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Kamala Harris cracked open a beer on The Late Present with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday and took the chance to lash out at election rival Donald Trump, calling him a “loser” and joking: “That is what occurs once I drink!”
The Democratic presidential nominee sipped a Miller Excessive Life with the late-night host as she mentioned Trump’s politicization of federal hurricane reduction efforts, her plans for the economic system, the prospects for peace within the Center East and her opponent’s admiration for “strongman” dictators like Vladimir Putin.
The drink specifically attracted an offended response from Trump’s marketing campaign spokesman Steven Cheung, who posted on X: “Kamala drinks a beer to indicate Individuals how relatable she is, however she finally ends up trying like an out-of-touch elitist making an attempt to gaslight everybody into considering she’s one in every of them.”
Harris has ramped up her media appearances in latest days, guesting on the Name Her Daddy podcast, CBS’s 60 Minutes, ABC’s The View and Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio present.
Trump is in the meantime working out of time if he plans to just accept CNN’s provide to host a last presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 23, which Harris has already agreed to.
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Trump lashes out at ‘60 Minutes’ over alleged enhancing in Harris election interview
Donald Trump is demanding an investigation into CBS Information, slamming the 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris as “FAKE NEWS” by alleging that the community “slices and diced” the vice chairman’s solutions to “make her look extra presidential”.
The previous president had refused to take part within the conventional 60 Minutes interview collection with each candidates, having clashed with the journalist Leslie Stahl through the taping in 2020 and refusing to just accept fact-checking of his statements this time round.
Right here’s what he needed to say on Reality Social this morning:
I’ve by no means seen this earlier than, however the producers of 60 Minutes sliced and diced (“lower and pasted”) Lyin’ Kamala’s solutions to questions, which had been just about incoherent, time and again, some by as many as 4 instances in a single sentence or thought, all in an effort, presumably unlawful as a part of the “Information Division,” which should be licensed, to make her look “extra Presidential,” or a least, higher. It could even be a significant Marketing campaign Finance Violation. It is a stain on the popularity of 60 Minutes that’s not recoverable – It’s going to at all times stay with this as soon as storied model. I’ve by no means heard of such a factor being executed in “Information.” It’s the very definition of FAKE NEWS! The general public is owed a MAJOR AND IMMEDIATE APOLOGY! That is an open and shut case, and should be investigated, beginning right now!
In different information, Trump’s latest interview with Dr Phil raised eyebrows for being edited to seemingly cowl up the previous president’s “gaffes and confusion”:
And right here’s an account of the enhancing that needed to be executed to The Apprentice to cease Trump trying “like a whole moron”:
Oliver O’Connell9 October 2024 15:20
Kremlin confirms Trump despatched Putin Covid testing tools
“We additionally despatched tools initially of the pandemic,” Peskov mentioned in a written assertion to the outlet. Russia provided New York with ventilators as the town confronted a surge in instances within the spring of 2020.
Peskov denied Woodward’s declare that Trump and Putin have spoken on the phone seven instances since Trump left workplace.
“No, that’s not true,” he informed Russian outlet RBC, in line with NBC.
Oliver O’Connell9 October 2024 15:13
Hastily, Harris is blitzing the media
After being accused of not doing sufficient press within the opening month of her brief marketing campaign, Kamala has been all around the airwaves this week and the publish beneath goes some option to explaining why.
Right here’s Eric Garcia to evaluate whether or not there’s a threat of the elevated publicity backfiring.
Joe Sommerlad9 October 2024 15:00
Trump to carry rally in New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard, report says
NBC Information experiences that Donald Trump will maintain a rally in New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard in the midst of deep blue Manhattan on October 27. The community cites a marketing campaign official.
The marketing campaign reportedly desires to host “main enviornment rallies” in battleground states within the last push, the official mentioned. New York state will not be thought-about a battleground, however Trump can be showing in two different non-swing states this week, at occasions in Coachella, California, and Aurora, Colorado.
The concept of a Madison Sq. Backyard rally was floated again when Trump was on trial within the metropolis for his hush cash case for which he was discovered responsible of 34 counts referring to funds he made to grownup movie star Stormy Daniels forward of the 2016 election.
Oliver O’Connell9 October 2024 14:43
‘Nothing persuades anybody’: Trump and Harris insiders get candid
One strategist tells Andrew Feinberg this election options “probably the most staggering situation I’ve seen in my complete 50-year profession in American politics”.
One other thinks North Carolina will determine every thing.
Right here’s what else they needed to say about what they really consider will occur within the subsequent month – the nice, the dangerous and the ugly.

‘Nothing persuades anybody anymore’: Trump and Harris insiders get candid
One says this election options ‘probably the most staggering situation I’ve seen in my complete 50-year profession in American politics’. One other thinks North Carolina will determine every thing. Andrew Feinberg speaks to strategists about what they really consider will occur within the subsequent month — the nice, the dangerous and the ugly
Joe Sommerlad9 October 2024 14:40
Evaluation: Harris rolled out a brand new coverage proposal on The View. Does it arise?
Kamala introduced a plan to deliver the price of dwelling care staff underneath Medicare as a part of her broader financial coverage throughout her look on the ABC present yesterday, drawing on unhappy private expertise to make her case.
Eric Garcia takes a take a look at how possible it could be in observe.
Oliver O’Connell9 October 2024 14:20
Melania Trump opens up on relationship with Donald: ‘You by no means know what is going to occur’

Melania Trump opens up on relationship with Donald: ‘You by no means know what is going to occur’
Melania Trump has opened up about her relationship with husband Donald as she mentioned her distinctive journey to the White Home. The previous First Woman arrived in America in 1996 from Slovenia. In a Fox Information interview on Tuesday (8 October), presenter Greg Gutfeld requested her: “Do you ever cease and take into consideration your life and the way you bought right here?” She replied: “Sure, it’s an unbelievable journey, an unbelievable story. You recognize, you by no means know what can occur in life. We don’t know the longer term, what is going to occur subsequent yr.” “Would you’ve married Donald Trump if you happen to had a crystal ball that mentioned he could be president?”, Gutfeld requested. “That’s an attention-grabbing query,” she replied.
Joe Sommerlad9 October 2024 14:00
‘Sexual matador’ Stephen Miller advises males to vote Trump to ‘impress the women’
Trumpworld actually is one other planet isn’t it?
Joe Sommerlad9 October 2024 13:40
Harris says even the hardest Floridians shouldn’t try to attend out ‘historic’ Hurricane Milton
It’s price drawing consideration to the Vice President’s warning relating to Hurricane Milton on Colbert final evening as Floridians brace for landfall.
Right here’s what she needed to say:
“The hurricane that’s about to hit Florida is extraordinarily severe. And it’s predicted to be historic in proportion, by way of the harm it’s going to trigger. And I do know loads of robust Floridians which have waited out many hurricanes and might imagine they’ll do the identical with this one.
“This one’s going to be completely different.
“I ask anybody who’s watching, if you happen to’re in Florida within the predicted path, if in case you have a member of the family who may suppose they’ll wait it out, please get in contact with them and inform them it’s not going to be like those we’ve seen earlier than.
“Please comply with your native chief’s directions. And in the event that they’re telling you to evacuate, seize your stuff and get out.”
You may, by the way, comply with stay protection of Hurricane Milton by way of our devoted liveblog beneath.
Joe Sommerlad9 October 2024 13:20
Reality Social: Trump accuses 60 Minutes of doctoring Harris interview
Right here’s the Republican nominee baselessly attacking the celebrated information present he backed out of being interviewed by as a result of they presumed to fact-check him after seeing how nicely Kamala’s look on it on Monday evening has gone down.
Joe Sommerlad9 October 2024 13:00