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Election 2024 live: Obama warns of ‘loony’ Trump’s Hitler praise as Harris reveals Joe Rogan podcast decision

Kamala Harris joined in Georgia by Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen and other celebrity guests as Donald Trump stews over immigration in Las Vegas

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Kamala Harris held a start-studded rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday at which she was joined on stage before a packed crowd by Barack Obama, Samuel L Jackson, Spike Lee, Tyler Perry and Bruce Springsteen, the latter serenading her supporters and denouncing Donald Trump as an “American tyrant”.

The 44th president was on particular form, ridiculing the Republican as a “loony” while also stressing the danger he represents, as pointed out by his own former generals, while also mocking him for last weekend’s McDonald’s stunt in Pennsylvania.

Harris’s campaign has meanwhile revealed that she will be unable to appear on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast before the election but, on Friday, she will appear alongside pop superstar Beyonce in Houston, Texas, as she focuses on the future of reproductive rights.

At his own rally in Las Vegas, Trump falsely claimed that the Vice President had “absolutely bombed” in Georgia, before spewing fresh bile about his opponent and immigrants and lying about how many people had attended his stage-managed McDonald’s shift, laughably insisting 29,000 people had been there.

He had earlier called America “a garbage can for the world” in Arizona, another first.

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Trump calls into JD Vance town hall to ask: ‘How brilliant is Donald J Trump?’

The Republican vice presidential nominee was taking part in a town hall event hosted by Chris Cuomo on NewsNation last night when Trump – in full “John Barron” mode – called in to ask an important question.

“We have a call right now from former president Donald John Trump,” Cuomo told his audience of undecided voters, many of whom clapped like seals.

“He wants to weigh in. Mr President… What is your question?”

“Well, I can hear you, Chris, and I do have a question,” spoke the caller. “And I think it will be quite an interesting one. The answer should be easy. How brilliant is Donald J Trump?”

The Ohio Senator, perhaps finally starting to have second thoughts about his life choices, obligingly gushed on cue: “Well, first of all, sir, this is supposed to be undecided voters. I would hope that I have your vote, of all people.

“But here’s… First of all, sir, of course, you’re very brilliant. And we both agree. We both agree that it’s important to have smart people running the government.”

Vance, warming to his theme, proceeded to butter up his man like a fat crumpet, praising Trump’s “ability to relate to anybody in any environment”, stating that “that’s the true brilliance of Donald J Trump”.

Yuck.

Joe Sommerlad25 October 2024 10:50

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Watch: Beyonce to join Harris on campaign trail in Houston on Friday

The Democrat may be missing out on the chance to appeal to Joe Rogan’s conspiracy-curious bro audience but, on Friday, she will appear alongside pop superstar Beyonce in Houston, Texas, as she focuses on the future of reproductive rights.

Not a bad compensation.

Joe Sommerlad25 October 2024 10:30

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Trump claims Harris ‘absolutely bombed’ in Georgia, inflates McDonald’s crowd size and issues fresh Springfield lie

After that, The Donald crossed into Nevada to tell Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point crowd in Las Vegas that “they say” Harris “absolutely bombed” at her celebrity-packed Atlanta rally, as cheerily regardless of the truth as ever.

He went on to spew fresh bile about his opponent and immigrants and lie about how many people had attended his stage-managed McDonald’s shift, laughably insisting 29,000 people had been there.

Incredibly, he also offered a brand new lie about poor old beleaguered Springfield, Ohio, scene of his slur about Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs.

Now, he says, the town’s hospitals are overflowing with people who don’t speak English, as screeching a racist dog whistle as you could hope to hear.

He also struggled to pronounce the word “tip” but perhaps the teleprompter brag below topped it all for sheer naked absurdity.

Rhian Lubin has this on his McDonald’s nonsense.

Trump mocked for claiming 29,000 supporters flocked to see his McDonald’s stunt

People were quick to point out the small population of the town where Trump’s McDonald’s stunt took place

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Trump calls America ‘garbage can for the world’

Let’s have a look at the Republican nominee’s Thursday outings.

First up, he appeared with Florida Senator Marco Rubio at an eatery in Arizona where he was forced to deny John Kelly’s recent claim that he demanded generals as “loyal” as Adolf Hilter’s.

He then gave a particularly doom-laden rally address in Tempe in the same state at which he called America “a garbage can for the world”.

He then repeated his obviously false insistence that armed migrants had taken over Times Square in New York City and that the US is now an “occupied country”, called journalists “the enemy of the people” and called for the death penalty before telling voters to get their “fat asses” off the couch and fire Harris.

Here’s more from Josh Marcus.

Trump comes up with new slur against US: ‘We’re the garbage can for the world’

Remarks come as Republican candidate faces fresh controversy for allegedly praising Hitler

Joe Sommerlad25 October 2024 09:50

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Harris blames scheduling for missing out on Joe Rogan’s podcast

The Vice President will not appear on popular podcaster Joe Rogan’s program after all, a spokesperson for her campaign said on Thursday.

Harris’s team had been in touch with Rogan’s show about a possible appearance but scheduling did not line up, spokesperson Ian Sams said on MSNBC.

“We talked with Rogan and his team about the podcast. Unfortunately it isn’t going to work out right now because of the scheduling of this... period of the campaign,” he said.

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Kamala Harris joined by Obama, Springsteen and Jackson at star-studded Atlanta rally

Good morning!

The Democrat held her starriest rally yet in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, where the likes of Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Samuel L Jackson, Spike Lee and Tyler Perry turned out to support her in front of a packed crowd.

Peach State senator Raphael Warnock showed exactly why is so admired for his oratory as he denounced Donald Trump as a racist and elegantly compared Joe Biden’s decision to step aside from the nomination to geese in flight.

Obama was there to ridicule Trump as a “loony” while also stressing the danger he represents, as pointed out by his own former generals, while also mocking him for last weekend’s McDonald’s stunt in Pennsylvania.

Harris herself also picked up on John Kelly’s latest Hitler revelations and characterized the election as a choice between her to-do list and Trump’s enemies list.

But, of course, it was The Boss that stole the show as denounced the Republican as an “American tyrant”.

Mike Bedigan reports.

Bruce Springsteen calls Trump ‘an American tyrant’ at Harris rally

The Boss said the former president ‘does not understand this country, or what it means to be deeply American’

Joe Sommerlad25 October 2024 09:05

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What happens if a convicted felon – like Trump – wins the presidency?

Earlier this year, Donald Trump made history by becoming the first former president ever convicted of a crime.

Now, with Election Day looming and the Republican neck-and-neck with Kamala Harris in the polls, he could make history again: by becoming the first convicted felon elected to the nation’s highest office.

Read more:

What happens if a convicted felon – like Trump – wins the presidency?

With Election Day looming and the polls neck-and-neck, Trump could soon make history as the first president to run the country from a prison cell

Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 08:00

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Democrats troll Trump with huge billboard display referencing Hitler quotes outside of Vegas rally

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will run a billboard plastered with Donald Trump’s alleged remarks about Adolf Hitler outside a Las Vegas rally held by the former president on Thursday.

“Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’” the billboard will read, referencing a recent report in The Atlantic which claimed Trump once told White House officials he needed generals as loyal to him as those of the German dictator.

Read more here:

Democrats put up billboard referencing Trump Hitler quotes outside of his Vegas rally

It comes following a recent report in which claimed Trump once told White House officials he needed generals as loyal to him as those of the German dictator.

Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 07:00

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Watch: Stephen Colbert says Kelly’s Hitler claims about Trump are hardly an October surprise

Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 06:00

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In pictures: Trump rallies in Las Vegas

Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 05:01

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