Harris tells Oprah she’d shoot home intruder as Trump says Jewish voters will carry ‘a lot’ of blame if he loses election: Live

Harris speaks on cost of living, reproductive rights, and immigration during a star-studded election ‘Unite for America’ event with Oprah Winfrey

Trump says Jewish voters ‘will have a lot to do with that’ if he loses election

Kamala Harris told Oprah Winfrey that she would shoot an intruder in her home as the vice president addressed gun violence, the cost of living, reproductive rights, and immigration in an event on Thursday evening.

The pair sat down for their “Unite for America” live-streamed rally in Michigan before an in-person and remote audience that included the likes of Chris Rock and Julia Roberts.

Meanwhile, Trump said that Jewish American voters will bear “a lot” of blame if he loses the election, he told the Israeli-American Council National Summit in Washington on Thursday.

“If I don’t win this election – and the Jewish people would really have a lot to do with that if that happens because if 40 per cent, I mean, 60 per cent of the people are voting for the enemy – Israel, in my opinion, will cease to exist within two years,” he told the audience.

On Friday, Harris will rally voters in the key battlegrounds of Marietta, Georgia, and Madison, Wisconsin, while Trump is holding a fundraiser in Miami, Florida.

Key Points

• Harris tells Oprah that she’d shoot home intruder
• Trump claims that Jewish voters would have ‘a lot to do with’ election loss
• Trump ally Mark Robinson to stay in NC governor race after ‘Black Nazi’ claims in CNN report
• Springfield mayor seizes ‘emergency powers’ to deal with pet-eating migrant rumors
• Harris set to rally in Marietta, Georgia, and Madison, Wisconsin
• Trump to attend fundraiser in Miami on Friday

[20 September 2024 08:36 · James Liddell]

Mark Robinson vows to stay in North Carolina governor’s race after damning CNN report

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson declared that he’s staying in the gubernatorial race following CNN’s bombshell report that he had an account on a adult website site called “Nude Africa” ten years ago.

On the site, the MAGA ally allegedly referred to himself as a “Black Nazi,” said “some people need to be slaves” and allegedly admitted “I like watching tranny on girl porn!”

Robinson declared that Democratic nominee Josh Stein’s campaign leaked the story to the outlet, shortly before the article’s publication. He said that the details in the report are false.

“Let me assure you, the things you will see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson,” Robinson said. “You know my words. You know my character, and you know that I have been completely transparent in this race and before.”

He continued: “We are staying in this race. We are in it to win it,” he said.

Watch the video below:

[20 September 2024 08:20 · Oliver O'Connell]

Trump hits out at former ally Howard Stern for ‘going woke’

Donald Trump has gone after Howard Stern for turning on the former president in recent years, something Trump has blamed on the radio show host becoming “woke.”

Trump appeared on the Fox News late-night show Gutfeld! on Wednesday evening where he was shown a clip of the radio host and several other celebrities lambasting the former president.

“I don’t hate the guy,” Stern said of Trump. “I hate the people who vote for him. I think they’re stupid. I do. I’ll be honest with you, I have no respect for you.”

Gustaf Kilander has the story.

[20 September 2024 07:50 · Oliver O'Connell]

Trump can start selling his nearly $2bn worth of shares in his media company. But will he?

Donald Trump is now free to start selling shares in Truth Social’s parent company, worth nearly $2bn, but he seems poised to hold onto them.

The GOP nominee and other large shareholders in Trump Media & Tech Group were released at 4pm on Thursday from a lockup agreement that barred them from selling their stock for six months after it was offered. The agreement has been in place since March, when the company went public following a merger, so long as shares traded at $12 or above, Forbes reported.

Trump owns nearly 57 percent of all shares in the company, traded under the ticker DJT. His stake is worth roughly $1.7bn.

Kelly Rissman reports.

[20 September 2024 06:50 · Oliver O'Connell]

More voters say Harris is ‘tough enough’ to be president than Trump, new poll shows

There are just 47 days until November’s presidential election and the latest AP/NORC poll shows Kamala Harris pulling ahead of Donald Trump as the candidate of which voters have a more positive view.

Specifically, the vice president scores higher on where she is “tough enough to be president”, “would change the country for the better”, and “would fight for people like you”.

The former president meanwhile scores highest on “will say anything to win the election”.

Capping the poll off, a larger share of registered voters believe Harris will win on November 5 (40 per cent) over Trump (28 per cent). One-fifth of respondents think both candidates have an equal shot at the White House.

Majorities of both Democratic registered voters and Republican registered voters think their respective candidate will win, while there independent registered voters favor Harris over Trump, but with almost a quarter saying they do not know enough.

In July, after the Republican convention but before Harris was officially designated as the Democratic nominee, the public was more likely to think Trump would prevail over Harris.

While registered voters are divided on whether Harris would make a good president (47 per cent to 41 per cent), a majority think Trump would not (59 per cent to 36 per cent). These views are heavily influenced by partisanship, with about 8 in 10 Democratic voters and Republican voters believing their respective party’s nominees would make a good president.

Registered voters also have more positive views of Harris than Trump as a candidate. While Harris narrowly beats Trump on whether they are each tough enough to be president (43 per cent versus 42 per cent), slightly more think Harris would fight for people like them and would change the country for the better compared with Trump. And six in 10 think Trump will say anything to win the election compared with four in 10 who think the same about Harris.

Currently, about half of registered voters have a favorable opinion of Harris compared with 37% who have a favorable opinion of Trump. The candidates’ favorability ratings are currently similar to August. Last month, the August 2024 AP-NORC Poll found that 48 per cent of the public had a favorable opinion of Harris and 41 per cent had a favorable opinion of Trump.

The latest poll found that 88 per cent of Democratic voters have a favorable view of Harris, while 77 per cent of Republican voters have a positive opinion of Trump.

The nationwide poll was conducted between September 12-16, 2024 using the AmeriSpeak® Panel, the probability-based panel of NORC at the University of Chicago. Online and telephone interviews using landlines and cell phones were conducted with 2,028 adults, including 1,771 self-reported registered voters. The overall margin of sampling error is +/- 3.1 percentage points; +/- 3.5 percentage points for registered voters.

[20 September 2024 05:50 · Oliver O'Connell]

After Fed cuts interest rates, Biden makes ‘declaration of progress’ on economy

With the Federal Reserve trimming interest rates for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic and inflation rates slipping to pre-Covid levels, President Joe Biden is taking a moment to savor the victory with a speech to the Economic Club of Washington on Thursday.

Biden said the decision by the Fed to cut rates after years of post-pandemic inflation led them to raise them from the near-zero levels they were at during the worst days of Covid represented a “good day for the country” and “good news for consumers” because borrowing costs will come down.

Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.

[20 September 2024 04:50 · Oliver O'Connell]

Latest poll updates: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

Alicja Hagopian looks at the latest numbers.

[20 September 2024 03:50 · Oliver O'Connell]

Feds investigating RFK Jr over dead whale

No, really.

A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it’s opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he allegedly cut off the head of a dead whale and took it home two decades ago.

The former independent presidential candidate disclosed the investigation on Saturday while campaigning outside Phoenix for Donald Trump.

Read on...

[20 September 2024 02:50 · Oliver O'Connell]

Springfield mayor seizes ‘emergency powers’ to help deal with threats after Trump’s false claims about migrants

The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, issued a proclamation Thursday giving himself temporary “emergency powers” as the city faces multiple threats of violence following false claims about Haitian immigrants in the community.

“We are addressing these threats with the seriousness they warrant and are taking immediate steps to ensure the security of both our community and our employees,” Mayor Rob Rue said in a statement. “Our commitment to preventing harm is unwavering.”

Ariana Baio has the details.

[20 September 2024 02:32 · Gustaf Kilander]

‘If somebody breaks into my house they’re getting shot'

[20 September 2024 02:19 · Gustaf Kilander]

Harris advocates for assault weapons bans, universal background checks, and red flag laws

Addressing school shootings and gun violence, Harris said, “We just need to apply common sense.”

“I think for far too long on the issue of gun violence, some people have been pushing a really false choice to suggest you're either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone's guns away. I'm in favor of the Second Amendment and I'm in favor of assault weapons bans, universal background checks, red flag laws,” she added.