US Election: Kamala Harris calls Donald Trump, concedes defeat
Vice President Kamala Harris publicly conceded the 2024 election to President-elect Donald Trump in a hopeful press conference at her alma mater Howard University on Wednesday.
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US election: Joe Biden wears Trump’s campaign cap
President Joe Biden stirred controversy when he wore a red cap belonging to the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump ahead of the United States, US, Presidential election. Biden wore the Make America Great Again, MAGA, cap at an event to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. During a visit to firefighters in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, near where one of the four hijacked planes crashed, videos showed the president having a friendly chat with a Trump supporter before they swapped headgear. In the video, Biden offers a Trump supporter donning a campaign cap another hat with the presidential seal on it, saying he would autograph it. The man then asks Biden if he would sign it with his name on it. Responding jocularly, Biden said “I don’t remember my name, I’m slow.” After an exchange about his age, Biden hands the man the autographed cap and offers to trade it for the Trump hat, which he wore briefly, drawing cheers from the crowd. The action immediately drew comments from social media users, with Trump’s campaign thanking Biden for the “support”. But, a statement issued by the White House said Biden’s gesture was a way to underline the unity theme of the day. The deputy White House Press Secretary, Andrew Bates said: “As a gesture, he gave a hat to a Trump supporter who then said that in the same spirit, POTUS should put on his Trump cap.”
Trump declines second debate with Harris
Former President Donald Trump announced that he will not participate in another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of election day. Trump claimed victory in their recent debate, despite some polls indicating otherwise. Trump took to “Truth Social”, stating that after winning the debate, there was no need for a rematch. He said, “Polls clearly show that I won the debate against Comrade Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ Radical Left Candidate,” and noted that Harris had called for a second debate. He further argued that key issues like immigration and inflation were already thoroughly addressed in both his recent debate with Harris and in his previous June debate with President Biden. Trump criticized the Biden-Harris administration, claiming they had “destroyed” the country, particularly on matters of immigration and the economy. He accused them of allowing unchecked immigration and causing inflation that harmed the middle class. Trump also highlighted Harris’s absence from debates hosted by Fox, NBC, and CBS, stating, “KAMALA SHOULD FOCUS ON WHAT SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE DURING THE LAST ALMOST FOUR YEAR PERIOD. THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” Both Trump and Harris are the official candidates of their parties after accepting their nominations earlier this year. The first debate between Trump and President Biden took place in June, after which Biden exited the race and endorsed Harris. The recent debate between Trump and Harris was their first since she became the Democratic nominee in July. The US presidential elections will take place on November 5.