2024 showdown: Harris, Trump hold dueling Texas rallies to hammer home these key issues
HOUSTON, TX – With 11 days to go until Election Day and two leading national polls indicating a deadhead in the race for the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the major party nominees hold campaign events in Texas where they’ll elevate two combustible issues as they make their closing arguments. Harris, who has long leaned into the issue of reproductive rights, will blame Trump for an extremely restrictive abortion law in Texas, as she holds what’s expected to be a large rally in Houston. Trump, who has spotlighted illegal immigration ever since he launched his first White House run nine years ago, was in Austin to make comments on border security. DO HARRIS OR TRUMP HAVE THE UPPER HAND IN THIS KEY CAMPAIGN METRIC While Texas isn’t one of the seven crucial battleground states whose razor-thin margins decided President Biden’s 2020 victory over Trump and are likely to determine if Harris or the former president wins the 2024 election, it is home to a key Senate race that’s among a handful that will decide if the GOP wins back the chamber’s majority. Conservative firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz joined Trump at the afternoon event in Austin, while Democratic challenger Rep. Collin Allred will speak at the Harris rally hours later. The stop by Harris in Houston is the first time in decades that a Democratic Party standard-bearer will hold a major campaign event in Texas in the home stretch ahead of Election Day. MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE SHOW UP AT THIS STAR-STUDDED POLITICAL RALLY The trip doesn’t mean the Harris campaign thinks Texas is in play in the White House race. Even though Biden narrowed the gap to a five and a half point deficit in the 2020 presidential election, top Harris advisers don’t harbor any illusions about flipping the state. Instead, the trip is about elevating abortion, which has been a winning issue for Democrats ever since the conservative majority on the Supreme Court in the summer of 2022 overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, which had legalized abortion for decades. Harris will reiterate her message that Trump, who named three conservative justices to the high court during his four years in the White House, is to blame for the abortion law in Texas, where the procedure is banned after six weeks of pregnancy. Ahead of the rally, the Harris campaign unveiled a new ad that uses a clip of Trump taking credit for his role in the blockbuster Supreme Court abortion decision, as well as another commercial that features a Texas couple directly impacted by the state’s ban. And Harris will discuss the importance of reproductive rights in the 2024 election in an interview while in Texas with Brene Brown, a popular podcaster with a predominantly female audience. CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE 2024 ELECTION The Harris campaign says the vice president will be joined at the rally by a number of people who will share their stories of the consequences they have faced due to the Texas abortion ban. Expected to perform at the rally are legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist Willie Nelson and entertainment superstar Beyoncé, who is considered a cultural icon. Beyoncé’s hit song “Freedom” has been adopted by the vice president as her campaign trail anthem. Trump, at his event in Austin, argued that Harris had “picked the wrong place” to visit as he alluded to her stop in Houston. “Today she’s in Texas to rub shoulders with woke celebrities,” he charged. Harris, speaking with reporters in Houston on Friday afternoon, chided Trump for his comments, arguing that “it’s just another example of how he really belittles our country.” For Trump and Republicans, immigration and border security has been a winning issue, as they have blasted President Biden and Harris for three and a half years for the influx of migrants across the southern border. Trump, who has repeatedly pledged to conduct mass deportations if he wins back the White House, charged during a campaign event in Arizona on Thursday that as a result of Biden administration immigration policies, the U.S. is “like a garbage can for the world.” While in Texas, Trump will also sit for a recorded interview with extremely popular nationally known podcaster Joe Rogan. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Chinese hackers attempted to breach Trump and Harris campaigns’ cellphone data
The U.S. government is investigating unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by Chinese hackers, targets of which include the Trump and Harris campaigns. The campaigns have been informed of the potential breach of cellphones used by former President Trump and his running mate, JD Vance and members of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. “After the FBI identified specific malicious activity targeting the sector, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) immediately notified affected companies, rendered technical assistance, and rapidly shared information to assist other potential victims,” the FBI and CISA told Fox News Digital in a joint statement. The FBI and CISA said the investigation was ongoing and “we encourage any organization that believes it might be a victim to engage its local FBI field office or CISA. Agencies across the U.S. Government are collaborating to aggressively mitigate this threat and are coordinating with our industry partners to strengthen cyber defenses across the commercial communications sector.” WE WANT THE FBI TO TELL US ABOUT THE HACK OF THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN: REP. JIM JORDAN The hackers are believed to be connected to the Chinese government’s intelligence services, The Journal reported. “We are aware that a highly sophisticated nation-state actor has reportedly targeted several U.S. telecommunications providers to gather intelligence,” Verizon said in a statement. “Along with federal law enforcement, industry peers and third-party cyber experts, we are working to confirm, assess and remediate any potential impact. Verizon is committed to assisting law enforcement in this investigation. Since this is an active investigation, we have no additional comment at this time.” The anonymous officials said that investigators are working to find out if any data was stolen from the campaigns, adding that other people in the U.S. government may have been targeted by the attackers. The Trump campaign blamed the Biden-Harris administration over the attack. “This is the continuation of election interference by Kamala Harris and Democrats who will stop at nothing, including emboldening China and Iran attacking critical American infrastructure, to prevent President Trump from returning to the White House,” Steven Cheung, communications director for the Trump campaign, told Fox News Digital on Friday. 3 HACKERS WITH TIES TO IRAN INDICTED IN PLOT AGAISNT TRUMP CAMPAIGN: DOJ A person familiar with the matter also confirmed to Fox News Digital that the Harris campaign was also targeted. The latest apparent attack comes months after the Trump campaign said campaign data was targeted by hackers from Iran. In September, three hackers linked to Iran were indicted in connection with a hacking plot against the Trump campaign. IRAN TRIED TO INFLUENCE ELECTION BY SENDING STOLEN MATERIAL FROM TRUMP CAMPAIGN TO BIDEN’S CAMP, FBI SAYS The three hackers, who are accused of working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, were allegedly “engaged in a wide-ranging hacking campaign that used spear-phishing and social engineering techniques to target and compromise the accounts of current and former U.S. government officials, members of the media, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals associated with U.S. political campaigns.” “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,” Steven Cheung, communications director for the Trump campaign, said in August after Politico reported that the campaign had been targeted through spearfishing. Fox News Digital has also reached out to the Harris campaign for comment. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP It’s not the first election cycle a foreign power has attempted to influence the election via hacking. In 2016, the Democratic candidate for president, Hillary Clinton, and the DNC infamously had their emails hacked by Russia and released through Wikileaks during the election.
Chinese hackers attempted to breach Trump, Vance cellphone data: report
The U.S. government is investigating unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by Chinese hackers, targets of which include the Trump campaign. The campaign was informed this week of the potential breach of cellphones used by former President Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, the New York Times reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. “After the FBI identified specific malicious activity targeting the sector, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) immediately notified affected companies, rendered technical assistance, and rapidly shared information to assist other potential victims,” the FBI and CISA told Fox News Digital in a joint statement. The FBI and CISA said the investigation was ongoing and “we encourage any organization that believes it might be a victim to engage its local FBI field office or CISA. Agencies across the U.S. Government are collaborating to aggressively mitigate this threat and are coordinating with our industry partners to strengthen cyber defenses across the commercial communications sector.” WE WANT THE FBI TO TELL US ABOUT THE HACK OF THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN: REP. JIM JORDAN The anonymous officials said that investigators are working to find out if any data was stolen from the campaign, adding that other people in the U.S. government may have been targeted by the attackers. The Trump campaign blamed the Biden administration and Vice President Kamala Harris over the attack. “This is the continuation of election interference by Kamala Harris and Democrats who will stop at nothing, including emboldening China and Iran attacking critical American infrastructure, to prevent President Trump from returning to the White House,” Steven Cheung, communications director for the Trump campaign, told Fox News Digital on Friday. 3 HACKERS WITH TIES TO IRAN INDICTED IN PLOT AGAISNT TRUMP CAMPAIGN: DOJ “Their dangerous and violent rhetoric has given permission to those who wish to harm President Trump,” Cheung added. “They have now stood by and allowed major foreign adversaries to attack us in order to illegally help Kamala because they know she represents a weak American who will always bow down. Whereas, President Trump will actually stand up against our enemies and defend the United States from any and all aggression.” The news comes months after the Trump campaign said campaign data was targeted by hackers from Iran. In September, three hackers linked to Iran were indicted in connection with a hacking plot against the Trump campaign. IRAN TRIED TO INFLUENCE ELECTION BY SENDING STOLEN MATERIAL FROM TRUMP CAMPAIGN TO BIDEN’S CAMP, FBI SAYS The three hackers, who are accused of working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, were allegedly “engaged in a wide-ranging hacking campaign that used spear-phishing and social engineering techniques to target and compromise the accounts of current and former U.S. government officials, members of the media, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals associated with U.S. political campaigns.” “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,” Steven Cheung, communications director for the Trump campaign, said in August after Politico reported that the campaign had been targeted through spearfishing. Fox News Digital has also reached out to the Harris campaign for comment. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP This isn’t the first election cycle a foreign power has attempted to influence the election via hacking. In 2016, the Democratic candidate for president, Hillary Clinton, and the DNC infamously had their emails hacked by Russia and released through Wikileaks during the election.
Biden administration greenlit refugee applications for members of bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang: report
The Department of Homeland Security reportedly approved refugee applications for members of a Venezuelan gang now causing havoc in states across the U.S., and authorities have increased efforts to track and deport members. Kevin Grigsby, the head of refugee operations at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told officials in an internal email that members of Tren de Aragua had been approved for refugee status and made it to the U.S. before a different agency spotted tattoos indicating gang membership. They were then stopped from entering, according to The Washington Times. “Unfortunately, we did not ask about the tattoos during our adjudication or did not identify that the tattoos asked about were consistent with gang membership,” he wrote in a Sept. 16 email, the Times reported. DHS IDENTIFIES HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS WITH POSSIBLE TIES TO BLOODTHIRSTY VENEZUELAN GANG “The potential entry of suspected gang members into the United States represents a serious public safety concern that we need to make sure we are being vigilant against.” Fox News Digital has reached out to USCIS for comment. The gang is believed to have started in the Tocoron prison in the Venezuelan state of Aragua and has since expanded into Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and the U.S. It has grown in the U.S. during the historic migrant crisis at the southern border. States like New York, Texas and Colorado have been dealing with crimes allegedly committed by the gang. The revelation comes as DHS confirmed this week that it is not recommending that more than 100 migrants it has identified as having ties to Tren de Aragua be put on an FBI watchlist. The agency flagged more than 600 migrants with possible ties overall, but officials believe that many of those are relatives or victims or witnesses to crimes by the gang. WHO IS TREN DE ARAGUA? VICIOUS VENEZUELAN GANG ‘FOLLOWING IN THE PATH OF MS-13’ IN AMERICA In a statement, DHS said the identities emerged as part of an ongoing rescreening operation to tackle the gang. “As a part of our work to counter TdA, DHS has an ongoing operation to crack down on gang members through rescreening certain individuals previously encountered, in addition to the rigorous screening and vetting at the border,” a DHS spokesperson said. The agency said that those confirmed or suspected of being gang members will be either referred for prosecution or placed into expedited removal — a deportation process that allows for the quick removal of illegal immigrants. The statement stressed that those identified in the rescreening “include those already in custody, potential victims or witnesses who are not themselves suspected of being TdA members, and others who may not have any involvement in TdA at all.” TdA has become an issue in the presidential election as well. Former President Trump announced recently he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target and dismantle “every illegal migrant criminal network operating on American soil.”
In complaint, Ted Cruz says Democrats broke campaign finance laws to help Colin Allred
Cruz alleged that national Democrats illegally exceeded contribution limits when it spent more than $10 million for television ads in Texas benefiting Allred campaign.
Mexico is offering water to South Texas. But there’s a catch farmers aren’t happy about.
Farmers say they want the water, but not if it goes against the allotment they need for the spring planting season.
‘Too little, too late’: Former rap mogul reveals why he’s endorsing Trump in scathing rebuke of Biden-Harris
The co-founder of Death Row Records, one of the most recognizable and influential record labels in the music industry, spoke to Fox News Digital about why he recently decided to endorse former President Trump over VP Kamala Harris. “It’s about his track record,” Michael “Harry-O” Harris told Fox News Digital about his decision to endorse Trump, who granted Harris clemency from a 33-year prison sentence that had seven years remaining on it as one of his last actions as president. “The former president, while president, enacted some initiatives that speaks to my community specifically and other people as well.” Harris cited several examples of policies from the first Trump administration that he feels are in line with the goals of his organization, Community First Action, including permanent funding for HBCUs, opportunity zones promoting investment in low income neighborhoods, the First Step Act, and bipartisan legislation combating sickle cell anemia. MSNBC ANCHOR SHOCKED BY BLACK, LATINO VOTERS SUPPORTING TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION POLICY Polls have increasingly shown that Trump has made significant inroads with the Black community and is expected by many to earn a historically strong share of those votes in November. Harris told Fox News Digital he believes it is due in part to voters trusting that Trump will keep his word, and a lack of movement from the Biden-Harris administration. “People have more confidence that he will keep his word and I think it’s kind of based on some of the same research that we did, that when somebody doesn’t campaign on something but actually enacted laws . . . that wants to double down on what he did in the first administration,” Harris said. “I haven’t heard that from the other side as much. I mean, what I’ve heard, I believe, frankly, came a little bit too late, too little, too late. And so, when it comes to a balancing act, and you have to make a decision, the critical decision that could affect your life and the life of your family, you have to go based on facts, and the facts are that for the last three and a half years, the previous, the present administration hasn’t really focused on our community.” TRUMP, HARRIS NECK AND NECK AS DEMS LOSE GROUND AMONG LATINO, BLACK VOTERS: POLL Harris told Fox News Digital that “there’s nothing to refer to of substance” that the Biden-Harris administration has done to “help elevate our community.” “But even with that said, I still put the challenge out to both candidates and President Trump tapped in and that support meant a lot to our organization but more importantly to our community that somebody is committing to working with us to deal with real issues in the community.” Fox News Digital asked Harris what his theory is as to why VP Harris has struggled to earn the support of Black voters the way that President Biden did, according to polling. “I think that, people at large, I just want to be honest here. Don’t understand the intelligence of the black community,” Harris responded. “I think that they put them in a box and just think that everybody suffers from the herd mentality, that just because certain parts of our community say we should do this, then everybody should do it.” “I’m not saying that some people don’t fall into that bracket, but a lot of people go back to reality. They have to go back to reality, because they are living in reality that their groceries is triple or double the gas is double or triple that just to be able to rent or pay their mortgage is double. Things have changed for them in a dramatic way in the last four years.” Harris continued, “So when somebody starts saying vote for me just because is insulting, and I think that that’s what the fallback is that somebody is going to vote for you for a double up of what they just had. I think people are too intelligent for that.” Harris also spoke about his “life-changing” experience of being pardoned by Trump after spending decades in prison on drug trafficking charges. “I’d been gone for 33 years and President Trump decided to make a difference and what some people don’t know, I had put in a request for clemency twice under President Obama’s administration and never heard anything back and the fact that President Trump on his way out was able to provide that relief to me and others, I can’t even put words around it,” Harris said. “It changed everything for me. It changed everything for my family. It gave me an opportunity to re-engage in society and try to do my part. To make it a better place.” Harris explained that he had met with Trump for about an hour after being released from prison and shed some light on what that conversation looked like. “We just sat and talked about issues and about family, and I remember me asking him, you know, because I’m so grateful, you know? What can I do for you? He said you don’t owe me nothing, the only thing you owe me to be honest with you is to be successful,” Harris said. “I read your file. I saw what you had done while you was away, and it was commendable, and I just didn’t think that you should do another day in prison.” Earlier this month, Harris released the “O-Plan” as a “challenge for anyone seeking to be President of the United States of America to commit to the following policy proposals to end fleeting promises of hope and change.” Those proposals include promoting economic self-sufficiency to end the vicious cycle of generational debt, incentivizing responsible homeownership through the expansion of “rent to own” programs, and developing a comprehensive and targeted economic empowerment program that fosters financial literacy, career development, and entrepreneurship education. Shortly after that announcement, Trump posted on Truth Social: “Michael Harris (Harry O) is working hard to support and build on what my
Harris breaks silence after GOP leaders say anti-Trump rhetoric ‘risks inviting’ another assassination attempt
Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated “the danger and the threat that Donald Trump poses to America and the fact that he is unfit to serve,” on Friday when asked about criticism of her rhetoric by Republican leaders. “Well, listen, we all must speak out against any form of political violence, and I’m very clear about that. No one should be the subject of violence,” she told reporters, according to a press pool report. “But the American people deserve to be presented with facts and the truth. And the fact and the truth is that some of the people closest to Donald Trump when he was president, generals, including most recently, John Kelly, a four-star marine general, have been very clear about the danger and the threat that Donald Trump poses to America and the fact that he is unfit to serve. And the American People deserve to hear that and know about that,” the vice president continued. Her campaign was initially silent following a call from Republican congressional leaders for her to stop using “dangerous rhetoric,” such as referring to Trump as a “fascist.” SEN TAMMY BALDWIN HITS BACK AT GOP OPPONENT’S CLINTON COMPARISON: ‘ACTUALLY CALLED YOU DEPLORABLE’ House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., released a relatively rare joint statement on Friday, demanding Harris cease using such rhetoric and reminding her of the two recent assassination attempts against Trump. “Labeling a political opponent as a ‘fascist’ risks inviting yet another would-be assassin to try robbing voters of their choice before Election Day,” the Republican leaders said in the statement less than two weeks before the election. Harris’ campaign initially declined to comment when reached by Fox News Digital. “Vice President Harris may want the American people to entrust her with the sacred duty of executive authority. But first, she must abandon the base and irresponsible rhetoric that endangers both American lives and institutions,” Johnson and McConnell wrote. “We have both been briefed on the ongoing and persistent threats to former President Donald Trump by adversaries to the United States, and we call on the Vice President to take these threats seriously, stop escalating the threat environment, and help ensure President Trump has the necessary resources to be protected from those threats,” they said. The statement noted that there have been two assassination attempts against Trump in the last several months, pointing out that “in the weeks since that second sobering reminder, the Democratic nominee for President of the United States has only fanned the flames beneath a boiling cauldron of political animus.” ‘ILL-FATED EFFORT’: MCCONNELL WAS ‘FURIOUS’ AT RICK SCOTT’S 2022 LEADER BID, BOOK SAYS During a CNN town hall this week, Harris told host Anderson Cooper that she believes Trump is a fascist. “Yes, I do. Yes, I do,” she told Cooper when asked if she agreed with retired Gen. Mark Milley, who described Trump as “fascist to the core” in journalist Bob Woodward’s latest book. Cooper noted that Harris had cited Milley’s quotes about Trump in the past. Harris further referred to new interviews with Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly in The New York Times, in which he said Trump “certainly falls into the general definition of fascist.” Kelly further claimed Trump told him once that “Hitler did some good things, too.” Trump has denied saying this. SCHUMER, DEMS PRE-ELECTION REPORT URGES VOTERS TO BE WARY OF ‘MISINFORMATION’ ABOUT RESULTS According to the Kelly interview, he felt the need to speak out because of a recent comment Trump made in an interview on Fox News. While speaking with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures,” Trump was asked about concerns with regard to “chaos” on Election Day. The host noted a recent plot by an Afghan refugee that was foiled. “I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within, not even the people that have come in and [are] destroying our country and by the way, totally destroying our country. The towns, the villages, they’re being inundated,” Trump began. “But I don’t think they have the problem in terms of Election Day. I think the bigger problem are the people from within. We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics,” he said. “It should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard or, if really necessary, by the military, because they can’t let that happen.” SAM BROWN BEGINS TO CLOSE GAP WITH INCUMBENT SEN. JACKY ROSEN IN BATTLEGROUND NEVADA Harris’ campaign has since seized on the remark. According to Johnson and McConnell, “Her most recent and most reckless invocations of the darkest evil of the 20th century seem to dare it to boil over. The Vice President’s words more closely resemble those of President Trump’s second would-be assassin than her own earlier appeal to civility.” “This summer, after the first attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in more than a century, President Biden insisted that ‘we cannot allow this violence to be normalized.’ In September, after President Trump escaped yet another close call, Vice President Harris acknowledged that ‘we all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence,’” they pointed out. However, “[t]hese words have proven hollow,” they said. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Harris silent after GOP leaders say ‘fascist’ rhetoric ‘risks inviting’ another Trump assassination attempt
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign remains silent following a call from Republican congressional leaders for her to stop using “dangerous rhetoric,” such as referring to former President Donald Trump as a “fascist.” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., released a relatively rare joint statement on Friday, demanding Harris cease using such rhetoric and reminding her of the two recent assassination attempts against Trump. “Labeling a political opponent as a ‘fascist’ risks inviting yet another would-be assassin to try robbing voters of their choice before Election Day,” the Republican leaders said in the statement less than two weeks before the election. Harris’ campaign declined to comment when reached by Fox News Digital. SEN TAMMY BALDWIN HITS BACK AT GOP OPPONENT’S CLINTON COMPARISON: ‘ACTUALLY CALLED YOU DEPLORABLE’ “Vice President Harris may want the American people to entrust her with the sacred duty of executive authority. But first, she must abandon the base and irresponsible rhetoric that endangers both American lives and institutions,” Johnson and McConnell wrote. “We have both been briefed on the ongoing and persistent threats to former President Donald Trump by adversaries to the United States, and we call on the Vice President to take these threats seriously, stop escalating the threat environment, and help ensure President Trump has the necessary resources to be protected from those threats,” they said. The statement noted that there have been two assassination attempts against Trump in the last several months, pointing out that “in the weeks since that second sobering reminder, the Democratic nominee for President of the United States has only fanned the flames beneath a boiling cauldron of political animus.” ‘ILL-FATED EFFORT’: MCCONNELL WAS ‘FURIOUS’ AT RICK SCOTT’S 2022 LEADER BID, BOOK SAYS During a CNN town hall this week, Harris told host Anderson Cooper that she believes Trump is a fascist. “Yes, I do. Yes, I do,” she told Cooper when asked if she agreed with retired Gen. Mark Milley, who described Trump as “fascist to the core” in Bob Woodward’s latest book. Cooper noted that Harris had cited Milley’s quotes about Trump in the past. Harris further referred to new interviews with Trump’s former Chief of Staff John Kelly in the New York Times, in which he said Trump “certainly falls into the general definition of fascist.” Kelly further claimed Trump told him once that “Hitler did some good things, too.” Trump has denied saying this. SCHUMER, DEMS PRE-ELECTION REPORT URGES VOTERS TO BE WARY OF ‘MISINFORMATION’ ABOUT RESULTS According to the Kelly interview, he felt the need to speak out because of a recent comment Trump made in an interview on Fox News. While speaking with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures,” Trump was asked about concerns with regard to “chaos” on Election Day. The host noted a recent plot by an Afghan refugee that was foiled. “I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within, not even the people that have come in and [are] destroying our country and by the way, totally destroying our country. The towns, the villages, they’re being inundated,” Trump began. “But I don’t think they have the problem in terms of Election Day. I think the bigger problem are the people from within. We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics,” he said. “It should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard or if really necessary by the military, because they can’t let that happen.” SAM BROWN BEGINS TO CLOSE GAP WITH INCUMBENT SEN. JACKY ROSEN IN BATTLEGROUND NEVADA Harris’ campaign has since seized on the remark. According to Johnson and McConnell, “Her most recent and most reckless invocations of the darkest evil of the 20th century seem to dare it to boil over. The Vice President’s words more closely resemble those of President Trump’s second would-be assassin than her own earlier appeal to civility.” “This summer, after the first attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in more than a century, President Biden insisted that ‘we cannot allow this violence to be normalized.’ In September, after President Trump escaped yet another close call, Vice President Harris acknowledged that ‘we all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence,’” they pointed out. However, “These words have proven hollow,” they said. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Long lines but few problems as Texas wraps the first week of early voting
Officials from North Texas to Austin moved quickly this week to squash a rumor that machines were switching votes.