memeorandum: Interested Parties Memo: Fighting Hurricane Helene Falsehoods with Facts (The White House)

6:25 PM ET, October 5, 2024

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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:

Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams — Read the complaints submitted to the FTC by users of Donald Trump's social media platform. … Donald Trump launched Truth Social in 2022 as a social media platform where the MAGA faithful could hang out without any liberals to spoil the fun.

Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.

Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Truth Social Riddled With Scammers Ripping Off Users

Discussion: Plain Dealer, more at Mediagazer »

Politico:

Trump is everywhere. Anxious Dems wonder why Harris isn't. — Trump is everywhere. Democrats are increasingly wondering why Harris isn't. — Democratic operatives, including some of Kamala Harris' own staffers, are growing increasingly concerned about her relatively light campaign schedule …

Discussion: Associated Press, The Hill, Mediaite, RedState, Washington Examiner, New York Post, Axios, Twitchy, Althouse, Reuters, Breitbart, Daily Kos, CBS News, Pennsylvania Capital-Star and The Guardian

Politico:

Playbook: Michigan messes mount for Harris — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — TICK TOCK — One month until Election Day. — RETURN TO BUTLER — Former President DONALD TRUMP heads back to Butler, Pennsylvania, today …

Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian

Jared Gans / The Hill:

Where the Harris-Trump race stands 1 month out from Election Day — Vice President Harris and former President Trump have one month to convince voters to side with them in what appears likely to be one of the tightest presidential races in American history.

CNN:
Trump's ground game relies on untraditional strategies to draw out battleground voters

Discussion: The Guardian, New York Post, Raw Story, Marketplace and Michael Moore

Politico:
Helene hit Trump strongholds in Georgia and North Carolina. It could swing the election.

Discussion: The Hill, WAGA-TV, Vanity Fair, The Federalist, Townhall, Raw Story, Twitchy, Florida Politics and E&E News

The White House:

Interested Parties Memo: Fighting Hurricane Helene Falsehoods with Facts — Senior Advisor to the President and Communications Director Ben LaBolt, and Director of Digital Strategy Christian Tom — Under President Biden and Vice President Harris's direction, the Administration has mobilized a robust …

Discussion: abc7NY, WSAV-TV, Media Matters for America, KSDK-TV and The Gateway Pundit

Stephanie Kelly / Reuters:
US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Daily News, The Hill, WHDH-TV, ABC News, E&E News, HuffPost and New Republic

David Klepper / Associated Press:
After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes about Helene cloud the recovery

Discussion: Ned Hamson's Second Line View …, al.com and alicublog

Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 4, 2024 — MAGA Republicans are now lying about the federal response to Hurricane Helene …

Discussion: The Hill, Al Jazeera, Fox News, Breitbart, The Daily Signal, Fox Business, Washington Times, BizPac Review and Washington Post

Qasim Rashid / Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid:
Immigrants Are NOT Why FEMA Lacks Funds

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Post Millennial, Mother Jones and KING-TV

Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:

Trump Made Another Joke About Supporter Killed At Pennsylvania Rally: Report — The news comes as the former president is set to return to the site of his July assassination attempt. — LOADING — Donald Trump used a reference to the widow of Corey Comperatore — a supporter killed during …

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Sun, Townhall, RedState, Politico and New Republic

Annie Karni / New York Times:

As Lawmaker Claims Trump's Shooting Was Inside Job, G.O.P. Indulges Him — Representative Eli Crane, a first-term Arizona Republican, has emerged as the chief right-wing voice pushing conspiracy theories about the Trump assassination attempts. — He posits that there is a mole within …

Discussion: Washington Post, Progress Pond, Joe.My.God. and The Daily Beast

Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Trump rallies in Butler, PA, for first time since assassination attempt

Politico:
Trump's return to Butler marks a dramatically changed race

Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:

The Supreme Court Is Waiting Until After the Election to Do Its Next Damage — The first Monday of October is the traditional start of the Supreme Court docket-harvest festival, when a handful of cases are plucked by the justices to be argued before the highest court in the land and previewed by a deferential press corps.

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Trump's Election Bid Is a Wild Card as Supreme Court Term Opens

Discussion: Associated Press, New Republic, The Nation and Mother Jones

Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:

Melania Trump Reveals Why Donald Keeps Phoning Her Personal Doctor — ‘GENUINE AND CARING’ — The former first lady opens about surprising aspects of her marriage in her forthcoming memoir and confirms she is an unrepentant election denier. … Melania Trump has opened up about a surprising aspect …

Amy Beth Hanson / Associated Press:

Colorado judge who sentenced election denier Tina Peters to prison receives threats — A rural Colorado county courthouse beefed up security Friday after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced former county clerk Tina Peters to nearly nine years behind bars and admonished …

Discussion: Joe.My.God., The Hill, The Colorado Sun and KING-TV

Kelly Rissman / The Independent:

Florida is nearing toss-up status as top Republican poll shows Trump's lead nearly vanished — Race and age of Florida respondents seemed to correlate with which candidate they supported — Your support helps us to tell the story — As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter.

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Steve Abbot / USA Today:

Trump lost the respect of veterans - including me. He's a risk to our democracy. — I am one of hundreds of former national security leaders who have endorsed Harris for president. We have been concerned for some time about the truly troubling prospect of the return of Trump.

Catherine Kim / Politico:

What Really Happened On Tim Walz's Trips to China — Former students reflect on their time in China with the would-be vice president. — Tim Walz would like to take Donald Trump to China — or at least that is what he said during this week's vice-presidential debate.

Juliann Ventura / The Hill:

Biden administration sends $100 million to repair roads, bridges in NC after Helene — The Biden administration announced Saturday that it would be sending $100 million to help the North Carolina Department of Transportation pay for immediate emergency repairs from Hurricane Helene damage, according to a press release.

Discussion: CBS News, Joe.My.God. and The Gateway Pundit