Obama calls Trump 'wannabe king' at Harris event

“That's not what you need in your life," he said.

Last Updated: October 27, 2024, 8:15 AM EDT

The race for the White House is heading into the final stretch with most polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump neck-and-neck in key states with less than two weeks to go.

Oct 27, 2024, 8:12 am

More than 40 million Americans have voted early

As of Saturday night, more than 40 million Americans cast an absentee ballot or voted early in person, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Roughly 19.3 million people voted early in person, the lab reported, and more than 20.9 million returned their ballot by mail.

A man votes on the second day of early voting in Wisconsin at the American Serb Hall Banquet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23, 2024.
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Oct 22, 2024, 2:25 PM EDT

Trump to appear on Joe Rogan's podcast Friday: Sources

Trump is set to tape an interview for the popular "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast Friday at Rogan’s Austin, Texas, studio, multiple sources told ABC News.

Rogan’s podcast garners a vast amount of viewership each week and ranks as one of the most-listened-to podcast on Spotify.

The interview comes as Trump has been engaging in more long-format media appearances and podcasts and works to appeal to young male voters, a key group of Rogan listeners.

Earlier this cycle, Rogan and Trump got into a back-and-forth spat on social media after Rogan expressed his support for then-candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during on an episode over the summer.

“He's the only one who makes sense to me," Rogan said of Kennedy in an August episode.

"He doesn't attack people. He attacks actions and ideas, but he's much more reasonable and intelligent."

In response, Trump posted on his social media platform that “it will be interesting to see how loudly Joe Rogan gets BOOED the next time he enters the UFC Ring??? MAGA2024.”

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soorin Kim and Kelsey Walsh

In this Sept. 14, 2024, file photo, Joe Rogan looks on during an event at Sphere in Las Vegas.
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Oct 22, 2024, 2:13 PM EDT

Cheney keeps up fire on Trump over Jan. 6

Former Rep. Liz Cheney tore into Trump on Tuesday over the Jan. 6, mob attack on the U.S. Capitol and his tariff policies.

Speaking with ABC News' Jonathan Karl, Cheney excoriated Trump as unfit for office and a threat to American democracy for his role in sparking the mob, echoing an argument she's been making on the campaign trail with Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate.

"I believe he's unfit, and he's dangerous, but I made the decision beyond that to endorse Vice President Harris. And it is certainly the case that there are policies on which we disagree, but she is somebody who's devoted her life to public service. She is somebody who, even if you disagree with her, and maybe especially if you disagree with her, I can tell you, she will listen," Cheney, of Wyoming, said at the Detroit Economic Club.

"You all in business, when you think about, what are you looking for in somebody you hire, you're looking for somebody that you can trust, you're looking for somebody who's going to be responsible, who's going to operate in good faith," she told the audience. "You certainly wouldn't hire somebody who was unstable and erratic. And we need to think about this election in those terms."

-ABC News' Tal Axelrod

Oct 22, 2024, 1:03 PM EDT

Bruce Springsteen to headline concerts at events with Obama, Harris, campaign says

Bruce Springsteen is bringing his greatest hits to the campaign trail as he is set to headline concerts in key swing state cities with Harris and former President Barack Obama, a senior campaign official told ABC News.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician will perform in Atlanta on Thursday with Harris and Obama as part of a get-out-the-vote event followed by another show in Philadelphia with Obama in attendance, the official said.

In this Nov. 22, 2016, file photo, Bruce Springsteen listens to his citation before being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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More concerts will be announced, the official said.

"The Boss" announced his support for Harris saying she and Gov. Tim Walz have "a vision of this country that respects and includes everyone, regardless of class, religion, race, your political point of view or sexual identity, and they want to grow our economy in a way that benefits all" and that former President Donald Trump, "doesn’t understand the meaning of this country, its history, or what it means to be deeply American."

Campaign advisers see these major mobilization events as massive opportunities to harness voter enthusiasm to get out the vote before Election Day.

-ABC News' Will McDuffie, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Fritz Farrow

Oct 22, 2024, 12:59 PM EDT

Trump takes questions from vocal supporters at Latino event, attacks Harris' intelligence

Trump took friendly questions from Latino supporters during a roundtable aimed at courting minority voters in Florida on Tuesday.

The questions came from many longtime supporters including Goya Foods CEO Bob Unanue, pastor ​​Apostle Guillermo Maldonado and "Sound of Freedom" actor Eduardo Verastegui, who spent a lot of their time praising the former president.

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with Latino community leaders at Trump National Doral Miami resort in Miami, on Oct. 22, 2024.
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Trump talked about immigration for the first time about 30 minutes in, and used false claims about immigrants crossing into the country, calling them a "military supreme."

The crowd was relatively calm given the ballroom set-up; however, Trump did get applause when he brought up "men in women sports," where he doubled down on more transphobic rhetoric.

“So there's a sickness going on in our country. We have to end the sickness, and we have to start because she's a radical left," Trump said of Harris.

Trump also repeatedly made racial and ethnic jokes and attacks during the event.

The former president also went after Harris' intelligence, calling her "slow" and "stupid."

He also continued to make his baseless claim that there might not be another election if Harris wins.

>-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soorin Kim and Kelsey Walsh

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