Election live updates: Obama and Springsteen rally for Harris; Trump heads back to swing state after MSG
Harris campaign plans to visit all seven battleground states while Trump campaign is leaning on allies to help rally support
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With just eight days left in the 2024 presidential election cycle, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are making their final push to voters across the U.S., especially in battleground states.
One of the Harris campaign’s tactics is leaning on popular musicians to perform at “Get Out the Vote” rallies to reach a larger voter base. Musician Bruce Springsteen is expected to appear alongside former President Barack Obama in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Monday.
Meanwhile, Harris will campaign in Ann Arbor Michigan, featuring singer Maggie Rogers.
Trump is expected to hold a rally in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday evening after hosting a blockbuster campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday.
The Republican nominee stands little chance of winning his home state on November 5 but was nevertheless joined by an army of MAGA cheerleaders, including his running mate JD Vance, billionaire Elon Musk, ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson and wrestler Hulk Hogan.
President Joe Biden called the rally “embarrassing” after casting his ballot on Monday.
I was with Trump fans that flooded the streets outside MSG with red hats. The scenes were weird even for NYC
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Marjorie Taylor Greene tells AOC to ‘choose life this time'
Greene, who appears trigger-happy online today, told New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to “have a baby” and “choose life this time” – a reference to Ocasio-Cortez’s abortion that she had after she was raped.
The Georgia congresswoman’s message is in response to Ocasio-Cortez calling Greene a “neo-Nazi” while responding to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s poorly received joke about Puerto Rico.
“Have a baby. Choose life this time. You’ll be happier,” Greene wrote to Ocasio-Cortez.
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Ocasio-Cortez told people she benefitted from access to abortion services after she was raped in her 20s.
Police have identified ‘suspect vehicle’ in connection to ballot drop box burnings
Police said Monday that a “suspect vehicle” has been identified in connection with incendiary devices that set fires to ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state. Surveillance images captured a Volvo stopping at a drop box in Portland, Oregon, just before security personnel nearby discovered a fire inside the box on Monday, Portland Police Bureau spokesman Mike Benner told a news conference.
New Trump ad shows country ‘gone to hell’ — with an image from Trump’s presidency
A new pro-Donald Trump ad says the country has “gone to hell” under the Biden-Harris administration and uses violent imagery from moments that occurred under his own presidency.
Kelly Rissman reports:
New Trump ad shows country ‘gone to hell’ — with an image from Trump’s presidency
Trump’s latest attack ad tries to blame Biden-Harris for protests that took place under his watch - and uses footage that has nothing to do with the illegal immigration crisis it claims to
Former ‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor sentenced for role in January 6
Jay Johnston, an actor known for his roles on ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Arrested Development’ was sentenced on Monday to one year and one day in prison for his role in the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
The federal judge overseeing Johnston’s sentencing called his behavior “problematic” and “reprehensible”.
Johnston pleaded guilty to interfering with law enforcement and civil disorder for his part in January 6
The actor, who claims to now be blacklisted from Hollywood, voiced Jimmy Pesto in ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and played Officer Taylor in ‘Arrested Development.
Marjorie Taylor Greene defends Puerto Rico comment at MSG rally
Georgia Representative, and MAGA Republican, Marjorie Taylor Greene defended a comedian calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at Trump’s MSG rally on Sunday night, claiming it was justified.
Greene claimed Democrats focused too much on one part of the show – comedian Tony Hinchcliffe making a dismissive and unkind joke about Puerto Rico. She also claimed there was some truth to Hinchcliffe’s joke.
“A quick google search reveals severe waste management problems plaguing Puerto Rico that has also been hit by multiple devastating hurricanes in recent years,” Greene wrote on X.
“Also, a 2024 federal audit report showed that less than 10% of more than $23 billion in available federal funds have been spent in Puerto Rico under the Biden Harris administration. They don’t care about Puerto Rico and neither do Democrat activists in the media as they’ve reported many times about the problems Puerto Rico faces.”
“We must always fight against cancel culture and constantly defend free speech!” Greene said.
Trump’s team keeps losing in court ahead of the election – but it isn’t stopping them
Despite a lack of evidence, Trump allies have fixated on alleged claims of illegal voting and voter roll purges across battleground states and beyond as the presidential race against Kamala Harris tightens.
The GOP said it has been involved in 130 legal cases this election cycle after it launched an initiative earlier this year around “election integrity.”
Rhian Lubin reports:
Trump’s team keeps losing in court ahead of the election – but it isn’t stopping them
Trump’s Republican allies have fixated on alleged claims of illegal voting and voter roll purges across the battleground states
Trump ally says ‘no one worked harder’ for Puerto Rico than former president
One of Donald Trump’s loyal allies asserted the former president worked harder to assist Puerto Rico than any other president in an attempt to help distance Trump from a comedian who made an offensive joke at his Madison Square Rally on Sunday evening
“No one worked harder for Puerto Rico after the hurricanes hit than [Trump],” Peter Navarro wrote.
A 2021 probe into Trump’s handling of Hurricane Maria found that the Trump administration delayed approximately $20 billion in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico in 2017. Hurricane Maria was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in history claiming the lives of more than 3,000 people.
Navarro worked in the Trump administration and is one of the people who assisted Trump in trying to overturn 2020 election results. He was jailed for contempt of Congress this past year.
Harris responds to Trump comedian’s ‘joke’ about Puerto Rico
Vice President Kamala Harris criticized a comedian’s remarks about Puerto Rico at Trump’s MSG rally last night.
“I’m very proud to have the support of both like Bad Bunny and Jennifer Lope and others who were supporting me before that nonsense last night at Madison Square Garden.”
President Joe Biden casts his ballot
President Joe Biden arrived in Wilmington, Delaware this morning to cast his ballot in the 2024 presidential election – likely a bittersweet moment for the president who initially believed he would be voting for himself had his party not pushed him out.
Monday morning, Biden arrived at the polling location and waited in line. While waiting he greeted other voters, according to the White House poll report.
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