Kamala Harris delivered a presidential-style address on the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar saying that now comes a moment “to finally end the war in Gaza”.
The vice president spoke during a campaign stop at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as she continues to focus on the swing states, skipping Thursday’s Al Smith dinner for Catholic charities, at which presidential candidates usually make humorous remarks. Donald Trump will attend the event in New York, while a pre-recorded video of Harris will be played.
Trump has again lashed out at CBS flagship news show 60 Minutes over standard edits it made to an interview with Harris. The former president baselessly claims the conduct was criminal and wants the network’s license revoked.
The Harris campaign mocked Trump’s refusal to debate the vice president again and his ducking of interviews and appearances. On Thursday the National Rifle Association announced it has canceled a “Defend the 2nd” event due to “campaign scheduling changes”.
Meanwhile, Trump has reacted in gloating fashion to rival Harris’s tense interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, in which the Democrat clashed with the host on illegal immigration, Joe Biden, and the threat posed by Trump himself.
Former porn store worker hits back at ‘bizarre’ allegations by North Carolina lieutenant governor
A former porn shop worker who was accused by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of defamation has asked a court to throw out the lawsuit against him, calling the politician’s allegations “bizarre”.
Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, filed a lawsuit in Wake County court Tuesday against CNN and Louis Love Money, of Greensboro, saying they published “disgusting lies” about him.
Recap: Harris says the killing of Sinwar is an opportunity ‘to finally end the war in Gaza’
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said Thursday the killing of Hamas‘ top leader, Yahya Sinwar, by Israel “gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza.”
Speaking from a Wisconsin college campus where she was campaigning, Harris said the war “must end such that Israel is secure, the hostages are released, the suffering in Gaza ends and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom and self-determination.”
“It is time for the day after to begin,” she said.
As she arrived to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus, protesters shouted outside “Free, free Palestine.”
Israel says Sinwar was killed in a battle with Israeli forces in Gaza. Iaraeli Foreign Minister Katz called Sinwar’s killing a “military and moral achievement for the Israeli army.”
Sinwar was a chief architect of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel that precipitated the war and escalating conflicts across the Middle East.
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Oliver O’Connell17 October 2024 20:20
Dave Bautista has more to say about Trump. A lot more…
Oliver O’Connell17 October 2024 20:16
Watch: Harris campaign mocks Trump for ‘ducking’ debates and interviews
Oliver O’Connell17 October 2024 20:10
WWE star Dave Bautista tears into ‘weak, tubby toddler’ Trump over ‘tough guy’ pose
Dave Bautista has mocked Donald Trump’s “tough guy” pose, calling the presidential candidate “a weak, tubby toddler.”
Bautista, 55, rose to fame as a WWE wrestler before building a career as an action star in movies including Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, the James Bond film Spectre and both instalments of Dune.
On last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, late-night host Kimmel quoted a recent New York Times poll that found Trump is leading rival candidate Kamala Harris by 17 points among male voters. “But is he the strong, alpha man these men believe him to be?” asked Kimmel. “Not according to one of the toughest guys I know, he isn’t.”
Kevin E G Perry reports from Los Angeles.
Oliver O’Connell17 October 2024 20:00
Watch: Harris campaign turns Trump’s Jan 6 answer at Univision town hall into ad
Oliver O’Connell17 October 2024 19:50
Meet the young men who love JD Vance
There are men in North Carolina who believe women only like Kamala Harris because she’s female and who are impressed by JD Vance’s supposed coherence and bravery.
Eric Garcia spoke with them.
Oliver O’Connell17 October 2024 19:40
Harris says Hamas leader had ‘American blood on his hands’ in statement on his death
“He had American blood on his hands,” Vice President Kamala Harris said of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7 attacks who was confirmed killed today in Gaza.
Any terrorist who kills Americans or threatens them, “we will always bring you to justice,” she added in a presidential-style televised statement during a campaign stop in Milwaukee.
The vice president said the death of Sinwar “gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza”.
During her visit to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the vice president also stopped by a business class, alongside business leader Mark Cuban, where she greeted students and discussed entrepreneurship and economic policy.
Oliver O’Connell17 October 2024 19:25
Don Jr boasts that Trump knows the McDonald’s menu better than Kamala Harris
Kind of a strange Flex here from Don Jr about his dad…
Oliver O’Connell17 October 2024 19:20
