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Former president Donald Trump asserted Vice President Kamala Harris was “born mentally impaired” in the first few minutes at his Wisconsin rally on Saturday afternoon.
“Joe Biden became mentally impaired, Kamala was born that way,” Trump told a room of rallygoers in Prairie du Chien while criticizing the administration’s position on immigration.
The former president falsely asserted, once again, that Harris was appointed “border czar” and allowed migrants to cross the border and commit violent crimes.
“Only a mentally disabled person could have allowed this to happen to our country,” Trump said.
There is no evidence of mass “migrant crime” happening across America nor any indication Harris was born with a disability that impacts her mental or cognitive functioning.
Trump also blamed the Biden administration for not allocating enough Secret Service resources to accommodate a large outdoor rally. He complained the indoor space only held “2,000” people or less but that “40,000” people wanted to attend his rally.
The former president attended a college football game between Alabama and Georgia. During the game, Harris ran a campaign ad pressuring Trump to debate her a second time. “If you’ve got something to say, say it to my face,” she said in the ad.
‘It is in places like this where you can truly feel that the democratic world can prevail,’ Zelensky says
Zelensky is praising Pennsylvania artillery shell manufacturers in a new social media post after visiting a factory in Scranton earlier this week.
Michelle Del Rey29 September 2024 03:20
Harris runs ad pressuring Trump to debate her a second time
“Winners never back down from a challenge,” the 30-second ad, which aired during the Georgia-Alabama college football game, states. “Champions know it’s anytime, anyplace. But losers, they whine and waffle and take their ball home.”
Harris continued: “Well, Donald, I do hope you’ll reconsider to meet me on the debate stage,” she says. “If you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.”
Michelle Del Rey29 September 2024 02:58
JD Vance criticizes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky
During the Ukrainian president’s visit this week, he toured an artillery shell factory in Scranton, but Vance claimed he came to campaign with Democratic leadership.
Zelensky used his visit to thank the factory workers for manufacturing the shells used to support Ukraine in its war against Russia.
“We spent $200 billion on Ukraine. You know what I wish Zelensky would do when he comes to the United States of America? Say thank you to the people of Pennsylvania and everybody else,” Vance misleadingly said.

Michelle Del Rey29 September 2024 02:38
Trump: ‘Two years ago I wouldn’t have had a fly up here’
A fly interrupted Trump’s rally speech in Wisconsin on Saturday, which he insinuated could be due to an influx of migrants.
“Two years ago I wouldn’t have had a fly up here,” the former president said.
Michelle Del Rey29 September 2024 02:00
Harris campaign’s plan to fly plane over Georgia-Alabama game mocking Trump canceled
The Walz Harris campaign had previously planned to fly a plane over the football game in Alabama but the campaign switched course due to weather conditions in the area.
The banner was supposed to read: “Trump’s Punting on 2nd Debate.” Trump is currently attending the game. The campaign still intends to run a TV ad mocking him into participating in a second debate.
Michelle Del Rey29 September 2024 01:25
Vance runs into a problem with impromptu campaign event in Pennsylvania
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance tried to make a campaign stop at a restaurant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday but ran into a problem when the restaurant didn’t want him inside.
According to an NBC News reporter, Vance tried to stop at a Primanti Bros but the restaurant’s staff told him there could be no cameras inside nor did they want to be part of a “campaign event.”
Ariana Baio29 September 2024 01:00
JD Vance told his crowd to thank Trump for $35 insulin cap
Vance repeated misleading claims that Trump is responsible for capping insulin at $35 a month.
The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law in 2022, forced insurance companies not to charge over $35 a month for insulin. But Vance told the crowd Trump is the reason for the cap. “Don’t let Kamala Harris lie and take credit for it,” he said.
Trump did institute a voluntary cap on insulin during his time in office.
Michelle Del Rey29 September 2024 00:43
JD Vance encouraged audience to boo at reporter’s question
The crowd at a JD Vance event booed when a reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer tried to ask him a question.
“Let her ask her question,” Vance told the crowd. “And then we can boo afterwards if it’s a ridiculous question.”
Michelle Del Rey29 September 2024 00:26
JD Vance campaigns in Pennsylvania while Tim Walz in Michigan
The vice presidential contenders are pleading their case in the two states after a recently published New York Times/Siena College poll showed Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are running neck and neck.
Some of the tighest races are in Wisconsin and Michigan. Trump held a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Saturday. Harris is currently fundraising in California.
Michelle Del Rey29 September 2024 00:05
Trump and Harris supporters are extremely divided on immigration views
It’s no surprise Donald Trump supporters strongly support mass deportations of immigrants living in the United States illegally while Kamala Harris supporters believe admitting immigrants into the U.S. ensures a diverse population.
The two differing beliefs stand in stark contrast to one another, and they give some insights into how political rhetoric has shaped how people view immigrants.
Polling from Pew Research Center shows that Harris supporters are more welcoming of immigrants and believe they can fill labor shortages, diversify the population and deserve to seek asylum when necessary.
In a survey of Americans, 27 percent of Harris supporters said they support mass deportations – a policy Trump has promoted.
But 88 percent of Trump supporters said they favor mass deportations. Additionally, they do not think being married to a U.S. citizen or even being a refugee should even allow immigrants to stay in the country.
Michelle Del Rey28 September 2024 23:57