memeorandum: Biden appears to call Trump supporters ‘garbage’ (Brett Samuels/The Hill)

2:20 AM ET, October 30, 2024

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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:

Harris on Ellipse: Time to turn the page on Trump — Vice President Harris delivered a speech Tuesday on the White House Ellipse in Washington, D.C. — the very site at which former President Trump gave remarks to a crowd that later incited a riot at the Capitol.

Axios:

Biden sets off election firestorm with “garbage” comment … - The comment came in a video call with the progressive group Voto Latino when Biden wanted to respond to a comedian calling Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday.

Gary Reed / City Pulse:

‘I was the director of the Michigan Republican Party. I will vote for Kamala Harris.’ — I was the executive director of the Michigan Republican Party, back during a time when the GOP embraced values like fiscal discipline and a strong foreign policy. — I voted for Nikki Haley …

Discussion: Raw Story, Michigan Advance, HuffPost and PoliticusUSA

Elena Schneider / Politico:

'The suburbs — that's the whole deal': How the suburbs became Harris' clearest path to victory — Dems are betting they can improve on Joe Biden's numbers in the suburbs. — KNIGHTDALE, North Carolina — Kamala Harris is counting on suburban voters to do what they've done since Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016: reject him.

Discussion: Daily Kos

Michael Luciano / Mediaite:

Kamala Harris Draws Massive Crowd at Ellipse, Notches Larger Audience Than Trump's Jan. 6 Rally in Same Spot, Campaign Says — Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night in front of a massive crowd where she made her closing argument to voters at The Ellipse ahead of next week's election.

Discussion: Boston.com, The Independent, Washington Examiner and Associated Press

Fox News:

Biden calls Trump supporters ‘garbage’ during Harris campaign event as VP promises unity at Ellipse rally — President Biden went viral Tuesday night for comments disparaging Trump supporters as his No. 2, Vice President Kamala Harris, made a major speech to voters calling for unity from the Ellipse right outside the White House.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, USA Today, Breitbart, The Guardian, RedState, Daily Mail and Washington Times

ABC News:

Trump claims to ABC's Scott he didn't hear comedian's Puerto Rico comment, doesn't denounce it — The former president denied knowing the comedian who made a slew of racist, sexist and vulgar comments at his rally at Madison Square Garden, ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott reports.

Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, USA Today, Washington Examiner, The Independent, Breitbart, Florida Politics, Axios, New Republic, Al Jazeera, Forbes, Global News, The Mahablog, HuffPost, DNyuz and CBS News

Associated Press:
Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’

Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
What More Do You People Want from Kamala Harris? (Part Deux)

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Megyn Kelly, Axios, The Hill, New Republic, RedState, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, The Hollywood Reporter, The Daily Caller, Variety, NewsNation, Fox News and Digby's Hullabaloo

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden appears to call Trump supporters ‘garbage’

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Examiner, Breitbart and New York Times

Eric Lagatta / USA Today:
Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Morning Consult's latest presidential election poll

Discussion: Breitbart, UnHerd, Reuters, Washington Examiner and WAGA-TV

Greg Norman / Fox News:
Harris to unveil ‘closing argument,’ Trump to campaign in Pennsylvania

Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian, Washington Times, Boston Herald, The Independent, Raw Story, Breitbart, UPI, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Reason, IJR, Washington Examiner, ABC News, USA Today, CBS News, PoliticusUSA, Associated Press and NewsNation

Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump: 'No president's done more for Puerto Rico than I have.'

Discussion: Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Alternet.org, Forbes and Variety

Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump identifies a scapegoat in case he loses

Discussion: Washington Post, Election Law Blog, The Independent, Alternet.org and Townhall

Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trump on Joe Rogan's podcast leaves Kamala Harris with a winning opportunity

Discussion: Informed Comment, The Nation and Raw Story

Zachary Basu / Axios:
MAGA world's hyper-confidence

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, The Hill and Sabato's Crystal Ball

Myah Ward / Politico:
Harris to call Trump ‘unstable’ and ‘obsessed with revenge’ in Ellipse speech tonight

Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America isn't too worried about fascism

Discussion: CBS News, Washington Post, Emerson Polling, The Hill and Associated Press

El Nuevo Día:
Puerto Ricans should vote for Kamala Harris

Discussion: Louisiana Illuminator, The Hill, HuffPost, Billboard, New Republic, Bloomberg and Ledger

Associated Press:

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prison — SAN FRANCISCO — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without …

Discussion: Axios, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Staten Island Advance, RedState, The Gateway Pundit and New York Daily News

Dave Pehling / CBS News:
Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape sentenced to life term on state charges

Discussion: UPI

Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Paul Pelosi attack: David DePape sentenced to life in prison in state trial

Discussion: The Independent, Breitbart, USA Today, DNyuz, One America News Network, Washington Examiner and Fox News

Ryan Murphy / The Indianapolis Star:

Former GOP congressional candidate arrested on allegations of Madison County ballot theft — Larry Lee Savage Jr., a former Republican 5th Congressional District candidate, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning after he was charged with stealing ballots during a public test of voting machines in Madison County.

Discussion: Fox 59, Raw Story and Election Law Blog

Sahil Kapur / NBC News:

Speaker Mike Johnson criticizes Obamacare and promises ‘massive reform’ if Trump wins — The Republican speaker said at an event in Pennsylvania that overhauling health care will be a major focus and that “Trump's going to go big” if he takes the presidency.

Discussion: Raw Story, NOTUS, New Republic, Fox News, Talking Points Memo and Axios

Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Helping Kamala Harris, Mike Johnson Vows to Kill Obamacare

Discussion: The Hill and New York Post

Filip Timotija / The Hill:

Haley warns Republicans about messaging on women, Latinos after ‘harmful’ rally moment — Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley warned Republicans about the messaging on women and Latinos during the final stretch of the 2024 presidential election after a “harmful” rally moment that occurred over the weekend in New York City.

Discussion: Axios, Blaze Media, NBC News and Mediaite

Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Nikki Haley Says She Is ‘on Standby’ to Campaign for Donald Trump

Discussion: Daily Mail, Fox News, Raw Story, Mediaite, CNN and Associated Press

John Fritze / CNN:

Supreme Court rules RFK Jr. will appear on battleground ballots despite suspending campaign — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraw his name from ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin, battleground states where votes for his now suspended campaign could cut into support for former President Donald Trump.

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:

Elon Musk-Funded PAC Supercharges ‘Progress 2028’ Democrat Impersonation Ad Campaign … An Elon Musk-funded super PAC has expanded an advertising campaign in which it is impersonating Democrats and targeting registered Republicans with policies unpopular with conservatives they say Kamala Harris will pass if she wins the election.

Discussion: The Verge, New York Times and DNyuz, more at Techmeme »

Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM exclusive: Dem super PAC unleashes $100M in new ads

Discussion: Daily Caller News Foundation

Washington Post:

On Elon Musk's X, Republicans go viral as Democrats disappear — A Washington Post analysis found that Republicans are posting more, getting followed more and going viral more now that the world's richest Trump supporter is running the show. — The top political accounts on X have seen …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Moderate Voice and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »

Bob Thomas / Associated Press:

Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79.

Amanda Moore / The Turtle Diaries:

GOP Political Consultant Once Wrote for Richard Spencer — Ryan Girdusky used his own name on Spencer's Alternative Right website — Last night, CNN had Ryan Girdusky, a pro-Trump political consultant, on a panel discussing Trump's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.

Discussion: New Republic, Washington Examiner and Twitchy

C-SPAN.org:

Vice President Harris Delivers Address on The Ellipse in Washington, D.C. — 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her “closing arguments” to voters in an address at The Ellipse in Washington, DC.

Discussion: USA Today, Daily Kos, ABC News and PBS NewsHour

Fortune:

We led some of America's largest companies. Here's why we are voting for Harris, not Trump — Doug Parker is a former CEO of American Airlines. Ken Frazier is a former CEO of Merck. Anne Mulcahy is a former CEO of Xerox. Ursula Burns is a former CEO of Xerox. Reid Hoffman is a former CEO of LinkedIn.

Discussion: Business Insider

The Economist:

Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win — Russia is slicing through Ukrainian defences in parts of the battlefield — “After 970 days of war,” said Lloyd Austin, America's defence secretary, visiting Kyiv on October 21st, “Putin has not achieved one single strategic objective.”

Discussion: nationalinterest.org

Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:

Elon Musk Makes Shocking Confession on His Plans After Trump Victory — Elon Musk admitted that he knows that Donald Trump's policies would crash the economy if he's elected president, but thinks that the price is worth it. — The tech CEO and social media mogul on Monday evening replied …

Discussion: New York Times and Rolling Stone

Robert Tracinski / The UnPopulist:

Heritage Foundation's Far-Right Project 2025 Will Guide Trump's Second Term — Trump loyalists authored it so don't believe his denials that it has nothing to do with him — Project 2025 is a governing blueprint prepared by the Heritage Foundation, one of the right's most prominent intellectual organs …

Robert P. Jones / White Too Long:

One Week from the Election: The Survey Findings Keeping Me Up at Night — On October 16, PRRI released our 15th annual American Values Survey, conducted in partnership with the Brookings Institution. That survey is our final look at American public opinion ahead of the election.