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NC rallygoers ‘praying’ that Trump wins, slam Dem rhetoric calling him a ‘threat’ after assassination attempts

NC rallygoers ‘praying’ that Trump wins, slam Dem rhetoric calling him a ‘threat’ after assassination attempts

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Fired-up attendees at former President Trump’s North Carolina rally are “praying that he wins” in November, explaining that they are infuriated over Democratic rhetoric regarding the GOP nominee. Trump held an outdoor campaign rally in North Carolina on Saturday – a battleground state that the Republican nominee narrowly won in the 2020 presidential race. Rallygoers spoke with Fox News Digital about why they showed up to Saturday’s event, and what their thoughts on the current state of the 2024 election. “We need Trump to save this country,” Sharron from New Bern, North Carolina, told Fox News Digital. NY RALLYGOERS PLEAD FOR TRUMP’S RETURN TO RESTORE FUTURE OF BLUE STATE, CITE MIGRANT CRISIS AS MAJOR CONCERN One individual, Richard, told Fox that he was at the rally to “get this world straightened back out” and elect Trump in 2024. Several attendees expressed uncertainty about the fairness of the 2024 election. Asked whether they think it will be fair, one individual said “definitely not.” “Yes, I hope so,” one woman, Tammy, told Fox News Digital. ‘TRUMP 2024!’: YOUNG SUPPORTER WITH RARE BRAIN DISORDER BEAMS AFTER SURPRISE MEETING WITH FORMER PRESIDENT “I absolutely do not,” another attendee told Fox. “It infuriates me to the fact that I’m almost in tears. I’m so passionate about it.” “If he doesn’t get in, we are gonna to lose everything,” she added. “What they put this man through is despicable, and I just pray for him every day.” Since July, two individuals have attempted to assassinate Trump – one during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and the other allegedly on a golf course in Florida. Several rallygoers said they believe Democratic rhetoric labeling Trump a “threat” contributed to the attempts on his life. “I absolutely think its appalling that they continue to do that,” one attendee said. “The day after, they were still making false claims about him, saying he’s a threat to democracy, the campaigns were full of lies and I just can’t fathom how anyone can support this other administration.” “That definitely contributed to that. If they call him tyrant, [a] threat to democracy, they make him basically Hitler,” an individual, from South Korea, attending the event told Fox.

‘Pretty damn significant’: Slotkin suffers blow in Michigan as farm bureau jilts Dems to endorse GOP candidate

‘Pretty damn significant’: Slotkin suffers blow in Michigan as farm bureau jilts Dems to endorse GOP candidate

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., was dealt a blow in the Michigan Senate race this week when the Michigan Farm Bureau’s AgriPac endorsed her Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers, potentially upending the already close race. In the latest slate of endorsements, the industry group revealed its support for Rogers, diverging from AgriPac’s recent history of endorsing the Democrat candidate for that Senate seat. The group has not endorsed a Republican candidate for the Senate seat since 2006, backing outgoing Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., in her re-election campaigns in 2012 and 2018. “I’m honored and grateful to have earned the endorsement of AgriPac and the farmers across Michigan who feed our nation and power Michigan’s economy,” Rogers said in a statement. “Michigan farmers are struggling mightily under the current administration with rising input costs and burdensome government regulations, and now for the first time in American history we are importing more food than we export. As Michigan’s Senator, our farmers know I’ll always have their back, and I’ll fight to lower costs, slash needless regulations, and pass the Farm Bill, so farmers can thrive and leave a lasting legacy for the next generation to succeed and feed the world,” he wrote. RICK SCOTT LEADS EFFORT TO UP SECRET SERVICE PROTECTIONS AFTER 2ND ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON TRUMP The group has palpable influence in Michigan, given that agriculture is one of the state’s top three industries, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. Farming in the state contributes “over $100 billion annually to the state’s economy,” per the department. It further employs nearly a million people, or 22% of Michigan’s employment. Michigan Republican strategist Jason Roe told Fox News Digital that the endorsement is “pretty damn significant.” “Slotkin serves on the House Agriculture Committee and her patron, Debbie Stabenow, is chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. I imagine they are both pretty p—ed about that decision,” he said.  Stabenow has backed Slotkin and had been encouraging the farm bureau to also support the congresswoman as her successor.  ‘I’VE NEVER SEEN THIS’: TOP REPUBLICAN DETAILS LEVEL OF SECRET SERVICE ‘LACK OF COOPERATION’ Stabenow told Fox News Digital, “That was very disappointing,” in response to the endorsement.  Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Gary Peters, D-Mich., dismissed the group’s decision, telling reporters at a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast on Tuesday, “The Farm Bureau always endorses – they always endorse the Republican. The only exception has been Debbie Stabenow because she’s chair of [the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry].” “She’s the only one,” he said. “Otherwise, basically, they’re an extension of the Republican Party.” Rogers pushed back at Peters’ claim, pointing out that the organization has backed 14 Democrats across the state this cycle alone, including in the House of Representatives. Slotkin’s campaign did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication.  HARRIS, TRUMP DEADLOCKED IN PENNSYLVANIA AS FORMER PRESIDENT TRAILS IN OTHER ‘BLUE WALL’ STATES: POLL According to Rogers, “I think their conclusion to endorse us sends a very clear message, not just to the [agriculture] community but the rest of the business community in Michigan.” As for Peters’ claim likening the group to the Republican Party, Rogers said in an interview with Fox News Digital, “You just insulted the second-largest industry in the state. They have a very thoughtful process, and it tells me he hasn’t visited very many farms recently.” Such a remark could even hurt Peters if he seeks re-election in 2026, according to Roe. The race between Slotkin and Rogers has been quickly tightening as the election approaches. New surveys have shown the Republican within reach of Slotkin, though she still has a lead. According to the latest Marist poll, the Democrat beat Rogers by six percentage points among registered voters, 51% to 45%. GOP SENS CALL ON SCHUMER, DEMS TO TAKE UP BORDER BILLS AS THEY TOUT IMMIGRATION VIGILANCE The stakes have been raised in the race, which has surprised some with its level of competitiveness. It is one of only two “toss up” Senate elections, according to top political handicapper the Cook Political Report, alongside the matchup in Ohio. It was previously considered to “lean Democrat” before being shifted in the summer. Despite Slotkin’s current lead in the polls, Rogers is confident that this particular endorsement will make a difference. “What it does is it makes people take note,” he said. He pointed out the plethora of negative ads being run against him but said, “I will tell you one thing about farmers … they know exactly where the bear does its business in the woods; it’s an old expression my dad used to say.” The former representative said farmers “don’t care about the ads. They don’t care about the misinformation.” Rogers said the farming community is instead more concerned with the candidates who met with them and their county boards to discuss agricultural solutions. He also said the AgriPac endorsement wasn’t just a crucial win among farmers but also independent voters, who are some of the few who remain undecided. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.

Working class will come home to Harris, rallygoers in postindustrial Pennsylvania say

Working class will come home to Harris, rallygoers in postindustrial Pennsylvania say

Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris rallied in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, a key electorate given its decades of Democratic prominence until the Trump era. Former President Trump upended the political map in 2016 when he won blue-collar, union-heavy counties like Luzerne and neighboring Schuylkill, Columbia and Northumberland as a Republican nominee. However, many of those who attended Harris’ Wilkes-Barre rally predicted that trend was coming to an end. Jill Purdy, whose nearby home of Northampton County flipped red in 2016 but went for President Biden in 2020, said Harris’ strength is explaining her plans for fixing the economy and meeting with foreign leaders. PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS TAUNT HARRIS RALLYGOERS AS VEEP SUPPORTER HITS BACK: ‘WHAT ABOUT HAMAS’ “I think that what resonated with me is Trump saying at the very end [of the debate], ‘I have a concept of a plan.’ So, you know, what is a concept of a plan? None of us can get by with a concept, and you have to have something in your back pocket,” Purdy, a teacher, said. “So, I really appreciate how she … I would hope she would have done a little bit more and, hopefully, we hear more before the election. But I think she set [her plan] in motion.” In Northampton County, Bethlehem Steel’s stacks and coke works once puffed smoke at all hours, signaling solid employment and well-paying union jobs for the Lehigh Valley.  Now, its steel stacks instead serve as a backdrop for a casino and other smaller venues on the rest of its former property, a silent reminder of the area’s industrial past. Similarly, in nearby Macungie, Mack Trucks — now owned by Volvo — still produces some of its Bulldog-emblazoned vehicles in Macungie, though its former “world headquarters” nearby sat vacant after its buyout. HARRIS SUPPORTERS SOUND OFF ON HER BORDER BLUEPRINT Even in 1981, singer Billy Joel’s “Allentown” described the decline in the area’s industrial might, and the issue has persisted today. Since 2016, groups like Auto Workers for Trump have formed, citing concern with the Biden administration’s green policies and the offshoring of jobs. And Teamsters President Sean O’Brien became the first such union boss to speak at the Republican National Convention. But, for voters like Purdy, Harris remains the best hope for her area, she said. “I do see a lot of Trump supporters in my neighborhood,” she said. “Though. I’m a teacher. So, I’m familiar with unions. And I do think they are for the ‘common workers,’ so to speak. Those doing the grunt work are still going to favor Harris for the reality of what she can say.” By contrast, she claimed Trump’s reassurances are “just words.” “I think most of the people that are [part] of unions are starting to really hear that.” When asked about Trump’s overtures to energy workers or autoworkers like those at Mack, invoking green restrictions and the like, Purdy said she would defer on that particular aspect. “I don’t know enough to know whether I hear anything that this is … personally, I still think Kamala probably has a more logical route [on the topic],” she said. “[Harris] did switch a little on the fracking and that type of thing. I’m OK with people changing their mind for a logical reason. I do worry about the environment, but I can’t speak to what others are really thinking about.” Purdy said that, as a teachers union member, she does fear Trump would abolish the federal Department of Education.  The cabinet office was established by former President Carter, and part of the 1980 Republican platform was to do away with the fledgling agency. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Meanwhile, rallygoers Christian and Annette traveled to Wilkes-Barre from neighboring Hanover Township. They took issue with Trump’s tack on the affordability crisis. Fox News Digital asked about the disparity between gas prices at the end of his term and today and the similar dynamic in the housing market. “I don’t believe anything Trump says,” Annette replied. “He lies.” “The reason [gas] was a dollar in the first place was because nobody was on the road — because there was COVID,” Christian added, recalling empty Pennsylvania roads in 2020. Annette said Harris “really wants to help us.” “I believe Harris is really for the middle class,” she said. “Trump always likes to brag about how much money he has.” Behind the venue on Franklin Street, Joe Granteed sat in a chair along the major northbound thoroughfare with a sign he said was meant to warn rallygoers and students at Wilkes University against buying what Harris is selling. Granteed, of neighboring Plains, said it took him some time to think out what he wanted to write on his large poster facing traffic. “I think she’s desperate,” he said of Harris. “She needs to get a piece of Pennsylvania, but Trump owns Pennsylvania.” “Don’t be fooled by all her lies. She preys on your youth and inexperience. They promised unity and prosperity and we got chaos and struggles and division,” Granteed’s sign said. Granteed also suggested Trump got a raw deal from ABC News moderators at the “3-on-1” debate, as he put it. Meanwhile, on Main Street, Chris M. traveled all the way from Manchester, N.H., to see Harris speak. Chris said Trump had been a political force until Harris came along. “He mowed down like 16 competitors in 2016,” Chris said. “No one figured out how to handle him until she came along.” While he “loathes Trump,” Chris did admit that, amid persistent inflation, it was the Republican nominee who likely originated the “no tax on tips” plan both candidates put out around the same time last month. “I did hear that latest thing about what he said [Friday] about taxes. I think it’s a good idea,” he added. “[But] Harris hasn’t been afraid to address that, even though it’s a weakness under Biden-Harris. So, I don’t know,” he said, adding inflation does not feel as bad as

Walz roasted after making puzzling gaffe during rally: ‘Four more years of this’

Walz roasted after making puzzling gaffe during rally: ‘Four more years of this’

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz appeared to misspeak at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, prompting social media conservative commentators to pounce on the apparent gaffe. During his speech in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Saturday afternoon, Walz was discussing gun violence when he became distracted by an audience member who appeared to need water. Walz, the running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, strayed from his speech to call attention to the rallygoer.  “Things like we did in Minnesota, to have enhanced background checks and red flag laws, to get guns out of there, to make a difference,” Walz described. “And I still got my guns to go shoot pheasants in a couple weeks….We need some water, can we get [a] check on him?” the candidate added, while pointing at the attendee. TRUMP’S GRANDCHILDREN STEAL THE SHOW AT NORTH CAROLINA RALLY: ‘VOTE FOR GRANDPA’ Around two minutes later, the Democrat brought attention back to the race and began criticizing former President Trump and his running mate JD Vance. “I’ll bring her home here quick, folks: Look, Kamala Harris made it clear these guys want to instill fear,” Walz began. “They want to tell you that [you should] just get over it, it’s a fact of life. This is the way it is.” “[Harris] simply has said it doesn’t have to be this way,” he added. “It doesn’t have to be this way. We can’t afford four more years of this.” Walz then segued into discussing Project 2025, which the Trump campaign has repeatedly disavowed. HARRIS TELLS OPRAH ANYONE BREAKING INTO HER HOME IS ‘GETTING SHOT:’ ‘PROBABLY SHOULD NOT HAVE SAID THAT’ Although Walz may have been referring to gun violence or Trump’s rhetoric when he cited “four more years” of an issue, the ambiguity of his statement led conservative commentators to roast the Minnesota governor on social media for what appeared to be a criticism of the Biden administration. “Dude is campaigning for Trump now?” commentator Rita Panahi wrote on X. “I’m with Him/Tim,” Donald Trump Jr. jokingly replied. Trump War Room, an X account run by Trump’s presidential campaign, wrote, “WALZ FINALLY TELLS THE TRUTH: ‘We can’t afford four more years’ of Kamala Harris.” Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for clarification on Walz’s comments.