Trump says he ‘won’t pay the bill’ for audio company after his rally mic went out for 15 minutes: Live
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are both speaking in Michigan this evening as former president Barack Obama campaigns for the vice president in Arizona
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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are both holding rallies in Michigan this evening as they try to win voters in the key swing state.
Trump is speaking in Detroit, where his microphone has malfunctioned. The former president was forced to pace the stage for over 15 minutes, occasionally waving at attendees.
“I won’t pay the bill for the stupid company that rented us this crap,” he said.
Before the audio error, Trump was telling supporters that his Democratic opponent is “grossly incompetent” and he will “save” the city. Meanwhile, Harris is speaking in Oakland County. The latest Emerson College poll shows the two candidates are tied in the key swing state with just over two weeks until Election Day.
Also tonight, former President Barack Obama is campaigning on the vice president’s behalf in Tuscon, Arizona.
Ahead of tonight’s rally, the former president called Judge Tanya Chutkan “the most evil person” and labeled special counsel Jack Smith a “sick puppy” after new evidence was released in the January 6 case against him.
Trump has called the case against him “a terrible thing” and “election interference” as he navigates indictments in Washington and Georgia for his efforts to subvert his 2020 loss.
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President Joe Biden said that he was informed early Thursday morning that Sinwar had likely been killed in a targeted operation the day earlier, and described his killing in the Gaza Strip as an opportunity for diplomacy to begin again.
“DNA tests have now confirmed that Sinwar is dead. This is a good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world,” said the president.
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Where’s Trump ahead of the Al Smith dinner?
You might be wondering where Donald Trump is ahead of tonight’s Al Smith dinner.
Well, this afternoon he visited a barber shop in the Bronx:
And then posted that he had just found out Kamala Harris would be delivering a video message to the dinner:
Just found out that Lyin’ Kamala is doing a video message tonight instead of being at the Al Smith Dinner. She shouldn’t be allowed to do a video message. Kamala should be there like almost every other Presidential Candidate in their History, except Walter Mondale, who lost 49-1. They didn’t give me the option of a video message, nor would I have done it. This is very disrespectful to everyone involved. She should be here, or lose the Catholic Vote!
This evening Trump will be joined by his wife Melania Trump at the white-tie dinner for Catholic charities, as well as by a host of New York luminaries and elected officials, including the state’s attorney general Letitia James, who successfully prosecuted him for fraud.
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The campaign for Trisha Calvarese, who is hoping to deny the Republican firebrand a third term in Congress, plans to file their official totals on Tuesday.
Calvarese plans to declare bringing in more than $2.68 million from July through September, compared to roughly $532,000 raised by Boebert, according to figures shared by her campaign with The Independent.
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