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Donald Trump has held another small campaign event ostensibly themed on crime and safety yet that veered off course into other topics as the former president rambled and failed to stay on message.
While at times repeating himself regarding immigration, Trump also claimed that suburban women actually like him, blaming a “fake poll” for any counter-narrative because he had kept low-income towers from being built in the suburbs and kept illegal aliens out. He also claimed people risked rape or death if they crossed the street to buy bread.
Meanwhile, Trump doubled down on personal attacks against Kamala Harris, despite being advised against it by Republican strategists, taking her to task for declining to debate him on Fox News on September 4.
Elsewhere, Ohio Senator JD Vance, the former president’s running mate, has accused Democratic Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear of “wishing” one of his family members “would get raped”.
Beshear criticized Vance for past comments about exceptions to abortion bans in the case of rape or incest in which he called such a pregnancy “inconvenient” saying it “fails any test of decency of humanity”.
The senator claimed the governor’s phrasing implied he wanted him to experience such a situation – something the governor called “ridiculous”.
Key Points
- Donald Trump attacks ‘Comrade Kamala Harris’ for rejecting Fox News debate
- Desperate Trump turns to AI to push bogus ‘Swifties for Trump’ campaign
- Republican nominee defends calling Harris ‘stupid’ without offering evidence
- Trump says he will accept results of ‘free and fair’ election
- Watch: Trump claims he’s keeping suburbs safe by keeping illegal aliens away
Trump gripes that Harris refused to accept Fox News debate
Donald Trump griped in a new social media post about Kamala Harris declining to participate in a Fox News debate on September 4.
His post comes amid weeks of public disagreement over when the two presidential candidates will actually debate as the election quickly approaches.
“Comrade Kamala Harris has just informed us that she will NOT do the FoxNews Debate on September 4th,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday night.
Kelly Rissman reports.
Trump gripes that Kamala Harris refused to accept Fox News debate
The former president’s post comes days after the Harris-Walz campaign announced three debates that both sides have agreed on
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 08:45 1724222700‘Trump is a scab’: UAW president has his Hulk Hogan moment at DNC
United Auto Workers union president Shawn Fain had his very own Hulk Hogan moment as he revealed a red T-shirt reading “Trump is a scab” to a roaring crowd at the Democratic National Convention.
Speaking on the opening night of the convention, Fain blasted Donald Trump for his failure to support American workers and threw his support behind Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Alex Woodward reports.
UAW president has his Hulk Hogan moment at DNC with ‘Trump is a scab’ t-shirt
United Auto Workers president blasts Donald Trump and JD Vance as ‘lap dogs for the billionaire class, who only serve themselves’
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 07:45 1724219100
Bill Maher says Trump assassination attempt was his ‘favorite day of 2024’
Bill Maher has said that the day of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump was “one of his favorite days of 2024.”
The comedian has denounced the shooting several times in the weeks since a 20-year-old would-be assassin opened fire during a Trump rally in Butler, rural Pennsylvania, on July 13, nearly killing the former president, whose ear was grazed by a bullet.
But while being interviewed on The Daily Beast podcast “Friends In High Places”, Maher revealed: “That is gonna be one of my favorite days of 2024.”
Rhian Lubin reports.
Bill Maher says Trump assassination attempt was his ‘favorite day of 2024’
The comedian has denounced the shooting several times in the weeks since a 20-year-old would-be assassin opened fire during a Trump rally in Butler, rural Pennsylvania
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 06:45 1724211901Elon Musk says he’s ‘willing to serve’ after Trump said he might give him role in administration
The controversial Tesla CEO has posted an AI image of himself and declared he is “willing to serve” after Trump said he would consider giving the billionaire a role in his administration if he takes back the White House in November.
In the image, Musk is seen standing in front of the American flag at a podium branded: “Department of Government Efficiency” (or, DOGE).
He captioned the post: “I am willing to serve.”
Rhian Lubin has more.
Musk says he’s ‘willing to serve’ after Trump said he might offer administration role
Controversial Tesla CEO has already publicly endorsed the former president in the 2024 race
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 04:45 1724208301Fox host echoes Trump claim that Harris leading in polls must be wrong
Jesse Watters has echoed Trump’s claims that recent polling reporting Kamala Harris in the lead is inaccurate – even as experts say their methodology was reliable.
Watters, one of Fox News’s most-watched anchors, said on Sunday that “pollsters are dramatically oversampling Democrats and then burying the samples so you can’t see it.”
This comes after he claimed earlier this month that “the media” is “juicing the polls.”
Watters then referenced a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, which showed Harris holding a four-point lead in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
The Trump campaign criticized that poll earlier this month, arguing it did not include enough people who voted for Trump in 2020 and skewed the results in Harris’s favor as a result.
But polling experts have since told The Independent that criticisms of the Times/Siena poll aren’t valid.
Katie Hawkinson reports.
Fox News host echoes Trump’s claim that polls showing Harris in lead are inaccurate
A recent swing state survey that showed Harris in lead used trustworthy methodology, polling experts told The Independent
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 03:45 1724204701Voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on most key issues, new data shows
According to exclusive polling data from Savanta for The Independent, the American electorate still seems more inclined to trust Republicans over Democrats.
The nationwide survey, which questioned 1,892 registered voters from August 9 to 13, found that the five most important issues in this year’s election are: the economy, inflation, healthcare, jobs and crime.
But healthcare is the only issue where voters place their trust in Democrats (53 per cent) over Republicans (38 per cent). The GOP is perceived as better placed to manage all other major topics.
This is a significant barrier that Kamala Harris will need to overcome this November.
Our data correspondent Alicja Hagopian has this report.
Voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on most key issues, new data shows
Exclusive: Voters trust Republicans more on the economy, jobs and crime, even as Harris climbs in the polls
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 02:45 1724201101Trump thinks Pennsylvania is key to winning the White House
Here’s Josh Marcus on the Republican’s singular focus on the Keystone State, which he believes will be pivotal come November 5 and which, the conventional wisdom insists, Democrats could have gained a significant stranglehold over had Kamala Harris picked Governor Josh Shapiro as her running mate over Tim Walz.
Time will tell on that one.
Trump thinks this battleground state is key to winning the White House
Both campaigns are driving hard in battleground state that Biden flipped in 2020
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 01:45 1724197501
Donald Trump rambles about wokeness during speech on ‘law and order’
Donald Trump delivered a rambling speech in Wisconsin on Tuesday, 20 August, in which he claimed “World War Three” is “very close.” The former president was due to deliver remarks on “law and order” at the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office in Howell. He claimed that “the Marxist left has waged a vicious war on law enforcement” and “taken away the dignity and spirit” of police officers. Later on in his speech, Mr Trump turned round to police officers standing behind him and asked them to promise they would “never be woke.”
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 00:45 1724193901Vance accuses Andy Beshear of wishing ‘rape’ on his family
JD Vance is accusing Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear of “wishing” one of his family members “would get raped” while criticizing the Republican vice presidential candidate for his past remarks about abortion exceptions. Beshear called the accusation “ridiculous.”
On Tuesday morning, Beshear condemned Republicans for promoting anti-abortion policies like not allowing for exceptions in cases of rape or incest.
“JD Vance calls pregnancy resulting from rape ‘inconvenient’,” Beshear told Morning Joe, referencing a comment the Republican vice presidential nominee made in 2021.
Ariana Baio reports.
Vance accuses Beshear of wishing ‘rape’ on his family. Gov says that’s ridiculous
Republican vice presidential candidate once referred to pregnancies that result from rape as ‘inconvienent’
Oliver O'Connell20 August 2024 23:45 1724191201Watch: Trump says ‘no regrets’ from role overturning Roe v Wade
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