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CNN bans pro-Trump commentator after offensive 'beeper' remark
Right-wing commentator Ryan Girdusky exited 'NewsNight with Abby Phillip' after telling Medhi Hasan, 'I hope your beeper doesn't go off,' a reference to Israel's conflict with Hezbollah.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 29 -
Pennsylvania voters weigh in on Puerto Rico comment from Trump rally
NBC News' George Solis reports from Allentown, Pa., a city with a large Puerto Rican population, on how voters are reacting to the racist comment made by a comedian at a weekend Trump rally.Politics - NBC News - October 29 -
Biden offers cryptic comment about taking Tony Hinchcliffe 'for a swim'
President Biden offered a cryptic comment Tuesday seemingly referring to a comedian’s recent racist comments about Puerto Rico at a former President Trump rally over the weekend. “For years I’ve ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Biden says ‘garbage’ remark was aimed at comedian, not Trump supporters
Edited video clip of president’s remarks suggests he insulted Trump backers, but his wording is unclear. Joe Biden put out a statement that he had “meant to say” earlier on Tuesday that a pro-Trump ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Trump Links Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Comment to 2016 ‘Deplorables’ Remark
Within minutes of the clip of President Biden’s remarks going viral, the Trump campaign and others were using it to attack Kamala Harris and Democrats.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
Harris warns of ‘more chaos’ under Trump and vows ‘different path’
Democrat evokes January 6 Capitol riot to depict Republican rival as extremist in primetime speechWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
2024 election updates: Musk asks to move $1 million lottery case to federal court
The hearing will come a day earlier than scheduled and the judge stipulated that all parties be present.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
How Harris is reacting to Biden's "garbage" comments about Trump supporters
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed President Biden's comments while on a call with Voto Latino, during which he appeared to call Donald Trump supporters "garbage." CBS News' Hunter Woodall ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Saoirse Ronan taken aback by ‘wild’ reaction to women’s safety comments
Comment on Graham Norton’s chatshow has gained support from women after clip shared around world . Saoirse Ronan has said the reaction to her comment about women’s safety on The Graham Norton Show ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Harris rally in North Carolina, campaign faces backlash for Biden "garbage" comment
Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, a day after making her closing argument in Washington, D.C. Harris' remarks are being clouded by backlash over President ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Candidates for Congress seize on comments stemming from Trump rally "garbage" joke
Since comedian Tony Hinchcliffe told a racist joke about Puerto Ricans at a rally for Donald Trump Sunday, congressional candidates have been trying to use the comment to their advantage.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
House Republicans take aim at White House response to Biden's 'garbage' comment
House Republicans are taking aim at the White House for its response to remarks by President Biden this week, when he appeared to refer to former President Trump’s supporters as “garbage” — a ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Comment Complicates Harris Campaign, Worrying Insiders
President Biden did not attend Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech on Tuesday night, but his ill-timed flub in a video interview caused headaches for her campaign.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
Trump rides in garbage truck in effort to seize on Biden comment
Former President Trump on Wednesday climbed into a campaign-themed garbage truck in his motorcade in Wisconsin in an effort to draw attention to comments made by President Biden in which he ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
White House cleans up Biden's 'garbage' comment as Trump seizes on it
Biden seemed to call Donald Trump supporters as “garbage” during a campaign call, but has insisted that he was referring to rhetoric at a Trump rally.Top stories - ABC News - October 30 -
Trump highlights Biden's "garbage" comment, alleges fraud with Pennsylvania ballots
Former President Donald Trump climbed aboard a garbage truck in Green Bay, Wisconsin, highlighting a recent remark by President Biden in which he called Trump supporters "garbage," which the ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Kamala Harris says Trump’s comments on women are ‘offensive to everybody’
Democrat criticizes Republican candidate after he said he would protect women ‘whether they like it or not’. Kamala Harris said on Thursday that Donald Trump ’s comment that he would protect ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Liz Cheney says Trump comments were akin to death threat
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) denounced former President Trump for his recent comments branding her a "war hawk" and using language akin to a death threat, equating the rhetoric to that of a ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Stefanik presses Harris to disavow Cuban's comment on female Trump supporters
New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is the No. 3 ranking member in the House majority, said she thinks Vice President Harris should speak out against billionaire Mark Cuban's comments ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Vance’s former friend calls trans college admission comments ‘outrageous’
Sofia Nelson, a former friend of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) from Yale Law School, on Thursday called the vice presidential nominee’s suggestion that transgender individuals are identifying as such to ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Arizona attorney general's office probing Trump's violent comments about Liz Cheney
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said Friday that her office is investigating whether former President Donald Trump’s violent remarks about former GOP Rep.Politics - NBC News - November 1 -
Offensive comments taking off before Trump, Harris race ends
Offensive comments made in the last days before the Nov. 5 election are shadowing a key week for both presidential candidates to sway 2024 undecided voters. Former President Donald Trump's comments ...Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
Cuban clarifies comment about Trump, women after criticism
Mark Cuban apologized for his comments on The View in a Friday statement addressing his previous claims that former President Trump is “intimidated” by intelligent women. “When I said this during ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Arizona attorney general investigating Trump’s rifle comments about Cheney
The Arizona attorney general's office said it is investigating former President Trump’s comments about former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as a death threat under state laws, in a statement to The ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Walz calls Trump's Cheney rifle comments 'sickening but not surprising'
Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) condemned former President Trump's remarks describing former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as having guns “trained on her face,” saying ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
‘Will anything change?’: six women react to Saoirse Ronan’s viral comment
Women tell us how they feel about safety after the actor’s remark on using a phone as a weapon went viral. Saoirse Ronan’s comment about women’s safety on The Graham Norton Show has gone viral ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Cardi B hits Trump over 'like it or not' women's health comments
Rapper Cardi B knocked former President Trump for comments he made earlier this week about protecting women's health, whether they "like it or not." "Trump says he's going to protect women whether ...Politics - The Hill - November 2