Harris distances herself from Biden labeling Trump supporters 'garbage'

Six days before the 2024 election, most of Wednesday's news circled around President Biden calling supporters of former President Donald Trump "garbage" the day before – a comment Biden is now saying was directed at one comedian, not the entire voter base.

Vice President Kamala Harris responded to Biden's description of Trump supporters from the tarmac on Wednesday morning.

“I think that first of all, he clarified his comments, but let me be clear, I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for," Harris said, adding that she believes the work she does is about representing all Americans, whether they support her or not.

Harris also told reporters she did speak with the president on Tuesday night, but his "garbage" comment did not come up during their conversation.

The White House held a news conference in defense of the president, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre saying Biden's remark was "taken out of context."

“So just to clarify, he was not calling Trump supporters garbage, which is why he put this out and is why he wanted to make sure that we put out a statement that clarified what he meant and what he was trying to say, and so just want to make that very clear for folks who are watching,” Jean-Pierre told reporters.

Later in the day, Trump arrived at his Wisconsin rally in a garbage truck "in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden" and he was wearing a uniform similar to one worn by a garbage collector.

Trump, who was still wearing an orange reflective vest when he took the stage, opened his rally in Green Bay with, "I have to begin by saying 250 million Americans are not garbage."

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Mike Kucharski, co-owner and vice president of JKC Trucking, Chicago's largest specialty contract carrier, told Fox News Digital that many truckers are backing former President Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris this election cycle.

Kucharski said truckers are more in favor of a Trump presidency due to costs, increased regulatory burdens, infrastructure, driving range of the trucks and less cargo capacity due to the battery.

"I personally don't vote along party lines, but I support candidates with policies. And I would say policies are the gateway to truckers' vote — policies that help small business thrive," he said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital. "Right now, a lot of small business owners in the trucking industry are seriously concerned about Kamala Harris' impact on our industry if she takes office."

Though there are a handful of issues on truckers' minds, the top concern is costs, according to Kucharski.

"Truckers are already struggling to stay afloat due to issues like skyrocketing diesel costs. It's pouring too much for diesel. Truckers are driving less miles, paying more for fuel," he said. "Another blow to truckers is this increased regulatory burdens. Truckers are overregulated."

He also stated that the trucking industry is not ready for electric vehicle mandates being pushed under the Biden-Harris administration.

Harris' campaign told Fox News Digital that she does not support electric vehicle mandates, however, the Biden-Harris Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a final rule in March requiring up to two-thirds of all new car sales to be electric by 2032.

The EPA also set a goal to require 40% of heavy-duty trucks to be zero-emissions by 2032.

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A Harris-Walz campaign ad released on Monday by progressive evangelical group "Vote Common Good" suggesting that women can lie to their husbands about who they are voting for is still facing criticism on social media.

Journalist Michele Tafoya said the ad, which was narrated by actress Julia Roberts, was "so 1950s" and suggested that "husbands don't appreciate their wives' independent thinking" in a post on X late Wednesday night.

"Maybe in your marriages. Not mine," Tafoya wrote.

Political Science professor Nicholas Giordano agreed with Tafoya and said that he thinks the deeper message behind the ad is "dark, sick and twisted."

"It’s even worse than that. Forget about dividing society, they want to divide households and make spouses/families view each other with suspicion. That wives cannot confide in their husbands, and live in fear so they must keep secrets. Think about how dark, sick and twisted that is," Giordano wrote.

In an exclusive interview with Sean Hannity that aired on Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump repeated his 2024 campaign trail promises and shared why he believes his second term would be different – in a good way.

In addition to vowing to secure the border, fix the economy and immigration system, and utilize tariffs against foreign countries, Trump said a potential second administration would be different because, now, he knows "everybody in Washington."

"I didn't know anybody [during his first term]. I was not a Washington person. I was rarely there," Trump. "I know everybody [now]. I know the good, the strong, the weak, the stupid. I know the -- I know everybody. And we're going to make this country great again, and we have to save our country."

Trump also hit on the Biden-Harris administration for the way it has handled domestic and foreign issues, including the wars between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Hamas.

"We're going to be respected again. We're going to make America great again. And there's nothing in the world I'd rather be doing. I don't want to be on some beautiful beach. I don't want to be sitting in some faraway hotel where it's very nice and watching television or doing something. I want to be doing what I'm doing," Trump said. "It's so incredible."

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Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., speaks at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., joined Trump's campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Wednesday to share what he thinks "garbage really is" following President Biden's description of Trump supporters as "garbage" on Tuesday.

Donalds described the Biden-Harris administration's handling of multiple issues, including the economy, the crisis at the southern border and the withdrawal from Afghanistan, as "garbage."

"Let me tell you what garbage is," Donalds said. "Garbage is leaving our southern border wide open so the drug cartels move illegal aliens and fentanyl into our country. That's garbage."

Donalds said Trump "is going to fix it all" and encouraged rallygoers to get out and vote for the Trump-Vance ticket.

During his 5-minute speech, Donalds also called out other Democrats for their rhetoric toward Republican voters over the years.

"Barack Obama, once upon a time, he called us bitter clingers. Hillary Clinton has called us deplorables. Kamala Harris refers to us as fascists and Joe Biden called us garbage, but we're none of those things," Donalds said. "We are red-blooded Americans and we are taking America back in six days."

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted Democrats for their past and present insults toward Republican voters during an appearance on Sean Hannity on Wednesday following President Biden's comment describing Trump supporters as "garbage" on Tuesday.

"This is what they believe. This is what they think. There is a clear line from calling us garbage to Hillary Clinton calling us deplorables to Barack Obama saying we're bitter and angry, and clinging to our God and our guns," Cruz told Hannity on Wednesday night. "There is an elitist condescension. There is a contempt."

Cruz said he believes the radical left looks down on GOP voters and thinks of them as ignorant, which is why "their strategy is based on lying to us."

The senator said he agrees with former President Trump's response to Biden's "garbage" comment, which was "you can't lead America if you don't love Americans."

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s 6-week abortion ban during an event at the Prime Osborn Convention Center on May 1, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Vice President Kamala Harris suggested she would sign federal abortion protections into law if elected president during a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday evening.

"One does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree, the government shouldn't be telling her what to do with her body," Harris said, referring to women. "When Congress passes a bill to restore reproductive freedom nationwide, as President of the United States, I will proudly sign it into law."

Harris also said Trump "would ban abortion nationwide" and suggested he would institute a ban on contraceptives – both stances have been explicitly denied by the former president.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) slammed Harris before her appearance in battleground Wisconsin, with Chairman Michael Whatley saying in a statement, "Harris’ vision for Wisconsin is an even more dangerously liberal version of the past four years. Kamala Harris broke Wisconsin’s economy, but President Trump will fix it."

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at a rally for former President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk continued to show his support for the re-election of former President Donald Trump during a series of enthusiastic posts on X Wednesday night.

"The second Trump presidency will be the most fun America has had in a while. It's gonna be awesome!" Musk first wrote on the platform.

He then shared a video of Trump speaking at his Green Bay, Wisconsin, rally on Wednesday while wearing a garbage collector vest – one day after President Biden called Trump supporters "garbage" – and described the video as "epic."

Musk also reposted a collage of four pictures involving Trump, including his mugshot, when he stood up after the July assassination attempt, him working at McDonald's and him arriving in Wisconsin in a garbage collector uniform with the caption, "the history books are about to be freaking legendary."

His bio on X currently links to his America PAC, which Musk says will help others "understand why [he is] supporting Trump for president."

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Alliant Energy Center on October 30, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Vice President Kamala Harris used her infamous "I am speaking" line after she was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters Wednesday night during a rally in Wisconsin.

Harris was hosting a campaign rally in Madison, the battleground state's capital, when some attendees began yelling for an end to the war in Gaza. The veep, who said she supports a plan to remove all remaining hostages from Gaza and an end to the war, appeared to be frustrated by the interruption from protesters.

"We all want the war in Gaza to end and to get the hostages out ... I will do everything in my power to make it heard and known, and everyone has a right to be heard, but right now, I am speaking," Harris said, which was followed by cheers from the crowd.

Harris first used the "I am speaking" line during a 2020 debate against former Vice President Mike Pence.

She was also interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters earlier on Wednesday during a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A man holding up a Gaza flag was taken out of the rally to loud booing from the crowd while Harris said "it's okay, it's okay" and attempted to regain control of the event.

A Chinese citizen, who attends the University of Michigan, was charged for allegedly voting illegally in the key battleground state of Michigan – and that student's vote will still be counted.

A spokesperson for the Michigan Secretary of State confirmed to Fox News Digital that the Chinese citizen voted at a polling place at the University of Michigan Museum of Art on Sunday, Oct. 27.

The state's top authorities condemned the 19-year-old's actions, saying that since the man is not a U.S. citizen, he cannot vote in federal elections.

"Only U.S. citizens can register and vote in our elections. It is illegal to lie on any registration forms or voting applications about one’s citizenship status. Doing so is a felony," Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit wrote in a joint statement.

Despite the fact that the Chinese citizen's ballot was cast illegally, it is expected to be counted in the upcoming election.

Andrew McCarthy, a Fox News contributor and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, told Fox News Digital that it is expected to count because there is no way for election officials to retrieve it once it's been put through a tabulator.

"The thing is, because of the imperative of voter secrecy, the ballot does not have an identifying PIN number or other kind of identifying information that would enable somebody afterward to figure out who voted for whom," he said. "That's our dedication to the secret ballot."

"But what it means is if the person passes the identification and qualification aspect of the early voting and gets to fill out the ballot, the ballot then goes into a tabulator, and it gets counted because there's no way to go back and retrieve it and say, 'this is the ballot that shouldn't have been voted.' And that's the problem here."

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Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Resch Center, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre spoke at Donald Trump's rally in Green Bay, where he made his legacy as the Packers quarterback.

The 11-time Pro Bowler said he had "never" spoken at "an event like this before," but with the election just six days away, "I decided it's time."

"There’s never been a more important time in our lives than right now in this election," Favre began his speech.

"The stakes are incredibly high. Families across Wisconsin are struggling to make ends meet. People’s salaries haven’t kept up with inflation. It’s getting harder for younger people to buy their first home. People are losing hope in the American dream."

Favre said that it wasn't just "about money," citing 50 fetanyl overdoses in Brown County, Wisconsin, last year. He also said that the younger generation "face[s] the prospect of World War III.

"We’ve already had President Trump once — we’ve already seen Kamala in action. We can compare, and we know which is better," Favre continued. "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results… It would be insane to give Kamala four more years in office. So it’s time to bench Kamala and put in the star quarterback."

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Resch Center, Wednesday, in Green Bay, Wis.

Former President Trump defended his supporters Wednesday as the fallout continues for President Biden over his remarks about his predecessor and those that are hoping he secures a second term. 

"I have to begin by saying 250 million Americans are not garbage," Trump opened his rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the Resch Center while wearing an orange reflective safety vest. 

“When they said I’d look thinner, I said in that case, I’ll wear it on stage. I may never wear a blue jacket again," he added.

During a virtual Harris campaign call with Voto Latino, Biden took a swipe at former Trump's weekend rally in Madison Square Garden, which made headlines after insult comedian Tony Hinchiffe made jokes mocking different ethnic groups, with one joke referring to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage."

"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said. "His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and it is un-American."

The comment quickly went viral and sparked swift condemnation from critics. Before the rally in Green Bay, Trump was pictured wearing the bright-orange vest in a garbage truck in an apparent dig at Biden and Harris.  

"This week, Kamala has been comparing her political opponents to the most evil mass murderers in history," he told his supporters at his evening rally. "And now, speaking on a call for her campaign last night, Crooked Joe Biden finally said what he and Kamala really think of our supporters. He called them garbage."

"My response to Joe and Kamala is very simple: you can't lead America if you don't love Americans," he added. 

Vivek Ramaswamy interviewed a garbage man in North Carolina on Wednesday after collecting trash with him, seizing on controversial remarks by President Biden that appeared to disparage supporters of former President Trump.

“I felt disrespected,” the man identified as Leo told Ramaswamy at a rally.

“Keep the prices down,” he said when asked what leaders could do to make life easier for trash workers.

Biden has been harshly criticized for his remarks during a virtual campaign call for Vice President Kamala Harris with Voto Latino in which he took a swipe at Trump's weekend rally in Madison Square Garden, which made headlines after insult comedian Tony Hinchiffe made jokes mocking different ethnic groups, with one joke referring to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage."

"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said. "His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and it is un-American."

Like Trump on Wednesday in Wisconsin, Ramaswamy donned a reflective vest and rode in a garbage truck. He emptied trash bins with Leo before heading to campaign for Trump.

A destroyed home in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made one of his final pitches of the election in Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday where he told Americans who hadn’t visited the one-time tourist hub to “book your ticket now.”

The idyllic mountain town was ravaged by Hurricane Helene, with schools only just reopening on Monday over a month after the storm hit. 

One week after the city’s tourism bureau Visit Asheville urged tourists to avoid the region, this week it urged them to return, sparking backlash on social media as much of the city is still without potable water. 

“Book your tickets now and come down,” said Walz. 

“This is a treasure. The food's fantastic. You heard it tonight. The music's electric. The creativity of the River Arts District is second to none in this country.”

He also poked fun at Donald Trump for being unable to possess a firearm due to a felony conviction.“I will say both members of the Democratic ticket are gun owners and the Republican nominee can't pass a background check to buy one.”

“We have always upheld the Second Amendment. But we also know upholding our first responsibility is to keep our kids safe. You can do both.”

A recent Pew Research Poll gives former President Donald Trump the lead with veterans nationwide over Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Tuesday's presidential election.

The poll, conducted with 876 veteran registered voters, gave Trump or "Leans Trump" 61% of the key demographic's support. Just 37% of the veterans polled responded that they support Vice President Kamala Harris.

Veterans make up around 6% of the country, according to the Census Bureau, or about 16 million people per 2022 numbers. The number of veterans nationwide is steadily dwindling, with around 18% of the American population being veterans in 1980.

Veterans 4 America First Institute, a nonprofit, reacted to the recent poll showing overwhelming support for Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election in an interview with Fox News Digital.

"The reason veterans are sticking with Trump, despite all the fake news, all the lies about Trump, is because veterans care about two things: results, and their pension," said Darin Selnick, Air Force veteran and founder of Veterans 4 America First Institute to Fox News Digital.

According to Pew, 60% of veterans cast their ballots in 2020 for Former President Trump, and 39% voted for Joe Biden. This most recent poll more accurately reflects 2016 veteran numbers when 61% voted for Trump and only 35% voted for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

According to Selnick, a former Captain in the Air Force, veterans have not relied on news or polls to come to their decision about supporting Trump.

"They saw the difference, and [veterans are] going to stick with Trump. They also saw in terms of the bigger picture of the country. They saw what happened in Afghanistan. They saw what Trump did, how he got rid of ISIS. They saw what he did on foreign policy, saw what he was doing, how it worked… They've seen with their own eyes," said Selnick.

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A group of 11 former contestants on "The Apprentice" have issued a public letter backing Donald Trump for president in response to a letter from fellow alumni who released a statement declaring their support for Kamala Harris. 

The letter, spearheaded by Kendra Todd, winner of Season 3, said the signers felt compelled to respond to the Harris letter after their fellow contestants claimed "to have spoken to dozens of their fellow contestants to confirm we shared their observations of Trump’s character." 

"It is disappointing and shameful that these contestants would use the platform that Donald Trump gave them to attack him in this manner," the letter reads. "Is this the thanks he gets for literally changing the trajectory of our lives?" 

Todd, now a real estate broker, told Fox News Digital, "What bothered me the most with how they claimed that they spoke with dozens of us former contestants on the show and they believed that they represent the majority of the cast mates. And I simply just do not believe that to be true." The letter supporting Harris, obtained by Politico, was signed by four contestants, a producer, and a casting manager. 

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President Joe Biden meets with President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

As White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to spin President Biden's remark calling Trump supporters "garbage," saying the "president for all" would never speak badly about people that support Trump, Biden's former comments about MAGA Republicans are coming back to haunt him.

During a press briefing on Wednesday, Jean-Pierre insisted that Biden was not calling Trump supporters garbage, but instead was calling comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke about Puerto Rico "garbage."

"He does not view Trump supporters or anybody who supports Trump as garbage. That is not what he views," the press secretary said of Biden. 

"He has said multiple times that he is a president for all. It doesn't matter if you live in a red state, it doesn't matter if you live in a blue state. He has said it himself. I have said it on his behalf. He believes that he's a president for all. And it doesn't matter who you voted for, doesn't matter if you voted for him or not. He's a president for all. But hateful rhetoric, hateful rhetoric that he hears. And this is something that we've done many times from here. We will call that out. We will call that out."

During a virtual call with Voto Latino, Biden was asked about Trump's rally in Madison Square Garden, which made headlines after Hinchcliffe told a joke, referring to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage."

He responded by saying, "Donald Trump has no character. He doesn't give a damn about the Latino community. He's a failed businessman. He only cares about the billionaire friends that he has and accumulating wealth for those at the top. He says immigrants are poisoning the blood of our country – give me a break. He wants to do away with the birthright citizenship. Who the hell has said that in the last hundred years? And just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage.' Well, let me tell you something. I don't -- I -- I don't know the Puerto Rican that -- that I know -- or a Puerto Rico, where I'm fr- -- in my home state of Delaware, they're good, decent, honorable people. The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters -- his -- his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it's un-American.  It's totally contrary to everything we've done, everything we've been."

On Sept. 5, 2022, Biden gave a Labor Day speech to workers in Milwaukee, where he went after MAGA Republicans and Trump supporters.

"Look, extreme MAGA Republicans don’t just threaten our personal rights and our economic security, they embrace political violence," Biden said before attempting to clear up that he was only talking about MAGA Republicans and not all Republicans. "The definition of democracy is you accept the will of the people when votes are honestly counted. These guys don’t do it."

He continued, referring to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., and saying MAGA Republicans in Congress continue to defend the "mob" that stormed the building that day.

"This was an attack on American democracy," he said. "We have to be stronger and more determined and more committed to saving American democracy than the MAGA Republicans and that guy… who are destroying democracy, because democracy is at stake."

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JD Vance speaks at an event (Getty)

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii -- a former Democrat who recently joined the GOP -- held a veteran-themed town hall in Bedford County, Pennsylvania on Wednesday.

Speaking to veterans and voters in the Laurel Highlands, Vance remarked how much the area reminded him of his own home region in Appalachia.

Gabbard opened the event by condemning the Biden-Harris administration for their handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

"We cannot allow someone who is either lying to us or has so little care for those who are lying down their lives for our country... to get anywhere near the oval office," she said.

She added that Harris and Biden look down on half of the American people, after the latter appeared to call Trump supporters "garbage" in garbled remarks on Tuesday.

"They call us garbage, they call us deplorables, they call us neo-nazis, but we are on a no-fail mission and that is why we are here tonight.

"Vance later thanked Gabbard for her introduction, quipping that, "[w]e've traded Liz Cheney for Tulsi Gabbard; that's a hell of a trade.

"The first town hall questioner was David, a three-tour Afghan veteran, who asked about accountability for military bureaucrats who have not been fired following the deaths of the "Abbey Gate 13."

Vance replied that he and Donald Trump will bring the accountability Biden-Harris have failed to, adding that he'd rather have a president who fires people who "screw up" than one who protects their jobs.

Gabbard later told the story of a Waiamanalo, Hawaii veteran who was about to have open heart surgery but found out the VA hospital on Oahu would not initially cover it.

The man called then-Rep. Gabbard at the time and she was able to help him get the care he needed at the hospital due to the then-recently-passed CHOICE Act under the Trump administration.

"You want Liz Cheney as your secretary of defense, vote for Kamala Harris, because that's what's coming," Ramaswamy told a crowd of North Carolinians at a Charlotte event on Wednesday in support of former President Donald Trump.

He was wearing a yellow safety vest, calling himself a "garbage collector" after President Joe Biden called Trump supporters "garbage." "This is a party of mothers and fathers. This is a party people that want to dig their feet into the beautiful, dark dirt of this country and say, This is our nation. We're not giving it up to you dirty globalists and corporatists."

He promised Trump would work to root out the "deep state," cut the federal government and abolish the Department of Education. "I'm not gonna tell you I know exactly what the perfect amount is for us to cut. There's no such thing as knowing that in advance. One risk is you don't cut enough fat ... another risk is you cut so much that you also risk cutting into the muscle," Ramaswamy went on."

That's the risk I'm willing to take. That's the risk Donald Trump is willing to take. That's the risk my friend Elon Musk is willing to take. All right, so we got to get in there and do the hard thing."

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he sits in a garbage truck Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Former President Trump rolled up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in a garbage truck on Wednesday, an apparent reference to President Biden's remarks about the Republican nominee's supporters.

Trump was pictured in the white garbage truck wearing an orange reflective vest with “Trump Make America Great Again 2024” emblazoned on the vehicle as he was headed to the Resch Center for rally.

"How do you like my garbage truck?" Trump asked reporters. "This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden."

The stunt is an apparent dig at Biden, who has come under fire for calling Trump supporters garbage.

As Vice President Kamala Harris was holding her last major campaign event – and not far from the White House – Biden was asked what he thought of Tony Hinchcliffe’s comedy bit referring Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage" at the Trump rally in New York.

"Donald Trump has no character. He doesn’t give a damn about the Latino community," Biden said during a campaign call at the White House Tuesday. "Just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage.

“The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” he added, "His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American.

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at The National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After earning the Democratic Party nomination following President Joe Biden's decision to leave the race, Harris faced off with Trump in what may be the only debate of the 2024 race for the White House. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are leading in two swing states while running neck-and-neck in a third, according to a new Fox News poll.

The survey, released Wednesday, finds Harris and Trump tied among likely voters in Pennsylvania in the expanded ballot with 48% each, while just 3% say they are supporting a third party. In September, Trump had a 1-point edge over Harris and 4% favored someone else.

Among the larger universe of registered voters, Harris is up by 1 point on both the expanded ballot (48-47%) and head-to-head (50-49%). The differences between Harris and Trump on all ballot tests fall within the margin of error.

In Michigan , Harris with 48% of support among likely voters, Trump with 46%, and third-party candidates at 5%. When it’s just the two major candidates, the race is dead even: 49% each.

Among registered voters, Harris is up by 4 points in the expanded ballot, a 6-point shift since July when Trump was up by 2 points. The July results were conducted shortly after President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris, but before she was conclusively the nominee and Kennedy dropped out.

North Carolina likely voters put Trump d by 49-47% among likely voters a third-party candidates receive 4%. In the two-way contest, his edge narrows to 1 point -- a useful indicator as pre-election surveys often overstate support for third-party candidates.

Among the larger universe of registered voters, Harris is up by 1 point on both the expanded ballot (48-47%) and head-to-head (50-49%).

The previous Fox News survey of North Carolina voters, released in September, also had Trump favored by just a touch among likely voters and Harris narrowly up among registered voters.

Both candidates are blitzing a number of battleground states in the final stretch of the race, with Election Day just six days away. 

Fox News Digitals' Victoria Balara and Dana Blanton contributed to this report.

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, (L) appears on stage with recording artist Nicky Jam during a campaign rally at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas on September 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. With 53 days before election day, Former President Trump continues to campaign. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Nicky Jam walked back his endorsement of former President Trump over remarks made by a comedian at his New York campaign rally over the weekend.

The artist, whose real name is Nick Rivera Caminero, posted a video of himself speaking Spanish on Instagram to retract his support one month after appearing with Trump on stage at a campaign rally.

“The reason I supported Donald Trump was because I thought he was the best for the economy in the United States where a lot of Latinos live, a lot of immigrants who are suffering because of the economy,” he said. “Never in my life did I think, that one month later there would be a comedian who would criticize my country and speak poorly of my country. And for that I withdraw my support of Donald Trump. Puerto Rico should be respected.”

Trump has come under criticism after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico “floating island of garbage” in a joke.

In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Trump said he said has "no idea" Hinchcliffe is and wasn't aware of the joke beforehand.

"I have no idea who he is. Somebody said there was a comedian that joked about Puerto Rico or something. And I have no idea who it was. Never saw him. Never heard of him, and don't want to hear of him. But I have no idea," Trump told "Hannity" Tuesday in a sit-down interview at Mar-a-Lago. "They put a comedian in, which everybody does, you throw comedians in, you don't vet them and go crazy. It's nobody's fault. But somebody said some bad things."

Other Puerto Rican music artists have since announced their support for Vice President Kamala Harris. 

Former President Trump called former President Barack Obama the “great divider” while also swiping back at Michelle Obama for their recent comments while campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump was in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on Wednesday, making his final pitch to voters when he criticized his predecessor and political opponents.

“We're not going to let them divide and destroy American any longer,” Trump said. “And that goes for Barack Hussein Obama. He's a divider. Obama was a great divider."

On Monday, Obama criticized Trump's weekend rally at New York's Madison Square Garden for remarks made by speakers.

“The man holds this big rally at Madison Square Garden, and the warm-up speakers were saying the most, were trotting out and peddling the most racist, sexist, bigoted stereotypes,” Obama said during a campaign event on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia.

Trump also referenced Michelle Obama.

“She said bad things about me. I've been very nice to her," he said. "I guess that means I don't have to be nice anymore. I'm looking forward to this.”

The former first lady criticized Trump during a Michigan rally over the weekend, mentioning “Donald Trump’s gross incompetence.”

“I hope that you’ll forgive me if I’m a little angry that we are indifferent to his erratic behavior, his obvious mental decline, his history as a convicted felon, a known slum lord, a predator found liable for sexual abuse, all of this while we pick apart Kamala’s answers from interviews that he doesn’t even have the courage to do, y’all,” she said in Kalamazoo. 

Nikki Haley was in Pennsylvania stumping for Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick on Wednesday.

Haley and McCormick were in Pennsburg, about 15 miles south of Allentown, at a rally with supporters inside a large garage.

“If Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, Dave McCormick wins Pennsylvania,” Haley said on X.

Haley said Trump was the clear choice during a Tuesday interview with "Special Report" by Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier.

"It is clear. I mean, look, it's like what I said at the Republican National Convention. You don’t have to agree with Trump 100% of the time to vote for him," Haley said. "And so, for me, we have the choice. The choice is given. It’s either Donald Trump or it’s Kamala Harris. And for my family, what I’m looking at is the fact that my daughter says she can’t afford groceries. And I look at an economy that’s been tough for all of us."

"A lot of Americans have decided where they are," Haley said, pointing out that Vice President Harris continues to go back to the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. "While she wants to go back to Jan. 6, what she doesn’t want to visit is what’s happened since Jan. 6, because we’ve had four years of record inflation. We’ve had unconscionable amounts of illegal immigrants, 500,000 criminal illegals alone coming across that border." 

I’m not here to make endorsements. As a researcher and communications strategist, my role is to evaluate not just what candidates are saying, but what voters are actually hearing.

On Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris had a significant opportunity to deliver her closing arguments at the very site where the events of January 6th, 2021, occurred. With deeply rooted beliefs shaping voter perceptions, we know a thing or two about confirmation bias: if you’re looking for hate, you’ll find it; if you’re searching for hope, that might show up too.

So, if you’re a Trump supporter, there was plenty to critique on Tuesday night. If you’re on Team Harris, your heart probably soared. And if you’re undecided, you may have found something hopeful to latch onto. Will it be enough to give Harris a victory on November 5? I’m uncertain. But she hit some of the key notes she needed to hit in her closing argument to America.

In the weeks leading up to this moment, Harris often came off as defensive, especially when it came to economic concerns. When voters voiced worries about rising grocery prices, she insisted that the economy was thriving. Tuesday night, however, she shifted gears, directly acknowledging those frustrations. By connecting with voters’ fears and showing that she truly understands their struggles, she took a crucial step toward building a stronger bond with those who need to feel heard.

Harris has sometimes struggled to tie her policy proposals to the real-life problems voters face. When asked what she would do to address rising costs, she responded that she was raised middle class leaving voters with very little to hold on to. On Tuesday night, though, she laid out concrete, actionable strategies that could resonate with those dealing with inflation and economic uncertainty. Was it enough? I’m not entirely sure, but it certainly felt like progress. Voters want a leader who has a clear plan, and last night, she started to connect those dots. 

Read the rest of this article from Lee Hartley Carter.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. (Getty Images)

Top Republicans accused the White House on Wednesday of releasing a false transcript of President Biden calling former President Trump's supporters “garbage.”

In a letter exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and House Oversight Committee Chairperson James Comer sent a letter to the White House demanding that records relating to the remarks and the transcript are preserved.

Stefanik and Comer said the White House, "instead of apologizing or clarifying President Biden’s words," sought to "change them (despite them being recorded on video) by releasing a false transcript of his remarks."

"The move is not only craven, but it also appears to be in violation of federal law, including the Presidential Records Act of 1978," they wrote. "White House staff cannot rewrite the words of the President of the United States to be more politically on message."

The letter came after Biden referred to Trump supporters as “garbage.”

"President Biden’s vindictive words were unsurprising, given his previous statements regarding people who choose not to vote for his preferred candidate," they wrote. "Unsurprising too were the White House’s actions after he said them."

Fox News Digital's Brook Singman contributed to this report

Ahead of the US elections next Tuesday, signs supporting Donald Trump were placed over Tel Aviv streets on Wednesday. Photos by Gideon Markowicz/TPS-IL

Signs supporting former President Trump were spotted in Israel in the lead-up to the U.S. elections.

The digital signs were seen in the Jewish nation's capital of Tel Aviv on Wednesday, reading, “Israel Votes Trump.”

Amit Segal, chief political analyst for Israel’s Channel 12, told Fox News Digital that Israeli citizens are following the U.S. election "very closely" and are fully aware of the "dramatic" impact the election will have on the Middle East and their lives.

Segal shared a recent Channel 12 poll that found Israelis favor Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris 66% to 17%.

He said that though the spirits of Israeli citizens have improved since the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, "the fact that there is an ongoing war with dead soldiers almost on a daily basis" is taking a toll on the people.

Trump has cast himself as a strong Israel supporter during the election cycle. In his first term, he was influential in brokering the "Abraham Accords", which offered one of the most significant breakthroughs in improving Israeli-Arab relations in decades.

Vice President Kamala Harris has said that, "we are prepared to defend Israel, as we have before, we will again."

The Democratic nominee has also called for a de-escalation in the region and called for an immediate ceasefire.

Fox News Digital's Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.

A Pennsylvania judge has extended the deadline for Bucks County residents to apply for, receive, and cast their mail ballots in-person until until 5 p.m. Friday, following a legal challenge from the Trump campaign.

Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey G. Trauger ruled that county officials violated Pennsylvania's election code by turning away residents who waited for hours to apply for and cast their mail ballots in person all week.

Fox News Digital obtained a copy of the injunction, which detailed that the Bucks County Board of Elections violated the Pennsylvania Elections Code when officials turned voters away on Oct. 29 after 5 p.m. as they attempted to apply and obtain mail-in ballots before the deadline. 

"We will now have extended early in-person mail-voting through November 1st — three extra days," GOP Chair Michael Whatley posted on X. "We will keep fighting. Go vote! Stay in line!"

Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley took a victory lap following the ruling.

"PENNSYLVANIA LAWSUIT VICTORY We just won the Trump Campaign/RNC lawsuit against Bucks County, PA. We will now have extended early in-person mail-voting through November 1st — three extra days. We will keep fighting. Go vote! Stay in line!" Whatley posted to X on Wednesday. 

Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt also celebrated the legal history during a call with the press on Wednesday. 

"Just two days ago, a Trump supporter was arrested in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, for encouraging voters to stay in line, and we have seen multiple other instances of voters being turned away early in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. That's why last night, the Trump campaign and the RNC we filed a lawsuit against Bucks County to provide more early voting opportunities, and we just won that lawsuit just about 30 minutes ago," Leavitt said. 

Fox News Digital's Emma Colton, Charles Creitz and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

White House event marking the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act - President Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive to the East Room for an event marking the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, Thursday, February 2, 2023, at the White House.. (Photo by: HUM Images/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Former President Clinton will be in New Hampshire on Friday to campaign on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris and down-ballot Democrats.

The Harris campaign confirmed the appearance to Fox News.

Clinton will travel as a campaign surrogate to “energize supporters around Vice President Harris, her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, former Manchester, New Hampshire Mayor Joyce Craig and NH Dems’ New Way Forward agenda.”

Craig is the Democratic nominee running against former Sen. Kelly Ayotte, the Republican nominee, in the race to succeed GOP Gov. Chris Sununu.

The competitive race is the Democrats best chance to flip a governor’s office and has attracted tons of national attention and outside money.

Fox News' Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.

Former President Trump said the Biden-Harris administration has treated the American people and "our whole country like garbage," claiming that it's now clear what President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris "really think of our supporters."

Trump held a rally Wednesday afternoon in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, just a day after Harris made her final pitch to voters in a speech from Washington, D.C.

The vice president’s address was quickly overshadowed by Biden’s remarks during a Zoom call with Voto Latino on Tuesday.

During the call with the group, which is one of the largest Latino voter and civic outreach organizations in the U.S., Biden was asked about a comment made Sunday during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in which comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

Biden replied: "The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters."

During the rally Wednesday, Trump said Harris has been "comparing her political opponents to the most evil mass murderers in history, and now, speaking on a call for her campaign last night, Joe Biden finally said what he and Kamala really think of our supporters."

"He called them garbage – and they mean it, even though, without question, my supporters are far higher quality than crooked Joe and Lyin’ Kamala," Trump told supporters.

"My response to Joe and Kamala is very simple: You can’t lead America if you don’t love Americans," Trump declared. "And you can’t be president if you hate the American people, and there’s a lot of hatred there." 

Read the rest of this article from Brooke Singman here.

A row of trashcans and garbage bags on sidewalk, Queens, New York. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

In an apparent effort to troll President Biden, the Trump campaign said garbage collection has jumped 18.5% under the current administration.

In a news release, the campaign cited Breitbart, saying Americans are paying much more for trash collection over the Biden-Harris White House.

The price index for water, sewage and garage collection was up 4.75% in September compared to one year earlier, according to Federal Reserve Economic Data.

The news release came after Biden came under fire for saying Trump supporters “garbage” on Tuesday during a virtual campaign call for Vice President Kamala Harris.

During a virtual Vice President Kamla Harris campaign call with Voto Latino, Biden took a swipe at Trump's rally in Madison Square Garden, which made headlines after insult comedian Tony Hinchiffe made jokes mocking different ethnic groups, with one joke referring to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage."

"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said in reference to insult comedian Tony Hinchiffe's jokes mocking different ethnic groups, with one joke referring to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage.". "[Trump's] demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it is un-American."

The Harris campaign cut multiple six-figure checks last month for left-leaning groups that have been vocal about defunding the police, reparations, and are tied to radical activists who have supported notorious antisemite Louis Farrakhan.

The Harris campaign gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to a handful of Black advocacy groups who are mobilizing Black voters ahead of November's election next week, according to FEC filings released last week.

Black Voters Matters Fund, which received $150,000 from the Harris campaign on Sept. 19, has repeatedly called for defunding the police and has been vocal about pushing for reparations.

"The answer to police violence against communities of color is not more money for police," the group wrote in February 2023. "It's time to defund the police and redirect those resources into building strong, healthy communities."

In 2020, the group also tweeted, "We are proud to be partner in the #DemocracyFrontlinesFund, created to leverage millions of new dollars to fund Black-led organizers fighting for free and fair elections, and working to defund prisons and police."

"There are more than 3,000 sheriffs in the US, nearly all are elected, the group said in another post. "We are working to defund sheriffs and build voter power. Reimagining the system also comes with taking action!"

The group's co-founder Latosha Brown, who has been a frequent visitor to the Biden-Harris White House, has repeatedly posted about the group's reparations push and said in a 2021 X post that she has been working on the issue for 27 years.

"We deserve to be compensated for the literal blood, sweat and tears our ancestors were forced to put into this country," Black Voters Matters Fund posted in May. In another post last year, the group called reparations "crucial for acknowledging past injustices and moving towards a more just and equitable future."

Read the rest of the article by Andrew Mark Miller and Cameron Cawthorne.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday said President Biden's remarks where he called supporters of former President Trump “garbage" were “taken out of context.”

The remark has caused a firestrom and is being compared to Hillary Clinton's calling Trump supporters “deplorables” during the 2016 presidential race.

“So just to clarify, he was not calling Trump supporters garbage, which is why he put this out and is why he wanted to make sure that we put out a statement that clarified what he meant and what he was trying to say, and so just want to make that very clear for folks who are watching,” Jean-Pierre told reporters.

During a virtual Vice President Kamla Harris campaign call with Voto Latino, Biden took a swipe at Trump's rally in Madison Square Garden, which made headlines after insult comedian Tony Hinchiffe made jokes mocking different ethnic groups, with one joke referring to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage."

"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said. "[Trump's] demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it is un-American."

“So he was regarding to the comedian, and I quote, I refer to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump's supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage, which is the only word I can think of to describe it," Jean-Pierre said.

“He does not view Trump supporters or anybody who who supports Trump as garbage,” she added. 

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Rocky Mount Event Center, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Rocky Mount, N.C. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Former President Trump addressed President Biden's comment that his supporters are "garbage" at a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday, adding that Vice President Harris "can't lead America if you don't love Americans."

"This week, Kamala has been comparing her political opponents to the most evil mass murderers in history," Trump said of Vice President Harris.

Harris accepted the claim of former Trump White House Chief of Staff John Kelly , who said Trump wanted "Hitler's generals." From the White House grounds last week, she said Trump was "unhinged" and wants "unchecked power."

"And now, speaking on a call for her campaign last night, Joe Biden finally said what he and Kamala really think of our supporters. He called them garbage," Trump said. "And they mean it. Even though without question, my supporters are far higher quality than crooked Joe Biden, Kamala."

"My response to Joe and Kamala is very simple -- you can't lead America if you don't love Americans... And you can't be president if you hate the American people," Trump said. "And there's a lot of hatred there," Trump said. "Kamala Harris is not fit to be president of the United States. She doesn't have the intellect, the stamina, or that special quality that real leaders must have to lead. We know what that is. It's a special power."

At a rally in Rocky Mount, North Caroline, former President Trump recognized how one of his granddaughters, Carolina, was named after the battleground state before asking attendees if they are better off now than they were four years ago.

Trump said he was delivering a “message of hope for all Americans" at the campaign stop. 

“I will end inflation. I will stop the massive invasion of criminals into our country. And I will bring back a thing called the American Dream,” Trump said. “Our country will be bigger, better, bolder, richer, safer and stronger than ever before. And this election is a choice between whether we will have a four more years. Think of this -- four more years of gross incompetence. The most corrupt, horrible people. These are horrible people.” 

“But whether we're going to have four years of incompetence and failure, or whether we'll begin the four greatest years of the history of our country, that's what's going to happen. And I'm asking you to be excited about the future again,” he continued. 

“We’re not going to have a second chance… They'll never be a second chance. It's too far gone,” Trump said. “We are a failing nation. We are a nation in decline. But don't worry, we will not be a nation in decline for too much longer. I'll tell you. We'll be a nation of incline as opposed to decline. But I'm asking you to dream big again.”

Vice President Harris said at a campaign stop in Raleigh, North Carolina on Wednesday that her Republican opponent Donald Trump is "unstable" and "obsessed with revenge."

"We know who Donald Trump is . This is not someone who is thinking about how to make your life better. This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance, and out for unchecked power. In less than 90 days, either he or I will be in the Oval Office," Harris said. "If he is elected on day one, Donald Trump will walk into that office with an enemies list. When I am elected, I will walk in with a To-Do list."

Hunter Biden said Wednesday that former President Trump winning a second term would mean "the end of America as we've known it."

In a question and answer with Politico, Hunter Biden said he agreed with Gen. Mark Milley that Trump is a "fascist to the core," and with Gen. Mark Kelly, Gen. Jim Mattis, former Rep. Liz Cheney and Vice President Dick Cheney "and the dozens of former Trump aides and cabinet secretaries who say Donald Trump is unfit to serve as commander in chief, and that he should never be allowed to stand behind the seal of the President of the United States again."

"This is not a normal election where we are arguing about tax rates or school vouchers," Biden said. "A second Donald Trump presidency is potentially the end of America as we’ve known it."

Buzz Aldrin's Inflight Coverall Jacket, worn by him on his Apollo 11 mission to the Moon is on display July 21, 2022 during a media preview at Sothebys in New York. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., the second person to walk on the moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong, endorsed former President Trump on Wednesday.

"America is facing serious and difficult challenges both at home and abroad," Aldrin, the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11 and Gemini 12 pilot, wrote. "The Presidency requires clarity in judgement, decisiveness, and calm under pressure that few have a natural ability to manage, or the life experience to successfully undertake. It is a job where decisions are made that routinely involve American lives – some urgently but not without thought."

"The job requires sober analysis of frightening scenarios, and the instinct to lead with resolve," the brigadier general continued. "From the skies over Korea in air-to-air combat to navigating, landing, and walking on the Moon, I appreciate this kind of pressure. I know what it is like to have to make these kinds of decisions, with firmness and follow-through."

"In this election, we have a choice and we all have one vote," he said. "For some, the choice may not be easy – but in times of uncertainty real leaders are most needed – to guide and inspire a people, to push through the noise, recognize what really matters, and accomplish missions critical to all citizens. Most Americans rightly consider it an honor to cast their vote for a leader they believe will best serve the nation. For me, for the future of our country, to meet enormous challenges, and for the proven policy accomplishments above, I believe we are best served by voting for @realDonaldTrump. I wholeheartedly endorse him for President of the United States. Godspeed President Trump, and God Bless the United States of America."

Under the first Trump administration, Aldrin said he "was impressed to see how human space exploration was elevated as a policy of high importance again." He said "America saw a revitalized interest in Space, and his Administration reignited national efforts to get back to the Moon, and push on to Mars." He also credited the Trump administration for reinstituting the National Space Council, "and our Nation’s defense was enhanced with the creation of the U.S. Space Force – increasingly important as space becomes a contested domain."

Aldrin also acknowledged Elon Musk, who endorsed Trump, as exemplifying one of the visionaries promoting "the great advancements in the private sector space economy."

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares on Wednesday called the Supreme Court's order halting a lower court's decision to reinstate hundreds of potential noncitizens to the state's voter rolls "a huge win for the rule of law." 

"This is just a huge win for the rule of law," Miyares told Fox News Digital shortly after the Supreme Court issued its order. "It ensures that Virginia will be allowed to follow our laws that make sure that noncitizens are not on our voter rolls for next week's elections, that we're not going to be forced to be putting 1,500 plus noncitizens back on our rolls."

"I'm very grateful that the Supreme Court recognized the importance of the issue and they made this decision in such a short timeframe," Miyares said. "It's really just a reaffirmation of our commitment to both election integrity and making sure that our electoral process remains secure for all Virginians."

Miyares went on to applaud the team at the Virginia Attorney General's office for the "amount of hard work these past two weeks upholding and defending Virginia law."

"And I'm very, very proud of my team because their commitment to the rule of law has been exemplary during this process," Miyares said. A divided Court granted the state's stay application pending appeal in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson notably would have denied the application. 

The decision proves a victory for Gov. Glenn Youngkin just days after the state had filed an emergency appeal to the high court to halt a lower court decision ordering it to restore the names of approximately 1,600 individuals to its voter rolls. 

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks to students after he received an honorary degree from the Hertie School on Sept. 17, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Kamala Harris for president in a lengthy X post Wednesday.

Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-American bodybuilder and actor known for his role in "The Terminator" served as the Republican governor of California from 2003 to 2011.

"Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime," Schwarzenegger wrote. It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand."

"I want to tune out. But I can’t," Schwarzenegger continued. "Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious."

"And I will always be an American before I am a Republican," he said. "That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious."

Schwarzenegger turned his criticism toward Republican nominee Donald Trump.

"But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems," Schwarzenegger wrote. "It will just be four more years of bullsh-- with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful."

"We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that," Schwarzenegger wrote. "He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger."

While Schwarzenegger said he has "plenty of disagreements" with the platform of Harris and running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the actor said he wants "to move forward as a country" and "I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz."

"Vote this week," he said, sharing a link to Vote.org. "Turn the page and put this junk behind us."

Two prominent New Hampshire Republicans said they are voting for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket this year.

Encouraging fellow Republicans to do the same, former state Attorney General Tom Rath and former U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey sat down for an on-camera interview with WMUR to explain why they are not voting for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

"I think this is an extraordinary moment in our history, and it's one of the most important and consequential presidential campaigns in my lifetime," Rath told WMUR.

"I think this is an election that completely oversteps any partisan identification," the former state attorney general said. "This is not a Republican vote or a Democratic vote. This is a vote that speaks to what we want ourselves to be and what we want our government to be."

"He's dangerous to our safety, dangerous to peace, dangerous to democracy and freedom," Humphrey said of Trump. "I voted for Republicans for more than 50 years. I can't vote for Trump, as a father, as a grandfather, as a veteran, as a former U.S. senator."

“There's something wrong with Donald Trump up here," the former senator added, gesturing to his head. "I'm not a psychiatrist, but I have been around a few decades, and I know something amiss when I see it."

"The danger that Donald Trump poses to democracy are his frequent praises of dictators like Vladimir Putin," Humphrey told WMUR. "This is astonishing."

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up an emergency challenge from Virginia temporarily halting a federal judge's decision that ordered it to reinstate hundreds of potential noncitizens to the state's voter rolls. 

The decision is a victory for Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and comes just days after the state of Virginia filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to halt a lower court decision ordering it to restore the names of some 1,600 individuals to its voter rolls. 

At the heart of the case is whether Virginia’s voter removal process violates a so-called quiet period under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), or a federal law requiring states to halt all "systematic" voter roll maintenance for a 90-day period before a federal election.

That argument pitted the Department of Justice—which sued the state over its removal program earlier this month— against Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who insisted the state's process is "individualized" and conducted in accordance with state and federal law. 

With just days until the election, the court's decision is expected to be under a microscope.

Virginia’s voter roll maintenance program was implemented in August and compares the state Department of Motor Vehicles’ list of self-identified noncitizens to its list of registered voters. Individuals without citizenship were flagged and informed that their voter registration would be canceled unless they could prove their citizenship in 14 days.

Kamala Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, addressed derisive comments by President Biden about supporters of Donald Trump in an interview on ABC News.

"The president’s clarified his remark," Walz told ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday.

"Let’s be very clear the vice president and I have made it absolutely clear that we want everyone that’s a part of this. Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric is what needs to end,' Walz said. "He called this a 'garbage country' and continues on with the ‘enemy from within,'."

"You heard Vice President Harris say and what I say is there’s a place for all of us," he added. "And I think that’s the one, she’s running for president, she’s making the message, and she delivered that speech on Ellipse that showed what we can be as a country, so I think America knows the direction we’re going, and I think she’s laid out a new way forward, and that’s what we’re going to do for the next six days, and the rest eight years after that.” 

President Biden delivers remarks on his administration's Investing in America agenda at the Port of Baltimore on Oct. 29, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

President Biden says he wants to take pro-Trump comedian Tony Hinchliffe "for a swim" following the comic’s controversial remarks at Sunday’s Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden. 

Biden made the off-the-cuff comment at Baltimore’s harbor in Maryland on Tuesday while promoting the effects of large spending bills under his administration.

"I’m proud to announce more than $3 billion in funding from my Inflation Reduction Act to help clean up and modernize ports in 27 different states and territories from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and beyond — including, yes, Puerto Rico," Biden said to the applauding crowd before making the throwaway comment. 

"I’d like to take that guy for a swim out there, anyway," Biden added, referring to Hinchliffe, as the audience chuckled. 

"Steny’s looking at me, ‘Don’t get going Joe, don’t get going Joe, slow up,’" Biden said, referring to Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md, before getting back to his speech. 

Biden did not elaborate about what he might do on the swim. After a wry smile and brief pause, Biden got back on script and continued his speech. 

Biden’s taunt at Hinchliffe mirrored the 46th president’s jabs at former President Trump in 2016 when Biden said, "I wish we were in high school — I could take him behind the gym."

Hinchiffe made jokes at Sunday’s massive rally mocking different ethnic groups, with one joke referring to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean." 

Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are in a deadlock tie in the battleground state of Michigan as the nation sits less than one week from Election Day.

A Wednesday poll from USA Today found that Trump and Harris are both tied at 47% among likely voters in Michigan. The poll surveyed 500 likely voters from Oct. 24 to Oct. 27, advertising a margin of error of 4.4%.

The poll also found Robert F. Kennedy Jr. receiving roughly 1% of the vote, despite him dropping out of the race and endorsing Trump. Kennedy's efforts to get his name removed from ballots in Michigan have been unsuccessful, with the Michigan Supreme Court ruling against the move this fall.

The poll comes as Harris' lead in a Reuters national poll has shrunk to just one point, with the vice president sitting at 44% to Trump's 43%.

Kamala Harris said her campaign is bringing "hope, joy," in a new post Wednesday, as she has yet to address President Biden's "garbage" description of former President Trump's supporters.

"Our campaign is charting a new way forward with hope, joy, and action," Harris wrote on X. "This road has taken us across the country, meeting voters where they are. And we aren’t done yet. We have 7 days left to make our voices heard in this election."

On a call with Vote Latino on Tuesday, Biden was asked about a comment made Sunday during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in which comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said, appearing to describing the millions of Americans who have voted for Trump in past elections and new supporters.

Amid backlash, Biden claimed he was referring to only Hinchcliffe, and the White House released a transcript of the call that said "supporter's," in the possessive.

JD Vance speaks to supporters during a campaign event at Memorial Hall on Oct. 28, 2024 in Racine, Wisconsin. With the presidential election just over a week away the race in Wisconsin remains in a dead heat. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Former President Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, called out how one of Kamala Harris' "biggest donors is doubling down on calling half the country 'garbage.'"

Vinod Khosla , co-founder of the giant tech company Sun Microsystems, wrote on X "Garbage is an understatement for MAGA extremists." He responded to a story by the Associated Press titled, "Biden suggests Trump supporters are ‘garbage’ after comic’s insult of Puerto Rico."

"Will Kamala and her campaign return his contributions?" Vance wrote Wednesday. "Or will they continue to insult half of the country for the sin of thinking Kamala Harris isn't good at her job?"

The Harris campaign has been silent since Biden made his remark during a Zoom call on Tuesday with Voto Latino, one of the largest Latino voter and civic outreach organizations in the U.S. During the call, Biden was asked about a comment made Sunday during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in which comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said.

Amid backlash, Biden claimed he was referring to only Hinchcliffe, and the White House released a transcript of the call that said "supporter's," in the possessive.

Early in-person and mail-in ballots have begun pouring in across the country, and the tally in each state reveals mounting voter enthusiasm. 

Recent polling suggests a razor-thin margin in the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, and the results are expected to come down to each candidate's performance in seven swing states: Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and North Carolina. 

States have long allowed at least some Americans to vote early, like members of the military and people with illnesses unable to get to the polls. Many states expanded eligibility in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the last presidential election, mail ballots tended to skew Democratic. In 2020, 60% of Democrats reported voting by mail, compared to 32% of Republicans, according to a 2021 study from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab.

As of Wednesday morning, more than 52 million ballots have been cast nationwide.

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Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a campaign event at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

President Biden’s "garbage" comment while talking about Trump supporters has the U.S. political world talking out loud. Everyone except Vice President Kamala Harris and top Democrats, that is.

The Harris campaign has been silent since Biden made his remark during a Zoom call on Tuesday with Voto Latino, one of the largest Latino voter and civic outreach organizations in the U.S.

During the call, Biden was asked about a comment made Sunday during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in which comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

Outrage spewed from Democrats over the next two days saying Trump’s campaign should not refer to Puerto Rico like that. Then, as Harris was holding her last major campaign event — and not far from the White House — Biden was asked what he thought of Hinchcliffe’s comedy bit at the Trump rally in New York.

"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said on Tuesday. "[Trump's] demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it is un-American."

"Garbage" and "supporters" are the two words everyone latched onto after it was said. And it’s kept the Harris campaign to no words, just six days before the 2024 presidential election.Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.

Furthermore, none of the top Democrats have openly spoken about Biden’s comments. Those who were openly defiant against Trump after Hinchcliffe’s comment at the rally have been mum since Biden made his remark.

Many top Republicans who are seeking reelection — like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Sen. Rick Scott — have also been quiet since Biden called many of their voters "garbage."

Based on the 74.2 million votes that Trump received in the 2020 election, according to the Federal Elections Commission, the sitting president called nearly half of the country’s voters "garbage."

During the final week leading up to Election Day on Nov. 5, former President Trump is making two brief detours from campaigning in the crucial seven battleground states that will likely determine if the Republican nominee or Vice President Kamala Harris wins the 2024 election.

On Thursday, which is Halloween, the former president will make a campaign stop in New Mexico, and Saturday he'll visit Virginia. Both states were once key general election battlegrounds that have leaned blue the past two decades. 

In fact, you've got to look back 20 years – to President George W. Bush's re-election – to find the last GOP presidential nominee to carry both states. 

So why, with time such a precious commodity for presidential campaigns and the clock quickly ticking toward Election Day , is Trump spending time in New Mexico and Virginia?

Unlike his large rallies on Sunday in New York City and two weeks ago in southern California – deep blue states the Trump campaign has no illusions of flipping – the former president and his team see opportunities in Virginia and New Mexico.

"As President Trump has said, he will be a president for all Americans, including those in traditionally blue states that Kamala Harris and the Democrats have left behind. Kamala Harris’ dangerously liberal policies have failed Americans across the country – from the Bronx, to Virginia, and New Mexico – which is why President Trump is bringing his America First message and vision for hardworking families right to their front door," Republican National Committee spokesperson Anna Kelley argued in a statement to Fox News.

There hasn't been an abundance of polling in New Mexico, but most recent surveys indicate Harris with an upper single digit lead over Trump, although one survey suggests a tighter contest for the state's five electoral votes.

"Trump is wasting his time coming to our state as polling shows New Mexicans are set to reject his MAGA extremism and divisive rhetoric yet again," Democratic Party of New Mexico spokesperson Daniel Garcia claimed in a statement.

President Biden said Tuesday that supporters of former President Trump are "garbage," although the president claims he was referring to a singular supporter — comedian Tony Hinchcliffe — in the possessive.

"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. And it's un-American," Biden said, referring to Hinchcliffe's joke at a Trump rally in which he said Puerto Rico is a "floating island of garbage."

Biden later attempted to clarify his comment.

"Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump's supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage—which is the only word I can think of to describe it," Biden wrote on X. "His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That's all I meant to say. The comments at that rally don't reflect who we are as a nation."

The White House also released a transcript of Biden's remarks in which "supporter's" is used rather than "supporters."

"And just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a 'floating island of garbage.' Well, let me tell you something. I don't -- I -- I don't know the Puerto Rican that -- that I know -- or a Puerto Rico, where I'm fr- -- in my home state of Delaware, they're good, decent, honorable people. The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter’s -- his -- his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it's un-American. It's totally contrary to everything we've done, everything we've been," the transcript reads.

Vice President Harris and most other Democrats have not publicly reacted to Biden's comment. Pennsylvania's Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro, however, did respond to his statement.

"I'm giving you my fresh reaction to it," Shapiro told Fox News Radio Political Analyst Josh Kraushaar. "I would never insult the good people of Pennsylvania or any Americans even if they chose to support a candidate that I didn't support."

Trump said to "please forgive" Biden for "not knowing what he said."

Harris and Trump both delivered remarks Tuesday in their closing arguments with only a week until election day.

"America: I know that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us," Harris said in Washington, D.C. "That's why I'm in this race. To fight for The People. Just like I always have. Nearly 250 years ago, America was born when we wrested freedom from a petty tyrant."

Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago where he said Harris was running on a "campaign of destruction" and "of absolute head."

FIRST ON FOX — The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday launched a series of full-page ad buys in 25 newspapers as part of the party's effort to reach voters in the heart of critical battleground states and lay out its final case against Donald Trump.

The ad buys were shared exclusively with Fox News Digital and consist of full-page spreads in 25 newspapers in suburban and exurban newspapers across the country. 

They include five newspapers each in the states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia; four newspapers in Wisconsin; and six other newspapers spread across towns in North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada.