Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on Sunday sought to shore up political support in battleground states across the country, with polls showing the pair deadlocked in a close race.
In North Carolina, Harris attacked rivals for spreading misinformation related to hurricanes Helen and Milton. The vice president attended a Black church in Greenville and told the assembled crowd, “There are people who are not acting in the spirit of community…There are people who are working hard to help those in need. “There are people who are lying about this and spreading false information when the truth and facts are not clear.” is required. ”
President Trump told Fox News from Arizona that he could impose tariffs of more than 200% on cars imported from Mexico. The former president said the aim was to block car sales from Mexico to the United States. “All I’m doing is saying, ‘I don’t care if it’s 200 or 500, I don’t care.’ I’m going to put a number on it that won’t sell a single car,” he said.
Here’s what else happened Sunday.
At a rally in Arizona, Donald Trump announced that he would hire 10,000 more Border Patrol agents and increase retention fees, after derailing a bipartisan bill earlier this year that would have provided funding for more Border Patrol agents. He offered to give him $10,000 as a signing bonus. He accepted approval from the National Border Patrol Council in Prescott Valley, about 420 miles north of the border with Mexico.
A New York Times poll released Sunday found that Ms. Harris underperformed among Latino voters when compared to the three previous Democratic candidates for the White House. An NBC News poll showed the candidates nationally in a “dead heat” with 48% support.
Authorities said Saturday they arrested a man armed with a gun, false reports and VIP passes near a Trump campaign rally in California. “This incident did not impact the safety of former President Trump or any event attendees,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Police said the suspect, Bem Miller, of Las Vegas, was in possession of a loaded shotgun, handgun and high-capacity magazine and was believed to be a member of a right-wing anti-government group. He was released on $5,000 bail.
President Joe Biden surveyed Florida’s devastated communities and debris-filled streets and vowed to continue helping the state recover from Hurricane Milton. The president renewed his call for U.S. lawmakers, who are in recess until after the Nov. 5 presidential election, to return to Washington to approve more disaster funding.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson resisted appeals from the White House and state legislatures to approve more disaster aid, saying, “Each state needs to calculate and assess its needs and submit it to Congress, and It takes time,” he told NBC News.
President Trump said he spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “like two days ago.” In an interview on Fox News, Trump was asked when was the last time he spoke to an Israeli leader. Joe Biden also spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu last week, the first known conversation between the two leaders since August. President Trump said it was “pathetic” that Biden and Netanyahu had not spoken for about two months.
Former President Bill Clinton called on churchgoers in Albany, Georgia to rally behind Harris’ campaign. “As Isaiah said, bringing people and buildings together and repairing the broken places is what works,” Clinton said. “Blame, divide and humiliate people, they bring in a lot of votes at election time, but they don’t have an impact.” Voter turnout could be the key to Democrats winning the state’s 16 electoral votes.
