In final campaign stretch, Trump and surrogates attack Harris and mock Puerto Rico. Plus, the science behind hugs
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Anger and vitriol took center stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden last night, as Donald Trump and a cabal of campaign surrogates held a rally marked by racist comments, coarse insults and dangerous threats about immigrants.
Nine days out from the election, Trump used the rally in New York to repeat his claim that he is fighting “the enemy within” and again promised to launch “the largest deportation program in American history”, amid incoherent ramblings about ending a phone call with a “very, very important person” so he could watch one of Elon Musk’s rockets land.Harris in Philadelphia promises to ‘turn the page on the fear and the divisiveness’
Kamala Harris addressed a boisterous crowd in North Philadelphia yesterday, promising supporters that she would win a seemingly deadlocked presidential race. “Nine days left in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, and we know this is going to be a tight race until the very end,” the vice-president told hundreds of supporters. “And make no mistake: we will win.”
Echoing a message that she has hammered at every campaign stop in recent weeks, Harris framed the election as a choice between “two extremely different visions for our nation”. Harris accused Donald Trump of waging a selfish campaign of vengeance while she and her supporters work toward a better future for all Americans.Furor over ’s decision not to endorse presidential candidate
There was uproar and outrage among the ’s current and former staffers and other notable figures in the world of American media after the newspaper’s leaders on Friday chose to not endorse any candidate in the US presidential election.
