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Donald Trump and Joe Biden are preparing for their first prime-time televised presidential debate of 2024 later this week in what promises to be a pivotal moment for both campaigns.
The rivals will go head-to-head on CNN on Thursday evening, with the president taking time out at Camp David in Maryland to prepare.
Trump, meanwhile, has been back on the campaign trail, imploring conservative Christians at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington DC to vote for him in an energetic and joke-filled speech over the weekend and telling a crowd in Philadelphia that his trademark rambling approach to public addresses is a sign of genius.
At the DC event, he bragged about having pitched a UFC league for migrants, claimed he has taken “more wounds” than any other president and reeled off his now-customary, if bizarre, stories about sharks, batteries and Hannibal Lecter.
Meanwhile, Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, has attempted to take credit for the Republican’s success.
“He’s learned quite a lot from me, I think it goes both ways,” Farage told ITV.
“He was watching my speeches in the European Parliament for many years… before he decided to run.”
Trump and Biden gear up for head-to-head debate
Donald Trump and Joe Biden are preparing for their first prime-time televised presidential debate of 2024 later this week in what promises to be a pivotal moment for both campaigns.
The rivals will go head-to-head on CNN on Thursday evening, with the president taking time out at Camp David in Maryland to prepare.
Trump, meanwhile, has been back on the campaign trail, imploring conservative Christians at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington DC to vote for him in an energetic and joke-filled speech over the weekend and telling a crowd in Philadelphia that his trademark rambling approach to public addresses is a sign of genius (more on which shortly).
Here’s Oliver O’Connell on the “traps” Trump risks falling into on the debate stage.
Joe Sommerlad24 June 2024 09:00
Trump says he suggested setting up a UFC migrant fighting league
“Actually, not the worst idea I’ve ever had,” Trump told an audience of conservative Christians.
Oliver O’Connell24 June 2024 07:30
Trump says he’s picked his vice-presidential running mate
But he’s not giving anything away yet…
Oliver O’Connell24 June 2024 05:30
Analysis: Trump wants Republicans to ‘swamp’ early voting and mail-in ballots. But he can’t stop lying about elections
Alex Woodward writes:
Former president Donald Trump wants you to vote early or cast a ballot by mail. He also thinks that mail-in voting is irreparably corrupt and should be banned.
They’re also suing states to block mail-in ballots, even in states where most people vote by mail.
Continue reading…
Oliver O’Connell24 June 2024 03:30
Trump mixes up Jan 6 riot ‘suspects’ with Russian spies
Giving his customary shout-outs to lawmakers in attendance at an event in Washington, DC on Saturday, Donald Trump gave a somewhat confused version of a story involving one of his allies in Congress.
Read on…
Oliver O’Connell24 June 2024 01:30
Accused adulterer Trump professes ‘love’ for the Ten Commandments
Donald Trump declared his “love” for the Ten Commandments and called for them to be displayed in schools and “many other places” in an all-caps, late-night post on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Martha McHardy reports.
Oliver O’Connell24 June 2024 00:30
Trump campaign walks back Trump promise of green cards for all foreign graduates
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 23:30
Evangelical Christians on why they’re still backing Trump
Bel Trew reports from the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s annual conference in Washington, DC:
Wearing cowboy hats bejewelled with “Free Trump” broaches and waving American flags, evangelical Christians promised to vote for Donald Trump at a key gathering on Saturday, saying that, while he is not perfect, “he’ll do the right thing for America.”
Continue reading…
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 22:30
Veepstakes: It looks like it’s game over for Noem
Her chances appeared to be dashed after she published a memoir that included the story of how she once executed the family dog in a gravel pit.
Here’s what we found out today:
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 22:00
Republicans fear Trump could fall into debate ‘traps’
With just days to go before Donald Trump and Joe Biden face off in the first presidential debate, Republicans are concerned about the possibility of the former president walking into a trap in front of a national audience.
Read on…
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 21:30
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