Former President Donald Trump worked the fryer at a McDonald's on Sunday as he continues to mock his Democratic opponent's claims she worked at the fast food restaurant.
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Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris holds a campaign rally with her newly chosen vice presidential running mate
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in Philadelphia, Aug. 6, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
'We are the underdogs': Harris introduces her running mate Tim Walz to fired-up Philadelphia crowd
The event is the start of a seven state tour by the candidates.ByGabriella Abdul-Hakim and Ivan Pereira
August 6, 2024, 6:24 PM
Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly announced presidential campaign running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, took the stage to a roaring crowd in Philadelphia Tuesday in their first joint public appearance where, together, they took aim at what they called Trump’s "backward agenda" for America.
Hundreds of supporters waited in lines outside the Liacouras Center at Temple University, which has a capacity of 10,000 people, for the event and packed the arena.
That crowd gave Walz and Harris a lengthy standing ovation as they took the stage to the song "Freedom" by Beyoncé.
Walz and Harris hit the stage touting an agenda of unifying the country, working for all Americans, and sharing their vision in comparison to the conservative policies being pushed by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance. ...
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Harris-Walz vs. Trump-Vance: It's now an expanded battle for both the Sun Belt and Rust Belt
The 2024 presidential general election campaign is set to play out across two fronts: the Rust Belt and the Sun Belt.
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Kamala Harris names Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her VP pick | CNN Politics
Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly-announced running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held their first joint rally in Philadelphia before going on a tour of battleground states this week.
cnn.comGlobal stock volatility hits the presidential election, with Trump decrying a 'Kamala Crash'
Donald Trump is hoping a dramatic sell-off in the U.S. stock market creates an opening to attack his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris.
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Obama takes subtle swipe at Vance while praising Walz as 'ideal' Harris running mate
Former President Barack Obama appeared to take a subtle jab at Sen. JD Vance of Ohio in his Tuesday statement celebrating Gov. Tim Walz as the running mate for Kamala Harris.
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her VP running mate
Kamala Harris has selected Tim Walz, the popular two-term governor of Minnesota, as her VP running mate, selecting a Midwestern Democrat to join her on the ticket.
www.cbsnews.comSome Democratic backers of Josh Shapiro see a missed chance for a Jewish vice president
Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate disappointed fans of Pennsylvania Gov.
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The math behind why Harris picked Walz and why she may regret it | CNN Politics
Tim Walz’s selection as Kamala Harris’ running mate underscores both the power of social media and of being relatively affable and nondivisive.
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Election 2024 updates: Trump campaign claims it was hacked by 'foreign sources'
Harris, Walz and Vance are set to continue campaigning in battleground states.
How Tim Walz became beloved by young voters with a message that the GOP is 'weird'
Kamala Harris' decision to tap Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential nominee reflects the Democratic party's effort to turn a page with a new generation of Gen-Z-approved candidates.
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Tim Walz touts record and attacks Trump in first rally as VP pick
At a raucous event in Pennsylvania, the pair attack their Republican opponents and vow to win the crucial swing state.
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Vance needs to ‘take back control’ of media narrative, GOP and independent women voters say
Since former President Donald Trump selected Hillbilly Elegy author and Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate, Vance has been forced to contend with a trove of old media clips.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz portray unified team against Trump - Washington Examiner
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz came out attacking Donald Trump and J.D. Vance in their first rally as a 2024 ticket.
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Democrats lean on Walz’s biography at Philadelphia rally introducing new ticket to voters | CNN Politics
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz introduced himself as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate for the first time at a joint Philadelphia rally Tuesday, positioning himself as both a folksy populist and a fierce defender of the official Democratic ticket.
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Shapiro, Kelly, Beshear, Buttigieg, Pritzker: Why Walz beat them all, and what comes next.
The national attention could still pay dividends for these prominent Democrats passed over as Kamala Harris' pick for vice president.
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Trump and Harris agreed to debate on Sept. 10: Highlights from Trump's news conference
VP Kamala Harris agreed to debate Donald Trump on Sept. 10, while Trump held a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, in which he recommitted to debating Harris.
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Steve Kornacki: Tim Walz's election results don't show a clear blue-collar boost
The coalition Walz assembled to win his last race in Minnesota looked very similar to what's become the typical post-Obama national Democratic coalition.
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Trump made a stop at the McDonald's...
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Trump made a stop at the McDonald's...
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