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Former president Donald Trump espoused more anti-immigration rhetoric at his rallies in Reno, Nevada and Aurora, Colorado on Friday, calling for the death penalty for migrants who kill American citizens and saying he would enact the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

Trump repeated his false claims that migrants are committing mass violent crimes in the country and occupying cities, despite there being no evidence of ‘migrant crime’.

In Aurora, a city he often says has been taken over by Venezuelan gangs, Trump said he would institute the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as part of his “Operation Aurora” to “expedite the removals of the savage gangs.”

According to the Brennan Center for Justice, the law gives the government detention and deportation power which poses “an alarming risk of abuse and rights violations in both wartime and peacetime.”

Mike Coffman, the Republican mayor of Aurora, released a statement after the former president’ brief visit saying “The city and state have not been ‘taken over’ or ‘invaded’ or ‘occupied’ by migrant gangs.”

“The concerns about Venezuelan gang activity in our city – and our state – have been grossly exaggerated and have unfairly hurt the city’s identity and sense of safety,” Coffman said.

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Comedian laughs in Trump’s face when he claims ‘he’s basically a truthful person’

Comedian Andrew Schulz laughed in Donald Trump’s face when the former president joined him on his podcast and claimed he “is basically a truthful person.”

During the interview on Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant with Akaash Singh podcast, released on Wednesday, Trump launched into his familiar attacks on Kamala Harris calling her “a liar” and saying that she “lied” that he is against access to IVF treatment.

“Everybody knows that’s false,” Trump said on the podcast.

Referring to the election, he continued: “But this is a thing [that’s] gonna end in 29 days, so they can say what they want,” Trump said. “I have a hard time doing it to them, because … I’m basically a truthful person, but —”

Schulz struggled to compose himself when Trump said this.

Finding the statement so amusing, the comedian leaned back in his chair and laughed out loud.

“What does that mean?” Schulz asked the former president, who tried to continue talking over the laughter.

Rhian Lubin12 October 2024 08:00

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Detroit mayor slams Trump after trashing his ‘mess’ of a city

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has slammed Donald Trump after he criticized his city in a speech to the Detroit Economic Club, saying Detroit would be badly impacted if Vice President Kamala Harris was elected in the two-hour address on Thursday.

“The whole country is going to be like, you want to know the truth? It’ll be like Detroit. Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president. You’re going to have a mess on your hands,” he said. “We’re not going to let her do that to this country. We’re not gonna let it happen.”

Duggan responded to Trump on X.

“Detroit just hosted the largest NFL Draft in history, the Tigers are back in the playoffs, the Lions are headed to the Super Bowl, crime is down and our population is growing. Lots of cities should be like Detroit. And we did it all without Trump’s help,” Duggan wrote. “Numbers and Facts don’t lie. Detroit is the beacon of light. The beacon of progress. The beacon of resurgence.”

Duggan added on Instagram: “We’ve got record low homicide rates and we’re growing our population for the first time since the 1950s.”

Gustaf Kilander12 October 2024 06:00

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Harris was asked to name three of Trump’s ‘virtues’. She couldn’t

Vice President Kamala Harris could not come up with three virtues about former president Donald Trump when she was asked to do so on Thursday evening at a Univision town hall event.

The Democratic presidential nominee laughed upon hearing the question, posed by an audience member, and immediately shared a negative trait about Trump that she does not like.

“Let me start with this, based on a life experience I know that a vast majority of us have much more in common than what separates us and part of what paints me is the approach that, frankly, Donald Trump and some others have taken – which is to suggest that it’s us vs. them, whoever that may be,” Harris said.

Ariana Baio12 October 2024 05:00

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Harris campaign launches ‘Hunters and Anglers for Harris–Walz'

The Harris campaign has launched yet another organization to engage with and mobilize a specific group of voters: hunters and anglers.

The new coalition will target sportspeople, conservationists and rural gun violence prevention voters in key swing states across the country as the candidates enter their final three weeks of campaigning before Election Day.

“In rural America, hunting and fishing is more than just a hobby,” Matthew Hildreth, the Harris campaign’s National Rural Engagement Director, said.

“For generations, it’s been our way of life that not only brings together friends, family, and neighbors; but also creates countless jobs in small towns and rural communities nationwide. While Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda would disinvest in critical conservation efforts to support wildlife and limit access to hunting and fishing, Vice President Harris cast the tie-breaking vote on the most consequential climate and conservation agenda in decades.”

The launch occurs just as Governor Tim Walz prepares to participate in an early hunt in Minnesota.

Ariana Baio12 October 2024 04:30

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Trump mocks Harris for using a teleprompter while using a teleprompter

At the same time Donald Trump falsely accused and criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for using a teleprompter, the former president removed a piece of signage that fell on his teleprompter at a rally in Reno, Nevada on Friday evening.

Halfway through Trump’s rally, he walked away from the lectern to pick up a piece of signage that fell onto the teleprompter which caused it to stop projecting a script.

“Thank god I don’t use teleprompters too much,” Trump told rallygoers. “I look at the teleprompter, it’s totally gone. I say ‘What the hell happened’. The sign fell on top of it.”

The irony of the incident comes to light when reflecting on the number of times the former president has accused Harris of relying on a teleprompter and mocking her for it.

Trump told supporters on Friday he would “level” with them, admitting to his teleprompter usage and yet still asserted Harris uses one more.

“Isn’t it nice to have a guy that doesn’t need a teleprompter, a president, a potential president that doesn’t need a teleprompter?” Trump asked supporters moments after fixing his teleprompter.

He went on to, again, falsely accuse Harris of using one during her town hall with Univision on Thursday.

Ariana Baio12 October 2024 04:01

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Jon Bon Jovi endorses Harris

Singer and songwriter Jon Bon Jovi announced he is endorsing Kamala Harris for president in a post on X today and wrote a new song about unity.

“The People’s House is a song that celebrates this beautiful place that we call home, from sea to shining sea. The truth matters. And the truth is on election day I’ll be voting for [Harris and Walz] because I believe in the power of we, not of me. I’ve written a song reminding us that out of many, we are still one,” he wrote.

Ariana Baio12 October 2024 03:30

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Harris says she would form bipartisan group of advisors

Vice President Kamala Harris said if she is elected in November she will create an advisory group comprised of people on both sides of the aisle.

“Wherever they come from, I love good ideas,” Harris said at a campaign event in Scottsdale, Arizona. “We have to have a healthy two-party system.”

The proposal is the Harris campaign’s latest effort to appeal to moderate Republican voters. Harris has promoted a list of Republicans or former Republicans who endorsed her, even campaigning with former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney.

Ariana Baio12 October 2024 02:59

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Trump rants about ‘60 Minutes'

Despite turning down the opportunity to appear on 60 Minutes, Trump went on an angry rant about Vice President Kamala Harris appearing on the CBS show – claiming they edited her interview to appear better.

Trump accused the show of “election interference” and their “license” should be “revoked.”

60 Minutes asked Trump to appear for an interview – a tradition for presidential elections. He turned it down.

Ariana Baio12 October 2024 02:35

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Trump repeats lies about Venezuelan gang in Aurora

Trump, once again, repeated lies about Aurora, Colorado being taken over by violent Venezuelan gangs at a rally in Reno on Friday night.

The former president claimed the gangs were taking over apartment complexes, “shooting people, smashing skulls, breaking down doors, collecting the rent”.

Officials in Aurora have said Trump’s claims are inaccurate and exaggerated. After Trump held a rally in Aurora on Friday afternoon, Republican Mayor Mike Coffman released a statement saying, “the city and state have not been ‘taken over’ or ‘invaded’ or ‘occupied’ by migrant gangs.”

While there was a group of people, associated with a Venezuelan gang, that were involved in crimes in Aurora – authorities and officials have said they did not take over apartment complexes and 10 of those individuals were arrested.

Ariana Baio12 October 2024 02:20

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Trump teases economic plan

Donald Trump teased his plan to release a comprehensive economic policy at his rally in Reno on Friday evening.

So far, Trump has shared economic ideas like implementing tariffs, not taxing on tips or overtime and extending his 2017 tax plan. But has not released a comprehensive plan.

The former president told rallygoers his campaign would release something soon.

Ariana Baio12 October 2024 02:08

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