Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her vice presidential pick Tim Walz are holding a bus tour through western Pennsylvania today – one day before the Democratic National Convention gets under way in Chicago.
The running mates will be joined by their spouses Doug Emhoff and Gwen Walz for the event, pitted as the “On the Road to Chicago” tour, as they make pit stops including in Pittsburgh and Rochester before heading on to the Windy City.
The tour comes just hours after Donald Trump held a campaign rally in the swing state, speaking to supporters in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday afternoon.
At one point in the speech, Trump appeared to get confused about where he was – muddling up Pennsylvania for North Carolina.
He also again brought up Harris’s appearance and the recent Time magazine front cover which featured the vice president.
“I am much better looking than her,” he said. “I’m a better-looking person than Kamala.”
On Saturday, Trump’s campaign announced campaign stop in Howell, Michigan, next week. The announcement instantly sparked backlash from Harris’s campaign due to the city’s longstanding ties to the Ku Klux Klan and coming one month after a white supremacist march.
Harris and Walz hold bus tour in Pennsylvania day before DNC
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz are holding a bus tour in western Pennsylvania today – one day before the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Chicago.
The presidential and vice presidential candidates will be joined by their spouses Doug Emhoff and Gwen Walz for the event, pitted as the “On the Road to Chicago” tour.
Here’s the details of the schedule:
- 12.30pm ET – Stop in Pittsburgh
- 2.25pm ET – Stop in Rochester
- 7.30pm ET – Leave Pittsburgh for Chicago
Rachel Sharp18 August 2024 14:15
Moment Trump confuses Pennsylvania for North Carolina as he campaigns in swing state
Rachel Sharp18 August 2024 13:55
Trump yet again brings up Harris’s appearance – claiming he’s ‘better looking’
Donald Trump has yet again brought up the appearance of his Democratic rival Kamala Harris – this time claiming he’s “better looking” than her.
At his campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, the former president spoke about the recent Time magazine front cover featuring the vice president.
“Time Magazine doesn’t have a picture of her. They have this unbelievable artist drawing her,” he said.
“They took a lot of pictures that didn’t work out so they hired a sketch artist.”
He then went on to claim that he is the “better looking” of the two presidential candidates.
“I am much better looking than her,” he said.
“I’m a better-looking person than Kamala.”
Rachel Sharp18 August 2024 13:34
Harris campaign will embark on bus tour
The Harris-Walz campaign will embark on a bus tour today to speak with voters across Pennsylvania before the campaign heads to the Democratic National Convention.
Vice President Kamala Harris, First Gentleman Doug Emoff, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz will meet with potential voters and speak about the Biden-Harris administration’s record.
The bus tour is expected to begin in Pittsburgh and make various stops throughout the day in Allegheny and Beaver Counties – crucial battleground areas of the state.
Ariana Baio18 August 2024 13:00
Florida college trashed hundreds of books — including many focusing on LGBTQ and race issues
Hundreds of books, including scores about LGBTQ+ issues, race and activism, were left in a dumpster and parking lot of a public Florida university on Thursday, angering members of the academic community.
Photos and videos show hundreds of books in dumpsters. The university claimed it was part of routine maintenance, but in the past students had the chance to purchase books being taken out of circulation.
The scene comes as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s continues his campaign to change New College of Florida, a state college with a reputation for being progressive. DeSantis has also signed legislation that targets certain books in school libraries.
Josh Marcus18 August 2024 12:00
Disgraced congressman George Santos expected to take plea deal in fraud case
George Santos, the former Republican congressman ousted amid a series of scandals, is reportedly set to accept a plea deal in his federal criminal case in order to avoid a trial, lawyers involved in the case and those familiar with the matter said.
The disgraced lawmaker is expected to enter a guilty plea to the judge overseeing his case, District Judge Joanna Seybert, on Monday at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, sources told Talking Points Memo, CNN, The New York Times and other outlets.
Ariana Baio18 August 2024 10:00
In photos: Donald Trump campaigns in Pennsylvania
![Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/17/22/SEI217741944.jpg)
![The crowd at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre PA](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/17/22/SEI217742166.jpg)
Ariana Baio18 August 2024 09:00
Trump Pennsylvania rally speakers in pictures
Speakers at the Trump rally in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania included state treasurer Stacy Garrity, US Rep Dan Meuser, congressional candidate Rob Bresnahan, and US senate candidate Dave McCormick.
![US Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania Dave McCormick speaks during a Republican Presidential Candidate former US President Donald Trump campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on August 17, 2024 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/18/08/GettyImages-2167181872.jpg)
![Republican Presidential Candidate former US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Daniel Campos during a campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on August 17, 2024 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/18/08/GettyImages-2167197042.jpg)
![RNC Co Chair Michael Whatley speaks during a Republican Presidential Candidate former US President Donald Trump campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on August 17, 2024 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/18/08/GettyImages-2167181921.jpg)
Vishwam Sankaran18 August 2024 08:31
Trump calls Biden-Harris student loan forgiveness plan ‘communist takeover’
Donald Trump called the Biden-Harris administration’s decision to forgive college student debt a “communist takeover” of the US.
“What they’re doing is a communist takeover of the country…They are a threat to democracy,” Trump said at the Pennsylvania rally.
He claimed he would control inflation and would “make America affordable again”
“Her radical liberal policies, of course, horrific inflation decimated the middle class and gutted the finances of millions of American families,” Trump said, attacking Harris’ economic plans.
![Republican Presidential Candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump watches as Daniel Campos speaks about his life in Venezuela during a campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on August 17, 2024 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/18/08/GettyImages-2167197020.jpg)
The former president at one point during the rally handed over the microphone to pilot Daniel Campo, a former Venezuela resident whose family fled from Cuba and then Venezuela to arrive in the US in 2007.
“We are going on a path that is taking us to what Venezuela became so the only way we can avoid keep going down that path is making Trump president again,” Campo said to a crowd that started chanting “U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A”
Vishwam Sankaran18 August 2024 08:14