Presumably jealous of Kamala Harris’s surging poll numbers and domination of the news cycle, Donald Trump called a “general news conference” at Mar-a-Lago today and 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 revisiting his favorite grievance — the reporting of crowd sizes.
Amid all of that, he said he has agreed to three presidential debates— on Fox News on September 4, ABC News on September 10, and NBC News on September 25. The Harris campaign has only agreed to the ABC News showdown and refused the Fox date.
Trump also claimed that he was ahead in the polls, whereas in reality, the numbers mostly favor the Democrats. The latest poll from Marquette University shows Harris leading by between four and eight percentage points.
Meanwhile, Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz are actually out on the campaign trail having held large rallies in Philadelphia, Eau Claire, and Detroit this week. They next head to Phoenix and Las Vegas — managing to make stops in five of the key battleground states that will likely decide the election.
Harris-Walz campaign reacts to Trump press conference
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 21:06
Why Mark Cuban stopped supporting Trump
Cuban made the admission in an interview with former presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy, which was released on X and YouTube on Wednesday. Cuban has long used the social media platform to speak out against the Republican nominee and his policies.
Michelle Del Rey reports.
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 21:00
Trump delivers incoherent response to question about abortion drig mifepristone
During his press conference this afternoon, Donald Trump gave an extremely incoherent response to a straightforward question about whether he would direct the FDA to revoke access to abortion drug mifepristone. The Project 2025 manifesto suggests invoking Comstock to ban abortion drugs.
The former president said: “You could do things that will be, would supplement. Absolutely. And those things are pretty open and humane. But you have to be able to have a vote. And all I want to do is give everybody a vote. And the votes are taking place as we speak … There are many things on a humane basis that you can do outside of that, but you also have to give a vote, and the people are going to have to decide.”
Totally clear response there.
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 20:33
Watch LIVE: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz campaign at local UAW in Detroit, Michigan
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 20:28
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 20:02
Watch: Trump says Harris doesn’t know how to do a press conference
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 20:00
Recap: Both Trump and Harris confirmed for ABC debate on September 10
In among everything he said at this rambling press conference, Donald Trump announced he has accepted the invitation from ABC News to debate Kamala Harris on September 10.
The former president also claimed he has agreed debates with Fox News and NBC News on September 4 and September 25 respectively.
The Harris campaign has not agreed to the other two.
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 19:58
Gov Josh Shapiro responds to Trump press conference in realtime
Oliver O’Connell8 August 2024 19:47