Obama bashes Trump on 'constant attempts' to sell voters branded goods
During a campaign event on behalf of Harris in Pittsburgh, Obama reiterated his argument that Trump is selfish and that he is always trying to make a sale over providing solid leadership.
"There is absolutely no evidence that this man thinks about anybody but himself," Obama said, describing Trump as a 78-year-old billionaire who "has not stopped whining about his problem since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago."
Obama said Trump spews a "word salad" of conspiracy theories and sales pitches.
"It’s like Fidel Castro, on and on, constant attempts to sell you stuff. Who does that? Selling you gold sneakers, a $100,000 watch and, most recently, a Trump Bible," Obama said. "He wants you to buy the Word of God, Donald Trump edition, got his name right there next to Matthew and Luke."
Harris says Trump 'trashed' Detroit at campaign event there
Harris said today that Trump "trashed" Detroit when he appeared to criticize the city in his remarks at a campaign event there this afternoon.
"My opponent, Donald Trump, yet again, has trashed another great American city when he was in Detroit, which is just a further piece of evidence on a very long list of why he is unfit to be president of the United States," Harris told reporters on the tarmac in Las Vegas.
Trump suggested in his remarks Detroit that the U.S. will "be like Detroit" if Harris wins the election.
“You want to know the truth? It’ll be like Detroit. Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president,” he said.
Trump argues special counsel’s evidence in federal election case shouldn’t be released before Election Day
Attorneys for Trump argued today against the release of additional evidence in his federal election interference case in the lead-up to Election Day.
“There should be no further disclosures at this time of the so-called ‘evidence’ that the Special Counsel’s Office has unlawfully cherry-picked and mischaracterized—during early voting in the 2024 Presidential election—in connection with an improper Presidential immunity filing that has no basis in criminal procedure or judicial precedent,” Trump’s attorneys wrote.
Students at the University of Pittsburgh on the impact of Obama’s visit
Patrick Swain, 21, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, waited in line to see Obama campaign for Harris at his school.
“I think the gravity of Barack Obama coming to the University of Pittsburgh shows just how much of a battleground Pennsylvania is,” he said.
Swain, who planning to voting for Harris, said his first memory of a global event was watching Obama’s first inauguration in his kindergarten classroom.
“Obama was sort of this seismic figure that we grew up with when we were younger,” he said, adding later, “I think he’s just this monumental authority that a lot of people grew up admiring, and he lends a lot of viability to some of the newer candidates in the fields, like Kamala Harris.”
Alex Grant, 24, who is also a student at Pittsburgh, called Obama a “transformational president.”
“I think among our generation, he is perceived well. I think he’s perceived as an idol,” he said. “I have to be honest. For me, my entire life growing up, Obama was president. That’s the only person I really knew as president until Donald Trump came about. And I see him as, like, what a president should be. And he has the standards of who should hold that office, I think.”
Political science major Lila Lancaster, 18, said she understands the importance of Obama’s being able to rally his coalition and inspire newer voters.
“I mean, [Pennsylvania is] a swing state. So, obviously, it’s important to get as many votes for the Democrats as he can. And holding on to his supporters from so many years ago and then just reigniting that passion for everyone, I think it’s really important,” she said.
John Carlos, 19, called Obama’s decision to campaign in Pittsburgh “super-strategic” as a way to rally “the people that really, really matter in terms of voting.
Almost all of the key battleground young voters said their top issue this cycle is abortion rights.
Trump says he would invoke a renegotiation provision of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement
Trump said today that if he is elected, he will make it known to Mexico and Canada that he will invoke the six-year renegotiation provision of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which he called the "the hardest thing" to get in the trade deal.
“Upon taking office, I will formally notify Mexico and Canada of my intention to invoke the six-year renegotiation provisions of the USMCA that I put in. That was the hardest thing I had to get," he said. "They didn’t want that. They wanted to have it, but I wanted to, because there’s always like, little tricks they want to play. I said, 'Nope, I want to be able to renegotiate in six years; otherwise we’re not making the deal.' And I got it, and it’s coming due very soon.”
The Trump administration renegotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement to create the USMCA with Canada and Mexico, which went into effect in July 2020.
Its first six-year review and reauthorization requirement are in July 2026. There have been numerous disputes as part of the agreement, and Trump is threatening to place tariffs on imports from Mexico, which would be an apparent breach of the trade deal.
Harris to participate in CNN town hall
Harris will participate in a televised town hall on CNN on Oct. 23, her campaign said in a news release. The event, which take place in Pennsylvania, will be live.
"This will be a unique opportunity for voters to hear directly from the Vice President on her commitment to be a President for all Americans and her plans to lower families’ costs, protect our freedoms including reproductive freedom, and keep us safe and secure," the Harris campaign said in a statement.
The network offered both candidates a town hall as a replacement for another debate. Trump has repeatedly said he would not agree to another debate with Harris. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether he would participate in the town hall.
Harris dispatches heavy hitters to boost key states in the final stretch
Amid Democratic concerns about a presidential race that remains deadlocked in the key battlegrounds, Harris’ campaign dispatched a handful of seasoned political operatives to troubleshoot in swing states in recent weeks, according to six people familiar with the surge.
The group of senior advisers includes Paulette Aniskoff, a former director of the White House Office of Public Engagement for President Barack Obama who was sent into Pennsylvania two weeks ago to shore up what officials thought was a lackluster state operation. One of the sources described the state as a “problem spot” for the Harris campaign.
Harris’ race against Trump has settled into trench warfare in seven states. In the RealClearPolitics average of recent polls in those states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada — neither candidate has more than a 1-point lead.
Trump says he would make interest on car loans fully deductible
In his speech in Detroit, Trump said he would make interest on car loans fully deductible.
"That’s going to revolutionize your industry. This will stimulate massive domestic auto production and make car ownership dramatically more affordable for millions and millions of working American families. This is a phenomenal thing," Trump said.
He has made other proposals leading up to Election Day, including getting rid of taxes on tips and ending the cap on state and local tax deductions.
Trump says daughter Tiffany Trump is pregnant
Trump announced today in his Detroit speech that his youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, is expecting a baby. He mentioned it while he was thanking attendees, including Tiffany Trump's father-in-law, Massad Boulos.
“He happens to be the father of Tiffany’s husband, Michael, who’s a very exceptional young guy,” Trump said. “And she’s an exceptional young woman, so, and she’s going to have a baby. So that’s nice.”
Tiffany Trump has not announced her pregnancy publicly. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.
Biden tells Trump to 'get a life' after lambasting him for false claims about the government's hurricane response
Biden told Trump to "get a life" after he castigated him for his recent false claims about the federal government's response to hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Biden made the remark after he delivered a briefing at the White House about the response to Milton and a reporter asked whether he had spoken to Trump.
"Are you kidding me?" said Biden, who then turned and looked directly into the camera and said: “Mr. President Trump, former President Trump, get a life, man. Help these people.”
Earlier in his comments, Biden said people who engage in lies about hurricane recovery efforts are "undermining confidence in the rescue and recovery work that’s opening and ongoing." He also called Trump and others who spread hurricane misinformation "so damn un-American."