Trump recalls ‘as I was saying’ as he speaks in Butler first time since assassination attempt
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Melania says Trump told Fox News on Sunday that her views on abortion came as no surprise to her husband.
“Yes, he knew my position and my beliefs since the day we met, and I believe in individual freedom,” she told host Maria Bartiromo.
“I want to decide what I wanted to do with my body. I think I don’t want government in my personal business,” she added.
Hours later her husband will rally in Wisconsin, just one day after he held a lie-filled eventat the venue in Butler, Pennsylvania where he survived an assassination attempt just three months ago. At Saturday’s rally, he suggested that his political opponents “maybe tried to kill me.” He will rally in Juneau, Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris will go on a media blitz this week as she sits down for interviews with The View, late-night host Stephen Colbert and radio host Howard Stern with just 30 days left until the election.
In a preview for her interview with 60 Minutes, Harris was pressed about the US’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the war in the Middle East nears the one-year mark — questions she largely dodged.
1728237646Lara Trump pressed by CNN’s Dana Bash about FEMA misinformationCNN’s Dana Bash pressed Lara Trump after her father-in-law Donald Trump repeated false claims about FEMA aid going toward Hurricane Helene survivors.
Referring to the Biden-Harris administration, the former president falsely claimed at the Butler rally on Saturday evening: “They’re offering them $750, to people whose homes have been washed away. And yet we send tens of billions of dollars to foreign countries that most people have never heard of. They’re offering them $750. They’ve been destroyed, these people have been destroyed.”
Earlier this week, the GOP nominee baselessly claimed that Kamala Harris had spent “all of her FEMA” money on “housing for illegal migrants, many of whom should not be in our country.”
In reality, the White House has clarified that survivors will get an initial $750 after applying to a Serious Needs Assistance program: “$750 is what is immediately available to eligible survivors. In addition, survivors may qualify for more FEMA financial assistance, including to repair storm-related damage to homes and property, find a temporary place to stay, and receive compensation for lost crops and livestock.” Read more here.
Bash asked Lara Trump, who is from North Carolina, whether she is “concerned” about the misinformation about being spread and how it impacts their ability to get help. “Look, Kamala Harris did say $750 per family right now,” she said before comparing the money spent on the “migrant crisis.”
“You are right that FEMA is getting $750. But that is a first step,” Bash explained.
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Kelly Rissman6 October 2024 19:00
1728235835Harris to address Israel relationship in new interviewKamala Harris will address the US relationship with Israel in a CBS 60 Minutes interview set to air on Monday.
In a sneak peek, Haris was asked by Bill Whitaker if the White House lacks influence over Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The aid that we have given Israel allowed Israel to defend itself against 200 ballistic missiles that were just meant to attack the Israelis and the people of Israel,” Harris said.
“When we think about the threat that Hamas Hezbollah presents Iran, I think that it is, without any question, our imperative to do what we can to allow Israel to defend itself against those kinds of attacks.”
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Graeme Massie6 October 2024 18:06
1728233146ICYMI: Trump falsely suggests at assassination attempt site that his rivals ‘tried to kill me’ Donald Trump returned to the site where he was nearly assassinated this summer, but his brush with death doesn’t appear to have changed him in the slightest.
On Saturday evening, Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania — walking out to a live rendition of “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood — and opened with the words “as I was saying,” referencing the fact that his previous rally at the site ended abruptly when a gunman fired an AR-15 toward the stage, grazing his ear and killing one attendee and injuring two others.
Rather than giving the former president a new perspective on the political temperature in the country, Trump’s rhetoric appears to have become more volatile; during the rally, he suggested that his political opponents “maybe tried to kill me.”
Read the full story.
Graig Graziosi6 October 2024 17:45
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1728228799Melania says Trump has always known her views on abortionThe former first lady gave an interview to Fox News on Sunday in which she said that her views on abortion came as no surprise to her husband.
“Yes, he knew my position and my beliefs since the day we met, and I believe in individual freedom,” she told host Maria Bartiromo.
“I want to decide what I wanted to do with my body. I think I don’t want government in my personal business,” she added.
Melania’s views on abortion have been included in her forthcoming memoir, despite the former president bragging that he brought an end to Roe v. Wade.
Graeme Massie6 October 2024 16:33
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1728227153Trump boasts he does not need teleprompter while flanked by one at Butler rally
Trump boasts he doesn’t need teleprompter while flanked by one at Butler rallyDonald Trump took to the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he asked “Isn’t it nice to have a president that doesn’t need a teleprompter?” while speaking next to one on Saturday (5 October), repeating a line he used at a Michigan rally. Speaking at the site where he was nearly assassinated in July, the former president declared: “Not that I use the teleprompters too much… We don’t need it. This one was right smack in the sun.” Minutes earlier, Mr Trump appeared to read off the teleprompter as he introduced Elon Musk on stage in Butler, describing how the billionaire “created the first major American car company in generations.”
Graeme Massie6 October 2024 16:05
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