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Both presidential candidates rallied in North Carolina on Wednesday after the vice president delivered \u2018closing argument\u2019 speech and defended Joe Biden over his latest gaffe
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With less than a week to go in the US presidential election race, Kamala Harris<\/a> and Donald Trump<\/a> are making their final pitches<\/a> to voters, with both appearing in battleground North Carolina<\/a> on Wednesday.
The Democratic presidential nominee has been forced to respond to Joe Biden<\/a> inadvertently whipping up a conservative media storm<\/a> by seemingly calling Trump\u2019s supporters \u201cgarbage\u201d in response to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe\u2019s already-notorious Madison Square Garden joke about Puerto Rico<\/a>.
Harris told reporters on Wednesday that she \u201cstrongly\u201d disagrees with any criticism of the public based on their voting intentions.
Elsewhere, at a rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Trump also addressed the president\u2019s comments.
\u201cLast night, Joe Biden finally said what he and Kamala really think of our supporters,\u201d he said. \u201cHe called them garbage and they mean it… even though, without question, my supporters are far higher quality than Crooked Joe or Lyin\u2019 Kamala.\u201d
He added: \u201cMy response to Joe and Kamala is very simple: You can\u2019t lead America if you don\u2019t love Americans.\u201d
On Tuesday, Harris delivered her \u201cclosing argument\u201d<\/a> in Washington DC, speaking on the very same spot<\/a> from which Trump told his supporters to \u201cfight like hell\u201d<\/a> on January 6, 2021.
Senate Republicans could block Robert F Kennedy Jr from joining a possible second Trump cabinet, according to Semafor<\/em><\/a>.
Kennedy Jr claims Trump has promised him \u201ccontrol\u201d over multiple health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He told followers in a livestream on Monday that Trump would put him in charge of the Departments of Health and Agriculture if he wins a second term.
In August, the 70-year-old suspended his independent campaign for president and backed the Republican billionaire. He previously made a run in the Democratic primary before switching to an independent bid.
But Kennedy Jr might struggle to be confirmed in the Senate even if the Republicans control the chamber.
One person close to the Trump campaign told Semafor <\/em>that there\u2019s \u201cappetite at the highest levels of the Trump campaign to take on a fight to get Kennedy confirmed.\u201d
However, three congressional aides told the outlet that Kennedy would be difficult to confirm even in a GOP-controlled Senate.
A GOP aide told Semafor <\/em>they \u201chighly\u201d doubted Kennedy\u2019s chances to be confirmed, and another aide added: \u201cThere\u2019s some deference afforded to an incoming president, but I don\u2019t think [Kennedy] would be a shoo-in.\u201d
Companies whose businesses rely on foreign suppliers are getting ready to hike their prices if Donald Trump wins the election in response to his expected tariff policies, according to The Washington Post. <\/em><\/a>
Producers of clothing, shoes, baby products, auto parts and hardware, as well as other items, say they\u2019re set to pass on any rise in costs to the consumer in the event of a Trump victory.
The chief executive of Columbia Sportswear, Timothy Boyle, told The Post: <\/em>\u201cWe\u2019re set to raise prices.\u201d
He added: \u201cWe\u2019re buying stuff today for delivery next fall. So we\u2019re just going to deal with it and we\u2019ll just raise the prices. \u2026 It\u2019s going to be very, very difficult to keep products affordable for Americans.\u201d<\/em>
At her second rally of the day, Kamala Harris told supporters in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: \u201cI\u2019ve lived the promise of America.\u201d
\u201cI saw how hard my mother worked to give her daughters the same chances our country gave her,\u201d she said.
\u201cGrowing up I was blessed to have family by blood and family by love, who instilled in me… the values that have always defined our nation at its best.\u201d
Puerto Rican-Dominican artist, Nicky Jam, has \u201crenounced\u201d his endorsement of Donald Trump, following the continuing fallout over remarks made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a recent rally at Madison Square Garden in New York.
In a video posted in Spanish on social media, the artist \u2013 real name Nick Rivera Caminero \u2013 said he had initially supported Trump because of the effects the poor US economy was having on immigrants.
\u201cThe reason that I supported Donald Trump is because I thought he would be better on the economy in the US where a lot of Latinos live \u2013 myself included,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are a lot of immigrants who are suffering because of the economy and as a businessman I thought this was the best movement.\u201d
\u201cNever in my life did I think that just one month later a comedian would show up and criticize my country, and speak poorly of my country. And for that, I revoke any support for Donald Trump.\u201d
Caminero backed Trump at a rally in Vegas last month. The former president accidentally misgendered the artist while touting the endorsement, saying that he loved \u201cher\u201d music.
A post shared by Nicky jam (@nickyjam)<\/a>
Rudy Giuliani\u2019s<\/a> sexual assault case hearing spiraled into chaos for two hours that ended with the former New York City mayor being muted by the judge.
The first oral arguments in the civil suit, brought by accuser Noelle Dunphy,<\/a> unfolded on Wednesday after a series of delays in the case<\/a> that was first filed in early 2023. Dunphy, who claims to be his former employee, is accusing Giuliani<\/a> of wide-ranging misconduct, including sexual harassment, assault, battery and a hostile work environment. The hearing was streamed online and journalists were allowed to watch.
The remote hearing was plagued by technical difficulties, high-pitched acoustic feedback and confusion. At one point, Lev Parnas<\/a>, a Ukrainian businessman and former Giuliani associate-turned-critic, tried to be admitted to the virtual meeting \u2014 a move that the ex-mayor vocally objected to. The judge didn\u2019t let Parnas in. Justin Kelton, Dunphy\u2019s lawyer, said he was a potential witness in the case.
The hearing was chaos-filled, including technical troubles, \u2018inappropriate\u2019 personal attacks from Giuliani against Dunphy, and Lev Parnas\u2019 attempt to enter into the virtual call
Donald Trump is considering withholding federal police grants to local agencies that refuse to carry out his mass deportation plan, a report claims.
The former president has said that, if elected, he will implement a drastic plan to remove migrants and immigrants who have come to the United States \u2013 especially via the US \u2013Mexico border.
Read more from Ariana Baio <\/strong>here:
Former president promises supporters he will conduct the largest mass deportation plan if re-elected
Donald Trump called Kamala Harris a \u201clow-IQ individual\u201d before claiming he is \u201cvery nice\u201d to her. Speaking at his rally in Rocky Mount on Wednesday (30 October), the former US President referred to his rival as a \u201clow-IQ individual\u201d, before then saying he is \u201cvery nice\u201d to the Deomcrats. Trump said: \u201cI will bring back a thing called The American Dream, isn\u2019t that nice? Because we haven\u2019t had that in a long time. \u201cOur country will be bigger, better, bolder, richer, safer, and stronger than ever before.\u201d He continued: \u201cKamala Harris, a low-IQ individual, is running a campaign of hate, anger and retribution. See I\u2019m very nice to them, they\u2019re not very nice to me.\u201d
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