memeorandum: Biden says Elon Musk was an ‘illegal worker’ when he began U.S. career (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)

10:15 PM ET, October 26, 2024

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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:

5 things a tardy Trump said in Traverse City — Donald Trump was three hours late to his Friday night rally in Traverse City, Michigan. We still watched it. Here's what you missed: Trump apologized for being tardy to his event ... by telling the crowd in this critical battleground state …

Discussion: Michigan Advance, Mediaite, New York Post, The Independent, Alternet.org and Washington Examiner

Adam Wren / Politico:

Who won the day? Harris — For at least a couple hours Friday, Kamala Harris assembled a rally star-studded enough to drown out the growing chorus of doubters in her own party. Those in the crowd wore light-up bracelets flashing red, white and blue, and the screens above the stage read …

Discussion: Twitchy

New York Times:

Trump Escalates Threats as Campaign Enters Dark Final Stretch — Top military leaders and high-ranking former officials from his administration have issued warning after warning that Donald J. Trump would rule as a dictator if given the chance. — A campaign marked by Donald J. Trump's …

Discussion: The Independent

New York Post:

Mayor Adams refutes Kamala Harris, says Trump is not a fascist as he urges Dems to ‘dial down the temperature’ — Mayor Adams defended Donald Trump Saturday, slamming claims from Democrats that the Republican nominee is a “fascist” who could be compared to Adolf Hitler.

Discussion: RedState, Twitchy, IJR and BizPac Review

New York Times:
Mayor Adams Bucks Harris and Democrats on Calling Trump a ‘Fascist’

Discussion: New York Daily News and Raw Story

Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump, Who Once Proposed a Muslim Registry, Now Courts Their Votes

Discussion: Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, New Republic and Washington Post

Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump lashes out at Cheney, calls her a ‘Muslim-hating warmonger’

Discussion: WHDH-TV, Washington Examiner and Mediaite

John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Harris Seeks Suburban Swing to Offset Trump Gains

Discussion: Associated Press and Wide World of News

Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:

It has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to endorse Harris for president — Isn't this what a newspaper is supposed to do? — The Washington Post is not bothering to endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. (Jeff Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin and the founder …

Discussion: The Bulwark, The Federalist, The Independent and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Hadas Gold / CNN:

The Washington Post is in deep turmoil as Bezos remains silent on non-endorsement — New York CNN — One day after The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election or in the future, its billionaire owner remains silent as the newspaper's staff are in turmoil.

Discussion: The Good in Us, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Salon, New York Post, Breitbart, The Atlantic, The Wrap, Daily Mail, NPR, Filosofa's Word, Fox News, New York Magazine, Washington Post and TalkLeft, more at Mediagazer »

Enough Already:
BREAKING: The Washington Post Has Died

Discussion: NPR, CNN, Twitchy, Townhall, The Joe Cunningham Show, RedState, New York Post, Blue Virginia, BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, Agence France-Presse, The Wrap, Raw Story, Daily Kos and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »

Mary L. Trump / The Good in Us:
Democracy Dies in Darkness. Indeed.

Discussion: Slate, Axios, American Thinker, Plain Dealer, New York Post, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Breitbart and Townhall, more at Mediagazer »

Washington Post:

Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally — Investors in Musk's first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa. — PALO ALTO, Calif. — Long before he became one of Donald Trump's biggest donors …

Discussion: Mother Jones, Raw Story, The Guardian, Forbes and Futurism

Lora Kolodny / CNBC:

Biden says Elon Musk was an ‘illegal worker’ when he began U.S. career … President Joe Biden called out Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, now a Republican megadonor and Trump campaign surrogate, for hypocrisy on immigration on Saturday, saying Musk launched his long career in the U.S. as an …

Discussion: Bloomberg, The Guardian and Forbes

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Why Is Trump Holding a Rally at Madison Square Garden? — New York is not exactly a battleground state. Here are five reasons Donald J. Trump is holding a rally there in the final days of the presidential campaign. — When former President Donald J. Trump decided to take a day off …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, FOX 32 Chicago, New York Post, New York Daily News, The Hill, New Jersey Online and Newsbusters

ABC News:
Trump to rally in iconic Madison Square Garden

Discussion: CNN, USA Today, The Hill, The Hollywood Reporter and Fox News

New York Times:

Daughter of L.A. Times Owner Says Endorsement Decision Stemmed From Harris Stance on Gaza War — The decision by the owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, to cancel the paper's planned endorsement of Kamala Harris sent shock waves through the organization. It was not the first time he had gotten involved in newsroom affairs.

Discussion: Breitbart, RedState, Forbes, New York Post, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Times of San Diego, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, American Thinker, L.A. Times Guild and The Guardian, more at Mediagazer »

HuffPost:

Man In MAGA Hat Arrested For Allegedly Punching Election Worker — Officials called the episode “ugly” and urged calm. — LOADING — A man wearing a pro-Trump hat repeatedly punched an elderly election worker in San Antonio, Texas, Thursday evening, according to police …

Discussion: The Hill, Alternet.org, lonestarlive.com, Mediaite, Associated Press, Ned Hamson's Second Line View …, The Texas Tribune, KVUE-TV, KSAT-TV and Raw Story

ABC News:
Texas man arrested for allegedly punching poll worker who told him to remove political hat

Discussion: UPI and The Independent

Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:

Obeying in advance — Greetings from Oklahoma. Here are a few thoughts from here on video about the decisions of the owners of the Washington Post and the LA Times to suppress their editorial boards' decisions to endorse Kamala Harris. — A problem with the very wealthy is that, alas …

John F. Harris / Politico:

Ben Bradlee's Posthumous Advice to Jeff Bezos: You Need to Sell The Washington Post. — A spiked editorial puts the owner's conflicts in a sharp light. And the uproars are only going to keep coming. — In the summer of 2013, the then-owner of POLITICO, Robert Allbritton …

Discussion: AMERICAN HERITAGE, Raw Story and Ned Hamson's Second Line View …

Michael Dorgan / Fox News:

Harris' polling in NYC is lowest in decades for Democratic nominee: NYT poll — Harris has suffered a sharp decline in support, compared to President Biden's 2020 win in the Big Apple — Join Fox News for access to this content — A New York Times/Siena College poll has Vice-President Harris polling …

Discussion: New York Post, Mediaite, RedState, acecomments.mu.nu, The Independent, Silver Bulletin, Politico, Washington Times and USA Today

Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Trump's Gains in New York City Offer Clues to a Shifting Electoral Map

Discussion: Mother Jones and Breitbart

Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
October 2024 National Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 49%

Discussion: New York Post, The Independent, Forbes, Washington Examiner, tippinsights, Florida Politics and Fortune

Brett Samuels / The Hill:

5 takeaways from Trump's 3-hour interview with Joe Rogan — Former President Trump sat with Joe Rogan Friday for a three-hour interview, marking the GOP nominee's debut on one of the most popular podcasts in the country. — The two men appeared to show a mutual admiration for one another …

The Barbed Wire:

‘I See You, and I Am With You.’ Texas Women Needed That Harris Rally. — The vice president's boisterous, joyous, and emotional Houston event Friday night proved the value of representation. Abortion rights weren't just discussed — they were the whole point. — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)

Discussion: Click2Houston.com and Alternet.org