Trump hits a reflective note near the end of his latest rally
Trump told rally attendees that after nine years of running, he knows win or lose this is the end of him campaigning for president.
“It’s coming to an end,” Trump said, adding, “In some ways it’s sad.”
“But we have to finish it off with a big victory,” he told the crowd.
The Constitution would restrict Trump from running again if he wins a second term in 2024, of course. But Trump also said last month that he thinks this election "will be it" for him.
Vance says children in Pennsylvania are 'not getting the education that they need' due to non-English speaking children
Speaking at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, Vance claimed that “open borders” are decreasing the quality of education for Pennsylvanian children due to children who come into the country without knowing English.
“We’ve got thousands of children in Pennsylvania schools who don’t even speak English, which of course means that a lot of Pennsylvania children are not getting the education that they need,” Vance said.
“Now I don’t begrudge any child or any family for wanting a better life in the United States of America, but number one, you’ve got to come through the legal way,” the senator added.
Trump takes the stage over an hour late in Pennsylvania
Trump is now taking the stage roughly an hour and 40 minutes late at his rally in State College, Pennsylvania, prompting cheers from the crowd of “Give us Trump!” and “Get him here already!”
When Trump adviser Stephen Miller took the stage, it prompted boos and groans from the crowd.
Last night in Traverse City, Michigan, Trump was so late after his three-hour Joe Rogan interview that many people left the rally before he arrived. Trump is frequently late to his rallies and often talks for 90 minutes to two hours.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he does not believe Trump is a fascist
During remarks in New York on security preparations ahead of Trump’s rally tomorrow at Madison Square Garden, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters, “I do not believe [Trump] is a fascist.”
Adams called on everyone to “dial down the temperature” and urged New Yorkers to show “a level of respectable communication.”
With that statement, Adams bucked the trend of Democratic leaders using the term after former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Trump meets the definition of a fascist.
Walz and AOC to livestream ‘Madden’ video game face off
Tim Walz and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will take to the livestream platform Twitch tomorrow, where they will face off in a game of “Madden,” the football video game.
“You ready Gov?” Ocasio-Cortez said in a post to X announcing their livestream plans.
"Can’t wait. Looking forward to playing with you, @AOC!" Walz responded.
Elon Musk’s X is boosting election conspiracy theories with AI-powered trending topics
Elon Musk’s social media app X is supercharging the spread of voter-fraud conspiracy theories with the help of artificial intelligence, boosting unfounded claims including two personal smears against Vice President Kamala Harris.
The dubious content is spreading in the app’s “explore” section, which says it uses Musk’s AI software, named Grok, to aggregate trending social media topics. The information does not appear to be fact-checked by humans, and in several recent examples it seemed to repeat false or unsubstantiated claims as if they were true.
The feature is named “stories for you” and has a label saying it’s in a beta test, meaning it’s an experiment not available to all users. Each “story for you” consists of a feed of posts related to a trending topic. On the desktop version of X, users can also see a paragraph-long summary of the topic written by the Grok software if they look at the history of the “story for you.”
The feature’s placement in X’s explore section gives it prominent digital real estate in the final weeks of the presidential election, in which Musk is backing former President Donald Trump. Its repeated amplification of misinformation and conspiracy theories related to the election follows a string of instances where Musk has personally shared similar ideas, both in live appearances and on his social media.
In the past week, NBC News identified five “stories for you” that pushed baseless claims related to the election.
National Park Service issues permit for Harris' upcoming Ellipse speech
The National Park Service on Saturday issued the permit approving Harris’ upcoming Tuesday-night speech at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C.
The permit lists an estimated crowd of 20,000 as Harris seeks to make her closing argument to voters in prime time.
Harris campaign paints Trump as defensive on the economy
In a new Harris campaign memo shared first with NBC News, senior adviser Ian Sams writes that "it is clear that Donald Trump is on defense on the economy."
Sams pointed to a Thursday Truth Social post from Trump where he wrote that he is not proposing a national sales tax "as the Democrats say in their advertisements against me."
The Harris campaign added that they're winning on the economy because they argue that Trump's plan for tariffs would raise costs for Americans.
"Experts, voters, and apparently Donald Trump agree that his economic plan will raise costs on the middle class as this election comes to a close. Trump’s loud lies on Truth Social show he knows it’s a problem," Sams wrote.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the memo.
Trump accuses Harris of 'loving' a military draft
During an event in Michigan, Trump blasted Harris, saying that she wants war and would love a military draft.
“Your sons and daughters will end up getting drafted. ... She’d love a draft. All she wants is a war,” Trump said.
He also spoke about Beyoncé's appearance at a Harris rally in Houston on Friday, telling attendees at his Michigan event that "they have to use [famous] people to get people to come to her events."
In a statement following Trump's Michigan rally, Sarafina Chitika, a spokesperson for the Harris campaign, said in a statement that "Trump showed again today that he is too busy trying to divide our country to lead it. America can’t afford to let an unhinged and unchecked Complainer-in-Chief back into the White House to enact his revenge."
"While Trump adds to his enemies list, Vice President Harris is bringing voters together across party lines because she is focused on actually helping the American people as President," Chitika added.
Harris will rally with Michelle Obama in Michigan today
On the first day of statewide early voting in Michigan, Harris plans to rally with former first lady Michelle Obama.
The two will attend a get-out-the-vote rally alongside Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Sen. Gary Peters and other local Michigan leaders.