Trump to host New York rally following false reports of explosives nearby spread online: Live updates
Former president to speak in Democrat-stronghold of New York as polls show key swing states trending toward Kamala Harris
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Donald Trump will host a rally in suburban New York on Wednesday evening making a pitch to reverse a tax policy he signed into law in 2017 that has a bigger impact on higher tax states.
The former president will speak at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island, at 7pm, just three days after a second assassination attempt against him. Earlier in the day there was a brief security scare regarding a false report of an explosive device near the site that was quickly dismissed by law enforcement as having no factual basis.
"There is no validity to the report," a Nassau County PD spokesman told The Independent.
Trump’s decision to host a rally in New York is curious given that the election will almost certainly come down to voters in a handful of swing states. New polling from Quinnipiac shows Kamala Harris leading Trump by six points in Pennsylvania and five in Michigan — outside the margin of error.
A survey commissioned by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows the race between the former president and Harris tightening in Georgia, with Trump leading the vice president by just three percentage points, signaling yet another nail-biter from the Peach State in November.
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Whoopi Goldberg criticised JD Vance after the Republican senator appeared to blame rhetoric from the left for a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump. "No one has tried to kill Kamala Harris… and two people now have tried to kill Donald Trump... I found pretty strong evidence that the left needs to tone down the rhetoric and needs to cut this crap out," the former president's 2024 running mate said. In response, The View host urged Vance to "look in a mirror" as Mr Trump has "been inciting violence since 2016."
Watch: Harris campaign continues to use Trump’s nonsensical rambling rally rants as campaign ads
Jimmy Kimmel brings up Trump’s glowing past comments about Diddy
Jimmy Kimmel has reminded Donald Trump of the glowing comments he previously made about Sean “Diddy” Combs, who federal agents in New York arrested on Monday following months of civil lawsuits accusing him of sex trafficking, sexual abuse and rape.
After the judge denied the rapper bail on Tuesday, the Jimmy Kimmel Live host said: “in the meantime, he’s getting his character references lined up.”
Well, this could be embarrassing, as Myriam Page reports.
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New documentary exposes Trump’s hunt for ‘yes men’ to push election fraud lies
Donald Trump’s efforts to block the certification of the 2020 election is in the spotlight in a new documentary as it probes the former president’s efforts to surround himself with so-called “yes men” who will do his bidding.
Stopping the Steal, shown on HBO for the first time last night, tracks Trump’s extraordinary efforts from Election Day 2020 through to January 6 2021 to stay in power despite his defeat at the ballot box.
The film reveals the former president’s reliance on so-called “yes men,” a group that includes his DC allies and fringe conspiracy theorists alike, to boost his baseless claims while many elected officials refused to bend to Trump’s will.
Kelly Rissman has more.
New doc exposes how Trump finds ‘yes men’ to push his election fraud lies
The documentary, Stopping the Steal, airs on September 17 at 9pm on HBO
For first time, Harris victory seen most likely by economists
CNBC reports that for the first time in the 2024 election cycle, Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed as more likely than former President Donald Trump to win November’s presidential election, according to results of a CNBC Fed Survey published on Tuesday.
The 27 respondents to the survey include investment strategists, economists and fund managers. Among the group, 48 per cent see a Harris victory as the most likely scenario, while 41 per cent believe Trump will win.
The survey was conducted from September 12-14 several days after Harris and Trump’s first (and possibly only) debate.
The latest forecast marks a shift from the previous CNBC Fed Survey published in late July, when 50 per cent forecast a Trump victory and only 37 per cent believed Harris would win.
That poll was taken just nine days after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris.
When Biden was still in the race, 48 per cent of those surveyed thought Trump was the most likely winner, while 35 per cent believed Biden would be reelected. The remaining 17 per cent were unsure or did not know.
Future Trump administration would be full of ‘Laura Loomers,’ ex-aide warns
A former Trump aide has warned that the Republican presidential nominee’s administration would be full of “Laura Loomers of the world” if he is re-elected president in November.
Loomer, 31, a conservative conspiracy theorist who once described herself as a “proud Islamophobe,” has been placed under the microscope in recent weeks for her presence and perceived close relationship with the 78-year-old former president.
Now, Trump’s former deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews weighed in on his connection to the outspoken conspiracy theorist and what role she might play in a second administration.
“I would imagine maybe she wants to be White House press secretary,” Matthews said on MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki.
“And that is what is most concerning to me, because I’ve talked about this threat of, ‘Who will be staffing a second administration?’”
Matthews argued “it’s terrifying” that Trump could place someone like Loomer in government, warning that his staff would consist of “yes men and women.”
James Liddell reports.
Second Trump administration will be full of ‘Laura Loomers,’ former aide says
Former Trump spokesperson Sarah Matthews told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki it’s ‘terrifying’ to think about the likes of Loomer in the former president’s ear
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Half of Trump voters think his Haitian immigrant lies are true, poll finds
Nearly half of Donald Trump supporters say they believe his debunked claim that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are eating residents’ pets.
Some 52 per cent of Trump voters said that the claim is “definitely” or “probably” true, according to a post-debate poll from YouGov released this week.
Meanwhile, 24 per cent of Trump voters said they’re “not sure” if it’s true while 25 per cent said it’s “probably” or “definitely” false.
On the other hand, 81 per cent of Kamala Harris voters said the claim is “definitely false.”
Katie Hawkinson has more.
Majority of Trump supporters think his Haitian immigrant lies are true, poll shows
Trump’s claim about Haitian immigrants has been debunked by Ohio officials and condemned by the White House
Vance fails to turn up to IVF vote – or to many votes at all
Speaking of the Republican vice presidential nominee, Eric Garcia has this on the Senator’s failure to turn up for key votes on Capitol Hill and why his prioritising campaigning may present Democrats with a hidden advantage.
IVF is supposedly key to Trump’s campaign. JD Vance didn’t even show up to vote on it
Vance playing hooky comes with a hidden advantage for Democrats
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