Trump says Jewish voters are partly responsible for election
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday night that Jewish voters “will really be affected a lot” if he loses the November election to Vice President Kamala Harris.
As the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel approaches and the war in Gaza continues, the Republican presidential candidate spoke Thursday at back-to-back events in Washington, D.C., where he made a promise to Jewish Americans , their votes, he will be their protector, defender and “Jewish Americans’ best friend in the White House.”
He and Democratic nominee Harris are vying for a seat in the Oval Office in a close race with just 46 days left. Early in-person voting has begun in multiple states.
“The polls right now make me and Jewish citizens, Jews – people who are supposed to love Israel – the best president, the greatest president ever after all this has been done… A poll just came out. , I’m 40 percent,” Trump said at an event with Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson about combating anti-Semitism in the United States.
“That means you have 60 percent voting for people who hate Israel, and I say – this is going to happen,” he said. “It’s just because of the Democratic Party’s hold or curse on you.”
period presidential debate earlier this monthHarris reiterated her commitment to giving Israel the right to defend itself, saying “we must chart a course toward a two-state solution in which there must be security for the Israeli people and for Israel, and equal measures for the Palestinians.” .
She called for an immediate end to the war, saying “the way to end it is we need a ceasefire and we need to release the hostages.”
Trump also spoke at the Israel-U.S. Council National Summit, where he said Israel would face “total destruction” if Harris was elected. At an earlier event, he said any Jew who voted for Harris or any Democrat “should have their head checked.”
Trump has also pledged to combat anti-Semitism at universities across the country, saying that if re-elected, within his first week in office, his administration will notify every college president that if they don’t “end anti-Semitic propaganda,” they will Lose the election. their endorsement and all federal support.
Harris ad links Trump to Robinson, N.C.
Trump did not mention North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the state’s Republican gubernatorial candidate, on Thursday. trump allies vowed to continue competing follow one CNN investigates harshly Published Thursday.
Part of CNN’s explosive reporting included Robinson calling himself a “black Nazi” and writing “slavery was not bad” in a 2010 message posted on a porn forum.
The North Carolina Republican has a history of making controversial comments that have become an issue in the presidential race in the key battleground state.
Trump is scheduled to speak at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Saturday.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday about the CNN investigation.
at the same time, Harris campaign launches TV ads Friday in North Carolina to try to tie the former president to Robinson. In the 30-second ad, Trump calls Robinson an “incredible lieutenant governor” who he “got to know” and “(Robinson) is outstanding.”
The ad also sought to highlight Robinson’s “extreme anti-abortion views,” according to the Harris campaign.
Harris talks reproductive rights
The ad comes ahead of Harris’ speech on Friday in Georgia, where she reiterated her commitment to reproductive freedom in response to recent Puplica investigation Linking the state’s restrictive abortion laws to the deaths of two Georgia women – Amber Thurman and Candy Miller.
Harris also highlighted the impact of “Trump’s abortion ban” after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, which ended the constitutional right to abortion nearly half a century later. Trump appointed three of the five U.S. Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe.
“Now we know that at least two women in Georgia – and these are just the stories we know – died as a result of Trump’s abortion ban,” Harris said.
Thurman’s mother and sisters attended Live event On Thursday night in Michigan, Harris met with Oprah Winfrey.
Harris also made headlines at Thursday’s event when she reiterated that she was a gun owner and said that if someone broke into her house, “they would be shot.” The vice president laughed and said she “probably shouldn’t Saying that,” her staff would “address the issue later.”
The Democratic presidential candidate said Thursday that she supports the Second Amendment but also supports assault weapons bans, universal background checks and red flag laws, calling them “just common sense.”
Harris is also scheduled to speak at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday night.
Trump to attend Alabama-Georgia game
The University of Alabama confirmed to State Newsroom that Trump plans to attend the Alabama-Georgia football game in Tuscaloosa on September 28.
The former president’s security has been under intense scrutiny, especially in the wake of the investigation second assassination attempt against Trump in recent weeks.
“The security of our campus is and will remain our top priority, and UAPD will work closely with the U.S. Secret Service and other law enforcement partners to coordinate security,” the university said.
secret service admitted on friday It failed to protect the former president during a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the first assassination attempt.
Congressional control
As the presidential race remains a tight race, Determine control of each house of Congress.
The Senate map favors Republicans, with several seats currently held by Democrats. Democrats would likely need to sweep elections in Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and win the presidential race to retain control of the House.
Election forecasters view the House of Representatives as more of an elusive situation, with nearly 40 races likely to determine which party controls the chamber.
