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☆ Trump returns to Madison Square Garden for UFC event as he builds out administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump is set to make his return to Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, visiting the New York City landmark arena for an Ultimate Fighting Championship event. Dana White, the UFC president, is a long-time friend of Trump. White also attended Trump’s victory party in Palm Beach last week, where the president-elect discussed helping White secure venues early in his mixed martial arts enterprise’s existence. “He’s the most resilient, hard-working men I’ve ever met in my life,” White said of Trump there. However, CNN’s exit polls showed Trump bested Vice President Kamala Harris with Latino men nationally, and he won the Keystone State.

Persons: Donald Trump, revel, Dana White, Trump, ’, “, I’ve, ” White, White, Trump’s, Tony Hinchcliffe, Kamala Harris Organizations: CNN, Madison, New, UFC, Republican National Convention, Trump, Keystone State Locations: New York City, Milwaukee, Palm Beach, Madison, Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rican

Trump’s transition team includes close to 100 people, with some working at Mar-a-Lago and others at the campaign office in Palm Beach and in Washington. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesInside Trump’s transitionTrump’s transition effort had begun with relatively orthodox choices — including Wiles, who led Trump’s campaign, as chief of staff. Much like his defense secretary pick, Trump had also grown frustrated with his options for attorney general. The role of attorney general has long been viewed by Trump as one of, if not the, most important positions he would fill. CORRECTION: This story has been corrected to properly reflect the process by which Donald Trump considered candidates for attorney general.

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☆ How Elon Musk stands to cash in on Trump's presidential victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Jim Watson | Afp | Getty ImagesAs Donald Trump celebrated his presidential victory early Wednesday morning, Elon Musk was right there with him. Elon," Trump said onstage at his Mar-a-Lago resort, thanking the world's richest person for spending two weeks campaigning in Pennsylvania. Musk's investment in Trump is already paying off, even though Trump doesn't take office until Jan. 20. Musk was introduced by Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, who called the Tesla CEO the "greatest capitalist" in U.S. history. Having a role in a bespoke commission could give Musk power over federal agencies' budgets, staffing and the ability to push for the elimination of inconvenient regulations.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Jim Watson, Elon, Trump, Musk's SpaceX, Musk, surrogates, Tony, Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick, Lutnick, Biden, Tesla, Sergio Flores, Geoff Orazem, Orazem, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Bill Nelson, Putin, Tenet, JD Vance Organizations: Republican, Afp, Getty, Trump, U.S, Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter, Department of Government, SEC, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, IRS, Microsoft, Meta, U.S . Army, National Security Agency, FedScout, NASA, U.S . Air Force, Space Force, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Labor Relations Board, Street Journal, NBC News, Tenet Media, Department of Justice, Putin, Kremlin, PAC Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Lago, Pennsylvania, China, Hurricane, New, Puerto Rico, Meta, U.S, Taiwan, Russian, Ukraine

“I just believe that.”It’s a belief Vance has articulated at his rallies ahead of Election Day. “Even when I was not a Trump guy back then … that really pissed me off.”For Vance, the sentiments are personal. Feels kind of weird, but here we are.”Reflecting at the end of his campaign, Vance said he most enjoyed the opportunity to travel with his children and with Usha, who sat beside him paying household bills. Win or lose Tuesday, Vance, 40, is positioned to be a leading figure in the party for years to come. But I really, really, really don’t want us to lose, and it’s hard to even think about anything post that.

Persons: — Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump, “, Kamala Harris, ” Vance, Vance, Trump, ” Harris, we’re, Harris, ”, Tony Hinchcliffe, Harris ’, Tim Walz, Joe Biden, “ I’ve, We’re, ’ ” Vance, “ That’s, Hillary Clinton, Usha, I’m, Bernie, Sanders, Biden, ’, “ It’s, ” Scott Olson, Europe’s, Andy Surabian, Jai Chabria, Luke Thompson, ‘, ’ ”, Harris —, —, we’ve, it’s, It’s, “ We’re, Donald Trump Jr, Bernie Moreno, podcaster Joe Rogan, you’ve Organizations: Democratic, Trump, New, Garden, Minnesota Gov, White, Senate, The Washington Post, Fox News, Washington Post, Republican Locations: FLINT, Mich, R, Ohio, ”, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Wisconsin , Michigan, Georgia, Cincinnati, La Crosse , Wisconsin, La Crosse, Flint, Vance’s, New Hampshire, “ New Hampshire, America

☆ Meet the Press – November 3, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

KRISTEN WELKER:As the 2024 election nears the finish line, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump make their last appeal to voters. Vice President Harris and former President Trump and their surrogates are making their closing arguments. North Carolina was the state former president Trump won in 2020 by the smallest margin and both candidates held events there on Saturday. I asked, what is his message to women who are thinking about voting for Vice President Harris. Today, Vice President Harris is in Michigan working to shore up the blue wall, her simplest path to winning the White House.

Persons: KRISTEN WELKER, PRES, KAMALA HARRIS, FMR . PRES, DONALD TRUMP, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Steve Kornacki, Liz Cheney, Let's, TONY HINCHCLIFFE, Raphael Warnock of, Doug Burgum, Chuck Todd, Cristina Londoño Rooney, Marc Short, Mike Pence, Jen Psaki, Kristen Welker, . PRES, Harris, Trump, Biden, haven't, Will Nikki Haley, hasn’t, Kamala, TIM WALZ, Donald Trump's, SEN, JD VANCE, FMR, MICHELLE OBAMA, She's, Hurricane Helene, NBC's Dasha Burns, DASHA BURNS, Kristen, Ann Selzer, “, we've, Dasha, We're, Alcindor, YAMICHE, STEVE KORNACKI, Harris ., They've, she's, Joe Biden's, Steve, they've, We've, –, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Warnock, Press . SEN, RAPHAEL WARNOCK, It's, Martin Luther King Jr, Barack Obama, I've, I’ve, we're, They're, Governor Burgum, DOUG BURGUM, Nikki Haley, NIKKI HALEY, they're, Trump's, I'm, he's, Emerson, Iowa that's, I'd, Trump hasn't, It’s, Biden's, There's, Burgum, JEN PSAKI, Chuck, hasn't, CHUCK TODD, who's, – KRISTEN WELKER, she’s, Harris isn't, Jen, that's, Cristina, let's, CRISTINA LONDOÑO ROONEY, They’re, Obama, there's, o’clock, Clinton, JD Vance, RUDOLPH, MAYA RUDOLPH, we'd, Hillary Clinton, Marc, We'll, it's Organizations: FMR, NBC, Puerto Rico, Trump, Democratic, Republican, Washington, Telemundo, Staff, White House Press, Press, Rockefeller, Des Moines Register, NBC News, DONALD TRUMP : Georgia, GOV, TIM, FIRST, United States Capitol, Des Moines, White, Muslim, National, Black, Press ., Ebenezer Baptist Church, New York Times, Central, American, UN, Penn State football, Madison, –, Iowa, Republicans, oversampled, Puerto Ricans, Obama, it's, Democratic Party Locations: America, FMR ., United States, Puerto Rico, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, North Dakota, New York, ., Wisconsin, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, ELON, Hurricane, Greensboro, Iowa, Michigan, Detroit, East Lansing, Dearborn , Michigan, Gaza, Arizona, Des, Washington, Ebenezer, Georgia, Trump's, Puerto Rican, Madison, Korea, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, American, Pennsylvania , Wisconsin, Kansas, Puerto, Puerto Ricans, Trump, , Wisconsin, it's New Hampshire, New Hampshire

Responding to Hinchcliffe’s joke, the president said Puerto Ricans are “good, decent, honorable people.”He added, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done.”The White House later clarified his comments, saying he was speaking about the rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally rather than Trump supporters. They’re scum, they’re scum, and they want to take down our country. They are absolute garbage.”Burgum told moderator Kristen Welker that voters won’t be swayed by comments like that. “The parsing of comments from the last seven days is not what’s going to determine the election,” he said.

Persons: Doug Burgum, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, ” Burgum, Tony Hinchcliffe, Hinchcliffe, ”, Biden’s, It’s, we’ve, Burgum, ” Harris, “ It’s, Kristen Welker, won’t, There’s, there’s Organizations: North, Republican Gov, Puerto Rico, Trump Locations: New York, Puerto Rico, United States, Puerto Ricans, Madison, Mosinee , Wisconsin, American

☆ Trump says RFK Jr. plan to remove fluoride from public water 'sounds okay to me'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

water systems to remove fluoride from public water." Trump also said Kennedy would have a big role crafting public health policy in any Trump administration. Fluoride is naturally occurring in almost all water sources, and some is added to public water to help prevent cavities, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on the fluoride remark. Last weekend, insult comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage," which the Trump campaign distanced itself from.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Trump, Dasha Burns, Kennedy, Tony Hinchcliffe, Joe Biden, Sen, Tim Scott Organizations: Republican, NBC News, Trump White, U.S, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, American Dental Association, Trump, Voters, Union Locations: Duluth , Georgia, U.S, Trump, Puerto Rico, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina

☆ Trump's closing campaign message is hampered by distractions, disconnect
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his campaign rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, U.S., November 1, 2024. Throughout the week, Trump's campaign aired thousands of ads focused on his policy platform: universal tariffs, deeper tax cuts and sweeping immigrant deportations. "This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign," Trump campaign senior advisor Danielle Alvarez said last Sunday night. The Harris campaign has spun Trump's comment into a contrast to back its bipartisan case for the Democratic presidential nominee. Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally, in Salem, Virginia, U.S. November 2, 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Tony Hinchcliffe's, Tony Hinchcliffe, Andrew Kelly, Bad Bunny, Matt Tuerk, I've, Trump, Danielle Alvarez, Harris, Tim Walz, Liz Cheney, Let's, Tucker Carlson, Brendan Mcdermid, Ian Sams, Trump's, Cheney Organizations: Macomb Community College, Reuters, Republican, New, Madison, NBC, MSG, Minnesota Gov, Wyoming, Desert Diamond, Arizona, Democratic, MSNBC, Fox &, Trump Locations: Warren , Michigan, U.S, Puerto Rico, New York, Puerto Rican, Allentown , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, New York City, Madison, Arizona, Glendale , Arizona, Virginia, Salem , Virginia

☆ Trump and Harris vie for the Latino vote on eve of election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned around southwestern states this week as they sought to shore up the Latino vote with only five days until Election Day. Latino voters account for %14.7 of all eligible voters in the upcoming election, according to Pew Research Center. New Mexico, where Trump campaigned on Thursday, has the highest share of Latino voters with around 45% the population. The states with the next largest share of Latino voters include California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. Although Democrats tend to have a historical advantage among Latino voters, that advantage has declined over the past four presidential cycles, according to a national NBC News/Telemundo/CNBC poll from September, especially as Trump makes strides with Latino men.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Tony Hinchcliffe, Hinchcliffe Organizations: Pew Research Center, NBC News, Telemundo, CNBC, Trump Locations: New Mexico, California , Texas, Arizona, Nevada, While California, Texas, Albuquerque , New Mexico, America, Trump's, Puerto Rico

☆ American Battleground: The fight to the finish — and what lies beyond the 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

“Do you think Donald Trump is a fascist?” Anderson Cooper asked her in a CNN town hall just two days earlier. They are indeed the ‘enemy from within.’”Former President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during his campaign rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden on October 27. You’re a sh*t vice president.’”It’s crude, it’s rude, but for Trump’s campaign it is right on target. “We know what Donald Trump wants,” Harris says in DC just outside the vice presidential residence. As Trump’s 2020 campaign communications director Erin Perrine puts it, “Donald Trump is a political anomaly.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Read, Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Anderson Cooper, “, ” Harris, Rebecca Wright, John Kelly, Trump “, Defense James Mattis, John Bolton, Mark Esper, Bob Woodward, Staff Mark Milley, Republican Sen, Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, Mike Johnson, ”, Harris, ” “, Tony Hinchcliffe, Puerto Rico, ’ ”, Anna Moneymaker, ” Trump, Ezra Klein, Maggie Haberman, He’s, Edward, Isaac Dovere, …, ” Demonizing Harris, Frank Luntz, CNN’s, Michael Duncan, you’ve, Erick Erickson, Arnold Palmer’s, ’, Jenny Kane, Jeff Zeleny, Gloria Borger, he’s, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, “ She’s, Eva McKend, ” Zeleny, CNN’s Laura Coates, Biden, ” Coates, Julia Roberts, Eminem, Oprah, Beyonce, Michelle Obama, CNN’s Dovere, Barack Obama, Jonathan Drake, Reuters Trump, ” McKend, Erin Perrine, “ Donald Trump, Daniel Dale, Hurricane Helene, Mike Pence, “ Let’s, Let’s, Sinéad O’Connor, Hillary Clinton, We’ve, Norm Eisen, Eisen, – Trump, –, Stephanie Cutter, Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters Harris, Abraham Lincoln Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, ABC, ”, Trump, Trump’s, New York Times, Defense, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Republican, Marxist, Madison, Democratic, Puerto Ricans, New, Garden, GOP, Fox, WIN, Political, Illegal Voters, The New York Times, ” CNN, Fox News, Reuters, Biden, Univision, Capitol, “, United States Capitol Locations: Delaware County , Pennsylvania, York City, Puerto, Mexico, Portland , Oregon, Pennsylvania, DC, Georgia, In Michigan, Detroit, Charlotte , North Carolina, Trump, Hurricane, Madison, Washington ,

☆ The closing note of the 2024 campaign: How dare you?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hinchliffe's Puerto Rico joke spawned the initial news cycle (and within 24 hours, a new digital ad from Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign). Related storiesThe Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. That leaves it to each campaign to try to generate their own moments, like when Trump did a photo-op at McDonald's. In both cases, they were upstaged by secondary moments that their opponents successfully latched onto, with Hinchcliffe drowning out Trump's rally and Biden spoiling Harris' rally. AdvertisementIt's why Trump donned a bright orange vest and climbed into a garbage truck, and it's why his supporters are responding to Cuban's comments with a social media campaign.

Persons: —, Sen, JD Vance, I'm, Vance, frontiersmen, Tony Hinchliffe's, Joe Biden, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Mark Cuban, Cuban, Trump hadn't, Nikki Haley, he'd, Anna Kelly, Kelly, aren't, gaffes, Mitt Romney's, Hillary Clinton's Organizations: Service, Trump, White, Madison, Biden, Democratic, Republican Locations: Puerto Rico, Wausau , Wisconsin, Ohio, United States of America, Hinchliffe's Puerto Rico, Wisconsin, America, Madison

Over the past seven decades, Puerto Rico has been governed by the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, currently in office held by Gov. This year, however, the candidate from the Puerto Rican Independence Party, a minority party that advocates for the island’s independence from the U.S., has had a breakthrough. Independence Party candidate Juan Dalmau has gained enough momentum to have a fighting chance at defeating Jenniffer Gonzalez, the candidate from the incumbent pro-statehood party, and relegating the candidate from the Popular Democratic Party, Jesús Manuel Ortiz, to third place. As a result, Congress passed the PROMESA law in 2016 to create a federally appointed fiscal oversight board to allow Puerto Rico to restructure its debt. In addition to this, Puerto Rico was hit by devastating natural disasters that include 2017’s Hurricane María and a series of earthquakes in 2020 and the pandemic.

Persons: Pedro Pierluisi, Juan Dalmau, Jenniffer Gonzalez, Jesús Manuel Ortiz, he's, Carlos Vargas, Ramos, Puerto Ricans, Ricardo Rosselló, Cristina Rodríguez, “, Rodriguez, Ortiz, Miguel Hernández, there's, Castro, ”, González, Jorge Schmidt Nieto, Schmidt Nieto, Pierluisi, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Tony Hinchcliffe’s, Puerto, Dalmau, Charles Venator, wouldn't, Javier Jiménez Organizations: New Progressive Party, Gov, Popular Democratic Party, Puerto Rican Independence Party, Independence Party, Puerto Ricans, Alianza, Citizens, Center, Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, Puerto Rican, Islanders, Puerto Rico, “ Alianza ”, Avid, Housing, U.S, University of Puerto, González, Puerto Rico's Center, Investigative Journalism, of Justice, Puerto Rico’s nonvoting, Popular Democratic, Trump, University of Connecticut Locations: Puerto Rico, U.S, Puerto, New York, Puerto Rican, Puerto Ricans, Alianza, Cuba, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Dalmau, Santiago, Venator

“Joe Biden should be ashamed of himself, if he knows what he’s even doing,” Trump said from the garbage truck. Former President Donald Trump held a press conference from inside a garbage truck at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport on Wednesday. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, attended the Harris rally after stumping on the trail with Baldwin. He sidestepped a question about Biden’s remarks on Tuesday and Trump’s garbage truck gag response, saying he wasn’t focused on the matter. But to Harris supporters, Trump’s outrage over Biden’s comments rang hollow.

Persons: Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, Harris, Hillary Clinton, Puerto Rico ”, Tony Hinchcliffe, “ Joe Biden, ” Trump, Donald Trump, Chip Somodevilla, Brett Favre, “, ”, Favre, Elon Musk, “ I’m, ” Harris, Tony Evers, Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Gracie Abrams —, Abrams, Mumford, Walz, ” Kamala Harris, Morry Gash, Adam Schiff, Baldwin, Schiff, wasn’t, Charles Franklin, Linda Gator, “ You’ve, he’s, Cyrus Obut, ” Obut Organizations: University of Wisconsin, Trump, White, Madison, Green Bay Austin, Green, Green Bay Packers, Gov, Sons, Badgers, Harris, NBC News, Washington , D.C, Marquette University Law School, Marquette Law Locations: GREEN, Wis, —, Green Bay, Madison, battlegrounds, . Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Puerto Rico, North Carolina, Green, Mississippi, United States, Gaza, California, Washington ,, Sheboygan

☆ A Gen Z pop star kicked off Harris’ campaign. Puerto Rican musicians may bring her to the finish line
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Harris campaign officials had always planned for star-studded events in the homestretch of the presidential election. Harris pollster Matt Barreto, who focuses on Latino voters, argued that endorsements can help mobilize voters. Annie Mulligan/APBoth campaigns utilize the power of celebrityEver since Harris’ campaign kicked off with Charli XCX’s lime green stamp of approval, Hollywood’s influence has been in the spotlight. Both Harris and Trump swiftly pounced on the “Swiftie” fanbase, showcasing the pop superstar’s immense reach: The Harris campaign created Harris-Walz friendship bracelets inspired by the singer, while the Trump campaign released Eras Tour-inspired T-shirts. As Election Day nears, the Harris campaign is bringing in more A-listers to mobilize people to vote, including a long-anticipated appearance by Beyoncé last week.

Persons: CNN —, Nicky Jam, Donald Trump, ” Nicky Jam, Harris, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Don Omar, “ Despacito, Luis Fonsi, Bunny, Lopez, Trump, –, Danielle Alvarez, Bunny –, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio –, Harris ’, “, ”, Bad Bunny, Harris pollster Matt Barreto, ” Barreto, Barreto, ” Beyoncé, Kamala Harris, Annie Mulligan, kamala, Charli, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift’s, Walz, Beyoncé, Brett Favre, Phil McGraw, Elon Musk, Angela Weiss, Leonardo DiCaprio, Arnold Schwarzenegger, I’m, ” Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger, Jon Voight, Kelsey Grammer, Roseanne Barr, Jason Aldean, John Rich, Dennis Quaid, Zachary Levi, Mel Gibson, Mike Tyson, Harrison Butker, Buzz Aldrin, podcasters, Adin Ross, podcaster Joe Rogan Organizations: CNN, Las, Puerto Ricans, Trump’s New, Trump’s New York City, Puerto, Bad, Hollywood, Packers, Trump’s, Television, Madison, Getty, Republican, ”, Trump, Kansas City Chiefs Locations: Las Vegas, Trump’s New York, “ Puerto Rico, Puerto, Puerto Rican, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Houston, Gen, Green Bay , Wisconsin, Trump’s, New York City, California, American, Hollywood

Nicky Jam, a Puerto Rican Dominican singer who endorsed former President Donald Trump in September, has backtracked after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally Sunday. And for that, I revoke any support for Donald Trump and I’m stepping aside from any kind of political situation. At a rally last month at which the singer endorsed him, Trump accidentally misgendered him, saying, “Latin music superstar Nicky Jam, do you know Nicky? Nicky Jam with Donald Trump during a campaign event on Sept.13, 2024, in Las Vegas. John Locher / AP fileOther high-profile Puerto Rican artists have strongly denounced the comments and in turn supported Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.

Persons: Nicky Jam, Donald Trump, Tony Hinchcliffe, “, ” Nicky Jam, Nick Rivera Caminero, Trump, misgendered, Nicky, ”, Alexandria Ocasio, Nicky Jam's, John Locher, Kamala Harris, Jennifer Lopez, Harris Organizations: Puerto, Puerto Rican Dominican, AA Locations: Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, Trump's, Alexandria, Cortez, Las Vegas, Johnstown , Pennsylvania

It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done.”The White House quickly insisted that Biden was not calling Trump's supporters "garbage." Biden's comments offered a welcome distraction for Trump, who had been facing heavy criticism for the Garden event, which was packed with a series of crude and racist comments. A Trump campaign official said they were planning to aggressively use the Biden remark to hit Democrats. The Biden comments also threatened to cloud out a Harris' rally Tuesday night at which she offered her closing argument. On Wednesday, Harris was forced to distance herself from Biden's comments.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris ’, Tony Hinchcliffe, “ Joe Biden, Kamala, ” Trump, Joe, lyin ’ Kamala, ”, Biden, It’s, we’ve, Trump's, Trump, Harris ’, deflate pushback, Nicky Jam, Hilary Clinton, Clinton, Harris Organizations: Trump, Madison, Puerto, Puerto Rico spewed, Trump ., Democratic, U.S . Capitol Locations: Puerto Rico, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, America, Puerto Rican, Puerto, Madison, New York, Allentown , Pennsylvania, Trump . Puerto Rican

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday said she strongly disagrees with criticisms of groups of people based on the candidate they support. “President Biden was very clear that he’s speaking about the rhetoric we heard at that [rally] so it doesn’t undermine it," Walz said on "CBS Mornings." Harris has sought to walk a fine line in criticizing Trump while not alienating his supporters, pointing to Trump's divisive rhetoric. During an interview this month on Fox News, anchor Bret Baier asked Harris if she thought Trump voters were stupid. "Even as they’re trying to argue that President Biden is disparaging Trump voters, the president is calling the entire country a trash can."

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Base Andrews, Harris, Biden, Tony Hinchcliffe, “, ” Biden, It’s, we’ve, Andrew Bates, Trump, Hinchcliffe’s, I’ll, Tim Walz, ” Walz, ABC’s, Walz, Bret Baier, ” Trump, ”, Stephanie Cutter, Joe ”, JD Vance Organizations: Base, Trump, Puerto, Minnesota Gov, CBS, Fox News Locations: Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican, Madison, Delaware, Washington, United States, ”

☆ Harris and Trump's closing arguments and ancient Mayan city discovered: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

And an ancient Mayan city is discovered beneath the jungle. At a rally yesterday in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a majority-Latino city, Trump called to the lectern Puerto Rico’s Republican shadow senator, who proclaimed, “The people of Puerto Rico trust you.”Read more about Trump’s closing arguments. But what does North Korea stand to gain? But actually, an intensified partnership between Russia and North Korea is a likely boon for Kim Jong Un’s nuclear ambitions. Read All About ItStaff Pick: A vast ancient city is found by accidentAerial lidar surveys reveal ancient settlements in the Campeche region of Mexico.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, “, Joe Biden, Tony Hinchcliffe, ” Biden, Biden, ”, Hurley, Bryan Birks, Jessica Hurley’s, ’, Becky Munge, Mikhail Metzel, Kim Jong, Luke Auld, Thomas, — Elizabeth Robinson, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Republican, Trump, Trump’s New, Trump’s New York City, Puerto, NBC, Medicaid, NBC News, Getty, Pentagon, Cambridge University Press, Tulane University Locations: Trump’s New York, Allentown , Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Springfield , Illinois, North Korea, AFP, Russia, Ukraine, “, Europe, Asia, Kursk, Korea, Campeche, Mexico, New Orleans

Some comics online did not specifically call out Hinchcliffe’s jokes at the rally but shared broader thoughts about comedians’ crossing the line. On an August episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Rogan said Trump should hire Hinchcliffe to “write bangers” for him on the road. But Hinchcliffe’s joke about Puerto Rico landed poorly across both political parties. While most comedians did not come to Hinchcliffe’s defense, “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart said such jokes should have been expected from a comedian like Hinchcliffe. But with Hinchcliffe’s joke, she said, “it almost just felt like he was saying, ‘I don’t like Puerto Ricans,’ which is so clearly offensive.

Persons: Tony Hinchcliffe’s, ”, Donald Trump’s, ” Hinchcliffe, “, Hinchcliffe, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Black, you’re, Black, ’, Anthony Jeselnik, Jeselnik, Marc Maron, supremacists, ” Maron, Trump, Joe Rogan, Andrew Schulz, Theo Von, podcasters . Rogan, Rogan, ” Rogan, Danielle Alvarez, María Elvira Salazar, Sen, Rick Scott, Carlos Gimenez, Anthony D’Esposito, Jon Stewart, ” Stewart, Ginny Hogan, ” Hogan, ‘, Jake Flores, ’ ” Flores, it’s “, Tony Organizations: Madison, Trump, ” Locations: Puerto Rico, New York City, Puerto Ricans

At the event, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage.” He also made crude, offensive and racist comments about Latinos and Black people. On Tuesday, during a video call for Latino voter outreach, Biden defended the Puerto Rican community and appeared to criticize either Trump supporters or Hinchcliffe. “And just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage,’” read the White House transcript. The comments at that rally don’t reflect who we are as a nation,” he wrote. In an interview with Fox News this month, host Bret Baier asked Harris whether she thought Trump supporters were “stupid.”“Oh, God.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s, Tony Hinchcliffe, Biden, “, ” Biden, It’s, we’ve, Andrew Bates, Trump, Hinchcliffe’s, ”, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, Harris, Chris LaCivita, Harris “, Sen, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Rubio, ” Trump, Hillary Clinton’s, Josh Shapiro, It's, Donald Trump, Bret Baier, Chris Kofinis Organizations: WASHINGTON, Puerto, Trump, Puerto Rico spewed, U.S, Capitol, Democratic Pennsylvania Gov, CNN, Fox News, Democratic Locations: Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican, Madison, Delaware, Puerto, Washington, America, American, Ohio, Allentown , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

"The people of Puerto Rico trust you and we have high hopes," said Zoraida Buxo. Before Trump arrived on stage, some of the speakers also took pains to celebrate Puerto Rico. In Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state, the Puerto Rican population amounts to nearly 500,000 people, according to census estimates. People of Puerto Rican descent comprise the biggest share of Latino eligible voters in Pennsylvania. In a visit to Puerto Rico after the storm Trump tossed rolls of paper towels to residents of the stricken island.

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☆ Biden's 'garbage' comment is a gift to Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Biden on Tuesday appeared to call Trump supporters "garbage." On Tuesday night, Biden appeared to say that it was Trump supporters who are "garbage." Instead of focusing solely on his former opponent, as he has often done, Trump linked Biden's comment back to his current opponent, Harris. Trump then compared Biden's comment to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's "basket of deplorables" comment in 2016. Advertisement"Moments ago, Kamala's boss crooked Joe Biden just called ALL my supporters GARBAGE - HE WAS TALKING TO YOU!"

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☆ Reggaeton superstar Nicky Jam withdraws Trump endorsement over Madison Square Garden rally: ‘Puerto Rico should be respected’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Latin superstar Nicky Jam on Wednesday said he’s withdrawing his endorsement of former President Donald Trump, one month after appearing onstage with Trump while donning a MAGA hat. The reggaeton artist, speaking in Spanish, posted to his 43.5 million followers on Instagram that he was withdrawing his Trump endorsement because of the recent comments made by a comedian about Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally. Puerto Rico should be respected.”CNN has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment. Lopez has been continuously posting her support for Harris and Puerto Rico since Sunday. Puerto Rico,” Lopez posted.

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☆ Harris plays cleanup on Biden 'garbage' comment
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday distanced herself from President Joe Biden's controversial comment that appeared to label supporters of former President Donald Trump as "garbage." Harris also said that Biden had "clarified" the comment he made Tuesday. "Just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a 'floating island of garbage,'" Biden said on the call. In this version, it seemed that Biden was saying the "garbage" was Hinchcliffe's demonization of Latinos, not Trump supporters. In 2020, Biden beat Trump in the state by fewer than 81,000 votes, a margin of less than 1.2%.

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☆ Biden may have handed Trump a big assist with his ‘garbage’ gaffe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Biden mentioned Puerto Rico, slandered as a “floating island of garbage” by a comedian at Trump’s event on Sunday night. “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” Biden said, pausing for a moment before continuing. She’s now almost certain to be asked whether she also regards Trump’s backers as “garbage.” Her answer will only prolong the story. In a neck-and-neck race that may be decided by mere thousands of votes in swing states, neither Harris nor Trump can afford mistakes. And as CNN reported on Tuesday, his gaffes have caused responses – from eyerolls to outright anger – from some Harris campaign aides.

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