Trump insults Harris in expletive-filled speech at Catholic Charity DinnerVice President Kamala Harris did not attend the Al Smith charity dinner in New York in person, appearing via a pre-recorded video sketch. Her joke didn't seem to resonate with the audience.
White tie dinners have raised millions of dollars for Catholic charities and have traditionally been attended by candidates from both parties.
Mr. Trump's joke was crude, but it seemed to be well-received by those in attendance.
Trump mocked transgender people and attacked his running mate, Tim Walz.
He also targeted immigrants and New York, saying he needed to end his speech so New York could “turn the room into a shelter for illegal immigrants.”
Regarding Harris’ absence, he posted on his Truth social network:
Tonight, I learned that Layin Kamara will be giving a video message instead of attending the Al Smith Dinner. She shouldn’t be allowed to do video messages.
Kamala should attend, as should almost every presidential candidate in history, with the exception of Walter Mondale, who lost 49-1. They didn’t give me a video message option and I didn’t do it either. This is extremely disrespectful to everyone involved. She should be here or lose the Catholic vote! ”
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Vice President Kamala Harris appears via pre-recorded video link at the Al Smith Charity Dinner, a bipartisan fundraising event where presidential candidates traditionally participate and crack light jokes on each other. did.
Actress and former SNL performer Molly Shannon appeared in the sketch, playing Mary Katherine Gallagher, a student at the fictional Catholic school.
Harris asked for advice. Shannon as Gallagher suggested not lying because lying is a sin.
Harris said people shouldn’t lie, especially about “your neighbor’s election results.”
Harris further attacked Trump, saying she never meant to insult Catholics, saying, “That’s the same thing as insulting Detroiters when you’re in Detroit.”
Mr. Harris’ sketch received a lukewarm reception from the dinner attendees.
“As I watched it, I couldn’t help but think that now I know how the kids felt when I FaceTimed them to their piano recital,” said comedian Jim Jim, who hosted the dinner. Gaffigan says.
The crowd cheered at Mr. Harris’ appearance, though not overly enthusiastically, but more than politely.
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Election campaigns impose costs on local police. As candidates arrive in Michigan, a key battleground state for the upcoming election, local forces scramble to provide support to the Secret Service and other agencies.
The Detroit Free Press reports that Kent County, where Grand Rapids is located, had spent more than $300,000 by the end of last month.
Lori Latham, Assistant County Administrator, said:
Additional spending is expected as visits are expected to increase in the run-up to the election.
Although we do not have a dedicated fund to meet these unexpected expenses, we utilize overtime pay and contingency funds to manage unexpected expenses.
Bob Stevenson, executive director of the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, said some areas are feeling the strain more than others.
The extent of the burden may depend on the size of the city and experience with the city,” Stevenson said. “We take towns like Dearborn, Detroit and Battle Creek.
They have a lot of people and they can probably reassign a lot of people for that short period of time and that’s not a problem. But some small cities are already short-staffed and have to somehow find staff. ”
Security concerns have been a theme of this campaign, with two attempts on President Trump’s life within three months.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is gearing up for her first campaign campaign this month with Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in Georgia and Michigan.
The vice president is scheduled to appear with Barack Obama in Georgia on October 24th and with Michelle Obama in Michigan on October 26th, according to the Associated Press.
The Obamas endorsed Harris in July and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.
The rally is sponsored by When We All Vote, a nonpartisan civic engagement organization founded by Michelle Obama to encourage people to participate in politics.
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Trump insults Harris in expletive-filled speech at Catholic Charity Dinner
Vice President Kamala Harris did not attend the Al Smith charity dinner in New York in person, appearing via a pre-recorded video sketch. Her joke didn’t seem to resonate with the audience.
White tie dinners have raised millions of dollars for Catholic charities and have traditionally been attended by candidates from both parties.
Mr. Trump’s joke was crude, but it seemed to be well-received by those in attendance.
Trump mocked transgender people and attacked his running mate, Tim Walz.
He also targeted immigrants and New York, saying he needed to end his speech so New York could “turn the room into a shelter for illegal immigrants.”
Regarding Harris’ absence, he posted on his Truth social network:
Tonight, I learned that Layin Kamara will be giving a video message instead of attending the Al Smith Dinner. She shouldn’t be allowed to do video messages.
Kamala should attend, as should almost every presidential candidate in history, with the exception of Walter Mondale, who lost 49-1. They didn’t give me a video message option and I didn’t do it either. This is extremely disrespectful to everyone involved. She should be here or lose the Catholic vote! ”
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Germany praises Biden for restoring ‘European hopes in the transatlantic alliance’
Germany has awarded U.S. President Joe Biden the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the highest award in the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, in recognition of his contributions to improving German-American friendship and the transatlantic alliance.
He was presented with this award by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Steinmeier said that while friendly relations with the United States were “and will continue to be important for Germany’s survival,” there have always been “periods of nearness and periods of distance.”
“Recently, even just a few years ago, we’ve grown so far apart that we’ve almost lost sight of each other,” Steinmeier said, alluding to the strained relationship from the pre-Trump era.
He said Biden “restored Europe’s hopes in the transatlantic alliance literally overnight.”
“In the coming months, I hope Europeans remember that the United States is indispensable to us,” he added. “And what I want Americans to remember is that your allies are essential to you. We’re not just ‘other countries’ in the world, we’re partners and friends. ”
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President Trump accuses Zelensky of helping start war with unusual attack
good morning. Welcome to our coverage of the US presidential election, as President Donald Trump claims that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy helped start the war with Russia.
Unusual criticism from a Republican presidential candidate – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s sovereign territory started the war – as Joe Biden arrives in Europe for private talks with allies, with Ukraine top of the agenda It was issued when
As reported by Reuters, President Trump’s comments indicate that if he wins the Nov. 5 election, he is likely to make a fundamental shift in U.S. policy toward Russia.
The former Republican president has frequently criticized Zelensky during his campaign, calling him “the greatest man on earth” who has sought and received billions of dollars in U.S. military aid since the outbreak of war in 2022. “Salesman,” he called me repeatedly.
President Trump also criticized Ukrainian leaders for not seeking peace with Russia and suggested that Ukraine might have to cede some territory to Russia to reach a peace deal, but Kiev considers this concession unacceptable.
President Trump’s comments on Thursday’s PBD podcast with Patrick Bett-David went a step further than his previous criticisms. He said Zelenskyy was responsible not only for failing to end the war but also for helping start it. “That doesn’t mean I don’t want to help him, because I feel so bad for them. But he should never have started the war. The war is a loser.” President Trump said.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Biden will seek to strengthen cooperation with key European partners on issues ranging from the war in Ukraine to conflicts in the Middle East during a quick trip to Berlin.
“The wheels have stopped in Berlin,” Biden wrote in a post on X overnight. “We greet our old friends and stand ready to unite and strengthen our close alliance in the fight against freedom and tyranny around the world.”
We arrived in Berlin.
We greet our old friends and are ready to unite and strengthen our close alliance in the fight against freedom and tyranny around the world. pic.twitter.com/zaTFtTOFMT
— President Biden (@POTUS) October 18, 2024
More on this later. In other developments:
Donald Trump criticized Kamala Harris and other Democrats in a sharp, sometimes vitriolic speech Thursday as he headlined the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner in New York. The Republican candidate repeatedly criticized her Democratic presidential rival for her decision to skip the event. She sent a video instead.
Billionaire Elon Musk kicked off a five-night campaign in Pennsylvania last night to support the Trump campaign. “I think this election will decide the fate of America, and with the fate of America, the fate of Western civilization,” he said at an event at City Hall in the Philadelphia suburb of Folsom. He also reportedly pushed the debunked theory that voting machines were used in a plot to rig the 2020 election.
Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump will be trying to drum up votes Friday in an effort to lock down support in a key political battleground in Michigan. Harris will start the day in Grand Rapids, then hold events in Lansing, northwest of Detroit, and Oakland County. President Trump will hold his own event in Oakland County in the afternoon and a rally in Detroit in the evening.
