A comedian at a Donald Trump rally called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage”, sparking fury from Republicans and Democrats and accusations of racism. The comic, Tony Hinchcliffe, was among the speakers at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. He also made a series of jokes that leant on racist stereotypes….
Donald Trump was conspicuously absent at a conservative Christian forum here, where his long-shot rivals for the Republican presidential nomination were asked how they could be role models from the White House. The host brought up Trump’s insulting nicknames: “How do we raise the bar?” he asked. The next day, Trump swooped into Iowa for…
The former president’s loyal supporters say the buzz around Vice President Kamala Harris is merely a “honeymoon phase.” A woman and a man, both wearing red shirts that say “God Guns And Trump, Keeping America Great,” pose for selfies at a rally. Tamara Whitney and her husband, Brian Dugan, both wore T-shirts that read “God…
Is it wise for Britons to heap abuse on Donald Trump? At present he is the marginal favourite to win next week’s US presidential election – with Britons strongly behind his opponent Kamala Harris. But is overt hostility sensible? Most recent polls show two out of three Britons want Harris to win, including a majority…
When it comes to Elon Musk, he’s promoting Donald Trump’s candidacy and transacting with Vladimir Putin because it serves his own interests in amassing political and financial power, writes Fiona Hill. The news of the past few weeks has included some developments that on their own could seem minor: Since he left office, Donald Trump…
Tension around presidential race affecting Americans’ mental health Reporting from Washington, DC One poll that I saw really shows how Americans feel about this race – whether they’re Democrats, Republicans or undecided. It said 75 percent of Americans feel that this upcoming election is having an impact on their mental health. They are anxious about…
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a five-part series that tells the story of the closing months of the 2024 presidential campaign, starting with the June debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. When the camera sails over the gold dome of the state Capitol building beaming images of Atlanta’s sparkling…
Former president Donald Trump hosted a rally where speakers made numerous vulgar and racist remarks inside New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Speakers at the rally called Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, “the Antichrist” and attacked Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee eight years ago, as a “sick son of a b****.” Speakers…
Trump Madison Square Garden rally live updates: Ex-president warns of ‘World War Three’ if Kamala Harris is elected presidential election live blog for all the latest news and updates Melania Trump and a cast of stars joined Donald for a massive election rally at Madison Square Garden with just a week to go until the…
An evocation of Nazism? Of course it was, and of course it wasn’t. Like everything else in this election, the narrative cuts both ways. Madison Square Garden is the iconic venue in New York City for spectacle. It’s a stage for the big event and lends cachet to a candidate closing out his campaign, no…