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Arlington National Cemetery fallout rumbles on as vice president hits out at Trump’s reported history of disparaging service personnel
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Kamala Harris says Donald Trump “disrespected sacred ground” when he undertook a “political stunt” improperly filming a video at Arlington National Cemetery this week that resulted in an altercation between his campaign and cemetery staff.
The former president told the ultra-conservative parental rights group, Moms for Liberty, that the allegation was “so disgusting”. He was at the cemetery to attend a wreath-laying ceremony with families of service personnel when he posed with his thumb up by military graves.
Meanwhile, Trump said he will vote to keep a six-week abortion ban in Florida when the issue comes up at the ballot box in November — less than 24 hours after saying it was “too short”.
The Harris campaign quickly responded to Trump’s endorsement of the Florida abortion ban saying it was proof of where he stood on the issue and that if president he would “uphold an abortion ban so extreme it applies before many women even know they are pregnant”.
Meanwhile, a new poll in Minnesota shows the race tightening in the state with Harris’s lead halving over August, despite Governor Tim Walz joining the ticket. However, another poll shows Harris building her lead.
Vance won’t apologize for posting viral Miss Teen USA clip — despite causing her mental anguish
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance refused to apologize for posting a video of a Miss Teen USA contestant struggling with an answer to mock Vice President Kamala Harris - despite learning the viral clip caused the pageant contestant mental anguish.
On Thursday evening, Vance posted a clip of Miss Teen USA contestant Caitlin Upton giving a nonsensical answer to a question during the 2007 pageant. The viral video became a well-known meme and is often used to mock a person’s intelligence.
Ariana Baio reports.
Oliver O'Connell31 August 2024 23:30
Trump is turning to YouTube influencers and pranksters to win the ‘bro’ vote — here’s why
To garner support among the bro voters, the Trump campaign is dedicating time to YouTubers like Logan Paul and podcasters like Theo Von, the Times reports.
Katie Hawkinson has the story.
Oliver O'Connell31 August 2024 22:30
Watch: Gwen Walz claps back at Vance, telling him to “mind your own business” over teachers without children
Oliver O'Connell31 August 2024 22:15
Watch: Scaramucci says only Melania Trump wants Harris to win more than him
Speaking on the Meidastouch Network, one-time Trump ally and briefly White House communicatsions director, Anthony Scaramucci, now one of the former president’s leading critics, said today:
Nobody wants [Kamala Harris] to win more than me. Maybe Melania Trump—she could be the only person I can think of. I judge the hatred of Donald Trump by the 'Melania standard.' Like, Ben hates Trump slightly less than Melania. My wife hates Trump as much as Melania. I met one person who actually hates Trump more than Melania, and that’s General Milley.
Watch below:
Oliver O'Connell31 August 2024 21:38
Security concerns force Ella Emhoff to give up knitting club
Ella Emhoff has revealed she has been forced to give up her knitting club over security concerns since her stepmother launched her presidential bid.
With Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign going full steam ahead, the 25-year-old budding fashion designer’s life has been turned upside down in more ways than one.
Her stepmother’s political ambitions have led Emhoff to, unfortunately, suspend Soft Hands Knitting Club meetings.
Olivia Hebert has the story.
Oliver O'Connell31 August 2024 21:30
As Florida prepares to legalize marijuana, Trump calls for prohibition in public
Donald Trump writes on Truth Social:
As everyone knows, I was, and will be again, the most respected LAW & ORDER President in U.S. History. We will take our streets back by being tough & smart on violent, & all other types, of Crime. In Florida, like so many other States that have already given their approval, personal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults with Amendment 3. Whether people like it or not, this will happen through the approval of the Voters, so it should be done correctly. We need the State Legislature to responsibly create laws that prohibit the use of it in public spaces, so we do not smell marijuana everywhere we go, like we do in many of the Democrat run Cities. At the same time, someone should not be a criminal in Florida, when this is legal in so many other States. We do not need to ruin lives & waste Taxpayer Dollars arresting adults with personal amounts of it on them, and no one should grieve a loved one because they died from fentanyl laced marijuana. We will make America SAFE again!
Oliver O'Connell31 August 2024 21:15
This week’s Sunday morning talk show guests
ABC’s This Week — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo.
NBC's Meet the Press — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.
CBS’ Face the Nation — Gov. Maura Healey, D-Mass.; Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas; Teamsters President Sean O’Brien; Mitch Landrieu, co-chair of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
CNN's State of the Union — Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, a supporter of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Fox News Sunday — Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.; Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to Trump's campaign.
Oliver O'Connell31 August 2024 21:00
Senator Tom Cotton issues statement on Trump’s cemetery visit
Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a veteran, has issues a statement in support of former president Donald Trump amid the debacle concerning the Republican presidential nominee’s recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery that resulted in an altercation with cemetery staff and accusations of dsirespecting “sacred ground” by filming political content there.
The senator wrote:
“I commend President Trump for accepting the invitation of the Gold Star families to join them at Arlington National Cemetery to honor their loved ones who died during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. The families had every right to invite whomever they wanted to commemorate this solemn anniversary, just as President Trump and his aides had every right to accept their invitation; neither the families nor President Trump violated cemetery regulations or policies. The real scandal here isn’t that the families invited President Trump or that he accepted their invitation, and it’s not even that political apparatchiks working for the incompetent secretary of the Army disrespected the wishes of these Gold Star families. The real scandal is that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden condemned thirteen brave American troops to death and didn’t even have the decency to call or meet with the Gold Star families to express their condolences. Kamala Harris should never be our military’s commander-in-chief."
Cotton is a veteran of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and author of Sacred Duty: A Soldier’s Tour at Arlington National Cemetery.
Oliver O'Connell31 August 2024 20:50
Trump shares image of himself, Vance, RFK Jr, Musk and Gabbard as superheroes
If there’s one thing Donald Trump loves, it’s an AI-generated or photoshopped image that glorifies himself or praises his agenda.
Now, he has one showing off his ‘super’ powers and friends.
Ariana Baio has the story.
Oliver O'Connell31 August 2024 20:30
Full story: Harris joins backlash against Trump over Arlington National Cemetery ‘political stunt’
Kamala Harris has now joined the growing backlash against Donald Trump over his controversial visit to Arlington National Cemetery where his staffers allegedly pushed a cemetery official, he posed with a thumbs up at a soldier’s grave and his team filmed a campaign ad.
In a scathing statement posted on X on Saturday, the Democratic presidential candidate slammed her Republican rival’s “political stunt” calling him “a man who is unable to comprehend anything other than service to himself.”
Trump running mate JD Vance immediately jumped to his defense on X, as Rachel Sharp reports.
Oliver O'Connell31 August 2024 20:08
