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Donald Trump is facing a fresh storm of criticism following a report that he once said he needed “the kind of generals that Adolf Hitler had.”
“I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” the Republican presidential nominee allegedly declared, according to The Atlantic. “People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.”
The claim has been vehemently denied by Trump’s campaign.
Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly also told The New York Times that the former president praised Hitler multiple times, warning that the GOP candidate meets the definition of a fascist.
Kamala Harris responded to the reports in remarks at Naval Observatory on Wednesday lunchtime, warning that the former president is “increasingly unhinged and unstable,” and in a second Trump term “people like John Kelly will no longer be there to rein him in.”
Harris meanwhile took part in an interview with NBC News on Tuesday night and will follow that with a CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, today taking questions from undecided swing state voters.
Trump is campaigning in Georgia today and JD Vance is in Nevada.
In pictures: Trump rallies in Duluth, Georgia
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 01:27
Donald Trump distracted from beloved immigration chart… by himself
Donald Trump was momentarily distracted by himself at a rally in Georgia, as he introduced supporters to his “favorite chart in the entire world” – on immigration figures.
“Drop that chart. Please drop it. Let’s see… there it is. I was looking at me. I started looking at me, and I’m looking… I don’t like my hair tonight. I started looking at me but I’d rather look at the chart, the chart,” he told fans, to laughter.
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 01:17
Country star Jason Aldean introduces Trump in Georgia
Country star Jason Aldean took to the stage to introduce Donald Trump at a rally in Duluth, Georgia.
Aldean started by sharing several anecdotes about the former president, who he described as “not only an amazing leader” but also a friend.
The singer said he had already cast his vote for Trump. “I’ve seen firsthand how the media can twist the truth. They’ve done it to me… But no one is on the receiving end of lies and fake news more than President Trump. That’s a fact.
“He endures more than the average person can fathom, and the fact that he doesn’t need to be here but chooses to be here says everything I need to know.”
“He’s a president who, when knocked down, gets back up, raises his fist in the air and says ‘fight’… and to me, that’s a warrior, and that’s who we need running this country right now.“
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 00:54
LA Times editorials editor quits after billionaire owner reportedly blocked paper from endorsing Harris
The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned in protest at billionaire owner Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong reportedly ordering the paper to withold a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
“I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not okay with us being silent,” Mariel Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review of her decision to leave. “In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is how I’m standing up.”
Josh Marcus has the full story:
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 00:45
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Harris is going to ‘get Trump killed’
The Georgia congresswoman described Harris as a “desperate, dangerous” liar, in response to a statement she made about her Republican rival on Wednesday.
Mike Bedigan reports on what one of Trump’s keenest allies had to say.
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 00:32
Trump hits back at John Kelly as a ‘lowlife’ with ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome Hatred’
Donald Trump has hot back at John Kelly, after his former chief of staff confirmed to media outlets that the former president had made remarks referencing Adolf Hitler.
In a scathing post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump branded Kelly a “lowlife” who had made up a story “out of pure Trump Derangement Syndrome Hatred.”
“This guy had two qualities, which don’t work well together. He was tough and dumb. The problem is his toughness morphed into weakness, because he became JELLO with time!” the former president fumed.
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 00:20
RFK Jr files request at Supreme Court seeking removal from Wisconsin ballot
Former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has filed a last-minute request at the Supreme Court seeking his removal from the ballot in the key swing state of Wisconsin, despite a previously failed attempt.
Kennedy, who has now publicly endorsed Donald Trump, wants his name to have stickers placed over it.
The request, filed on Wednesday, is unlikely to be granted as voting already underway in the state.
Mike Bedigan24 October 2024 00:10
Inside grassroots campaigns already planning to overturn the 2024 election
Thousands of U.S. citizens concerned about Donald Trump-alleged election fraud have been trained by MAGA-aligned figures on how to spot and fight it ahead of the imminent presidential election, an investigation claims.
Dozens of far-right election advocacy groups have visited communities across the country to hold seminars and training sessions intended to motivate average voters to monitor their local election offices, USA Today reports.
What could possibly go wrong?
Here’s Ariana Baio’s report.
Oliver O’Connell24 October 2024 00:00
In pictures: Harris meets supporters in Philadelphia deli
Mike Bedigan23 October 2024 23:50
RFK Jr’s billionaire running mate has rebranded herself as a MAGA-health guru
Oliver O’Connell23 October 2024 23:40
