Trump to hold New York rally as Teamsters decline to endorse either candidate in 2024 election: 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.
Meanwhile, the influential Teamsters Union has said it would not offer an endorsement in this year’s presidential race — the first time it has declined to do so since 1996 — even after internal polling showed 58 per cent of members backed Trump and only 31 per cent Harris.
Donald Trump bizarrely claims nuclear weapons are biggest threat to car industry
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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
Harris: ‘I feel safe. But not everybody has the Secret Service’
This was a textbook answer from Kamala Harris in Philadelphia last night.
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
JD Vance says US could veto Nato if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk
Trump’s running mate has suggested that American support for Nato should be predicated on the European Union not regulating Elon Musk and his X social media platform.
The Ohio senator claimed in an interview with YouTuber Shawn Ryan that a top EU official had threatened to arrest the billionaire if he allowed Trump back on X.
“The leader, I forget exactly which official it was within the European Union, but sent Elon this threatening letter that basically said, ‘We’re going to arrest you if you platform Donald Trump,’ who, by the way, is the likely next president of the United States,” Vance said in the interview published last week.
Vance then suggested that US support for Nato should be used as a cudgel to get the Europeans in line.
“So what America should be saying is, if Nato wants us to continue supporting them and Nato wants us to continue to be a good participant in this military alliance, why don’t you respect American values and respect free speech?” he asked.
“It’s insane that we would support a military alliance if that military alliance isn’t going to be pro-free speech. I think we can do both. But we’ve got to say American power comes with certain strings attached. One of those is respect free speech, especially in our European allies.”
Gustaf Kilander reports.
JD Vance says US could veto NATO if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk’s platforms
Republican vice presidential nominee says ‘Germans and other nations’ – not Russia – would ‘have to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction’
Watch: Trump bizarrely claims nuclear weapons are biggest threat to car industry
Here’s another very odd proclamation from the Republican nominee last night, which recalls his similar warning to banking industry CEOs in New York earlier this month.
Donald Trump bizarrely claims nuclear weapons are biggest threat to car industry
Donald Trump has claimed nuclear weapons are the main danger facing the car manufacturing sector. The former US president made his comments during a town hall in Michigan with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday (17 September) Trump was asked by an attendee about the largest threat to Michigan’s automotive future. He responded: “We have one major threat...nuclear weapons.” He continued: “We have countries that are hostile to us. They don't have to be. I got along great with Vladimir Putin, President Xi and Kim Jong-un.”
Hillary Clinton says Melania Trump was like a ‘little kid’ in awkward meeting last year
The former first lady and secretary of state said that Donald Trump’s wife reminded her of a “little kid” during an awkward meeting last year at ex-first lady Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service.
In her new book Something Lost, Something Gained, released on Tuesday, Clinton writes that she “never quite knew what to make of the third Mrs Trump.”
James Liddell has more.
Hillary Clinton says Melania Trump was like a ‘little kid’ in awkward meeting
Clinton said she spotted Melania alone, ‘waiting at the edge of the circle,’ as the entourage of former first ladies arrived at Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service
Springfield’s Republican mayor says he’d be ‘fine’ with Trump axing visit after pushing migrant claims
Mayor Rob Rue has said he would be “fine” with the Republcan presidential nominee canning his planned visit to Springfield, Ohio, the scene of Trump and JD Vance’s baseless claim that Haitian immigrants are eating people’s pets.
At a City Hall news conference on Tuesday, Mayor Rue explained that “it would be an extreme strain on our resources” if the former president visited.
“So it’d be fine with me if they decided not to make that visit.”
Here’s more from Myriam Page.
Springfield’s Republican mayor says he’d be ‘fine’ with Trump axing visit to town
Springfield Mayor Rob Rue said ‘it would be an extreme strain on our resources’ if Trump visited
Trump told to increase security if he wants to keep golfing
The Republican has been advised by the Secret Service that he must significantly increase his security arrangements if he wishes to keep up with his favorite hobby – golf– following the second attempt on his life at his Florida course.
In a meeting with the former president at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Monday, Secret Service acting director Ronald Rowe told Trump that it was difficult to properly secure areas with such large, open spaces.
Here’s his lawyer Alina Habba on precisely that subject last night:
Mike Bedigan reports.
Secret Service tells Trump to increase security if he wants to keep golfing
Secret Service acting director Ronald Rowe told Trump that it was difficult to properly secure areas with such large, open spaces
Trump repeats immigration scaremongering on Hannity
It was a busy evening for the Republican presidential nominee, who once again called into Sean Hannity’s primetime show on Fox News to double-down on his customary pre-election immigration fear-stoking.
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