Kamala Harris and Donald Trump turned their attention to Texas on Friday, with both presidential candidates holding events in the state. Candidates on opposite sides of the staunchly Republican state offer contrasting visions for the country, and their pitches show that the gender gap among voters has widened to historic levels. It highlighted recent polling data.
Harris was joined by Beyoncé in Houston, where the Democratic candidate told a crowd in Texas: “This is ground zero in the fight for reproductive freedom.” She also criticized Texas for having one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation, saying, “One in three women now lives in a state with President Trump’s abortion ban.” added.
Meanwhile, an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan in Austin created a new opportunity for President Trump to emphasize the hyper-masculine tone that characterized much of his 2024 White House bid. According to Politico, Mr. Trump’s victory may depend on men voting for Republican candidates, and Mr. Rogan emphasized that his podcast is the best place to reach men. . With tens of millions of viewers, The Joe Rogan Experience has built a huge, mostly male audience.
Here’s what else happened Friday.
Kamala Harris Election News
At the end of her rally in Houston, Harris urged voters to cast their ballots early. “Do we believe in women? Do we believe in reproductive freedom? Do we believe in the promise of America, and are we ready to fight for it?” Harris said. He concluded by saying, “If we fight, we will win.”
In Houston, Beyoncé took to the stage with former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland in front of a crowd of 30,000 people. “I’m not here as a celebrity. I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said. “Imagine our daughters growing up seeing what is possible without ceilings or limitations.”
While Beyoncé appeals to a younger audience, 91-year-old Willie Nelson showed at the start of the event that he still has a reputation in his native Texas. “Are you ready to say Madam President?” Nelson asked the audience before launching into “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys,” and the audience sang along.
Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, who is running to unseat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, used the rally to criticize his opponents. “I believe in a very different Texas than Ted Cruz,” Allred said. “During my time in Congress, I was the complete opposite of Ted Cruz because I never forgot where I came from and the people who gave me a chance.” He led the crowd in chanting, “It’s better.”
Tim Walz gave an impassioned pep speech in Scranton, Pennsylvania, telling voters the race would be “close.” “It’s the fourth quarter. We have the best team on the field,” Walz said. “We have to do this one inch at a time, one yard at a time, one door at a time, one phone at a time, one dollar at a time, one vote at a time.”
Donald Trump Presidential Election News
Donald Trump arrived hours late for a rally in Michigan, prompting thousands of supporters to leave, while others gathered in the cold outside at outdoor rallies in the battleground state to wait for the former president. The press conference with Republican presidential candidate Logan was delayed for three hours. “There’s a war going on and she’s out partying,” Trump said in Michigan, referring to Israel’s attack on Iran.
Chinese state-backed hackers targeted cellphones used by Donald Trump and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance as part of a large-scale breach of U.S. telecommunications networks, The New York Times reports. It seems that he did it. Investigators are working to determine what data, if any, was accessed through the “sophisticated” hack, officials said.
Elsewhere in the campaign
On Friday, current and former Washington Post staffers and other prominent figures in the U.S. media world spoke out after the Post’s leadership chose not to endorse any candidate in the U.S. presidential election. Turmoil and anger spread. The paper’s publisher, Will Lewis, announced Friday that for the first time in more than 30 years, the paper’s editorial board will not endorse a candidate in this year’s presidential election or in future presidential elections. Some staffers and reporters said the decision was made by the Post’s billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos.
A widely circulated false video depicting Donald Trump’s mail-in ballots being destroyed in Pennsylvania was linked to Russian actors, US officials have confirmed. The video went viral on social media, but was debunked by local election officials and law enforcement within three hours after a member of the public reported it.
Adam Smith, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, has called on the Pentagon to investigate reports that Elon Musk is in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Politico reports. I asked for it. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, said, “Elon Musk, who has multibillion contracts to support some of the most sensitive military operations, He is reported to have an open attitude toward the president.” Musk’s spacecraft company, SpaceX, has multiple contracts with the Department of Defense and NASA. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the billionaire has held previously unreported meetings with President Putin since 2022.
A new group of former Donald Trump aides who are “lifelong Republicans” have added their voices to the chorus of criticism of the Republican candidate, speaking out in support of John Kerry, who earlier this week called his former boss a fascist. Ta. “The revelations brought forward by General Kelly are disturbing and shocking. But as we know Mr. Trump and have worked for and with him, we regret that “I was not surprised by General Kelly’s comments,” the letter from more than a dozen officials who worked in the Trump administration said.
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