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Tim Walz to Debate JD Vance on Oct. 1; WaPo: RFK Jr. Courted Both Harris and Trump for WH Jobs

HeadlineAug 15, 2024

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz has agreed to debate JD Vance in a CBS-hosted debate on October 1. Vance has refused to fully commit, saying only he “strongly suspects” he’ll participate.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump launched more attacks against Kamala Harris during a North Carolina rally his presidential campaign billed as “a major economic address.”

Donald Trump: “What happened to her laugh? I haven’t heard that laugh in about a week. That’s why they keep her off the stage. That’s why she’s disappeared. That’s the laugh of a crazy person. … We’re not going to let this incompetent socialist lunatic keep breaking our economy for four more years. It’ll destroy our country.”

In more election news, The Washington Post reports Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought a meeting with Kamala Harris to ask for a cabinet position in exchange for his endorsement. The offer was rebuffed. RFK Jr. reportedly met with Trump in July to offer his endorsement in exchange for a high-level public health position.

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