Harris-Trump live: Trump holds press conference as Harris leads ex-president among likely voters in new poll
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Kamala Harris has welcomed Donald Trump’s decision to debate her in September, which the former president announced at a rambling press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday.
“I hear that Donald Trump has finally committed to debating me on September 10,” the Vice President wrote on social media platform X. “I look forward to it.”
Trump’s confirmation of the debate on ABC came after a string of flip-flops on whether he would face his new Democratic opponent for the White House.
The Republican spent approximately an hour answering questions and delivering an unhinged mix of his stump speech, punctuated with attacks on his Democratic opponent (and past ones), and revisiting his favorite grievance — the reporting of crowd sizes.
Amid all of that, he said he has agreed to three presidential debates— on Fox News on September 4, ABC News on September 10, and NBC News on September 25. The Harris campaign has only agreed to the ABC News showdown and refused the Fox date.
Trump also claimed that he was ahead in the polls, whereas in reality, the numbers mostly favor the Democrats. The latest polling from Marquette University shows Harris leading by between four and eight percentage points.
How Vance’s plane incident with Harris adds to his weird factor
Since being announced as Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance has struggled to overcome allegations from his opponents of being “weird.” His current campaign strategy doesn’t appear to be helping.
Vance has embarked on what some critics have described as a “stalking” tour of Kamala Harris’s campaign, shadowing her tour of battleground states and holding parallel events on the same day in each city. So far, he has followed Harris through Philadelphia, Wisconsin and Michigan.
The practice is called “bracketing” in the vernacular of political campaigns, and is not so unusual. But on Wednesday, Vance took things a step further when he approached Harris’s jet as they were both on the airport tarmac in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at the same time.
Oliver O’Connell9 August 2024 01:00
Video: Far-right thug punches police officer in face during Southport riot
A far-right thug was caught punching a police officer in the face during a violent protest outside a mosque in Southport. Bodycam footage recorded the moment Derek Drummond launched himself at the police officer on 30 July, after being told to “get back”. Drummond was also seen launching bricks and other items at officers. The attack happened after protests broke out following the murder of three young girls at a Taylor Swift dance class in the town. Drummond has now been jailed for three years at Liverpool Crown Court for violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker.
Video: Far-right thug punches police officer in face during Southport riot
A far-right thug was caught punching a police officer in the face during a violent protest outside a mosque in Southport. Bodycam footage recorded the moment Derek Drummond launched himself at the police officer on 30 July, after being told to “get back”. Drummond was also seen launching bricks and other items at officers. The attack happened after protests broke out following the murder of three young girls at a Taylor Swift dance class in the town. Drummond has now been jailed for three years at Liverpool Crown Court for violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker.
Oliver O’Connell9 August 2024 00:30
Payday! Man behind the website Harriswalz.com reveals what he sold it for
The trademark lawyer who owned the domain name previously sold ClintonKaine.com for $15,000 to a buyer who turned out to be connected to the 2016 Trump campaign.
Gustaf Kilander has the story.
Oliver O’Connell9 August 2024 00:00
Kamala Harris ‘looking forward’ to debate after ex-president confirmed he would face her
Donald Trump told reporters at a rambling press conference at Mar-a-Lago that he would debate Harris on ABC on September 10.
Harris quickly took to social media to say that her rival had “finally committed” to debating her after weeks of flip-flopping on the matter.
I hear that Donald Trump has finally committed to debating me on September 10.
I look forward to it.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 8, 2024
Graeme Massie8 August 2024 23:49
For those of you who remember Trump complaining about not being able to campaign during NY trial…
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 23:30
Pelosi says she didn’t think Biden would win
The former House speaker sat down with The New Yorker for an interview which published on Thursday; in it, she outlined a bleak outlook for the Biden campaign following the president’s concerning appearance at June’s presidential debate in Atlanta.
Pelosi told David Remnick that she didn’t see a path to victory for the incumbent president after he appeared lost onstage at points and was unable to complete his thoughts, trailing off before declaring, “…anyway” or coming to an incoherent stop.
“He felt great. And I had confidence in him,” Pelosi said of Biden before the debate. “And then that happened, and I think everybody was stunned. It was stunning.”
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 23:00
Harris ‘happy’ to have conversation about additional debate
Per the vice president’s pool:
On debate with Trump: “Well, I’m glad that he’s finally agreed to a debate on September 10.”
On Republican attacks on Walz record: “Listen, I praise anyone who has presented themselves to serve our country. And I think that we all should”
On why Trump originally backed out of debate: “I am beyond trying to speculate about how he thinks.”
On being open to more debates: “I am happy to have that conversation about an additional debate, or after September 10, for sure.”
On a sit-down interview : “I’ve talked to my team. I want us to get an interview scheduled before the end of the month.”
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:44
Younger and more diverse: Harris already thinking about Cabinet choices
Kamala Harris is already weighing her Cabinet choices, aiming for more young people and people of color than President Joe Biden, a new report reveals.
Katie Hawkinson looks at who’s on the preliminary list and for what role…
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:40
Watch: Walz tears into Trump for flying on jet with Project 2025 leader
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:30
Megan McCain makes blunt election prediction
Meghan McCain watched Donald Trump’s press conference today and it left her in no uncertain terms as to who will win in November’s presidential election.
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 22:29