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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Address UAW in MI; Trump Goes on Lie-Filled Rant in Florida

HeadlineAug 09, 2024

In election news, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz addressed the United Auto Workers in Wayne, Michigan, Thursday, where they appeared alongside UAW President Shawn Fain. The UAW has endorsed the Democratic ticket in the November election. This is Kamala Harris.

Vice President Kamala Harris: “And, look, even if you’re not a member of a union, you better thank unions for that five-day workweek. You better thank unions for that eight-hour workday. You better thank unions for that vacation time. So I’m here to say thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you to the sisters and brothers of UAW for all you are and all we will do over these next 89 days.”

In Florida, Donald Trump held a rambling press conference from Mar-a-Lago, where he attacked Harris and made a number of false claims, including that nobody was killed in the January 6 Capitol insurrection and that Democrats believe in killing babies.

Donald Trump: “The Democrats are really the radical ones on this because they’re allowed to do abortion on the eighth and ninth month and even after birth.”

Despite these comments, Trump downplayed the issue of abortion in the upcoming election. Trump also claimed he almost “went down” in a helicopter ride with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and that Brown said “terrible things” about Kamala Harris. Willie Brown quickly refuted both these lies. Trump also claimed he had the largest rallies, at one point comparing his January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally to Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the National Mall.

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