the White House, was erected on Monday and depicts a large hand clutching a tiki torch, a symbol negatively associated with white supremacy in the United States.
Madeline Sherratt has more information:
Mike Bedigan October 29, 2024 15:15
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President Trump makes up story that Marjorie Taylor Greene was blown up in a hydrogen car as she watched the rally
In case you missed this weird Trump fever dream where MTG joked about the violent end to a car explosion at last night’s Atlanta rally, James Liddell breaks it down for you. I am.
Mike Bedigan October 29, 2024 15:00
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Steve Bannon returns to airwaves after prison stint and immediately defeats ‘fascist’ Harris
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon quickly denounced Vice President Kamala Harris as a “fascist” as she returned to work and on the air Tuesday after being released from federal prison.
“Four months in federal prison not only didn’t break me, it gave me strength,” the 70-year-old told listeners of the “War Room” podcast hours after his release. Ta.
Mike Bedigan October 29, 2024 14:50
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Vulgar billboard mocking Harris from Ohio highway
An advertising company displayed a fake image of a Democratic presidential candidate about to perform a sex act along a highway in Ohio, surrounded by a large sign that read, “Kamala cannot speak right now.” It was removed. She’s having a baby shower. ”
It was posted along a highway in Licking County on Friday but was removed Sunday, Kennedy Outdoor Advertising told the Newark Advocate.
A spokesperson told the outlet that the billboard was removed “after it became clear how indecent the ad actually was”.
Joe Summerrad October 29, 2024 14:30
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MAGA commentator slams CNN after being kicked off the air by network for ‘racist’ beeping ‘joke’
Far-right commentator Ryan Gardusky was removed from Abby Phillippe’s CNN show last night after he told Islamic journalist Mehdi Hasan, “I hope the buzzer doesn’t go off” during a heated argument about Hamas. I was made to do it.
The comment appears to be a reference to last month’s massive explosion in the possession of suspected Hezbollah members. The incident left 37 people dead and thousands injured, many of them civilians.
Lebanese authorities have blamed the attack on Israel, which denies responsibility for the explosion.
The network quickly issued a statement saying:
“Racism and bigotry have no place on CNN or on our broadcasts.
“We aim to foster thoughtful conversation and debate, even among people with deeply different views, to explore important issues and foster mutual understanding.
“However, we will not tolerate degrading our guests or crossing the line of decorum, and Mr. Ryan Gardusky will not be welcome back on our network.”
Since then, Mr. Gardusky (whose Eric Garcia is mentioned in important terms below) has fired back at X.
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Joe Summerrad October 29, 2024 14:10
