Trump and Harris campaign in battleground states with less than a week until Election Day: Live updates
Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump both rallied in North Carolina on Wednesday after Democrat delivered ‘closing argument’ speech and defends Joe Biden over latest gaffe
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With less than a week to go in the US presidential election race, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making their final pitches to voters, with both appearing in battleground North Carolina on Wednesday.
The Democratic presidential nominee has been forced to respond to Joe Biden inadvertently whipping up a conservative media storm by seemingly calling Trump’s supporters “garbage” in response to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s already-notorious Madison Square Garden joke about Puerto Rico.
Harris told reporters on Wednesday that she “strongly” disagrees with any criticism of the public based on their voting intentions.
Elsewhere, at a rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Trump also addressed the president’s comments.
“Last night, Joe Biden finally said what he and Kamala really think of our supporters,” he said. “He called them garbage and they mean it... even though, without question, my supporters are far higher quality than Crooked Joe or Lyin’ Kamala.”
He added: “My response to Joe and Kamla is very simple: You can’t lead America if you don’t love Americans, you just can’t.”
On Tuesday, Harris delivered her “closing argument” in Washington DC, speaking on the very same spot from which Trump told his supporters to “fight like hell” on January 6, 2021.
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I was there when Trump dispatched his mob to the Capitol. Tonight, I saw Harris offer a stark warning from the same spot
Harris urges Americans to ‘turn the page’ on ‘divisive’ Trump as she delivers closing argument in DC
Trump calls political opponents ‘criminals’ and says US is being ‘conquered’ from ‘within'
Harris: ‘I’ve lived the promise of America'
At her second rally of the day, Kamala Harris told supporters in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: “I’ve lived the promise of America.”
“I saw how hard my mother worked to give her daughters the same chances our country gave her,” she said.
“Growing up I was blessed to have family by blood and family by love, who instilled in me... the values that have always defined our nation at its best.”
In pictures: Trump and Harris both campaign in North Carolina
Live: Kamala Harris energizes supporters at Pennsylvania rally
Nicky Jam takes back Trump endorsement after Hinchcliffe’s Puerto Rico comments
Puerto Rican-Dominican artist, Nicky Jam, has “renounced” his endorsement of Donald Trump, following the continuing fallout over remarks made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a recent rally at Madison Square Garden in New York.
In a video posted in Spanish on social media, the artist – real name Nick Rivera Caminero – said he had initially supported Trump because of the effects the poor US economy was having on immigrants.
“The reason that I supported Donald Trump is because I thought he would be better on the economy in the US where a lot of Latinos live – myself included,” he said. “There are a lot of immigrants who are suffering because of the economy and as a businessman I thought this was the best movement.”
“Never in my life did I think that just one month later a comedian would show up and criticize my country, and speak poorly of my country. And for that, I revoke any support for Donald Trump.”
Caminero backed Trump at a rally in Vegas last month. The former president accidentally misgendered the artist while touting the endorsement, saying that he loved “her” music.
Rudy Giuliani bumbles through hearing with sex assault accuser that ends with personal attacks and a mute button
Rudy Giuliani’s sexual assault case hearing spiraled into chaos for two hours that ended with the former New York City mayor being muted by the judge.
The first oral arguments in the civil suit, brought by accuser Noelle Dunphy, unfolded on Wednesday after a series of delays in the case that was first filed in early 2023. Dunphy, who claims to be his former employee, is accusing Giuliani of wide-ranging misconduct, including sexual harassment, assault, battery and a hostile work environment. The hearing was streamed online and journalists were allowed to watch.
The remote hearing was plagued by technical difficulties, high-pitched acoustic feedback and confusion. At one point, Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian businessman and former Giuliani associate-turned-critic, tried to be admitted to the virtual meeting — a move that the ex-mayor vocally objected to. The judge didn’t let Parnas in. Justin Kelton, Dunphy’s lawyer, said he was a potential witness in the case.
Rudy Giuliani bumbles through hearing with sex assault accuser
The hearing was chaos-filled, including technical troubles, ‘inappropriate’ personal attacks from Giuliani against Dunphy, and Lev Parnas’ attempt to enter into the virtual call
Trump ‘considering withholding funds’ for police who refuse to carry out his mass deportation plans
Donald Trump is considering withholding federal police grants to local agencies that refuse to carry out his mass deportation plan, a report claims.
The former president has said that, if elected, he will implement a drastic plan to remove migrants and immigrants who have come to the United States – especially via the US –Mexico border.
Read more from Ariana Baio here:
Trump ‘considering withholding funds’ for police who refuse mass deportations plan
Former president promises supporters he will conduct the largest mass deportation plan if re-elected
Donald Trump calls Kamala Harris ‘low-IQ individual’ but claims he is ‘very nice’ to her
Trump calls Harris ‘low-IQ individual’ but claims he is ‘very nice’ to her
Donald Trump called Kamala Harris a “low-IQ individual” before claiming he is “very nice” to her. Speaking at his rally in Rocky Mount on Wednesday (30 October), the former US President referred to his rival as a “low-IQ individual”, before then saying he is “very nice” to the Deomcrats. Trump said: “I will bring back a thing called The American Dream, isn’t that nice? Because we haven’t had that in a long time. “Our country will be bigger, better, bolder, richer, safer, and stronger than ever before.” He continued: “Kamala Harris, a low-IQ individual, is running a campaign of hate, anger and retribution. See I’m very nice to them, they’re not very nice to me.”
Trump says the US is ‘an occupied country'
In North Carolina, while discussing immigration, Donald Trump once again claimed that the US was “an occupied country” and that Election Day would mark the country’s “liberation.”
“But it will soon be an occupied country no longer - we will not let this happen,” he said.
“November 5, 2024 will be liberation day in America... on day one I will launch the largest deportation program in American history... I will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered.”
Watch: Trump claims he will end inflation and immigration in six days
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