Trump ex-staffer claims he praised Hitler’s generals; Harris to court undecided voters at CNN town hall: Live
Kamala Harris will take part in an interview with Anderson Cooper in Pennsylvania on Wednesday as Donald Trump campaigns in Georgia
Your support helps us to tell the story
This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support allows us to keep sending journalists to the story.
The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every month. Unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock you out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. But quality journalism must still be paid for.
Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference.
Donald Trump is facing a fresh storm of criticism following a report that he once said he needed “the kind of generals that Adolf Hitler had.”
“I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” the Republican presidential nominee allegedly declared, according to The Atlantic. “People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.”
The claim has been vehemently denied by Trump’s campaign.
Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly also told The New York Times that the former president praised Hitler multiple times, warning that the GOP candidate meets the definition of a fascist.
Kamala Harris meanwhile took part in an interview with NBC News on Tuesday night and will follow that with a CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, today taking questions from undecided swing state voters as Trump campaigns in Georgia and JD Vance visits Nevada.
The Republican’s White House predecessor Barack Obama was joined on stage by Eminem in Detroit, Michigan, last night as the duo campaigned for Harris.
The rapper introduced Obama, who repaid the favor by reciting the lyrics to his hit track “Lose Yourself.”
Trump reportedly said he needs ‘the kind of generals that Hitler had’ as Kelly brands him a ‘fascist’
Watch: Barack Obama raps popular Eminem song at Detroit rally
Trump said of murdered soldier ‘it doesn’t cost $60k to bury a f****** Mexican,’ report says
Tim Walz attacks Elon Musk as Trump’s ‘running mate’ for ‘skipping around like a dips***’
Watch: Former Trump aide says John Kelly’s comments on former president should be believed
House leadership to join Trump at Madison Square Garden rally
Punchbowl News reports that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and other members of the Republican party leadership in the lower chamber of Congress will join former president Donald Trump at his rally this Sunday in Madison Square Garden in New York.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and other GOP lawmakers are also expected to attend the sold out event that will also function as a big fundraiser for the campaign, just nine days out from the election.
Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over penthouse to defamed election workers
“America’s Mayor’s” spectacular fall from grace contines apace.
Alex Woodward has the latest on the consequences Rudy faces for pushing Trump’s big lie.
Judge orders Giuliani to hand over penthouse, Trump campaign money and 26 watches
The disgraced former mayor’s long list of property and valuables is scheduled to be placed in receivership
‘I watched Trump’s audience leave a rally early – and asked them why’
Here’s what John Bowden found out from Trump rallygoers in Greenville, North Carolina, this week when he stopped them to ask why they were leaving early.
Trump’s audience left his rally early in North Carolina. I asked them why
Even Trump's most loyal followers are getting bored of the outrage, John Bowden reports from Greenville
Lincoln Project attempts to sow discord in Trump campaign with latest ad
Speaking of Trump campaign manager Chris LaCivita, here’s anti-Trump conservative group The Lincoln Project with their latest ad calling out the enormous salary he is reportedly earning:
“I’ve got a business proposition for you Donald, you can pay me a mere $15 million and I’ll wreck your campaign even harder,” said Rick Wilson, Co-Founder of the Lincoln Project. “He’s draining you like a cash cow Donald, if only you were with it enough to realize.”
Well, this is awkward...
CNN’s KFile has a new report out saying that Donald Trump’s campaign manager Chris LaCivita shared posts in 2021 saying Trump’s lies caused the violence on January 6.
That would be the same campaign manager who is reportedly being paid $22m for the 2024 election cycle.
LaCivita was not alone as a number of conservatives and Republicans broke ranks with the then-president and blamed him for the violence that day.
Among the posts shared by him was the statement condemning the attack on the Capitol issued by former president George W Bush. He also liked a post by former Republican Rep Barbara Comstock of Virginia, who called on the cabinet to remove Trump using the 25th Amendment.
Per CNN:
In a series of reposts on X – formerly Twitter – LaCivita shared comments calling January 6 an “insurrection” that was fueled by Trump’s baseless election lies. Some of those posts have since been deleted from LaCivita’s feed, but CNN was able to review them on the Internet Archive WayBack Machine, which archives internet webpages.
On January 6, 2021, LaCivita reposted several posts that harshly condemned Trump, suggesting that even some of his closest allies once viewed the deadly outcome as a direct result of Trump’s lies.
In a statement to CNN, Lacivita said his likes and retweets on January 6 were not supportive statements.
“Retweets and likes are not endorsements. I’m focused on winning the election two weeks from now, and not distractions from CNN,” he said.
Watch: Obama shocks residents as he walks to post box to cast vote in presidential election
Barack Obama shocks residents as he walks to post box to cast election vote
Barack Obama shocked residents as he walked down the street to post his vote in the presidential election. The former US president shared a video of himself back home in Chicago on Tuesday (22 October). Obama tells supporters he is feeling “pretty good” as he walks along the street greeting residents on his way to the post box. As well as telling one man he has a “good looking” dog, he also reminds people to make sure they vote. Obama tells them: “I am showing you how easy it is.”
Campaign schedule: Who’s doing what where on Wednesday
Here’s a look at where the election’s main players will be today (all times ET):
- JD Vance is visiting Las Vegas, Nevada 1pm
- Donald Trump is taking part in a town hall in Zebulon, Georgia 3pm
- Vance in Reno, Nevada 4.30pm
- Tim Walz in Louisville, Kentucky 5pm
- Donald Trump Jr in Queen Creek, Arizona 6pm
- Doug Emoff in Miami, Florida 6.30pm
- Trump rallying in Duluth, Georgia 7pm
- Emoff in Coral Gables, Florida 7.30pm
- Kamala Harris is taking part in a live town hall in Pennsylvania on CNN 9pm
Other things going on today:
- Harris is pre-recording an interview with Telemundo
- Bill Clinton will be in Phoenix, Arizona
- Jill Biden will be in Reno, Nevada
Early voting numbers are in. Here’s why Democrats shouldn’t panic
With two weeks to go until the election, early voting is now in full swing in many states.
And that’s led to a fresh outbreak of fretting and nervousness among Democrats, writes John Bowden.
Early voting numbers are in. Here’s why Democrats shouldn’t panic
There’s a lot of talk of alarm bells ringing. But the truth is a little more nuanced than that
Insiders worry that Harris’s hold on the ‘blue wall’ is slipping
Democratic insiders are worrying that Vice President Kamala Harris’s grip on the so-called “blue wall” may be slipping, and with it, the election.
Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden got to the White House by winning Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, but three people with knowledge of the Harris campaign’s strategy have told NBC News that recent discussions have focused on the possibility that Michigan or Wisconsin may end up in Donald Trump’s win column.
If Harris doesn’t win both Wisconsin and Michigan, she has to pick up one or two other swing states to claim the presidency even if she wins Pennsylvania.
Here’s more from Gustaf Kilander.
Democrat insiders worry that Harris’s hold on the ‘blue wall’ is slipping
Concerns within Harris campaign about Michigan and other Midwest states are mounting according to insiders
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments