With less than two weeks until the U.S. presidential election, nearly 25 million Americans have already cast their votes, at least in part due to the Republican Party’s aggressive implementation of early voting at the direction of President Donald Trump. records have been broken in several battleground states.
More than 1.9 million voters cast early votes in Georgia, either in-person or by mail, where Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden four years ago by just 11,779 votes. , North Carolina also set a new record. Despite the disruption caused by Hurricane Helen last month, it exceeded 1.7 meters.
President Trump celebrated the state’s record-breaking voting levels at an event in Georgia and at another rally urged his supporters to “vote any way you want.”
Here’s what else happened Wednesday.
Donald Trump Presidential Election News
A former model who says she met Donald Trump through the late sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein has accused the former president of molesting and having sexual contact with her during an incident at Trump Tower in 1993. She believed the incident was a “twisted game” between the two. The Trump campaign called Stacey Williams’ claims “patently false” and said they were a false story “made up by the Harris campaign.”
Trump attended a faith-focused event in Zebulon, Georgia, with his lieutenant governor and 2020 election denier Bert Jones, which his campaign dubbed a “Town Hall of Believers and Vote.” President Trump praised technology mogul Elon Musk for providing hurricane relief that he says the federal government did not provide.
President Trump was in Georgia for a rally in Duluth, with guests including Tucker Carlson, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. He further escalated his personal insults against Kamala Harris, calling her “crazy” and urging voters to tell her opponent: There has never been anyone like you. You cannot connect two sentences. The world is laughing at us because of you. ”
The U.S. Department of Justice has warned Musk’s SuperPac that the billionaire Tesla CEO’s monthly gifts a day could violate federal law, according to multiple reports. did. Musk, a vocal supporter of Trump, spoke to a crowd in Pennsylvania on Saturday and announced he would donate $1 million every day until Election Day to people who signed an online petition supporting the U.S. Constitution.
In an op-ed for Truth Social, Trump accused John Kerry of being a “bad general” obsessed with “pure Trump Derangement Syndrome hatred.” Kelly, a former chief of staff to President Trump and a retired Marine Corps general, said Tuesday that he believes Trump meets the definition of a “fascist” and is “definitely an authoritarian.” Two veterans said they agreed with Kelly, but Republicans, including New Hampshire’s governor, dismissed the comments.
Kamala Harris Election News
Kamala Harris has accused President Trump of being a “fascist” who wants “unchecked power” and a military that is personally loyal to him. In an impromptu speech from his home in Washington, D.C., the Democratic candidate pounced on Mr. Kerry’s claims. Joe Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, said the president agrees with those who call President Trump a fascist.
Harris repeated the fascist claims in a televised town hall for unvoted voters in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. When CNN host Anderson Cooper asked her, “Let me ask you tonight: Do you think Donald Trump is a fascist?” Harris answered, “Yes, I do.” Trump was also invited to attend the town hall, but he declined.
Harris’ campaign said she will hold a huge “closing argument” next week at the same location where Donald Trump rallied in 2021 before rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. ” announced that he would give a speech.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz voted early with his wife Gwen and son Gus. Walking out of his polling place in St. Paul, Minnesota, Walz said his vote was “an opportunity to turn the page on the chaos of Donald Trump and a new path forward.”
Ms. Harris’ husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, rallied Democrats in Florida, marking a break from recent stumbles in competitive states such as Wisconsin, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Although both parties expect the Sunshine State to lean toward Trump again, the Harris campaign’s unusual advance has focused attention on the close race between the Republican incumbent and Democratic challenger in the Senate.
Elsewhere in the campaign
The opinion editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned after the paper’s owners blocked the newspaper’s masthead from endorsing Kamala Harris for president. Mariel Garza said he disagrees with the decision by the paper’s billionaire owner, Patrick Sooncione. In a social media post, Soon-Shiong wrote that the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board had rejected a proposal to replace the typical pro-president editorial, calling it “a review of the positive and negative policies of each candidate during their tenure.” It is an analysis based on all the facts.” At the White House. ”
A new Microsoft study says China-linked social media bots are targeting Republicans, including Marco Rubio, while a senior U.S. intelligence official says a Russian group is targeting Tim Walz. He said he created and helped spread viral disinformation.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has allowed people whose mail-in ballots were rejected for technicalities to cast provisional ballots, potentially impacting thousands of early voters. The decision marks another defeat for the legal campaign, as the Republican National Committee argues that some provisional ballots cast during the April primary should have been rejected.
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