Harris-Trump live: Trump holds press conference as Harris leads ex-president among likely voters in new poll
Kamala Harris says she welcomes Donald Trump’s decision to debate her in September, which the former president announced at a rambling press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday.
“I hear that Donald Trump has finally committed to debating me on September 10,” Vice President Harris wrote on X. “I look forward to it.”
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump said he would attend three debates — one on Fox News on September 4, one on ABC News on September 10, and one on NBC News on September 25 — while the Harris campaign is reportedly against starting with the Fox debate.
Trump’s announcement on the debates came after a string of flip-flops on whether he would participate.
During the press conference, the Republican spent approximately an hour answering questions and delivering an unhinged mix of his stump speech, punctuated with attacks on his Democratic opponent (and past ones) and a return to his favorite grievance — boasting about crowd sizes.
Trump also claimed that he was ahead in the polls, whereas in reality, even as the numbers are shifting and starting to favor the Democrats. The latest polling from Marquette University shows Harris leading by between four and eight percentage points.
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Josh Marcus9 August 2024 01:51
Bad news in the battleground states for Trump
“Three weeks ago, Donald Trump was leading President Joe Biden in the Cook Political Report national vote tracker by about 2.5%,” editor-in-chief Amy Walter wrote on Thursday. “Today, Kamala Harris leads Trump by less than one point, a shift of more than three points in Harris’ direction. Battleground state polls are showing similar results, with Harris cutting into Trump’s lead by anywhere from two to five points.”
The site also found that the projected election results were within the margin of error in the “Blue Wall” states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
More details in our full story.
Josh Marcus9 August 2024 01:42
Special counsel’s office wants more time to weigh immunity precedent in Trump January 6 case
As part of its January 6 case against Donald Trump, the special counsel’s office is asking a Washington federal court for more time to analyze the Supreme Court’s recent decision on presidential immunity.
“The Government continues to assess the new precedent set forth last month in the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States,” the special counsel’s office wrote in a court filing on Thursday.
It suggested reconvening at the end of August.
Here’s our report from Alex Woodward on how the January 6 case is coming back to life.
Josh Marcus9 August 2024 01:36
Matthew Cooper9 August 2024 01:19
How Vance’s plane incident with Harris adds to his weird factor
Since being announced as Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance has struggled to overcome allegations from his opponents of being “weird.” His current campaign strategy doesn’t appear to be helping.
Vance has embarked on what some critics have described as a “stalking” tour of Kamala Harris’s campaign, shadowing her tour of battleground states and holding parallel events on the same day in each city. So far, he has followed Harris through Philadelphia, Wisconsin and Michigan.
The practice is called “bracketing” in the vernacular of political campaigns, and is not so unusual. But on Wednesday, Vance took things a step further when he approached Harris’s jet as they were both on the airport tarmac in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at the same time.
Oliver O’Connell9 August 2024 01:00
Video: Far-right thug punches police officer in face during Southport riot
A far-right thug was caught punching a police officer in the face during a violent protest outside a mosque in Southport. Bodycam footage recorded the moment Derek Drummond launched himself at the police officer on 30 July, after being told to “get back”. Drummond was also seen launching bricks and other items at officers. The attack happened after protests broke out following the murder of three young girls at a Taylor Swift dance class in the town. Drummond has now been jailed for three years at Liverpool Crown Court for violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker.
Oliver O’Connell9 August 2024 00:30
Payday! Man behind the website Harriswalz.com reveals what he sold it for
The trademark lawyer who owned the domain name previously sold ClintonKaine.com for $15,000 to a buyer who turned out to be connected to the 2016 Trump campaign.
Gustaf Kilander has the story.
Oliver O’Connell9 August 2024 00:00
Kamala Harris ‘looking forward’ to debate after ex-president confirmed he would face her
Donald Trump told reporters at a rambling press conference at Mar-a-Lago that he would debate Harris on ABC on September 10.
Harris quickly took to social media to say that her rival had “finally committed” to debating her after weeks of flip-flopping on the matter.
I hear that Donald Trump has finally committed to debating me on September 10.
I look forward to it.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 8, 2024
Graeme Massie8 August 2024 23:49
For those of you who remember Trump complaining about not being able to campaign during NY trial…
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 23:30
Pelosi says she didn’t think Biden would win
The former House speaker sat down with The New Yorker for an interview which published on Thursday; in it, she outlined a bleak outlook for the Biden campaign following the president’s concerning appearance at June’s presidential debate in Atlanta.
Pelosi told David Remnick that she didn’t see a path to victory for the incumbent president after he appeared lost onstage at points and was unable to complete his thoughts, trailing off before declaring, “…anyway” or coming to an incoherent stop.
“He felt great. And I had confidence in him,” Pelosi said of Biden before the debate. “And then that happened, and I think everybody was stunned. It was stunning.”
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 23:00
