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Kamala Harris said she believes that Donald Trump is a “fascist” in a CNN town hall in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, again warning of the threat the Republican poses to the country’s future.
The former president is currently facing a fresh storm of criticism over a report alleging that he once said he needed “the kind of generals that Adolf Hitler had.”
John Kelly, his former chief of staff, has meanwhile told The New York Times that Trump praised Hitler on multiple occasions in his hearing.
Harris told compere Anderson Cooper that Kelly’s revelations were a “911 call to the American people”, having said earlier that Trump is “increasingly unhinged and unstable” and that, in a second Trump term, “people like John Kelly will no longer be there to rein him in”.
Trump has nevertheless taken a narrow lead over Harris in new Wall Street Journal poll with less than two weeks to go until Election Day.
The Republican is on 47 percent of the vote in the newspaper’s latest survey, with Harris two points behind on 45 percent.
Another poll from Marist places the candidates neck-and-neck in the swing states of Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina.
Harris hits out at ‘fascist’ Trump and defends policies at CNN town hall
Let’s recap yesterday’s campaigning, starting with the Democrat’s event in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, compered by Anderson Cooper.
She firmly agreed that Trump is indeed a fascist and launched several other pointed attacks on his authoritarian rhetoric as she took questions from an audience of undecided voters in the pivotal swing state.
Here’s Andrew Feinberg’s report.
Joe Sommerlad24 October 2024 09:30
Trump takes narrow lead over Harris in new Wall Street Journal poll
This is all getting a bit tense.
The Republican is on 47 percent of the vote in the newspaper’s latest survey, with Harris two points behind on 45 percent.
“Voters have adopted a more positive view of his agenda and past performance and a more negative view of Kamala Harris,” it reports ominously.
Another poll, this one from Marist, places the candidates neck-and-neck in the Sunbelt swing states of Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina, the scene of much fierce campaigning by both sides in recent days.
In Arizona, Trump is one point ahead on 50 percent to 49 percent.
In North Carolina, he’s up two on 50 percent to 48 percent.
But in Georgia, the duo are tied on 49 percent apiece.
Here’s Alicja Hagopian on all the latest election polling.
Joe Sommerlad24 October 2024 09:10
Truth Social: Trump says Harris has ‘warped mind’ and ‘lowlife’ John Kelly ‘became jello’ in office
Here’s the Republican presidential nominee’s latest social media ravings, as he attempts to spin his own alleged praise for Adolf Hitler’s generals on Kamala Harris and launches a bizarre attack on his own former White House chief of staff John F Kelly, who is, he concedes, “tough but dumb” and says he is a “lowlife” who has betrayed him since leaving office.
Joe Sommerlad24 October 2024 08:50
Everyone is talking about election betting markets — here’s the truth
In recent weeks, betting odds on the candidates from markets like Polymarket, Betfair, Kalshi, PredictIt and more have become a widely cited statistic. Especially, since Trump’s odds have surged.
Ariana Baio explains about why they are not what they seem and why some are worried about the public’s potential reliance on them.
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 08:00
ICYMI: Harris condemns reported Trump comment that he wants ‘kind of generals Hitler had’ – watch
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 07:01
Donald Trump leads over Kamala Harris on US economy in new poll
Donald Trump is leading over his Democratic rival Kamala Harris on the US economy in the US presidential election, according to a poll conducted by the Financial Times.
The poll found 44 per cent of registered voters said they trusted Mr Trump more to handle the economy versus 43 per cent for Ms Harris.
The poll found the former Republican president had a wider lead among voters on the question of which candidate would leave them better off financially.
About 45 per cent Mr Trump — a five-point improvement from the previous month — compared to 37 per cent for Ms Harris, per the FT poll.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar24 October 2024 06:02
EDITORIAL: Why Trump’s latest outburst should be seen for what it is – a phoney war against Labour
Everyone knows there is no substance to the accusations. Everyone also knows that Labour is more politically aligned to Kamala Harris’s campaign, but Mr Trump’s politics – like his supporter, Nigel Farage’s – are one of childish indignation; and should be treated as such.
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 06:00
Harris hits out at ‘fascist’ Trump and defends policies at CNN town hall
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris went on offense against former president Donald Trump by warning Americans that her Republican opponent is an authoritarian who doesn’t care about the needs of ordinary people.
Harris spoke to voters in Pennsylvania as part of a CNN town hall that took the place of a presidential debate that Trump refused to attend.
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 05:01
Watch: Kamala Harris makes casual weed comment in election stress conversation
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 04:30
Trump attacks Harris’ ‘warped mind’ after Hitler comment backlash
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 04:00
