Rapper Cardi B took the stage in Wisconsin to deliver a speech at a campaign rally for Vice President Harris on Friday, but an apparent teleprompter glitch had the performer stumbling before she could begin.

Cardi B was among the celebrities at Harris’ third and final Wisconsin rally, in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis. Milwaukee is home to the most Democratic votes in Wisconsin, but its conservative suburbs are where most Republicans live.

As Cardi B stood before the podium, it appeared the teleprompter wasn’t displaying her speech.

‘One second guys, one second,’ the rapper said as the crowd cheered.

For nearly two minutes, the ‘WAP’ singer tried to work the crowd until the apparent glitch was fixed.

‘I’m a little nervous, guys! I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life,’ she said as the crowd continued to cheer the rapper on.

‘I need Patience over here. Patience, where are you girl?’ Cardi B said, referring to a staffer.

A woman eventually brought Cardi B a cell phone on which the rapper could begin her speech.

‘I took my time writing this speech so I’m going to make sure I deliver it right,’ Cardi B told the crowd.

At one point during the speech, the rapper addressed former President Trump.

‘Did you hear what Donny Trump said the other day?’ Cardi B said, referring to Trump saying he’ll protect women ‘whether they like it or not.’

‘Donny, don’t,’ she said. ‘Please.’

Trump held a dueling rally across town in Milwaukee in the same arena where the Republican convention took place in July.

Trump narrowly won Wisconsin in 2016 but lost in 2020 to President Biden.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., refused to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally in Detroit, Michigan on Friday.

Tlaib appeared alongside fellow ‘squad’ member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and members of the United Auto Workers union. While Ocasio-Cortez and other speakers threw their support behind Harris, Tlaib only urged Michiganders to get out and vote and didn’t mention Harris, according to the Detroit News.

‘Don’t underestimate the power you all have,’ she told rally-goers. ‘More than those ads, those lawn signs, those billboards, you all have more power to turn out people that understand we’ve got to fight back against corporate greed in our country. … We’ve got to make sure that the nonpartisan part of the ballot gets filled in.’

Tlaib has been heavily critical of the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Her stance mirrors that of many Muslims and Arabs in the U.S., a demographic that has a large representation in Michigan.

Tlaib issued her most stark rejection of the Harris-Walz ticket in September during an appearance on MSNBC. She said at the time that she had many consituents come to her saying they did not feel their could support Harris and she told them, ‘there’s other people on this ballot that support a ceasefire. There’s other people on this ballot that can protect our community.’

There are multiple third-party candidates for president on the ballot in Michigan, including Jill Stein and left-wing activist Cornel West.

Harris’ campaign is attempting to play both sides of the Gaza conflict, appealing to Jewish voters in Pennsylvania by highlighting her support for Israel’s autonomy, while condemning the violence in Gaza in ads aimed at Michigan Muslims.

A report from CNN on Friday put a spotlight on the Harris campaign’s divergent Facebook ads.

‘And let me be clear- I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself,’ Harris says in the Facebook ad, which had been taken from her DNC convention speech. ‘And I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself because the people of Israel must never again face the horror that a terrorist organization called Hamas caused on October 7, including unspeakable sexual violence and the massacre of young people at a music festival.’

After an edit, Harris adds, ‘And know this: I will never hesitate to take whatever action is necessary to defend our forces and our interests against Iran and Iran-backed terrorists.’

Meanwhile, the Harris campaign launched a separate ad, this one aimed at Arab-Americans in Michigan, expressing solidarity with civilians in Gaza.

‘What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating,’ Harris says in the ad. ‘We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering and I will not be silent.’

In another speech featured in the same ad,’ Harris says, ‘Our common humanity compels us to act.’

The video itself is captioned as ‘VP Harris has been working to end the suffering in Gaza.’

A pro-Trump group has launched a seven-figure ad buy as a closing pitch for the former president after the clip went viral on social media.

On Friday, Building America’s Future (BAF), a conservative nonprofit, released the clip titled ‘Moments’ that it says highlights the ‘attacks on Donald Trump and his supporters in recent months.’

The ad, posted on X by Elon Musk and others, has garnered over 20 million views on X. 

‘Think about all they’ve done to Donald Trump,’ the ad says. ‘First it was hoaxes, witch hunts, and impeachments. Then it was FBI raids, courtrooms, and mug shots. Finally, it was bullets in a Pennsylvania field.

‘And after all that, this man stood up, with blood draining down his face, pumped his fist in the air and told us to ‘Fight. Fight. Fight.’’

The ad then plays a clip from Trump saying. ‘America’s future will be bigger, better, bolder, brighter, happier, stronger, free-er, greater, and more united than ever before. And we will Make America Great Again.’

‘We know what they think of us,’ a narrator says before a clip of President Biden speaking.

‘The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,’ Biden says, echoing his comment that sparked a political firestorm earlier this week. 

‘So, if Donald Trump can get through all of that, We can get out to vote,’ the ad closes.

BAF will begin airing the ad as part of a $1.2 million spend on national television across battleground states as well as paid digital and texting. 

With the 2024 U.S. election around the corner, celebrities have been stepping forward to publicly endorse either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Trump for president of the United States.

From Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lopez to Jason Aldean and Kelsey Grammer, these stars have used their platforms to share their thoughts and beliefs on why their preferred candidate should win. 

Here’s a look at celebrities who have publicly supported the presidential candidates. 

Vice President Kamala Harris

Bruce Springsteen

On Oct. 3, Bruce Springsteen took to social media to share his support for Harris and Walz. 

‘Friends, fans and the press have asked me who I’m supporting in this most important of elections,’ he said from the bar stool of an undisclosed diner. ‘And with full knowledge that my opinion is no more or less important than those of any of my fellow citizens, here’s my answer: I’m supporting Kamala Harris for president and Tim Walz for vice president and opposing Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.’

Springsteen went on to call Trump ‘the most dangerous candidate for president’ in his lifetime, citing ‘his disdain for the sanctity of our constitution, the sanctity of democracy, the sanctity of the rule of law, and the sanctity of the peaceful transfer of power’ as reasons he should never be allowed in the Oval Office again.

‘On the other hand, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are committed to 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 wanna grow our economy in a way that benefits all. Not just a few, like me, on top. That’s the vision of America I’ve been consistently writing about for 55 years.’

His endorsement caught the eye of Walz, who commented below Springsteen’s post, ‘Bruce — as a lifelong fan, I couldn’t be more honored to have your support.’

Harris later commented, ‘Thank you, @Springsteen. Our democracy is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it, and I am grateful you are with us in this fight.’

Beyoncé

Beyoncé, a native of Houston, Texas, spoke at a Kamala Harris rally in Houston Oct. 25.

‘We are so happy to be standing here on this stage as proud, country Texas women, supporting and celebrating the one and only, Vice President Harris. A woman who’s been pushing for what this country really needs right now —unity,’ said Beyoncé, who was accompanied by former Destiny’s Child singing mate Kelly Rowland. 

‘I’m not here as a celebrity. I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother. A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in. A world where we have the freedom to control our bodies. A world where we’re not divided — our past, our present, our future merged to meet us here.

‘Imagine our daughters growing up, seeing what’s possible with no ceilings,’ she continued. ‘No limitations. Imagine our grandmothers, imagine what they feel right now, those who have lived to see this historic day. Even those who are no longer physically with us, imagine all of their sacrifices. The sacrifices made so we can witness the strength of a woman standing in her power, reimagining what leadership is. For all the men and women in this room and watching around the country, we need you.’

After her appearance, Beyoncé took to social media to share some snapshots of the event. 

‘Time for a new song,’ she captioned the post. 

Jennifer Lopez

During her appearance at a Harris rally in Las Vegas Oct. 31, Jennifer Lopez said, ‘At Madison Square Garden, [Donald Trump] reminded us who he really is and how he really feels,’ the ‘Let’s Get Loud’ singer said.

She was referencing the controversial joke made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally a few days prior. 

‘It wasn’t just Puerto Ricans who were offended that day, OK? It was every Latino in this country. It was humanity and anyone of decent character.

‘I promised myself that I wouldn’t be emotional. You know what? We should be emotional,’ she later added. ‘We should be upset. We should be scared and outraged. We should.

‘Our pain matters. We matter,’ she added. ‘You matter. Your voice and your vote matters.’

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his endorsement of Kamala Harris this week. 

Schwarzenegger, 77, who served as the Republican governor of California from 2003 to 2011, said he was putting country before politics by handing out his second-ever presidential endorsement. 

‘I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor,’ he wrote in a lengthy post on X. ‘Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

‘It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand. I want to tune out. But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious. And I will always be an American before I am a Republican. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.’

He concluded his message by urging all citizens to vote. 

‘Even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans.’

Taylor Swift

Shortly after the 2024 presidential debate between Harris and Trump concluded in September, Taylor Swift endorsed Harris. 

On Instagram, the mega pop star wrote, ‘Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most. As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country.

‘Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site,’ she continued. ‘It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.’

‘I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,’ she added. ‘I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.

‘I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice,’ she conlcuded. ‘Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make. I also want to say, especially to first time voters: Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered! I also find it’s much easier to vote early. I’ll link where to register and find early voting dates and info in my story. With love and hope, Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady.’

Jennifer Aniston

Earlier this week, Jennifer Aniston endorsed Harris. 

‘Today not only did I vote for access to health care, for reproductive freedom, for equal rights, for safe schools, and for a fair economy, but also for SANITY and HUMAN DECENCY,’ Aniston started her caption on Instagram. ‘Please remember that whoever you are and wherever you live, your voice matters. Your VOTE matters. I know we don’t agree on everything, and that is the beauty of this country, but GOOD LORD aren’t you tired of this negativity towards each other? The intimidation and constant threats to those who do not think the same as the other?

‘Let’s please end this era of fear, chaos and the attacks on our democracy – and vote for someone who will unite us and not continue to threaten to divide us,’ she added, announcing she had ‘proudly voted for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.’

Anne Hathaway

On Oct. 29, Anne Hathaway shared a short and sweet endorsement of Harris. 

‘Spoiler alert: I voted for Kamala and Joe (and it felt goooooooooooood),’ she wrote on on Instagram. 

Oprah

During the third day of the Democratic National Convention, Oprah Winfrey appeared on stage after the Obamas spoke, saying everyone in the crowd was ‘fired up.’

‘We can’t wait to leave here and do something. And what we’re gonna do is elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States,’ she said. 

In 2020, Winfrey expressed her joy after Harris was nominated to become the first-ever Black female Vice President. 

‘I think what she means for women of the world is so extraordinary,’ she told People magazine at the time. ‘For women here in the United States, we can’t even measure it. Because to see someone who looks like you in this role, you see what’s possible for yourself. Period.

‘And the generational impact: You can’t put a price on it,’ she added. ‘You can’t put a measurement on it,’ Winfrey, 66, continued. ‘I’m just hoping we get through the inauguration and turn the page on this really challenging time for democracy.’ 

George Clooney

After imploring President Biden to not run for re-election, George Clooney voiced his support for Biden’s second in command, Harris.

‘President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He’s saving democracy once again. We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest,’ Clooney said in a statement to CNN’s Jake Tapper.

Julia Roberts

In a voice-over for a Harris ad this month, Julia Roberts said, ‘In the one place in America, where women still have the right to choose, you can vote anyway you want. And no one will ever know. Remember, what happens in the booth, stays in the booth. Vote Harris-Walz.’

She captioned the post, ‘Vote! It is our superpower.’

Former President Donald Trump

Jason Aldean

In July, Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean, were spotted at the Republican National Convention in the Trump family box.

After the first assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, Aldean posted to Instagram to show his support and well-wishes for ’45.’

‘This is what a Warrior looks like!,’ Aldean wrote in his caption attached to a photograph of Trump with blood on his face and a stiff arm raised to the crowd of campaign rally attendees. ‘@realdonaldtrump we are thinking about u and praying for you and your family. God has a bigger plan for you, my friend, and I think we all know what that is by now.’

On Oct. 23, Aldean took the stage at a rally in Georgia to introduce Trump.

‘He’s a president who, when knocked down, gets back up, raises his fist in the air and says ‘fight,’’ Aldean said, referring to the first assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania this summer. ‘And, to me, that’s a warrior,’ Aldean said. ‘That’s who we need running this country right now.’ 

Kelsey Grammer

During an interview with The New York Times in September, Kelsey Grammer, a proud Republican, opened up about his political views. 

‘For me to be anything else would be a problem,’ Grammer said of his political party. ‘I don’t go along with a lot of what is preached in Hollywood.

‘I go along with what is preached in Christianity. I go along with ‘do unto others as you would have others do unto you.’ And I believe in all people. I believe in their desires and their lives and their worth. I want to make shows about that. I don’t want to hate anybody.’

During a segment on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ program in 2023, Grammer confirmed his support for Trump. 

Host Justin Webb asked Grammer, ‘You mentioned Roseanne early on, who had a great comeback but also was a Trump supporter. You were, at least you were, a Trump supporter. I’m fascinated to know if you still are?’

‘I am,’ Grammer said. ‘And I’ll let that be the end of it.’

Drea de Matteo

On Nov. 1, ‘Sopranos’ actress Drea de Matteo took to social media to publicly endorse Trump.

‘Guess who we voted for?’ the Emmy-winning actress said in an Instagram story, according to NME. ‘We voted for ourselves. We the people. You n me with the justice league in place to drain the f— neocon/corporate swamp.’

In another story, per the outlet, the actress wore a T-shirt featuring the words ‘TRUMP 2024″ and ‘F— YOUR FEELINGS’ and urged her followers to ‘research your reality.’

Dennis Quaid

Earlier this month, Dennis Quaid rallied for former President Trump in Coachella, California, addressing a crowd. 

‘God bless you. God bless America. I’m here today to tell you that it’s time to pick a side,’ Quaid said on stage. ‘Are we going to be a nation that stands for the Constitution? Or for TikTok? Are we going to be a nation of law and order? Or wide open borders? Which is it? Because it’s time to pick a side.’

Quaid portrayed President Reagan, his ‘favorite president of the 20th century,’ in the 2024 biopic. The actor drew parallels between the political landscape when Reagan was first elected and the present.

‘It’s amazing how the issues of the 1980 election are very similar to what they are today,’ he said, recalling the record-high inflation back then and the Iran hostages. 

‘We were a nation in decline. That’s what they told us. Ronald Reagan came along and said, ‘No, we’re not a nation in decline. We’re going there.’ And we followed him,’ Quaid said, pointing upward. ‘The same with Trump, with President Trump. My favorite president of the 21st century.

‘I’m gonna ask you a question that Reagan asked America back then, and I think it’s the question that got him elected. Are you better off than you were four years ago?’ Quaid said. 

‘So, like I said, people, it’s time to pick a side. Who are you going to pick? God bless you,’ Quaid added.

Kid Rock

Kid Rock has been a proud supporter of Donald Trump for years. 

In July, the rock star performed at the Republican National Convention just ahead of Trump’s speech. 

For his performance, Kid Rock redid his 2000 song, ‘American Bad A–,’ to include references to Trump. He began by asking the audience to stand and raise a fist before leading it in chants of ‘Fight, fight!’ and ‘Trump, Trump!’

One notable lyric change happened toward the end of the song. Instead of singing the original line of ‘Smell the aroma, check my hits / I know it stinks in here ‘cause I’m the s—,’ he sang, ‘I know it stinks in here ‘cause Trump’s the s—,’ censoring himself on the last word.

He finished his performance by saying, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the most patriotic American bada– on earth, President Donald J. Trump.’ Kid Rock then introduced UFC CEO and President Dana White, who spoke immediately before Trump gave his speech.

During his own speech, Trump spoke about Kid Rock, saying the rapper had called him and asked him if he could be involved with the convention.

‘He became a friend of mine over the last ten years, and he’s amazing,’ Trump said. ‘Everyone loves him. I didn’t even know how big he was.’

Hulk Hogan

WWE legend Hulk Hogan has long been a supporter of Trump. 

Hogan first spoke at the Republican National Convention in July before taking the stage again at Trump’s massive Madison Square Garden rally in New York City in October to address the ‘Trumpamaniacs’ in the crowd.

Hogan criticized Harris for sounding as though she’s reading from a Hollywood script during her speeches. Hogan said Harris was responsible for the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and inflation and that she acted like ‘she’s the victim.’

‘All of a sudden, she flips, she flops, she spins and turns around and acts like she was going to be the damn hero,’ said Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea. ‘But we all know Trump is the only man that can fix this country today, and with Trump as our commander in chief, peace through strength will fix all of our problems in the Middle East.’

Zachary Levi

During an appearance on SiriusXM’s ‘The Megyn Kelly Show’ this week, Zachary Levi explained why he’s enthusiastically backing Trump. 

‘I’m not voting for Donald Trump,’ Levi said. ‘I’m voting for Donald Trump and Bobby Kennedy and Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk and JD Vance, and everyone else that they’re going to bring in.’

In September, during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ‘Reclaim America Tour,’ Levi said, ‘I did want to just give you a little context why Shazam is standing here talking to you about these various things. I grew up in my family, Christian conservative — that was pretty much kind of the lane that we were in.

‘My parents were Kennedy Democrats that then turned into Reagan Republicans,’ he continued. ‘And they taught me to have a healthy level of distrust for the government and a healthy level of distrust for industry that runs amok. And for a long time, I was like, ‘Man, I really want to find a politician that represents all of the things that I want and I want to see in a presidential candidate.’ And, this year, I found Bobby Kennedy. And I thought, This guy — this guy’s it. He’s the real deal.’

‘In a perfect world, and whatever that would look like, perhaps I would have voted for Bobby,’ he added. ‘But we don’t live in a perfect world. In fact, we live in a very broken one. We live in a country that has been hijacked by a lot of people who want to take this place way off the cliff. And we’re here to stop that, right?

‘We’re here to make sure that we are going to take back this country. We are going to make it great again. And we are going to make it healthy again,’ Levi concluded. ‘And so I stand with Bobby, and I stand with Tulsi and I stand with everyone else who is standing with President Trump. Because I do believe that of the two choices we have, and we only have two, Donald Trump — President Trump — is the man that can get us there. And he’s going to get us there, because he’s going to have the backing, and the support, and the wisdom, and the knowledge and the fight that exists in Robert Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.’

Rob Schneider 

In August, comedian Rob Schneider urged ‘Robert Kennedy Jr. supporters and American Citizens’ to support former President Trump.

Schneider took to social media to post a lengthy message that said, ‘Dear Fellow Robert Kennedy Jr. supporters and American Citizens, as we have seen this week, ONCE AGAIN the Democratic Party is NOT running on any ideas to make American’s lives better, they are once again running on the hatred of one individual, Donald J Trump,’ Schneider wrote. 

‘And they are hoping that YOU will HATE him so much that you will forget about the Democrat’s FOREVER WARS that are pushing the world closer to World War III,’ he continued. ‘They are hoping that you forget about your grocery bills being 26% higher since Biden/Harris took office.

‘The Democrats CALLED TRUMP ‘HITLER’ and half the CITIZENS of our country ‘MAGATS’ and DEPLORABLES, INCITING HATRED AND THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF A FORMER PRESIDENT,’ the comedian added.

‘As a fellow American Citizen and Robert Kennedy Jr. supporter, I hope that you will OPPOSE TYRANNY and join us and VOTE FOR DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,’ Schneider wrote, concluding his message with an image of the American flag. 

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Former President Trump on Friday clarified that he meant former Rep. Liz Cheney doesn’t have the ‘guts’ to fight on the front lines of war after he received a backlash from Democrats over comments he made Thursday about having guns trained on her. 

‘All I’m saying about Liz Cheney is that she is a War Hawk, and a dumb one at that, but she wouldn’t have ‘the guts’ to fight herself,’ the Republican presidential nominee wrote on Truth Social. ‘It’s easy for her to talk, sitting far from where the death scenes take place, but put a gun in her hand, and let her go fight, and she’ll say, ‘No thanks!’ Her father decimated the Middle East, and other places, and got rich by doing so. He’s caused plenty of DEATH, and probably never even gave it a thought. That’s not what we want running our Country!’

Trump caused controversy when he called Cheney a ‘radical war hawk’ at an event in Arizona on Thursday, adding, ‘Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let’s see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face. They’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, ‘Oh, gee, well, let’s send 10,000 troops into the mouths of the enemies,’ but she’s a stupid person and I used to have meetings with a lot of people and she always wanted to go to war with people.’ 

Trump also told reporters at a campaign stop in Dearborn, Michigan, on Friday: ‘Even in my administration, she was pushing that we go to war with everybody, and I said if you ever gave her a rifle and let her do the fighting, if you ever do that, she wouldn’t be doing too well, I will tell you right now. But she’s a war hawk. She wants to go kill people unnecessarily. 

The remarks prompted accusations from liberals of violent rhetoric and that Trump was suggesting Cheney should face a firing squad. 

‘He has increased his violent rhetoric about political opponents – Donald Trump has – and in great detail suggested rifles should be trained on former Rep. Liz Cheney,’ Vice President Harris told reporters in a presser Friday. ‘This must be disqualifying. Anyone who wants to be President of the United States who uses that kind of violent rhetoric is clearly disqualified and unqualified to be president.’

Cheney, a Republican, endorsed Harris for president in September and has been campaigning with the Democratic nominee. 

Cheney responded to Trump’s Thursday remarks on X Friday, writing, ‘This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.’ 

She added the hashtags ‘#Womenwillnotbesilenced’ and ‘#VoteKamala.’

Republicans have also accused Democrats of increasing the possibility of violence against Trump with rhetoric accusing him of being ‘fascist’ and a ‘threat to democracy.’

The former president was shot by a would-be assassin in July and was targeted by another suspect near his home in Florida. 

The House Oversight Committee is applying pressure on the White House to release accurate transcripts, after they allegedly altered President Biden’s remarks after he called Trump supporters ‘garbage.’

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Oversight Chair James Comer, R-KY, sent a letter to the White House counsel’s office Friday demanding they preserve all documents related to the transcript.

‘To date, the White House has not issued a corrected transcript, and the false transcript remains on the White House webpage,’ they wrote.

The top members condemned the White House’s alteration of the official transcript, writing that the stenography office cannot ‘simply rewrite President Biden’s rhetoric.’

‘In this case, it appears the White House is doing so to safeguard Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign,’ they wrote.

Stefanik and Comer referred to an AP report, which cited an internal email from the head of the stenographer’s office, that noted that the press office ‘conferred with the president’ to change the transcript.

The shocking comment came during Biden’s remarks to Latino activists regarding comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s comments at a Trump rally. Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as a ‘floating island of garbage.’

Biden, according to a transcript prepared by the official White House stenographers, told the Latino group on a Tuesday evening video call, ‘The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American.’

The transcript released by the White House press office, however, rendered the quote with an apostrophe, reading ‘supporter’s’ rather than ‘supporters.’

The White House insisted that Biden was criticizing Hinchcliffe’s comments – and not the huge swath of Americans supporting a Trump presidency.

The letter from the GOP leaders shared their ‘concern with the latest reporting of the White House’s apparent political decision to protect the Biden-Harris Administration, instead of following longstanding and proper protocols.’

The transcript standard states that: ‘If there is a difference in interpretation, the Press Office may choose to withhold the transcript but cannot edit it independently. Our Stenography Office transcript — released to our distro, which includes the National Archives — is now different than the version edited and released to the public by Press Office staff.’

Now, Stefanik and Comer are demanding that the White House:

Produce all documents and internal communications regarding President Biden’s statement and the release of the inaccurate transcript.
Release the accurate version of the transcript the White House Stenographers submitted to NARA.
Immediately make available the White House Stenography Office’s top supervisor for a briefing to the Oversight Committee.

Pro-Israel leaders and activists are expressing frustration and disappointment that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has yet to plan a vote on a bill aimed at tackling the rising tide of antisemitism on college campuses.

Many fear the delay could lead to the bill getting ‘watered down’ – or potentially getting derailed altogether. 

‘This is a very good bill. It’s a very important bill. It comes at a very, very urgent time in terms of the dynamics of our country, and it should be passed, and it should be passed and signed into law right away. I mean, the sooner the better,’ said Elan Carr, CEO of the Israeli-American Council and former U.S. special envoy to combat antisemitism.

‘There’s deep disappointment that this has been slow-rolled,’ Rabbi Abrahm Cooper, former chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and director at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, added. ‘I think, in many ways, taking that tactic only highlights the fact that there are obviously elements of the Democratic Party that are anti-Israel.’

Carr echoed Cooper’s suggestion that the delay could likely be due to concerns that ‘this bill could reveal fissures that would be embarrassing for some.’ 

The bill in question is the Antisemitism Awareness Act, passed in bipartisan fashion on May 1. 

It seeks to mandate that the Department of Education adopt the same definition of ‘antisemitism’ used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), an intergovernmental organization aimed at uniting governments and experts to advance and promote Holocaust education. Under the bill, the IHRA definition would become standard for use in Title VI cases brought forward by the Department of Education.

Schumer has promised to put the Antisemitism Awareness Act up for a vote before the end of the year, according to Axios, which reported that he wants to attach the measure to the must-pass defense bill that will be voted on during Congress’ lame-duck session following the election. The move would pressure any potential dissenters to get on board with it.

According to Jewish Insider, Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin have opposed the bill on grounds it limits free speech, while the New York Times reported Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has also voiced his own objections.

The American Jewish Committee’s Director of Policy and Political Affairs, Julie Rayman, pointed to Schumer’s ‘earnest commitment to passing impactful legislation to counter antisemitism in the Senate.’ 

But other proponents of getting the bill passed, such as Carr, expressed fear that Schumer’s decision to delay the vote until the lame-duck session – which starts after the November election – might jeopardize the bill’s prospects of being passed. 

‘One thing I don’t want to see happen is that this thing will be amended in ways that will make it actually more harmful than not doing anything at all,’ Carr said. ‘My concern is it could get watered down, and the final product could do damage to the very causes that this bill is supposed to advance.’ 

Carr pointed to a similar situation that happened in Indiana’s state legislature, where a bill that passed by both chambers was ultimately vetoed by the governor because it failed to incorporate the entire IHRA definition of antisemitism. 

‘Senator Schumer’s choice to delay a vote on the Antisemitism Awareness Act by attaching it to unrelated legislation is disappointing, risking unnecessary setbacks,’ said Florida GOP Rep. Carlos Giménez. Giménez voted in favor of the Antisemitism Awareness Act earlier this year and introduced different legislation targeting hatred towards the Jewish community. ‘I urge Senator Schumer to act now—protecting students from antisemitism must be a straightforward, bipartisan commitment that doesn’t get sidelined by political calculations.’

Meanwhile, a report released Thursday by Republicans on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, which followed a year-long probe into antisemitism on college campuses, has led at least one Jewish leader to become concerned about whether Schumer will ever put the Antisemitism Awareness Act up for a vote.

   

The report alleged that Schumer dismissed the concerns of antisemitism on Columbia University’s campus, which saw months of anti-Israel protesting during the spring semester. According to published reports, Jewish students at Columbia faced such a significant rise in antisemitic behavior on campus that some filed a lawsuit against the university, while a task force created to address the issue found that the school failed to stop hate against Jewish students on campus amid the ongoing protests that followed Oct. 7.

Gerard Filitti is senior counsel with the Lawfare Project, a nonprofit which provides pro bono legal assistance to protect the civil rights of the Jewish community. He argued that in light of the Education and Workforce Committee’s report chronicling Schumer’s laissez-faire attitude towards campus antisemitism, there is ‘a very real concern’ that Schumer might not ever bring the Antisemitism Awareness Act to the floor for a vote at all.

‘Senator Schumer’s lack of leadership on one of the most pressing civil rights issues in our country is stunning,’ argued Filitti. ‘Schumer has had six whole months to bring this bill up for a vote, and his failure to do so is not just puzzling but rather troubling; antisemitism is not, and should not be made, a partisan political issue. As with other forms of racism and bigotry, it takes bipartisanship to combat Jew-hatred, and in light of the ongoing crisis of antisemitism we see on college campuses, this bill should have passed the Senate months ago.’ 

Fox News Digital reached out to Schumer’s office for comment but did not receive an on-the-record response by publication time.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday called former President Trump’s rifle remarks about Liz Cheney ‘disqualifying,’ accusing him of increasing his ‘violent rhetoric.’

‘He has increased his violent rhetoric about political opponents – Donald Trump has – and in great detail suggested rifles should be trained on former Rep. Liz Cheney,’ Harris told reporters at a presser after getting off Air Force Two in Wisconsin. ‘This must be disqualifying. Anyone who wants to be President of the United States who uses that kind of violent rhetoric is clearly disqualified and unqualified to be president.’

She called Cheney, who has endorsed Harris and has been campaigning with her, a ‘true patriot who has shown extraordinary courage in putting country above party. Trump is increasingly, however, someone who considers his political opponents the enemy, is permanently out for revenge and is increasingly unstable and unhinged.’ 

In calling Cheney a ‘radical war hawk’ at an event in Arizona on Thursday, Trump said: ‘Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let’s see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face. They’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, ‘Oh, gee, well, let’s send 10,000 troops into the mouths of the enemies,’ but she’s a stupid person and I used to have meetings with a lot of people and she always wanted to go to war with people.’ 

Trump’s comments immediately drew a backlash on the left, with some clips online not playing the full context of what he was saying. 

Harris told a reporter who asked if she was concerned about Cheney’s safety that she hadn’t talked to the former Wyoming congresswoman since Trump’s comment was made, ‘but I know Liz Cheney well enough to know she is tough, she is courageous and has shown herself to be a true patriot at a very difficult time in our country where, to your point, we see this kind of rhetoric that is violent in nature, where we see this kind of spirit coming through with Donald Trump that is so ladened with the desire for revenge and retribution.’ 

She added it’s important to make sure ‘we are fighting against and speaking out against political violence.’ 

Trump clarified his Cheney comments on Truth Social on Wednesday afternoon, writing, ‘All I’m saying about Liz Cheney is that she is a War Hawk, and a dumb one at that, but she wouldn’t have ‘the guts’ to fight herself. It’s easy for her to talk, sitting far from where the death scenes take place, but put a gun in her hand, and let her go fight, and she’ll say, ‘No thanks!’ Her father decimated the Middle East, and other places, and got rich by doing so. He’s caused plenty of DEATH, and probably never even gave it a thought. That’s not what we want running our Country!’

Cheney reposted a clip on X of Trump’s remarks about her that didn’t include the part about him accusing Cheney and others all being war hawks, writing, ‘This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.’

She included the hastages ‘#Womenwillnotbesilenced’ and ‘VoteKamala.’ 

Republicans have also accused Democrats of increasing the possibility of violence against Trump with rhetoric claiming he’s ‘fascist’ and a ‘threat to democracy.’

Trump was shot by a would-be assassin in July and was later targeted by another suspect near his home in Florida.