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Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is facing backlash after running a campaign ad featuring Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother to undermine Acton’s account of childhood sexual abuse. Acton’s brother corroborated her history, and Ramaswamy has been met with angry confrontations at recent campaign stops.
During a public appearance alongside JD Vance, Donald Trump declined to offer an endorsement for Vance’s potential 2028 presidential campaign, claiming they have never discussed the matter. Trump enjoys keeping potential successors competing for his favor.
At an Oval Office event, Donald Trump appeared to doze off before proposing a program offering multi-million-dollar commissions for citizens and journalists who report government fraud. This opens up significant conflicts of interest and discrepancies with existing federal whistleblower laws.
Facing potential midterm losses, Donald Trump lashed out at reporters during a press session, telling them to shut up, shushing a female journalist, and telling reporter Andrew Feinberg to be careful. Vice President JD Vance later joined in by calling the journalist an imbecile online.
During a nearly two-hour rally in North Carolina, Donald Trump delivered an erratic speech where he recounted basic cognitive test questions. He also conditioned legislative aid for poisoned Marine Corps veterans at Camp Lejeune on Republicans winning Congress in the midterms.
At multiple campaign events, Donald Trump repeatedly fixated on Ohio Senator Jon Husted’s physical build and appearance, describing his muscles to the audience. Trump creates an odd dynamic of forcing endorsed candidates to endure public commentary on their appearance.
Finally, Brian Schatz, US Senator from Hawaii, joins us to discuss the upcoming midterm elections and what comes next if Democrats win the House and Senate.
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He'll accept the results only if Republicans win, otherwise no he won't accept them.
It's called sexual harassment period