Election 2024 live: Trump issues new threat to enemies as he praises dictators ahead of Harris rally in Houston
Trump and Harris campaign in Texas with pop superstar Beyoncé set to star with VP, after Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen and other celebrities stumped for her in Georgia
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Donald Trump repeated his familiar rhetoric and misinformation about immigration and the US–Mexico border and praised Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin at a rally in Austin, Texas.
“Putin and the whole group, Kim Jong Un, they’re tough guys out there. They’re tough and they’re smart and they’re street wise and they’re at the top of their game,” Trump told rallygoers.
The former president is known to praise dictators. Thirteen former Trump administration officials have issued an open letter expressing their agreement with ex-chief of staff John Kelly’s assessment of the former president as a fascist.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris will appear alongside pop superstar Beyonce in Houston, Texas, later today as she focuses on the future of reproductive rights.
The Democrat held a start-studded rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday where she was joined by Barack Obama, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Tyler Perry and Bruce Springsteen, the latter serenading her supporters and denouncing Trump as an “American tyrant”.
At his own rally in Las Vegas yesterday, Trump falsely claimed that Harris had “absolutely bombed” in Georgia, before spewing fresh bile about his opponent and immigrants.
He had earlier called America “a garbage can for the world” in Arizona.
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COMMENT: What Donald Trump needs to know about Adolf Hitler
Simon Walters writes:
Donald Trump barely has to open his mouth to shock or display his ignorance. He managed to do both simultaneously this week when comments he is said to have made about Adolf Hitler were reported.
According to Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly, Trump praised the Nazi leader saying he “did some good things”.
More specifically, he wanted his staff to be more like “German generals in World War II”, because they were “totally loyal” to Hitler.
What Donald Trump needs to know about Adolf Hitler
Demanding ‘total loyalty’ from his generals cost the Nazi Führer the war, says Simon Walters. They had to obey his orders or be shot – even when it led to defeat
Watch: Tyler Perry preaches ‘decency’ and importance of constitutional transfer of power
Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election
In a rare move, the Pentagon strongly pushed back Thursday against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election.
The misinformation — spread online by former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., among others — suggests that a Defense Department policy revision released in late September was timed to interfere with the Nov. 5 presidential election.
Use of force by federal troops on U.S. soil against U.S. civilians is against the law — except in cases of self-defense — and is outlined in the Posse Comitatus Act.
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In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election
In a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election
Harris to tour Philadelphia neighborhoods on Sunday to turn out the vote
NBC News reports that Kamala Harris will make multiple campaign stops around Philadelphia on Sunday in the hope of getting out the vote in historically Black and Latino neighborhoods.
Citing a campaign official, the network reports that the day will begin with the vice president speaking at a church service in the west of the city, followed by a trip to a barbershop to speak with Black men.
There will also be visits to a Puerto Rican restaurant and a youth basketball facility in the north of the city.
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