memeorandum: Harris says Trump is ‘cruel’ at Georgia rally as she spotlights abortion restrictions (Associated Press)

12:20 PM ET, October 20, 2024

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Trump kicks off a Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer's genitalia — Donald Trump's campaign suggested he would begin previewing his closing argument Saturday night with Election Day barely two weeks away. But the former president kicked off his rally with a detailed story …

Discussion: Rolling Stone, The Hill, TMZ.com, Los Angeles Times, Daily Mail, Mediaite, Michigan Advance, No More Mister Nice Blog, Deadline, USA Today, Fox News, The Wrap and Breitbart

Washington Post:

Trump fixates on Arnold Palmer as ‘all man’ in showers during profane rally — Turning his attention to his rival after a meandering start, Donald Trump used profanity to insult Vice President Kamala Harris. — LATROBE, Pa. — Seventeen days from the election, here in arguably …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, New Jersey Online and Daily Mail

Associated Press:

Harris says Trump is ‘cruel’ at Georgia rally as she spotlights abortion restrictions — ATLANTA — Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday that Republican former President Donald Trump was “cruel” for how he talked about the grieving family of a Georgia mother who died after waiting 20 hours …

Discussion: New York Times, Fox News, The Hill, The Guardian, Raw Story and Washington Post

NBC News:

Trump calls Harris a ‘s— vice president’ and mentions Arnold Palmer's genitals in bizarre rally — Harris on Saturday ripped Trump for meandering in his public remarks, saying that the former president “generally for the life of him cannot finish a thought.”

Discussion: Townhall, Advocate, Politico, NPR, Mediaite, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Daily Mail, Raw Story, The Independent, New York Post, New Jersey Online and The Dworkin Report

Michael Gold / New York Times:
At a Pennsylvania Rally, Trump Descends to New Levels of Vulgarity

Discussion: Fox News

Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
‘Weak and pathetic’: Trump seethes as Mark Cuban campaigns for Harris

Discussion: The Wrap, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Guardian and The Hill

Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Harris is attending church in Georgia and encouraging Black congregants to vote

Discussion: USA Today

Politico:

The Very Real Scenario Where Trump Loses and Takes Power Anyway — If Trump overturns the 2024 election, here's how it could happen. — Four years ago, a sitting president — rejected by American voters — attempted to seize a second term anyway, plunging the nation into confusion, conflict and, in its last gasp, violence.

Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story

Jared Gans / The Hill:
Harris and Trump's most likely paths to victory in battleground states

Discussion: The Guardian

Associated Press: Voters are facing competing ballot measures on abortion and elections. What happens if both pass?

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments — On Saturday, Musk announced that he would pay registered voters $1 million per day until Election Day to sign a petition circulated by his super PAC. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Sunday …

Discussion: The Hill

Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters:

Musk promises to award $1 million each day to a signer of his petition — Billionaire Elon Musk promised on Saturday to give away $1 million each day until November's election to someone who signs his online petition supporting the U.S. Constitution. — And he wasted no time …

Discussion: The Guardian, NBC News, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Townhall, Fortune, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Business Insider, Fox Business and Mother Jones

Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:

Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters — Hugo Lowell: “Elon Musk says on stage at a town hall that America PAC will be awarding $1 million every day until the election to a registered Pennsylvania voter who has signed his petition.

Discussion: The Hill, New York Post, Mediaite and Wall Street Journal

Rich McKay / Reuters:

At least 7 dead in Georgia dock collapse on US Atlantic coast — At least seven people were killed after part of a boat dock collapsed, sending at least 20 into the Atlantic waters off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia. — U.S. Coast Guard ships were searching Saturday night for missing people.

Discussion: Associated Press, Breitbart, New York Post, Al Jazeera, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, CBS News and Fox News

The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden

Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner

ProPublica:

Trump Media Whistleblower Blasts Company for Outsourcing Jobs Abroad as Betrayal of “America First” — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — An internal whistleblower complaint …

ProPublica:

Who's Mailing the Catholic Tribune? It's Not the Church, It's Partisan Media. — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.

Peter Baker / New York Times:

For Trump, a Lifetime of Scandals Heads Toward a Moment of Judgment — No major party presidential candidate, much less president, in American history has been accused of wrongdoing so many times. — No major party presidential candidate, much less president, in American history has been accused of wrongdoing so many times.

Mathilda Heller / Jerusalem Post:

'It's real': Kamala Harris appears to say Israel committing genocide in Gaza — “Listen, what he's talking about, it's real. It's real. That's not the subject that I came to discuss today, but it's real, and I respect his voice.” — US presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared …

Discussion: Middle East Monitor, israelhayom.com, Exposing the role … and Fox News

Jon Levine / New York Post: Kamala Harris publicly agrees with protestor accusing Israel of genocide: 'What he's talking about, it's real'

emptywheel:

How to Read the Immunity Appendix — I'm still working through a deeper dive of the appendix to his immunity brief that Jack Smith released on Friday. — But I thought I'd share how I'm reading it, as I'll need to refer back to that when I write up some of the interesting things I've found.

Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:

Trump doubles down on tariff plan that voters hate … A majority of voters are less likely to support a candidate who promotes universal tariffs, according to NBC News polling released Sunday, marring a cornerstone economic proposal of former President Donald Trump's campaign.

Discussion: NBC News

Dave Lawler / Axios:

Harris turns 60: How her age compares to past presidents … - Age took on an outsized role in the 2024 race when Biden was on the ticket, as many voters felt he was too old to be president. — More recently, Trump's age and acuity have been under scrutiny. … Just 12 presidents have taken office in their 60s or 70s.