Donald Trump 2024

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Turning 60, Harris Tops Presidential Median

Democratic nominee has brought up Trump's age more often lately

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris has a full schedule for Sunday, her 60th birthday, making it much like any day during the campaign's home stretch—except for the congregation breaking out in "Happy Birthday" as she began speaking at a church in Georgia. The Democratic nominee has focused more...

Musk Gives Petition Signer a $1M Check

Billionaire Trump supporter says one payment will be handed out at random each day until election

(Newser) - Elon Musk had already increased his cash reward to registered voters who sign his free-speech-and-guns petition from $47 to $100 . He's now sweetened the pot by promising to give someone picked at random from the signees $1 million, a bonanza he said he'll repeat every day until the...

The Mics Didn't Cooperate at Trump's Detroit Rally

Former president wanders around the stage for nearly 20 minutes, threatens to sue over audio snafu

(Newser) - "Technical difficulties. Complicated business." That's what a sign read Friday night at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Detroit, where the former president ended up wandering around the event stage for nearly 20 minutes after an audio malfunction. USA Today reports that Trump was right in...

Trump Has a 'Very Simple' Request for Rupert Murdoch

Ex-prez wants media mogul to keep negative ads on him off Fox News until election

(Newser) - The GOP is seeing ample gains in voter registration , which is good news for Donald Trump, but the former president now plans to seek further help from Rupert Murdoch, with what Trump says is a "very simple" ask but NJ.com frames as "bizarre." Trump's pending...

In the Betting World, a 'Mystery' Over Pro-Trump Wagers

Polymarket has seen a $30M 'wave' of Trump bets in recent days, from just 4 accounts

(Newser) - The self-proclaimed "world's largest prediction market" is going big on a Donald Trump win this election cycle, based on what the Wall Street Journal calls a "mystery $30 million wave of pro-Trump bets" that have proliferated in recent days. The paper reports that at the start of...

NRA&#39;s Trump Rally Called Off
NRA's Trump Rally Called Off
Oct 18, 2024 7:25 AM CDT

NRA's Trump Rally Called Off

Rally with ex-president in Savannah, Georgia, is nixed due to 'campaign scheduling changes'

(Newser) - Exactly two weeks before Election Day, Donald Trump was set to make a trip to Georgia to appear at an NRA rally—a last push in a battleground state where he leads Kamala Harris by nearly 2 points to appeal to conservative voters especially keen on gun rights. Now, that...

Trump Mocks 'Disrespectful' Harris at Al Smith Dinner

'You better remember that I'm here and she's not,' he tells Catholics

(Newser) - Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York. Trump, in remarks that often felt more like a rally performance than a comedy routine, repeatedly criticized Harris over her decision to skip the event...

Musk Urges Pennsylvanians to Vote Early as Some Ask 'Why?'

Billionaire holds first solo event for Trump

(Newser) - Elon Musk held his first solo event in support of Donald Trump for president on Thursday, encouraging voters in the Philadelphia suburbs to register to cast their ballots and vote early, though some attendees shouted back, "Why?" The America PAC event at Ridley High School's auditorium in Folsom...

Swamped After False Claim, Election Office Shuts Phones

Post on X saying Trump was left out of voters' pamphlet spread

(Newser) - The Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division on Thursday shut down its phone lines following a barrage of calls from people responding to a false claim that the state's voters' pamphlet does not include Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The pamphlet does list the former president as a candidate...

Trump: Zelensky Shouldn't Have 'Let That War Start'

Candidate calls Obama 'angry, nasty' man in podcast interview

(Newser) - The Ukraine war, Barack Obama, Van Jones, and an "amorphous group of lunatics" were among the topics Donald Trump covered in a wide-ranging interview with podcaster Patrick-Bet-David on Thursday.
  • Ukraine. Trump appeared to blame Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the Russian invasion of his country, saying he shouldn't
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Trump: I&#39;m &#39;the Father of IVF&#39;
Trump: I'm 'the Father of IVF'
Oct 16, 2024 2:50 PM CDT

Trump: I'm 'the Father of IVF'

Campaign says remark was 'made in jest' during town hall on women's issues

(Newser) - Donald Trump, speaking in front of an all-female audience Tuesday at a town hall event in Georgia, declared that he is "the father of IVF." The former president told Fox News moderator Harris Faulkner that Republicans "really are the party for IVF," AL.com reports. "...

GOP Will 'Absolutely Love' These Voter Registration Stats

Big gains in party registration, identification could hint at what's to come

(Newser) - Republicans are eating away at the Democrats' voter registration advantage, which could be enough to put their candidate in the White House, according to CNN 's Harry Enten. "If you want a stat that Republicans absolutely love, it's this one," the senior data reporter said Sunday...

Harris' Latest Interview: Charlamagne Tha God

She addresses the Black community, and calls Trump's policies fascist

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris' media blitz continued Tuesday with an interview with Charlamagne Tha God that the New York Times calls "free-flowing," and which "often spoke to the concerns of Black Americans." Some takeaways:
  • On the F-word: Not that F-word. Charlamagne framed former President Trump's
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Finally, a First Look at Musk&#39;s Donations to Trump
Finally, a First Look at
Musk's Donations to Trump
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 16, 2024 10:20 AM CDT

Finally, a First Look at Musk's Donations to Trump

X owner gave $75M over last 3 months, per new FEC filing

(Newser) - Elon Musk remains the world's richest man, with a net worth of $241 billion at last peek. But he's pumped tens of millions from that pot into reelection efforts for Donald Trump, showing that Musk "has vaulted into the top ranks of Republican donors," per NBC...

To Highlight Harris 'Lie,' Trump to Work at a McDonald's

Planned move follows his claims that Harris has lied about a 1980s job there

(Newser) - While on the campaign trail, Kamala Harris has made repeated references to a summer job she once had at McDonald's in the 1980s. Donald Trump has repeatedly accused her of lying about the gig—and plans to "work the fry cooker" himself in Pennsylvania this weekend to highlight...

One Thing Harris, Trump May Agree on: Joe Rogan

Both candidates may appear on his podcast, which is hugely popular with young men

(Newser) - Donald Trump and Kamala Harris appear to have common ground on one aspect of the 2024 race: They'd both like to make headway with Joe Rogan's huge podcast audience, which skews young and male.
  • Harris' camp is in talks with Rogan's show to book an appearance by
...

Trump Turns Into a DJ After Medical Scares Interrupt Event

The final 40 minutes of Pennsylvania town hall were filled with music

(Newser) - Donald Trump 's town hall in the Philadelphia suburbs turned into an impromptu concert Monday after the former president was twice interrupted by medical emergencies in the room, the AP reports. The Republican presidential nominee paused during a question-and-answer session as a doctor in the room attended to the...

Harris Agrees to Fox News Interview
Harris to Appear on Fox News
Oct 14, 2024 5:38 PM CDT

Harris to Appear on Fox News

Bret Baier will question Democratic nominee in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - Fox News announced Monday that it has landed an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, her first with the network. The interview will be recorded Wednesday afternoon in Pennsylvania and air at 6pm ET the same day on Bret Baier's Special Report, USA Today reports. The Democratic nominee's...

Man With Loaded Gun Arrested at Trump Rally Checkpoint

Secret Service says Trump was never in any danger

(Newser) - A Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition, and several fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump's rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert , authorities said. He was released the same day on $5,000 bail, the AP reports. The...

At Coachella, Trump Suggests Woman Who Heckled Him Pay

Candidate has urged violence against critics in audience before

(Newser) - Donald Trump's foray into Democratic states this weekend included an insult-filled, apocalyptic speech at a California rally in which he likened the US to an occupied nation, called opponents "professional thieves" and suggested a woman in the crowd who heckled him be beaten up. The former president paused...

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