Trump news live: Latest campaign updates as president threatens ‘bad things’ for
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As the 2020 US presidential election enters its final stretch, Donald Trump is said to be “rattled” by Barack Obama’s entry onto the campaign trail in support of Joe Biden’s tilt at the White House, with an ex-adviser to the 44th president saying Mr Trump is “obsessed with the fact that his presidency pales in comparison to the prior one.”
Hackers have meanwhile stolen $2.3m from the Republican Party of Wisconsin, looting the president’s re-election war chest in a key swing state in which he is polling 17 points behind Mr Biden.
That follows the US Supreme Court dealing a blow to the campaign on Wednesday by granting North Carolina an extended deadline to count mail-in ballots, giving the state until 12 November to calculate its total and overriding Republican objections in a win for state Democrats who are thought to be more likely to vote by post.
Trump appears to threaten Miles Taylor
Trump says of Miles Taylor, formerly ‘Anonymous’, that he doesn’t think he ever met him, but acknowledges there is a picture of them. Then he appears to threaten him, saying that “bad things are going to happen” to him. He also called him “treasonous”.
Miles Taylor has already responded.
Oliver O’Connell29 October 2020 18:38
Some well-worn rally material on show
And he called her Pocahontas. Again. Because he can’t resist the racist slur.
Oliver O’Connell29 October 2020 18:30
Melania decries hate, negativity, and fear
In introductory remarks, first lady Melania Trump says there is no room to play politics in the middle of a pandemic, condemning the “hate, negativity, and fear … the media streams into our homes and the large tech companies are protecting political censorship, we need to remember what is really important: my husband’s administration is focused on the future
Ms Trump husband’s administration is focused on “the health and safety of the American people.”
“This president and his team are focused on not only destroying the virus and building back the economy, they are focused on creating ways for people to safely stop isolating and safely start gathering with friends again on safe distances.”
She is addressing a packed rally of almost entirely maskless people as the US records the worst daily infection rates it has seen since the start of the pandemic.
Oliver O’Connell29 October 2020 18:20
North Carolina on alert for a spike in Covid cases
“Because of the large number of potential contacts from the rally, and the inability to alert them directly, the community is being notified so they can assess their own risk and take appropriate actions.”
Oliver O’Connell29 October 2020 18:09
Melania introducing Trump in Tampa
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Oliver O’Connell29 October 2020 18:04
Biden to head to Minnesota on Friday
The Biden campaign has announced that Joe Biden will travel to Minnesota on Friday, prompting worries that there is a danger for Democrats that Trump might win the state.
The RealClear Politics polling average currently has Biden ahead by 4.7 per cent, but the campaign may not be taking any chances. In 2016, the…
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