Trump says there is ‘something wrong’ with Harris as he rallies in Michigan a day after Joe Rogan talk: Live

Former President Donald Trump said during a rally in Michigan on Saturday that there’s “something wrong” with Vice President Kamala Harris.

“You do know she’s doing really badly, right?” Trump asked the crowd. “She can’t speak. There’s something wrong with her. We went through four years of that. We can’t go through four more.”

On Friday, Trump told podcaster Joe Rogan that his biggest mistake during his first term in the White House was hiring “disloyal people.”

Rogan asked Trump if he had made “bad choices” when putting in place various officials.

“The biggest mistake I made,” Trump said, was that “I picked some people that I shouldn’t have picked.”

Trump also hit out at “stupid women” as he accused political commentators of distorting his comments in the run-up to the election.

In a three-hour interview, he appeared to single out MSNBC’s Joy Reid and others.

“Some of these women, they’re so stupid,” he said.

It came as Harris appeared alongside pop superstar Beyonce and country music veteran Willie Nelson in Houston, Texas, for a rally focused on reproductive rights on Friday.

Key Points

• Joe Rogan asked Donald Trump for specifics on how 2020 was stolen. Then could only laugh at the answer

• ‘If I win, this will be my last election’ Rogan interview underscores Trump’s focus on masculinity

• Trump describes lying on the floor covered in blood on Rogan podcast

• Woodward and Bernstein speak out on Washington Post decision not to endorse either candidate

• ICYMI: Beyonce full remarks at Harris rally in Houston

Trump pushes isolationism towards end of speech

19:33 , Gustaf Kilander

As he began to conclude his speech in Michigan, Trump said, “After years and years of building up foreign nations, defending our foreign borders, and protecting foreign lands, we are finally going to build our own country.”

He added: “We are going to take care of our own people. We will defend our borders and protect our citizens, and we will stop illegal immigration once and for all.”

“We will not be invaded, we will not be occupied, we will not be overrun, we will not be conquered. We will be a free and proud nation,” Trump said.

Trump makes pitch to Muslim voters with transphobic talking points

19:17 , Gustaf Kilander

Trump try to appeal to Muslim voters by bashing Liz Cheney

19:10 , Gustaf Kilander

Trump attempted to appeal to Muslim voters in Michigan on Saturday by bashing Former Republican Rep Liz Cheney, who has endorsed and campaigned with Vice President Kamala Harris.

“Kamala is campaigning with Muslim hating warmonger Liz Cheney wants to invade practically every Muslim country on the planet. And let me tell you the Muslims of our country, they see it and they know it,” Trump said. “Her father was responsible for invading the Middle East, killing millions of Arabs, millions and this is the one that Kamala is campaigning with. And I know Cheney very well. She lost by the biggest margin in the history of the United States Congress … by almost 40 points.”

Trump calls US ‘garbage can for the world’

18:55 , Gustaf Kilander

VIDEO: Trump says he is going to win ‘whole election’ – if people in Michigan vote for him

18:46 , Camille Chorley

Trump claims he will move auto jobs from ‘Shanghai to Sterling Heights’

18:39 , Gustaf Kilander

Trump said on Saturday that under a second Trump administration, jobs would be leaving Mexico and China and returning to Michigan.

“We’ll bring back the auto industry greater than it has ever been. I’m not saying a little bit we’re going to bring them back,” Trump said. “And if they don’t want to build their plant here, you know what they’re going to do. They’re not going to sell cars here.”

He added: “China will not be building those massive plants in Mexico. Vote Trump and you will see a mass exodus of manufacturing jobs from Mexico to Michigan, from Shanghai to Sterling Heights, and from Beijing to Detroit.”

Trump says Detroit makes US ‘developing nation’

18:29 , Gustaf Kilander

Trump doubled down on his criticism of Detroit, saying that the Michigan city makes the US look like a “developing nation.”

“Globalist politicians like Kamala Harris sold you out and let other countries loot and pillage and plunder your wealth and our jobs and our American dreams, 40 percent of Michigan auto jobs were annihilated after NAFTA, the worst trade deal ever made. And I ended it. I ended it with the USMCA,” Trump said.

“That’s Mexico and Canada … And then they allowed China, in one of their brilliant moves, to enter as a growing developing nation … Well, I think Detroit and some of our areas make us a developing nation,” he added. “China doesn’t have any place like that, but they allowed them into the World Trade Organization – that did not work out too well for us.”

VIDEO: Trump claims Beyoncé was booed off stage at Harris rally

18:24 , Camille Chorley

Trump appears to criticize early voting at Michigan rally

18:22 , Gustaf Kilander

Trump appeared to want to move to only Election Day voting while speaking in Novi, Michigan.

The Republicans have encouraged their base to vote early despite Trump’s criticisms.

“You know what the ridiculous system is. You have the rest of your life to vote, anytime you want,” Trump said. “Come on. No, we used to have one-day voting. Voter ID, paper ballots. Prove that you’re a citizen of the United States, please. And you know what? You had no problems.”

Trump slams Harris for changing policy positions

18:18 , Gustaf Kilander

Trump lambasted Harris for changing some of her policies, with the former president claiming she has done so to get elected.

“She’s changed 15 policies in order to be able to run like no transgender operations for people in detention … paid for by the Government, she changed like men and women’s sport,” Trump said.

“She wants men to be able to participate in women’s [sport]. Now she probably got rid of that like no fracking. There will be no for her whole life. She’s no fracking, no oil and gas,” he added.

Harris has said that she won’t ban fracking and helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which increased leases for fracking.

Trump claims Harris crowd booed because Beyonce didn’t perform

18:11 , Gustaf Kilander

Donald Trump took the stage in Novi, Michigan on Saturday, claiming that Harris supporters “booed the hell out of everybody” after Beyonce appeared at a Harris rally on Friday night in Houston, Texas.

“They thought she was going to perform. Now, I would have no interest in that, but they said, and what happened is, my opponent got up and started speaking. They booed the hell out of [her],” Trump said.

“So they have to use people to get people to come, and then they send busses. We don’t send busses. Everybody comes,” Trump claimed.

Barron Trump has been helping his dad with podcast strategy: ‘Absolute ratings gold’

18:00 , Katie Hawkinson

One of Donald Trump’s close advisers revealed that Barron Trump is the architect of his dad’s podcast strategy ahead of Election Day.

Jason Miller, senior adviser to Trump, told Politico’s Playbook Deep Dive podcast that Barron’s recommendations have been “absolutely ratings gold.” Barron, 18, is the former president’s youngest son and a first-year student at New York University’s Stern School of Business.

“Barron has been very involved in selecting or recommending, I should say, a number of the podcasts that we should do,” Miller said. “I got to tell you, hats off to the young man. Every single recommendation he’s had has turned out to be absolute ratings gold that’s broken the internet. He’s done a great job.”

Barron Trump has been helping his dad with podcast strategy: ‘Absolute ratings gold’

VOICES: Kamala’s campaign is in trouble – they still don’t know how to tackle Trump

17:30 , Jon Sopel

Donald Trump was at a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania this last weekend, and he was in full flow. He went on a ramble about the town’s most famous son, the former golfer Arnold Palmer. The anecdote went on for a full 12 minutes. And let’s face it, with Palmer there is a lot to talk about. He took the coveted green jacket at the Masters on four occasions and won every other major, including the Open twice.

He was credited with taking a lot of the snobbishness out of golf and making it a game for the everyman. But this was not the subject of Donald Trump’s lengthy discourse on Palmer. No, it was the size of his penis. A dead golfer’s manhood had somewhat surprisingly come up (fnarr fnarr) in a way no one could have anticipated.

“This is a guy that was all man,” the former president said. “This man was strong and tough, and I refuse to say it, but when he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there, they said, ‘Oh my God, that’s unbelievable’.”

Kamala is in trouble – Trump’s opponents don’t know how to fight him

Stephen Miller indicates what US would look like under Donald Trump

17:24 , Gustaf Kilander

Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s hard-right immigration advisor, said ahead of the former president’s speech in Novi, Michigan on Saturday, “I want you to picture what the world will look like January 20, next year … The crooked politicians are out of power, and the American people are back in power.”

“The big donors, the special interests, everybody who’s been ripping you off loses their control, and you’re in charge again,” he added. “The border is sealed shut. The illegal aliens are sent home. Our factories are brought back to our shores. Criminals are put behind bars, and our children are taught to love American history and American values. Once again, we will be a proud nation under Donald Trump.”

Here’s the speaker list for Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

17:00 , Gustaf Kilander

The Trump campaign has sent out the speaker list for the former president’s Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden:

• Sen. JD Vance

• Speaker Mike Johnson

• Rep. Elise Stefanik

• Rep. Byron Donalds

• Tulsi Gabbard

• Rudy Giuliani

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

• Lara Trump

• Eric Trump

• Donald Trump Jr.

• Elon Musk

• Dan Scavino

• Stephen Miller

• Dana White

• Tucker Carlson

• Brooke Rollins

• Steve Witkoff

• Howard Lutnick

• Grant Cardone

• Sergio Gor

• Michael Harris Jr.

• Tiffany Justice

• Lee Greenwood

• Christopher Macchio

• Mary Millben

• Sid Rosenberg

• Kill Tony

• Scott Lobaido

• David Rem

Live: Trump rallies supporters in Michigan amid key swing state push

16:54 , The Independent

Shirley MacLaine opens up about uncomfortable 1980s encounter with Donald Trump

16:30 , Olivia Hebert

Shirley MacLaine has recalled an uneasy encounter with Donald Trump in the 1980s.

In an excerpt from her new book, The Wall of Life: Pictures and Stories from This Marvelous Lifetime, the 90-year-old Oscar winner shared that she’s met 13 US presidents, including the 45th and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. In the book, she recalled meeting the former president “at some function” in the 1980s, noting that the whole encounter made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

MacLaine told People that she and Trump first crossed paths while she was checking out a space in Manhattan’s 666 Fifth Avenue building, a property Trump owned at the time. Back then, Trump was a real-estate mogul quickly gaining notoriety after appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show and David Letterman.

Shirley MacLaine opens up about uncomfortable ‘80s encounter with Donald Trump

Nostradamus pollster reveals latest 2024 prediction – and how he’s never had ‘so much hate’ in an election

16:00 , Rhian Lubin

Historian Allan Lichtman has insisted that he stands by his prediction about who will win the 2024 presidential race despite recent polls – and revealed that he has “never experienced” so much “hate” in an election cycle.

Lichtman is known as the “Nostradamus” of polling due to the fact he has correctly predicted the results of nine out of 10 presidential elections since 1984.

His method for forecasting the race so accurately is known as “The Keys to the White House,” a system he devised with the Russian academic Vladimir Keilis-Borok in 1981.

And despite the polls, which show the race is now tighter than ever between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Lichtman stands by his prediction that the Democrat will win the White House in November.

Nostradamus pollster Allan Lichtman reveals latest prediction in 2024 race

Trump suggests getting rid of federal income tax during Joe Rogan appearance

15:30 , Gustaf Kilander

During his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Trump suggested fully getting rid of federal income taxes and replacing it with tariffs.

The former president suggested a return to economic policies that were in place before the early 1900s.

“Did you just float out the idea of getting rid of income taxes and replacing it with tariffs?” Rogan asked Trump after the former president suggested doing so on Monday on Fox News.

“Were we serious about that?” Rogan asked.

“Yeah, sure … But why not?” Trump responded.

He praised the tariff policies of the 25th President William McKinley.

Without incorporating his suggestion to remove the federal income tax, the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has estimated that Trump’s economic plans could add $15tn to the debt over the course of a decade.

Rogan says he changed his mind about having Trump on podcast after assassination attempt

15:00 , Gustaf Kilander

Two years ago, Joe Rogan said he wouldn’t have Trump on his show, saying the former president was “an existential threat to democracy.”

Rogan said he changed his mind after Trump was shot during the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13.

“Once they shot you, I was like, ‘He’s got to come in here,’” Rogan told Trump. “It’s all about timing.”

Joe Rogan corrects Donald Trump over ‘life on Mars’ claim

14:40 , Barney Davis

Joe Rogan pushed Donald Trump for government secrets on whether there is life beyond Earth, in a wide-ranging interview on his hit podcast.

The former president initially said he had “never been a believer” in extraterrestrial life before saying he had interviewed “solid” jet pilots who claimed to have seen “very strange” things in the sky.

“There’s no reason not to think that Mars and all these planets don’t have life,” Trump said.

But Rogan quickly moved to correct him.

“Well, Mars — we’ve had probes there, and rovers, and I don’t think there’s any life there”.

“Maybe it’s life that we don’t know about,” Trump interjected.

To date, no conclusive evidence of past or present life has been found on Mars despite decades of uncrewed missions to the red planet.

Evidence suggests that during the ancient Noachian time period, the surface environment of Mars had liquid water and may have been habitable for microorganisms, but habitable conditions do not necessarily indicate life.

Trump says biggest mistake during first term was hiring ‘disloyal people’

14:20 , Gustaf Kilander

Donald Trump said during his appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast on Friday that his biggest mistake during his first term in the White House was hiring “bad people, or disloyal people.”

The former president has often complained about the establishment Republicans staffing his first administration who often worked to thwart his agenda. His longest-serving Chief of Staff John Kelly, recently called Trump a “fascist.”

Rogan asked Trump if he had made “bad choices” when putting in place various officials.

“The biggest mistake I made,” he said, was that “I picked some people that I shouldn’t have picked.”

When Rogan asked if Trump was speaking about “neocons,” Trump said: “Yeah, neocons, or bad people, or disloyal people.”

Joe Rogan asked Donald Trump for specifics on how 2020 was stolen. Then could only laugh at the answer

13:51 , Alex Lang

Joe Rogan could be seen laughing as he pressed former president Donald Trump for specifics on how the election was stolen in 2020.

The Republican nominee sat down Friday for an interview with the No. 1 podcaster. The interview ran for three hours and delayed Trump’s appearance in Traverse City, Michigan, later in the day.

At one point, Trump and Rogan started to discuss the 2020 election.

“I won by like,” Trump said, “I lost by like…I didn’t lose.”

Rogan could then be seen laughing.

“They say I lost, Joe, they say I lost by 22,000 votes,” Trump continued. “That’s like one one-tenth of one percent, it’s less than that. It’s a tiny little thing. Twenty-two thousand votes that’s spread all over this period.

Joe Rogan laughs at Trump fails to give specifics on stolen election claims

‘If I win, this will be my last election’ Rogan interview underscores Trump’s focus on masculinity

13:30 , Barney Davis

The former president’s interview with Rogan created another opportunity for the Republican nominee to highlight the hypermasculine tone that has defined much of his 2024 White House bid.

Trump has made masculinity a central theme of his campaign, appearing on podcasts targeting young male voters and tapping surrogates who sometimes use crude language.

Rogan pressed Trump on whether he’s “completely committed” to bringing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into his administration.“Oh, I completely am,” Trump responded, but added he and Kennedy disagree on environmental policies. He said he’ll tell Kennedy to “focus on health, do whatever you want.”

Kennedy has been instrumental in spreading skepticism about vaccines, rejecting the overwhelming consensus among scientists that the benefits of inoculation outweigh the rare risk of side effects.

Trump again seemed to entertain the idea of eliminating federal income taxes, telling Rogan, “Yeah, sure why not?” when asked by the podcast host if he was serious about it.

He also repeated at length his grievances about the 2020 election but said, “If I win, this will be my last election.”

Trump describes lying on the floor covered in blood on Rogan podcast

11:27 , Barney Davis

Trump said it was “more surreal” to be standing inside the White House after first being elected than his assassination attempt in July.

“That should have been surreal,” he said of the failed assassination.

“When I was laying on the ground, I knew exactly what was going on, I knew exactly where I’d been hit.

“They were saying you were hit all over the place, because there was so much blood from the ear.”

He tells Joe Rogan “You would know that better than anyone right? When your ear gets torn up?”

Rogan agrees: “Yeh ears bleed a lot.”

Trump continues: “When that happened I really knew where I was. I knew exactly what happened I said I wasn’t hit anywhere else. But with the presidency – it was a very surreal experience.”

Woodward and Bernstein speak out on Washington Post decision not to endorse either candidate

11:00 , Mike Bedigan

Veteran journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who broke the Watergate scandal, have condemned their former publication The Washington Post, following the news that the title would not be endorsing a candidate in the 2024 election.

“We respect the traditional independence of the editorial page, but this decision 11 days out from the 2024 presidential election ignores the Washington Post’s own overwhelming reportorial evidence on the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy,” the pair said in a newly released joint statement.

“Under Jeff Bezos’s ownership, the Washington Post’s news operation has used its abundant resources to rigorously investigate the danger and damage a second Trump presidency could cause to the future of American democracy and that makes this decision even more surprising and disappointing, especially this late in the electoral process.”

ICYMI: Beyonce full remarks at Harris rally in Houston

10:00 , Mike Bedigan

Harris and Beyonce embrace in Texas

09:00 , Mike Bedigan

Trump accuses Harris of being ‘out partying’ after leaving supporters waiting three hours to do Rogan podcast

08:00 , Mike Bedigan

Donald Trump accused Kamala Harris of being “out partying” with Beyonce while war was going on in the Middle East, after being three hours late to a rally in Michigan because of a podcast recording.

The former president was due to address crowds in Traverse City at 7.30pm local time but did not take to the stage until around 10.30pm.

Read more here:

Trump says Harris is ‘out partying’ after leaving supporters waiting three hours

Rally-goers appear to leave in Michigan while Trump is still speaking

07:00 , Mike Bedigan

Beyonce endorses Harris for president at Texas rally ‘not as a celebrity… but as a mother’

06:00 , Mike Bedigan

Music superstar Beyonce joined Kamala Harris onstage at a campaign rally in Houston, Texas, telling the crowds of adoring fans she was there not as a celebrity, but “as a mother.”

The Freedom singer was joined by her former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland as she entered the Shell Energy Stadium on Friday, to screams and cheers from supporters.

Read more here:

Beyonce endorses Harris at Texas rally ‘not as a celebrity… but as a mother’

Trump still reminding supporters of his McDonald’s campaign stunt

05:30 , Mike Bedigan

Trump makes supporters listen to Ave Maria while medics help rally-goer

05:05 , Mike Bedigan

Donald Trump halted his remarks in Michigan to let medics help a rallygoer, suggesting crowds might like to listen to a song while they waited.

“Should we listen to a nice song while we wait? Okay, Ave Maria by Pavarotti,” he said “I want The doctors to take their time.”

The former president stood onstage swaying to the music, before beginning again.

Trump claims Harris campaign called him a ‘dictator… evil genius’ and a ‘dumb son of a b****’

04:55 , Mike Bedigan

In Michigan, Trump reeled off the methods of attack the Harris campaign had allegedly taken against him.

“Kamala Harris is leading a hate campaign. Got a new thing, you know?” he said. “I think now they’re calling me a dictator.”

“So they started off where I was a dictator. None of it worked. And they went to, he’s an evil genius that didn’t work. Then they went, he’s a dumb son of a bitch that didn’t last long, that didn’t last too long. Then they went back to the dictator stuff.

“They don’t know what they’re doing, those poor people, those poor lost souls. They’re like lost souls.”

Harris recently said she believed her political rival was a “fascist,” following reports that Trump had once told White House officials he “needed generals like Hitler.” Such reports were later confirmed by his former chief of staff John Kelly.

In pictures: Trump rallies in Michigan

04:40 , Mike Bedigan

Trump accuses Harris of being ‘out partying’ while ‘war’ goes on in Middle East

04:30 , Mike Bedigan

After arriving late to his rally in Michigan, Donald Trump accused Kamala Harris of being “out partying” while a war was going on, following reports that Israel had launched targeted missile strikes against Iran.

“You got a little dose of bad management. You got a little dose of incompetent people,” he said.

“You know where she is tonight? She’s out partying. So Israel is attacking. We got a war going on, and she’s out partying. At least we’re working to make America great again. That’s what we’re doing.”

On Friday Harris held her own campaign rally, focused on women’s reproductive rights, in Texas with music superstar Beyonce.

Trump apologizes to supporters in Michigan for being late because of Joe Rogan

04:20 , Mike Bedigan

Donald Trump apologized to fans in Michigan after being some three hours late to his rally, telling them he had just completed “the longest interview of my life.”

“I am so sorry… We got so tied up, and I figured you wouldn’t mind too much, because we’re trying to win,” he said.

“I got interviewed by actually, a great guy. I didn’t know him too well, but I got to know him because it was longest interview I’ve ever done in my life.

“Joe Rogan – a good guy – you know, it’s quite something, and we had some other things really important [things], and I said, you know, we’re gonna get this stuff done.

“And my people came to me, ‘Sir, we could cancel our evening event, I’m sure the people wouldn’t mind.’ I said, ‘Are you crazy? I’m not canceling! No way!”

Harris trolls protesters: ‘some people do not have a great sense of direction’

04:10 , Mike Bedigan

Kamala Harris trolled protesters at her rally in Houston, directing them to “that small rally down the street.”

“It will be fine,” she said to laughter. “Some people do not have a greater sense of direction, but that is okay. We will show them the way.”

Watch: Beyonce addresses crowds in Houston

04:00 , Mike Bedigan

More pictures of Beyonce at harris rally in Texas

03:48 , Graeme Massie

Beyonce endorses Kamala Harris in Texas

03:36 , Graeme Massie

Beyonce and Kelly Rowland speaks at Harris rally in Texas

03:16 , Mike Bedigan

Music superstar Beyonce has taken to the stage in Texas to rally for Kamala Harris, alongside her former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland.

The pair were greeted with roars from the crowd as they entered.

“Welcome to this day, this remarkable, this joyous day, a date, a day, a time, a moment with weight and meaning for our country, for our people and for the world, a moment, Houston, where we grab back the pen from those who are trying to write an American story of division and hatred,” Rowland said.

“Houston, you’ve already had a hand in creating destiny. So do what you do and do this thing again.”

Joe Rogan drops Donald Trump episode

02:54 , Mike Bedigan

Donald Trump’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast has dropped – with a run time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 49 seconds.

The episode has dropped as the former president is currently in transit to his rally in Michigan.

Kamala Harris will shortly take to the stage in Houston, Texas, alongside music superstar Beyonce.

In pictures: Country star Willie Nelson performs at Harris rally in Texas

02:40 , Mike Bedigan

Beyonce tells Texas ‘it’s time for America to sing a new song’

03:25 , Mike Bedigan

Before welcoming Harris to the stage Beyonce told supporters “it’s time for America to sing a new song.”

“Your voice has power and magnitude,” she said.

“Your vote is one of the most valuable tools, and we need you. Your freedom is your God given right, your human right.

“We all have a role to play to make this a reality. We’re all part of something much bigger. We must vote, and we need you.

“It’s time to sing a new song, a song that began 248 years ago. The old notes of downfall, discord, despair no longer resonate. Our generations of loved ones before us are whispering a prophecy, a quest, a calling, an anthem.

Our moment right now. It is time for America to sing a new song. Our voices sing a chorus of unity. They sing a song of dignity and opportunity. Are you all ready to add your voice to the new American song? Because I am. So let’s do this.”

Doug Bergum holds the fort in Michigan for Trump following news of delay

02:30 , Mike Bedigan

North Dakota governor Doug Bergum is currently onstage holding the fort for Donald Trump in Traverse City, Michigan, following the former president’s announcement that he would be around two hours late.

Bergum has been onstage for more than 30 minutes already.

Beyonce: ‘I’m here as a mother’

03:22 , Mike Bedigan

Beyonce told crowds in Houston that she was at the rally she was addressing them not as a celebrity or a politician, but “as a mother.”

“H-town. We are so happy to be standing here on this stage as proud country Texas Women, supporting and celebrating the one and only vice president Kamala Harris – a woman who’s been pushing for what this country really needs right now, unity,” she said.

“It’s impossible not to feel the energy in this room, the positivity, the community, the humanity. We are at the precipice of an incredible shift, the brink of history.

“I’m not here as a celebrity. I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother, a mother who cares deeply about the world, my children, and all of our children living. A world where we have the freedom to control our bodies.”

“My children and all of our children live in a world where we have the freedom to control our bias, a world where we’re not divided our past, our present, our future, merge to meet us here.

She continued: “Imagine our daughters growing up, seeing what’s possible with no ceilings, no limitations. Imagine our grandmothers.

“Imagine what they feel right now, those who have lived to see this historic day, even those who are no longer physically with us, imagine all of their sacrifice, the sacrifices made so we can witness the strength of a woman standing in her power, reimagining what leadership is for all the men and women in this room and watching around the country.”

Willie Nelson performs for crowds in Texas ahead of Harris remarks

02:15 , Mike Bedigan

Veteran musician Willie Nelson took to the stage and performed to crowds ahead of remarks by Kamala Harris.

The 91-year-old country star played a medley of his hits including On The Road Again.

The vice president will also reportedly be joined by Beyonce at the rally in Houston, Texas.

On Thursday, Bruce Springsteen serenaded crowds at a Harris rally in Atlanta, Georgia.

Trump and Rogan boast of three hour podcast as crowds in Michigan head to their cars

02:05 , Mike Bedigan

Donald Trump posted a short video with Joe Rogan after wrapping up his podcast, which was apparently three hours long.

Meanwhile, in Michigan, crowds of people were seen heading to their vehicles due to Trump’s delayed arrival.

Jessica Alba speaks at Harris rally in Texas

01:55 , Mike Bedigan

Trump tells supporters in Michigan he will be two hours late

01:46 , Mike Bedigan

Donald Trump told supporters waiting for his rally in Traverse City, Michigan, he would be “two hours” late, despite having already kept them waiting for over an hour.

The former president delivered the news via video, that was projected at the site of the rally, from his plane – explaining that he had been busy recording . He had been due to speak at around 7.30pm local time in Michigan.

“We’re stepping on the gas, but it’s all about winning so we had to spend some time with people, a lot of people actually… we’re gonna have a good time tonight. See you soon,” he said.

Scores of people were seen leaving the venue following the announcement.

Obama calls out Mark Robinson at North Carolina rally

01:25 , Mike Bedigan

Russian actors made video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, FBI says

01:15 , Mike Bedigan

Russian operatives were behind a video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, the FBI has said.

The video, based in a suburban Philadelphia county, took off quickly on social media Thursday afternoon, prompting cries of election fraud.

But within three hours Bucks County election officials were countering the video, identifying it as fake.

“The envelope and materials depicted in this video are clearly not authentic materials belonging to or distributed by the Bucks County Board of Elections,” read a statement released by the board on Thursday.

Live from the Trump rally in Michigan

01:05 , Mike Bedigan

Excruciating moment JD Vance gives a shout out to Mark Robinson at rally – then realises his mistake

Saturday 26 October 2024 00:55 , Mike Bedigan

Vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance tripped over his words on Friday at a rally in North Carolina and appaered to briefly praise the state’s scandal-plagued lieutenant governor Mark Robinson, who’s accused of claiming to be a “Black Nazi” in online comments on a porn site.

“I want to give a shout out, to, and you guys have a great lieutenant governor,” Vance told the crowd. “Sorry, we’ve got— sorry, Mark isn’t here.”

Josh Marcus watched the somewhat cringeworthy moment:

Excruciating moment JD Vance gives a shout out to Mark Robinson at rally

Ahead of Michigan rally Trump plays video attacking… Biden

Saturday 26 October 2024 00:40 , Mike Bedigan

Ahead of his appearance in Traverse City, Michigan, Donald Trump played a video clip showing his wins over Joe Biden.

The former president has not been competing with Biden since July, when the president dropped out in favor of Kamala Harris.

Trump sits for Joe Rogan podcast ahead of rally in Michigan

Saturday 26 October 2024 00:30 , Mike Bedigan

Donald Trump has sat down to record an episode of wildly popular podcast The Joe Rogan experience, ahead of his rally in Michigan this evening.

The former president is reportedly recording the podcast – which boasts 14.5 million Spotify followers and 17.5 million YouTube subscribers – in Rogan’s studio in Austin, Texas.

Meanwhile, Kamala Harris is set to be joined by singer Beyonce onstage at a rally in Houston.

Leonardo DiCaprio shares presidential endorsement as 2024 election approaches

Saturday 26 October 2024 00:15 , Mike Bedigan

Leonardo DiCaprio has endorsed Kamala Harris in next month’s presidential election, arguing that her rival Donald Trump “continues to deny the facts” and “deny the science” around climate change.

The Oscar-winning actor, 49, previously endorsed Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Kevin EG Perry has the full story:

Leonardo DiCaprio shares presidential endorsement as 2024 election approaches

Chinese hackers reportedly targeted data on phones used by Trump and Vance

Friday 25 October 2024 23:58 , Mike Bedigan

Donald Trump and JD Vance may have been among a number of people targeted by Chinese hackers, who have gained access to US communications networks, according to a new report.

Investigators from national security agencies including the FBI are working to establish the scope of the data breach and determine whether the hackers could have gained access to text messages, or other comms sent through unencrypted channels.

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Chinese hackers reportedly targeted data on phones used by Trump and Vance

Trump again pushes no taxes – for anyone!

Friday 25 October 2024 23:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Experts on both sides of the aisle have criticized his ideas as mathematically unworkable and damaging to the economy, The New York Times noted. Legislators are unlikely to end the income tax even if Republicans gain control of Congress, even as tariffs and tax cuts have been some of the top issues pushed by Trump.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Trump again pushes no taxes – for anyone – in latest pitch to woo economic support

ICYMI: Ex-Trump administration officials sign open letter backing John Kelly’s claims

Friday 25 October 2024 23:10 , Oliver O’Connell

A group of former Trump administration officials has penned an open letter backing his former chief of staff John Kelly, after he warned that the former president meets the definition of “a fascist.”

In the explosive letter, the 13 former aides highlight the “danger” of a potential second Trump term, saying: “This is who Donald Trump is.”

Rhian Lubin reports.

Group of ex-Trump administration officials sign letter backing John Kelly’s claims

Former head of RNC claps back at Trump

Friday 25 October 2024 23:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Michael Steele, a Catholic and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has responded to Donald Trump’s latest diatribe about Catholics who might vote for Kamala Harris.

Recently, the former president has repeated a bizarre accusation that Catholics are being persecuted by the Democrats, which is especially odd given President Joe Biden is a devout follower of the faith.

Today in Texas he began the same diatribe only to get distracted. Trump said: “Anybody that votes as a Catholic for this, this horrible candidate that can’t put two sentences together— she can’t speak. She can’t put two sentences together.”

Steele posted the clip on X, adding: “As a Catholic…I heard you speak…you couldn’t put one sentence together @DonaldTrump, so I voted for @KamalaHarris.”

He also linked to a post from yesterday in which he explained his vote, writing: “In 2020, I reminded my fellow citizens that the ballot was how we restore the soul of our nation.

“Today, we are asked once again to make a choice, between a darker version of ourselves, or a more hopeful future for our children and grandchildren.

“I choose the love of my country over my party. I choose the noble responsibility of my civic duty. I choose my conscience because it reminds me of what I value as a citizen. I choose to stand with my neighbors against those who would lie to them, undermine their freedoms, turn neighbor against neighbor for the sake of one man. I choose a leader who, despite our political differences, values us more than herself.

“Today I voted for @KamalaHarris, because I choose hope.”

Stephen A Smith spars with Fox News’ Hannity over Trump’s mental state

Friday 25 October 2024 22:50 , Oliver O’Connell

Stephen A Smith sparred with Sean Hannity live on air when the Fox News host launched into a strong defense of Donald Trump’s mental state.

The ESPN First Take host appeared on Fox News Hannity on Thursday evening soon after Trump made a campaign stop in Nevada, Las Vegas.

During the live segment, it wasn’t long before the two TV personalities exchanged barbs on the presidential candidates’ behalfs.

James Liddell has the story.

Stephen A Smith spars with Fox News’ Hannity over Trump’s mental state

5th Circuit rules ballots must be received by Election Day per federal law

Friday 25 October 2024 22:40 , Oliver O’Connell

The 5th Circuit has ruled that ballots must be received by Election Day and state laws allowing them to arrive later are preempted by federal law. 18 states plus the District of Columbia count ballots received after that day. This decision would override those laws.

However, Kyle Cheney of Politico notes: “Though the circuit decision could theoretically impact this election cycle significantly, the panel left the decision on whether to apply it to this election cycle up to the district court judge who initially ruled the other way.”

Read the full decision here