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Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Friday with a rally targeting senior voters at The Villages retirement community in Florida.

Trump made eyebrow-raising claims like Biden taking away seniors' air conditioning and remembering Barack Hussain Obama, as a member of the crowd appeared to make the so-called "white power" dog whistle in the background.

Biden, meanwhile, returned to his home state of Delaware to outline his coronavirus pandemic plan a day after the US hit a record for the number of new Covid-19 cases, announcing a mask mandate on all interstate transportation and in all federal buildings.

The candidates were coming off their final in-person debate, which turned out to be a remarkably civil affair with lower ratings than their previous encounter.

Trump was also back to work in the White House to announce an historic peace deal between Israel and Sudan, with five more - including Saudi Arabia - expected to be announced after the dam broke with United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in recent weeks.

Trump tried to get Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack Biden on a phone call in front of reporters. Bibi did not take the bait, with commentators noting that he is probably keeping a keen eye on the current polling numbers.

Veteran GOP pollster Frank Luntz said that Trump may have won the battle of the last debate, but Biden has won the war. He says it's "impossible" for the president turning around voter sentiment this late in the election cycle.

Trump is also up against a campaign that has broken all records for its spend on television and digital advertising in a presidential election, with still more than a week to go before polls close.  

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Trump says Republicans will take back the House from Pelosi’s Democrats

“I think we’re going to win the House. You’ll see,” Trump says.

Justin Vallejo23 October 2020 02:49

Trump just got the mute button at the end of his two minutes

His voice could still be heard echoing as he kept talking.

Justin Vallejo23 October 2020 02:50

Biden: 'I don't look at this in blue states and red states, they're all the United States'
Justin Vallejo23 October 2020 02:50

‘Biden-care’ will replace Obama care, says Biden

“There’s no way he can protect pre-existing conditions, none,” Biden says.

Justin Vallejo23 October 2020 02:51

Trump praises moderator Kristen Welker at debate mid-point

“So far I respect very much how you’re handling this I have to say,” Trump says.

Justin Vallejo23 October 2020 02:54

Biden says he beat the Democrat’s far-left presidential candidates because he disagreed with them

“He’s a very confused guy, he thinks he’s running against somebody else,” Biden says. “I beat all those other people because I disagreed with them.”

Biden was responding to Trump’s charge of flip-flopping on fracking as soon as he won the Democrat nomination.

Justin Vallejo23 October 2020 02:55

More: Biden says Giuliani fed false information about Hunter to help Trump get re-elected

Joe Biden addressed allegations about his son’s business dealings during the final presidential debate, accusing Donald Trump’s surrogates of being part of a Russian plot to interfere in the election.

Answering a question about election interference by foreign adversaries, Mr Biden said the publication of emails purportedly from his son Hunter’s laptop hard drive, passed to news outlets by Rudy Giuliani, was an effort to help Mr Trump get reelected.  

“We are in a situation where we have foreign countries trying to interfere in our elections. His own national security advisor told him what is happening with his buddy … Rudy Giuliani. He’s being used as a Russian pawn, he’s being fed information that is not true,” Mr Biden said.

“Everything that is going on here is about Russia wanting to make sure that I do not get elected the next president of the United States because they know I know them, and they know me.”

Biden says Giuliani fed false information about his son to help Trump get re-elected

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Justin Vallejo23 October 2020 02:58

Biden: 'He says we are learning to live with it - we are learning to die with it'
Justin Vallejo23 October 2020 02:59

We’re on to immigration. First question for Trump on zero tolerance policy at the border

“Children are brought here by coyotes and lots of bad people,” Trump says, claiming the kids are used to get into the country illegally.

Justin Vallejo23 October 2020 03:03

Trump and Biden clash over who built the cages used to hold kids at border

“Who built the cages Joe,” Trump says referring to the cages being built during the Obama administration.

Justin Vallejo23 October 2020 03:04

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