Comment on Biden Grilled in Tense Call with Moderate Democrats

“Donald Trump spoke at a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday and claimed that U. S. newspapers that decided not to endorse in the presidential race were actually endorsing him,” Mediaite reports. Said Trump: “They think I’m doing a great job. They just don’t want to say it… I just heard USA Today has not endorsed.

Semafor: “Like many news organizations, the Post pays a small amount each month to show articles in feeds on Facebook and other social media platforms. But on Monday, the paper aggressively ramped up its paid advertising campaign, boosting dozens of articles related to the election.” “While the articles about Vice President Kamala Harris were relatively neutral in tone and focused on her innovative digital strategy, her policy proposals, and her chances of winning next week, the articles that the Post paid to highlight about Trump told a different story.” “The paper boosted multiple critical articles, including about Trump’s campaign rhetoric, his misstatements, his allies’ attempts to “energize him as he struggles to adapt to Harris,” how his campaign damaged Springfield, Ohio, his fixation on the fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter, how crowds leave his rallies early, and his questioning of the results of the 2020 election, among other stories.”

“As many as one in 20 Floridians, a million people, could be expelled from the country under a mass deportation plan that is a cornerstone of Donald Trump’s campaign, according to a report released by a Washington think tank and immigration advocacy group,” the Washington Post reports.

Joe Rogan said he previously warned Tony Hinchcliffe about his Puerto Rico joke, telling him “that’s the one that’s gonna get you stabbed,” Variety reports. Rogan added that political rallies are “a bad environment for comedy,” and if he had sat down with Hinchcliffe before his appearance, he would have told him, “Don’t you fucking dare do that joke.”

“The economy is still the No. 1 issue in the presidential election. Voters rated it as their top priority in the latest New York Times/Siena College poll, as they have in every Times/Siena poll this year,” the New York Times reports. “And while former President Donald Trump remains the more trusted candidate in terms of handling the economy, Vice President Kamala Harris has closed much of the gap.” “Her improvement was primarily concentrated among nonwhite voters, particularly nonwhite voters without a college degree.

“A group with ties to Democrats is trying to peel crucial votes away from Republican Dave McCormick by boosting a third-party candidate in the Pennsylvania Senate race,” Politico reports.