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Donald Trump, who is currently asking for a delay in sentencing until after the election following his conviction at his New York hush money trial, will hold another press conference at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, following on from a “meltdown” at Mar-a-Lago at a similar event last week.
Earlier, Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden made their first appearance together since she took over the Democratic Party ticket following his decision to step aside.
The pair spoke at a rally in Maryland to talk about efforts to bring down prescription drug costs for Americans after an agreement was reached with pharmaceutical companies to lower the cost of ten popular drugs.
Harris has picked up the support of evangelical Christians in the swing states as she all but erases Trump’s lead in six of the seven key battlegrounds, getting ahead in Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, according to the non-partisan Cook Political Report.
The two candidates are tied in Georgia and Trump is leading in Nevada, the latest polling indicates.
In other news, vice presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz have agreed to debate one another on October 1 on CBS.
A former GOP staffer turned media contributor has called out an ex-Fox News host for claiming Kellyanne Conway “sabotaged” Donald Trump.
On an episode of The Dan Bogino Show Wednesday, former Fox News host Dan Bongino accused Conway and other Republican operatives of leaking stories claiming Trump regrets picking JD Vance as his running mate to media outlets, such as The Daily Mail.
“I’m going to say to Kellyanne and others: it’s time to pipe down. You’ve been warned. I’ve had about enough,” Bongino said.
Katie Hawkinson reports.
Joe Rogan again dings Trump
Rogan said it was a “banger of a speech.”
Gustaf Kilander has the story.
Biden to skip Obama’s DNC speech
Weeks of Democratic infighting leading up to President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race have left some emotional scars between the president and some party leaders, according to a new report.
Biden will not stay on to hear Obama’s speech on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago after the president delivers his own address on Monday night, according to POLITICO.
Ariana Baio reports.
Trumpworld scrambling to clean up ‘mess’ after ex-president’s angry texts to megadonor
Donald Trump’s inner circle is working to clean up the “mess” the former president created after he reportedly instructed an aide to send a string of angry text messages to a megadonor in the heat of an angry moment.
The former president has apparently engaged in some “erratic behavior” recently, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, in part due to the stress of the atypical presidential race.
Ariana Baio reports.
Project 2025 leader says Trump ‘very supportive’ of their work and lays out plans if he returns to White House
Vought headed the Office of Management and Budget during the second half of Trump’s first term and has been tipped as a possible chief of staff in a second Trump administration.
Gustaf Kilander has the story.
‘Another public meltdown’: Harris campaign trolls Trump ahead of Bedminster presser
“TODAY: Donald Trump to Ramble Incoherently and Sprad Dangerous Lies in Public, but at Different Home,” the title of the email read.
Ariana Baio has the story.
Trump claims to be leading in polls as he hail return of Lewandowski
Donald Trump claims he is leading in the polls — which ones we’re not sure — as he hails the return of his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.
The former president praised the current campaign team of Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita as “THE BEST” but said that “many people want to join the campaign for the final push”.
Here’s his Truth Social post in full:
We’re leading in almost all Polls, in some cases leading by A LOT, despite the fact that the Fake News is pulling out all stops for their Radical Left San Francisco Liberal, Kamala Harris. In 2016, we did well, and WON. In 2020, we got Millions of more Votes and actually did much better than 2016, but nothing compares to this year, 2024. The Enthusiasm is GREAT, and the Management Team, headed up by Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, is THE BEST. Many people want to join the Campaign for the final push, some from the first two Campaigns – And we want as many as we can get! I am pleased to announce that Corey Lewandowski, who was very involved in 2016, will be coming on board as a Senior Advisor. Others, likewise, are joining us. They’ll be announced soon! Again, these 82 days will go down as the Most Important in Campaign History, and November 5th will be the Most Important Day in the History of our Country. We are a Nation in Decline, but we will soon be a Great Nation again! MAGA2024
In pictures: Biden and Harris address efforts to lower prescription costs
It was their first appearance together in public since President Joe Biden stepped aside from the 2024 campaign in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Watch: Biden calls Trump ‘Donald Dump’
Watch: Biden jokes about age in remarks on lowering costs of prescription drugs
Source: independent.co.uk
