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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Donald Trump Shows Up to Rally in Wisconsin in a Garbage Truck: “This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden"

Townhall: You knew this was coming after Joe Biden smeared Trump supporters as garbage: the former president rolled into Wisconsin on a garbage truck. He spoke to the press while riding shotgun, another epic photo opportunity given to him by the Democrats… It’s truly a repeat of 2016 when Hillary Clinton called Trump supporters deplorables, which led to the epic “Les Deplorables” banner being unveiled at rallies in the final weeks of the election (Townhall). Trump War Room: PRESIDENT TRUMP: “How do you like my garbage truck? This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden” (X). Charlie Kirk: One day after Joe Biden called Trump supporters “garbage,” Donald Trump gets picked up in Green Bay, WI by a Trump branded garbage truck flying an American flag. Absolutely epic (X). Jack Posobiec: How does he do it (X)?

Kamala Harris Attempts to Distance Herself From Biden Calling Trump Supporters “Garbage,” But Damage is Already Done

National Review: Vice President Kamala Harris is distancing herself from her boss’s description of former president Trump’s supporters as “garbage.” “I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” Harris told reporters from Joint Base Andrews (National Review). Kamala HQ: Vice President Harris: I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for. You heard my speech last night. I believe the work that I do is about representing all the people, whether they support me or not. I will be a President for all Americans (X). End Wokeness: Anti-Trump analyst Frank Luntz says Joe Biden might have just cost Kamala the election (X). RNC Research: Karine Jean-Pierre — the highly incompetent mouthpiece for Kamala and Crooked Joe — claims Biden’s smear of Trump supporters as “garbage” is being “taken out of context” despite it being on tape. Even the reporter doesn’t buy it (X).

Supreme Court Decision Determines Non-Citizens Must Be Removed From Voter Rolls in Virginia

Katie Pavlich: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against Biden Department of Justice efforts Wednesday to keep thousands of non-citizens on Virginia’s voter rolls ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Justices Sonja Sotomayor, Elana Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented (Townhall). America: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin calls the Supreme Court decision allowing the state to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls a victory for common sense and the Constitution (X). GOP Chairman Michael Whatley: An outstanding victory for election integrity at the highest court in the land! Non-citizens cannot be allowed to vote in American elections, and this is a perfect example of brave state officials stepping up to make sure the law is enforced (X).

Kamala Harris Claims She Cannot Help Americans Unless She Is President

She will do anything to get more power. Daily Wire: Vice President Kamala Harris claimed during an interview this week that she could not fix problems that ordinary Americans are facing because she is not president (Daily Wire). Steve Cortes: Wow. This is a horrific answer from Kamala Harris: Reporter: “Voters ask, why haven’t you done any of it already?” Kamala: “I’m not President!” Reporter: “You’re Vice President!” Kamala: “I’m gonna tell you what I’m doing as president when I have the ability, then, to do what I know based on my experience is a new approach that is about building on the good work that’s happened” (X).

George Clooney Attempts to Sway Christian Men to Vote for Harris, Walz

Townhall: Actor George Clooney appeared in an ad urging Christian men to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. The ad, released Wednesday, was created by the left-wing evangelical organization Vote Common Good. It shows men going to the polls and almost voting for former President Donald Trump. “Come on boys, let’s make America great again,” one of the men says to the others. However, the other men end up changing their minds and voting for Harris after thinking about their families. “What happens in the booth, stays in the booth,” Clooney says in the ad. “Vote Harris-Walz” (Townhall). Vote Common Good: George Clooney Reminds Us – Remember Who We Love The Most When We Vote (YouTube).

Report: Economy Growth Rate “Less Than Expected”

CNBC: The U.S. economy posted another solid though slightly disappointing period of growth in the third quarter, propelled higher by strong consumer spending that has defied expectations for a slowdown. Gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and services produced during the three-month period from July through September, increased at a 2.8% annualized rate, according to a Commerce Department report Wednesday that is adjusted for inflation and seasonality. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for an increase of 3.1%. The economy accelerated at a 3% pace in the second quarter (CNBC). Townhall: “Domestic economic investment was essentially flat in the third quarter, while government spending surged by nearly 10%, more than twice the previous quarter’s increase,” JCN CEO Alfredo Ortiz pointed out in a statement. “Unlike the real economy, driven by small businesses, the government does not create value, and government spending comes at the expense of the type of meaningful economic growth that drives living standards (Townhall).

“Free Gaza” Message Appears Where Arsonists Burned Ballot Boxes

New York Times: Investigators responding to arson fires at two ballot boxes in the Pacific Northwest this week found devices at both scenes marked with the words “Free Gaza,” according to two law enforcement officials. Investigators are trying to determine if the perpetrator was actually a pro-Palestinian activist or someone using that prominent cause to sow discord, one of the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. But the message has added a heightened layer of political sensitivity to a closely watched investigation in the final days of a tense presidential election. The fires both occurred early Monday within a short time of each other in Portland, Ore., and just across the state line in Vancouver, Wash. The “Free Gaza” message appeared not only on the two devices, which were discovered on Monday, but also on a device found at a third ballot box this month in Vancouver, according to the law enforcement officials. That device also had the words “Free Palestine” on it (New York Times). National Review: The auditor in Clark County, which includes Vancouver, said Monday that observers would be stationed to monitor all 22 ballot-box locations in the city 24 hours a day. Vancouver police also announced additional patrols to increase protection for the ballot boxes. Both Oregon and Washington fully rely on mail-in voting, requiring each resident to submit their ballot via mail or drop it off at a ballot box (National Review).

ABC Shows Election Results in Pennsylvania an Entire Week Before Election

New York Post: ABC ignited a flurry of conspiracy theories after it aired what appeared to be official election results for Pennsylvania that showed Kamala Harris easily winning the key swing state — more than a week before Election Day. The shocking result popped up at the bottom of the screen during Sunday’s broadcast of the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix by ABC local affiliate WNEP-TV, which services the northern part of the Keystone State. It showed the Vice President capturing 52% of the votes, compared to 47% for Republican challenger Donald Trump, with 100% of the precincts reporting (New York Post). End Wokeness: ABC accidentally aired election results of Harris winning PA by 5% with 100% in (X). Townhall: They say it was a test for election night, which is likely the case. Still, with everything under the microscope and the media being extraordinarily deferential to Harris—this stuff is how election conspiracies start. It’s not the first time, either. Election tests posting fake results in crucial swings states also happened in 2020, and whatever you may think—tens of millions of voters feel they got cheated by Biden and the Democrats that night (Townhall).

European Union Increases Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles

Bloomberg: The European Union has imposed higher tariffs peaking at 45% on electric vehicles from China, ratcheting up trade tensions between the world’s leading export powers. The regulation introducing the levies was published in the EU’s official journal Tuesday evening Brussels time, paving the way for their entry into force after months of negotiations, threats of Chinese retaliation and auto-industry pleas to avoid escalation. Europe’s EV tariffs are a setback for Chinese producers already effectively shut out of a massive potential market in the US, which quadrupled its duty to more than 100% this year citing “extensive” government subsidies and exports that surged 70% last year (Bloomberg). HotAir: The German automakers have, for years, been selling cars in China, the world’s largest car market. Now they are worried China will crack down with its own tariffs. Volkswagen in particular has warned it may have to close factories for the first time in its history… There’s really no good option here for VW. The EU tariffs probably will result in a tit-for-tat response from China which will hurt their Chinese sales. But the truth is that their sales in China haven’t been very hot lately anyway. Overall, VW’s China sales were down 12% this year. The tariffs will accelerate that decline once China responds (HotAir).

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Tale of Two Leakers

Associated Press: Prosecutors plan to argue that a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine should serve nearly 17 years in prison. In a sentencing memorandum filed Tuesday, prosecutors said Jack Teixeira “perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history.” Teixeira’s attorneys will argue that U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani should sentence him to 11 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 12 (Associated Press). Meanwhile, there has been another leak from a senior official in the Pentagon, and she is rewarded with a new job and the benefit of the doubt. Ynetnews: The Pentagon has reassigned Ariane Tabatabai, whose name has been linked to a leak of intelligence documents regarding Israel’s strike plans on Iran, to a role with significantly reduced access to intelligence and classified military plans. Although the Pentagon denied Tabatabai’s involvement in the leak, given her previous connections to Iran, it decided to move her to a position overseeing education and training within the Defense Secretary’s office (Ynetnews).