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Kamala Harris accuses Trump of catering to fringe hate group amid plans to visit to bucolic Michigan town
Donald Trump has planned a rally in a quiet Michigan city next week to discuss crime during the Democratic National Convention – but the campaign for Kamala Harris has accused the former president of catering to a fringe hate group.
Trump is set to deliver a ‘crime and safety’ speech to about 10,000 people on Tuesday in the city of Howell – where a tiny white supremacist gathering took place last month.
Harris’ campaign called it inappropriate after a group of about a dozen masked white supremacists gathered on July 20 and chanted: ‘We love Hitler. We love Trump.’
‘Trump’s actions have encouraged them, and Michiganders can expect more of the same when he comes to town next week,’ Alyssa Bradley, Harris’ Michigan Communications Director, told the Washington Post.
A Trump spokesperson called the accusation ‘absurd.’
‘President Trump will travel to Howell to deliver a strong message on law and order, making it clear that crime, violence, and hate of any form will have zero place in our country when he is back in the White House,’ Trump National Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
However, the Harris campaign believes that Trump’s visit is meant to encourage those who made pro-Hitler and held up ‘White Lives Matter’ signs last month.
‘The racists and white supremacists who marched in Trump’s name last month in Howell have all watched him praise Hitler, defend neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, and tell far-right extremists to ‘stand back and stand by,’ Bradley, Harris’ spokesperson, said.
Leavitt flatly denied the links, with the campaign wanting access to the key Detroit media market, as Howell is about 55 miles west of the Motor City.
The Trump campaign also notes that the city – which has a long history of demonstrations by the Ku Klux Klan and other groups as recently as 2021 – received a visit from Joe Biden in 2021.
She added that the Biden/Harris campaign has given speeches in cities where ‘racist protests and marches have occurred in the past’ as well.
The city is between both Detroit and the college town of Lansing and was once home to the Michigan Grand Dragon Robert Miles, which saw rallies and cross burnings until he died in 1992.
Incidents of hate popped up as recently as three years ago, when pro-KKK graffiti was posted on someone’s garage door just two months before Biden’s visit, according to the Livingston Daily.
One Howell resident, Kasey Helton, posted to social media that Trump would not be welcome and added a photo of the city’s Republican Mayor Bob Ellis behind a sign that says ‘Smash Fascism.’
‘Decades of work from good people trying to heal our community’s ugly past and reputation has been wiped away in a single afternoon thanks to Donald Trump,’ she wrote.
Michigan is considered one of seven key swing states that Trump must either hold or flip back to red to defeat Harris.
Trump shocked the world winning Michigan and destroying the so-called midwestern ‘blue wall’ en route to victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016.
However, Joe Biden flipped the state back to blue by just about 155,000 votes and two percentage points.
Just last week, the Times published polling showing how Harris had moved ahead of Trump by four points in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Among likely voters in each state, 50 percent said they would likely vote for Harris while 46 for Trump.
Based on the new figures, Harris has erased the lead Trump was building in the states before President Biden dropped out of the race.
The first presidential debate between the two is set to be held in Philadelphia on September 10 and will be moderated by ABC News.
The first vice presidential debate between Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio will take place on October 1 in New York City, and will be hosted by CBS.
(Armani)
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Beverly Hills Cop’ actor John Ashton dead at 76 after battle with…see more
Beverly Hills Cop” star John Ashton has died. He was 76.
The actor passed away “peacefully” in Ft. Collins, Colo., on Thursday, Page Six confirms. TMZ reports he died after a battle with cancer.
“John leaves behind a legacy of love, dedication and service,” his rep Alan Somers told us in a statement.
His memory will forever be treasured by his wife, children, grandchildren, as well as his brother, sisters, his extended family and all who loved him,” the statement continued.
John’s impact on the world will be remembered and celebrated for generations to come.”
Ashton is survived by his wife of 24 years, Robin Hoye.
He was the father of two children, Michelle Ashton and Michael Thomas Ashton, and three stepchildren. His grandson, Henry, “held a cherished place in his heart.”
He filmed over 200 movies during his 50 years in Hollywood and was well known for his role as Sergeant John Taggart in the 1984 movie “Beverly Hills Cop” with Eddie Murphy.
Ashton recently reprised his role in “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” which was released on Netflix in July.
In June, he attended the film’s premiere at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The Massachusetts native also starred in the 1988 film “Midnight Run” alongside Robert De Niro and in John Hughes’ 1987 comedy, “Some Kind of Wonderful.”
During a break from acting, he co-hosted the “Ashton and Davis Show” on ESPN Radio.
(Armani)
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Baseball icon Ozzie Virgil Sr – the first Dominican to ever play in MLB – dead of…see more
Ozzie Virgil Sr, the first Dominican to ever play in the MLB, has died.
He was 92 years old.
Virgil Sr. began his nine-year career in 1956 with the Giants (then of New York), who remembered him on Sunday with a tribute on X.
He later spent time with the Tigers, Athletics, Orioles and Pirates before wrapping up his career back with the Giants in separate stints in 1966 and 1969.
The MLB wrote on its official X account that it was ‘deeply saddened’ to learn of his passing.
Our thoughts are with his son, two-time All-Star catcher Ozzie Virgil Jr., and the rest of the Virgil family,’ they wrote.
Virgil’s presence in the MLB opened the door for many other Dominican players to follow suit.
Today, Dominican players make up 9.83% of all MLB rosters according to World Population Review – the highest figure of any country other than the USA.
Virgil served as a utility player in the big leagues and had a career batting average of .231 with 14 home runs.
After he finished his playing career, he spent 19 years as a coach with the Giants, Expos, Padres and Mariners.
He was born in Monte Cristo, Dominican Republic on May 17, 1932.
(Armani)
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Will Taylor Swift be at Travis Kelce’s game for Chiefs-Chargers on Sunday?
Travis Kelce is back to playing NFL games in 2024, and now that Taylor Swift is off from the Eras Tour for a couple of months, she has some time when she can once again come to cheer him on at Kansas City Chiefs games. She was there for the Week 1 win and attended the Week 2 victory. She wasn’t there for the Week 3 game in Atlanta.
MORE: 8 photos of Taylor Swift having a blast at the Chiefs-Bengals game
So the question is: will she be there for the Week 4 matchup on Sunday afternoon between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Chiefs? According to our handy Taylor Swift calendar, she appears to not have anything planned that day. Which means we might see her there!
Stay tuned and we’ll see if she’s there.
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