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Kamala Harris will be in Flint and Detroit today; Georgia Governor Brian Kemp testified about 2020 election interference leading to charges against former president, with Trump labeling him as ‘disloyal’
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Donald Trump will be joined by tech billionaire Elon Musk at his Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of his attempted assassination on July 13 when a gunman’s bullet struck the politician’s ear.
Musk announced his appearance on X, responding to a Trump post about the event by saying: “I will be there to support!”
Kamala Harris spent Thursday visiting Ripon, Wisconsin, where political meetings in 1854 led to the formation of the Republican Party as she attempted to remind her opposition of its pre-Trump principles in the company of anti-Trump conservative Liz Cheney.
Cheney could prove an influential supporter of the Harris-Walz ticket, as might rock legend Bruce Springsteen, who formally endorsed the Democrats in an Instagram video yesterday in which he called Trump “the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime”.
At his own rally in Saginaw, Michigan, Trump himself repeated lies about the 2020 election, just a day after the release of a court filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith that outlined a sprawling criminal case against him over his alleged attempts to overturn the vote, accusing him of “increasingly desperate efforts” to cling to power with “knowingly false claims of election fraud”.
Vance says Trump won the 2020 election - then doubles down on the lie in new interview
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Elon Musk has been sending millions of dollars to GOP-aligned groups for years
Melania Trump’s publisher demanded $250,000 for interview about her memoir
The book publishing company behind Melania Trump’s memoir reportedly asked CNN to pay $250,000 for an interview with the former First Lady ahead of the book release.
The news channel says Skyhorse Publishing sent an email containing demands for the huge “licensing fee” and a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) last week as the former First Lady promotes her forthcoming memoir, Melania.
Ariana Baio has the full story.
Melania Trump’s publisher demanded $250,000 for interview about her memoir
Book publisher says request for huge payment and NDA was an ‘internal miscommunication’
Vance says Trump won the 2020 election, then doubles down on the lie
Senator JD Vance repeated a tired Republican lie from 2020 — that Donald Trump actually won the election, despite all evidence to the contrary — and then doubled down on it during a recent recorded encounter.
On Thursday, comedian Jason Selvig posted a clip of an interaction he had with Vance on X. During their brief encounter, Selvig repeatedly asked Vance if Trump won in 2020. The settled issue of who won the 2020 election came up again after Vance told viewers who tuned into Tuesday’s vice presidential debate that he would have helped Trump carry out his “alternative electors” scheme to maintain power in the White House.
Graig Graziosi reports.
Vance says Trump won the 2020 election - then doubles down on the lie in new clip
During the vice presidential debate, Vance similarly refused to answer if he would contest this year’s election if Trump loses
America’s millionaires back Harris over Trump — even the over-60s
America’s wealthy classes are supporting Kamala Harris this November, according to new research, despite Donald Trump’s previous record of tax cuts for the rich.
Alicja Hagopian has the details.
Surprising poll shows America’s millionaires back Harris over Trump
A third of America’s most wealthy also say they are considering leaving the country, regardless of who wins in November
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