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☆ Biden fades from view as he exits the world stage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Kevin Liptak | Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty ImagesThe moment was a fluke, the type of logistical error that’s almost inevitable at gatherings of almost two dozen world leaders. Yet it was difficult to ignore the impression it left: that Biden is disappearing from view as the world turns its attention to his successor. What members of Biden’s team have been willing to acknowledge is how little they actually know about what Trump and his team may be planning. In Lima and Rio de Janiero, Biden fielded no questions from the press and his aides spoke only off-camera. Reporters had opportunities to ask Biden questions at the G20 summit in Rome in 2021, in Bali in 2022, and in Vietnam in 2023, following the summit’s conclusion in India the prior day.

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☆ Trump unveils the most extreme closing argument in modern presidential history
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

It was exactly the kind of rhetoric that the Harris campaign believes could prompt moderate voters and disaffected Republicans to choose the vice president. Harris was in red-state Texas on Friday to highlight hardline GOP abortion policies she warns could spread countrywide if Trump wins. The CNN Poll of Polls shows no clear leader nationally with Harris at 48% and Trump at 47%. Harris’ rally will provide an emphatic exclamation point for an increasingly important theme of her campaign — that Trump represents an existential threat to American democracy. Both Trump and Harris are targeting strategic sectors of their core electorates in the final days.

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☆ Michelle Obama makes passionate plea for women’s health while campaigning for Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“By every measure, she has demonstrated that she’s ready,” Obama said of Harris. “Please, please do not hand our fates over to the likes of Trump, who knows nothing about us, who has shown deep contempt for us,” Obama said. “You get to use your judgment and cast your vote for yourself and the women in your life. Harris received raucous applause as she delivered the passion-filled line, the loudest response to the vice president of the evening. “I love you guys,” Harris said, adding, “Of the many things that I just think are so great about you, you are rightly impatient for change.

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☆ Obama again feels the ‘fierce urgency of now’ as Trump eyes return to power
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Stephen Collinson | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Drew Angerer/AFP/Getty ImagesObama is fired up and ready to goObama is feeling “the fierce urgency of now” again. “We do not need to see what an older, loonier Donald Trump looks like with no guardrails,” Obama said this week in Detroit. No president, no vice president, no senator, no governor is going to solve every problem,” Obama said in Madison, Wisconsin, this week. I think it should happen.”Yet for all his political skills, Obama has sometimes been unable to transfer his idiosyncratic appeal to other leaders. Former first lady Michelle Obama – who has become a female icon – will campaign with Harris on Saturday in Michigan.

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Clarkston, Georgia CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama used their first joint campaign appearance, on Thursday night in this Atlanta suburb, to issue parallel warnings about the dangers facing the country if Donald Trump is elected again to lead it. Battleground Georgia is the latest stop in a late-campaign sprint by Obama, who has leveled at Trump increasingly passionate attacks and rounds of mocking. After Obama’s speech, Harris came onstage, where they embraced before the vice president delivered a nearly identical message. “What I can’t understand is why anyone would think that Donald Trump will shake things up in a way that is good for you. On Saturday, Harris is also set to appear with former first lady Michelle Obama in Michigan.

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☆ Democrats seize on Trump’s extremism amid latest reporting about him and Hitler
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Trump’s alleged fixation with Hitler was also supported by material in several books, including one by CNN’s Jim Sciutto. Trump’s campaign denied the exchange about Trump and Hitler reported in The Atlantic. President Trump never said this,” campaign adviser Alex Pfeiffer said. I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know, I have no idea,” he said. And the 44th president reinforced Democratic warnings about Trump’s age and cognition — turning his successor’s former strategy against Biden on him.

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☆ As Harris turns 60, Democrats cast Trump as old and ‘unhinged’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris turns 60 on Sunday – and, her campaign wants voters to know, that makes her 18 years younger than Donald Trump. Harris’ campaign is increasingly questioning the former president’s mental and physical fitness in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential race. “He’s becoming increasingly unstable and unhinged, and it requires that response,” Harris told reporters Saturday in Detroit. Top Harris allies have also leaned into the strategy of casting Trump as old and mentally unfit in recent days. “He’s talking about Hannibal Lecter, he’s talking about this, he’s talking about that.”Trump, at times, seems to tie migrants who seek asylum in the United States to the character of Lecter being detained at an insane asylum.

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Former President Barack Obama on Friday contrasted former President Donald Trump’s character to that of the late Sen. John McCain during a packed rally at the University of Arizona. “Being here in Tucson, I’m thinking about my friend, John McCain,” said Obama, speaking to several thousand Arizonans. “It required one more vote to keep it intact, and that vote was the late, great John McCain,” Harris said in the Phoenix suburb. “A great American, a war hero: John McCain. “Thanks to John McCain, he didn’t do it,” he added to thunderous applause.

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☆ In the twilight of his term, Biden greets global audience weary of war and wary of US politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“I think it would be a big mistake to underestimate the president,” Scholz told PBS ahead of NATO’s 50th anniversary summit in Washington. Biden has instead opted for “minilateralism,” what foreign policy experts have come to term his strategy for dealing with smaller coalitions of like-minded nations. “Ironically, it is precisely Biden’s caution that has encouraged continued Russian, Chinese, North Korean, and Iranian misbehavior,” Kempe writes. According to Pew Research Center polling on views of Biden across 34 countries, 63% of German respondents expressed confidence in Biden. In Poland – another country where aides have considered having Biden visit to tout Ukraine support – 70% of respondents express confidence in Biden.

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign laid out what it sees as her path to victory in Pennsylvania in a memo shared exclusively with NBC News ahead of Monday night’s rally in bellwether Erie County. “The Harris campaign’s path to win Pennsylvania capitalizes on Trump’s unprecedented weakness in the suburbs,” the memo, which also highlighted the campaign’s focus on Haley voters, reads. “They can point to the suburbs, but they’re losing ground in places like Philadelphia,” a Trump campaign official said. Kush Desai, the Trump campaign’s Pennsylvania spokesperson, highlighted Obama’s visit as a sign the Harris team was scrambling. Speaking with NBC News, Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent Hughes said he could “understand the frustration” Obama expressed.

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Black men have historically voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidates, with turnout typically lagging that of Black women but consistent nonetheless. Even a relatively small drop in support from Black men for Harris could be significant given the razor-thin margins in battleground states. “Black men prioritize being the primary breadwinners of the household and care about real wages and permanent jobs. The Harris campaign also plans to ramp up its programming specifically designed to engage Black men. This week, it is set to partner with Black male celebrities, influencers and activists to hold “Black Men Huddle Up” events in battleground states, NFL and NCAA watch parties that will double as an avenue for Black men to discuss the stakes of the election.

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☆ Trump’s extreme vision for America hikes pressure on Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Donald Trump is invoking a vision of an extreme new White House term that would transform America and rock the world. And Vice President Kamala Harris has only three weeks to avert it, as she struggles to restore momentum in a neck-and-neck race to Election Day. Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris listen to her speak during a rally at Ripon College, in Wisconsin, on October 3. With the nation in such a sour mood, Harris’ incumbency as vice president is a liability. His post underscored what Harris represents for those who fear the very real prospect of Trump’s return.

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Almost half of young women have at least a bachelor’s degree compared to 37% of young men. That compares to 2008, when Barack Obama won the votes of 66% of young men. One of the biggest financial pressure points for young men has been higher rents, which are up around 20% since 2020. Young men are more likely to be financially dependent on their parents compared to young women, with 74% of women describing themselves as mostly financially independent compared to 62% of young men, according to a Pew survey. I think Trump will do better with young men than among young women — the gap will be pretty significant in terms of voter support — but I don’t think Trump’s going to win an overwhelming majority.

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☆ Why Trump voters are poised to swing the Senate majority: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Plus, "Meet the Press" moderator breaks down the polling numbers behind Barack Obama's stern message to Black voters. Former President Barack Obama came to Pittsburgh on Thursday with a stark warning for Black men to step up their support for Harris. The survey found that men under the age of 50 were the most likely subgroup of Black voters to back Trump over Harris. While Harris had a 78-point lead among Black men over 50, the number drops to about 50 points with Black men under 50. Bottom line: This is the first time we have heard this powerful and direct plea from the nation’s first Black president to other Black men.

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The popular host, also known as Lenard McKelvey, has millions of followers across digital platforms and “The Breakfast Club” reportedly boasts an estimated 8 million listeners per month, more than half of them Black. Harris will focus in part on the economy and address and identify obstacles to creating intergenerational wealth for Black Americans, a senior Harris campaign official tells CNN. “Our Black men, we gotta get them out to vote, that’s number one. Kamala’s opponent promised a lot of things last time to the Black community that he did not deliver on, and we gotta make sure we help Black men understand that,” Johnson said. Tomorrow, in Atlanta, entertainers Jermaine Dupri, Armani White and Isaac Hayes III will host “Brothas and Brews” to connect with Black men.

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And I am here to tell you: That is not what real strength is. “Real strength is about working hard. Real strength is about taking responsibility for your actions and telling the truth even when it’s inconvenient,” he said. “Real strength is about helping people who need it and standing up for those who can’t always stand up for themselves. Some Democratic strategists worry they risk losing slices of young men, Latino men and even Black men, who have expressed openness to Trump or low enthusiasm about voting.

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☆ Obama, the ‘hopey-changey guy,’ tries to close the deal for Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I am the hopey changey guy so I understand people feeling frustrated, feeling we can do better,” Obama said. Obama slams Trump over false hurricane conspiracy theoriesThe former president on Thursday accused Trump of violating basic American values. “When did that become OK?”But the Trump campaign is not letting go of claims that were debunked even by many Republican state and local officials. At a Harris campaign office, Obama wondered whether the reticence of some “brothers” to support the Democratic nominee came down to sexism. But Democratic concerns about Harris’ campaign are palpable.

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☆ An emotional Obama makes his harshest case yet against Trump at Pittsburgh rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Obama in past campaigns has relished mocking and criticizing Trump, but his speech and delivery on Thursday were stinging and unusually visceral. Grab your friends and family and vote,” Obama said. “If you challenge Trump to elaborate and enumerate his ‘concepts,’ he will fall back on one answer,” Obama said. His message there was also pointed – but directed at Black men. “We need to make sure that Black men, Hispanic men, don’t sit on the couch.

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Former President Barack Obama is wading into the Senate race in Michigan, endorsing Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and starring in a new ad for her as some voters start to receive absentee ballots in the critical state. It’s the first time this election that voters will see a Senate ad from Obama as Democrats try to keep hold of the chamber, where they hold a 51-49 advantage. In the new ad, called “Make You Proud,” Obama underscores Slotkin’s national security experience before she represented Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. “In the Situation Room, Elissa delivered national security briefings on some of the toughest issues we were dealing with. That’s why I sent Elissa to negotiate on my behalf because she understood when to compromise and when to stand firm,” Obama says in the ad.

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☆ A $28 trillion problem is about to get much worse. Harris and Trump are ignoring it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But now, as the dangers of a widening deficit and mounting debt grow, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are making little effort to address it. A budget deficit occurs when a country’s spending exceeds what it collects in revenue, primarily through taxes. The deficit is expected to widen under the status quo and could get even worse under proposals by both Harris and Trump, if enacted. During the Trump-Harris presidential debate earlier this month, the budget deficit was mentioned just twice, when Harris jabbed Trump for his proposals, which are expected to add considerably more to the deficit than hers. In the 2021 fiscal year, during which Trump left office, the country ran a $2.8 trillion deficit.

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☆ Ahead of final campaign sprint, Black women leaders urge Harris to stay focused in the face of personal attacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Eva Mckend | Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

For many woman of color, particularly those who have run for office and been in the political spotlight, it’s a familiar challenge. In interviews and convention speeches, Black women leaders said the Harris campaign should continue to avoid engaging directly with personal attacks. This is another attempt by the media and the Harris campaign to deflect from Kamala Harris’ lack of having a complete policy agenda for the American people.”The Harris campaign has chosen not to engage. Gholar pointed to Harris’ campaign as an example. “She’s staying focused, she’s hitting back as needed, but she’s been extremely measured,” Stewart-Cousins said.

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Asked whether Biden would exit the race, Biden campaign spokesperson Seth Schuster responded: “No.”“There’s no basis for that,” one Biden adviser also told CNN Friday morning. The Biden campaign will hold an all-staff meeting Friday afternoon, two Biden campaign officials told CNN, part of what they said is a routine pattern of Friday meetings. “It’s hard to debate a liar,” Biden told patrons at an Atlanta-area Waffle House following the debate. Big lies.”Pro-Biden political world fretsIn the broader pro-Biden and anti-Trump political universe, the panic over Biden’s debate performance was much clearer on Friday morning. God.”The veterans of Obama’s administration who launched the “Pod Save America” series of podcasts popular with liberal listeners also lamented Biden’s performance.

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☆ First debate of the cycle has a history tripping up former presidents
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Kevin Liptak | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In some ways, that puts both men on equal footing when they walk onto Thursday’s debate stage. National ArchivesRonald Reagan, who like Biden retreated to Camp David for debate preparations in 1984, did not appear to his aides entirely engaged in the exercises. Walking off the debate stage after a rambling final answer, Reagan confessed to aides that he’d flopped. “They’re making me do my homework.”Walking off the debate stage in Denver, Obama did not initially realize just how bad his confrontation with Romney had gone. “On Social Security, we’ve got a somewhat similar position,” Obama told Romney during one of the exchanges that caused Obama’s advisers to cringe.

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☆ Willie Mays: One of baseball’s most electrifying and complete players has died at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Wayne Sterling | Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

AP From left: Monte Irvin, Willie Mays, and Hank Thompson hold bats on their shoulders in Yankee Stadium in 1951. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mays, then a physical training instructor at Fort Eustis, Virginia, leads soldiers through a calisthenics session on February 19, 1953. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mays plays stick ball with kids in New York's Harlem neighborhood in 1954. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mays makes a leaping, one-handed catch off the Los Angeles Dodgers' Duke Snider on August 15, 1954. JR/AP Mays, then of the San Francisco Giants, plays catch with 14-month-old Herbert Henderson, at the home of Henderson's parents, in San Francisco, California on November 14, 1957.

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☆ Biden delivers stark warnings about potential second Trump term at star-studded fundraiser
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Arlette Saenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —President Joe Biden delivered a series of stark warnings about what a second Donald Trump term could hold during a star-studded Los Angeles fundraiser Saturday evening, framing the 2024 presidential election as an inflection point in American history. “What (Trump) did on January 6, and now he’s literally saying if he doesn’t win there’ll be a bloodbath — it’s outrageous. The conversation between Biden and Obama was moderated by television host Jimmy Kimmel. And rallies the world to fight for democracy and freedom.”She also made the case for the dangers of a second Trump term, saying, “Trump has told us again and again why he wants the White House. Biden interjected, “He paid none.”When Kimmel asked Biden about “Trump amnesia,” Biden said: “All you got to do is remember what it was like” during Trump’s four years, pointing to Trump’s recommendation that people inject bleach to cure Covid-19.

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