Trump brings two former Democrats onto his transition team after bombshell endorsements

Donald Trump has tapped former Democrats Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr for his transition team after getting their endorsements.

Meanwhile, Kamala Harris got no boost at all from her prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention, a new poll shows.

The Morning Consult poll showed her with a four-point lead over Donald Trump, the same as before her address.

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 Trump adds RFK Jr. and Gabbard to his transition team

Donald Trump plans to name Robrt F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to his transition team.

The duo will join J.D. Vance and Trump’s sons as part of the group that selects the policies and personnel of any second Trump administration, the New York Times reported.

‘I’ve been asked to go on the transition team, you know, and to help pick the people who will be running the government,” Kennedy told Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, in an interview posted on X.

The two had spent much of their public life as progressive Democrats. But RFK Jr. endorsed Trump last week when he ended his presidential bid. Gabbard endorsed Trump on Monday.

 

Harris campaign disputes debate mics being muted issue has been resolved

Sarah Ewall-Wice, Senior U.S. Political Reporter:

While Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he reached an agreement with ABC News for the debate on September 10 and the rules will be the same as the CNN one in June, the Harris campaign disagrees.

‘Both candidates have publicly made clear their willingness to debate with unmuted mics for the duration of the debate to fully allow for substantive exchanges between the candidates – but it appears Donald Trump is letting his handlers overrule him. Sad!’ a Harris campaign spokesperson responded.

In his post, the ex-president claimed ‘The Rules will be the same as the last CNN Debate’ which signaled that the mics would be muted as they were in June when candidates were not speaking.

But the Harris campaign has called for the mics to remain open for the upcoming debate.

The conversation with ABC News regarding the mics remains ongoing.

 

Breaking:Special counsel charges Trump again in election case

Special Counsel Jack Smith has charged Donald Trump in a superseding indictment in his federal election subversion case.

The move comes after the Supreme Court granted the former president substantial immunity from prosecution for acts that are ‘core’ to his official duties.

A spokesman for Smith told NPR that the superseding indictment was presented to a new grand jury, which had not previously heard evidence in the case.

The spokesman said the new indictment ‘reflects the Government’s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court’s holdings and remand instructions.’

Trump has denied all the charges against him.

It contains the same four core charges against the former president for trying to subvert the election: Conspiracy to defraud the U.S.; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.

But it is pared down to comply with the Supreme Court ruling.

For instance, it removes the allegations of how Trump allegedly sought to use the Justice Department in his efforts to overturn the election — which was explicitly mentioned in the Supreme Court’s ruling as falling within his official duties.

The superseding indictment is 36 pages, while the original indictment was 45 pages.

New indictment filed against Trump in election interference case
Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a new slimmed-down version of his indictment against ex-President Donald Trump for alleged election interference.

Kamala Harris and Democrats to hold Labor Day campaign blitz

Sarah Ewall-Wice, Senior U.S. Political Reporter:

Vice President Kamala Harris will head out on a campagin swing through Detroit, MI and Pittsburgh, PA to mark Labor Day.

During her visit to the Keystone State, the Democratic presidential nominee will be joined by President Biden. It will be their first campaign event together since she accepted the nomination in Chicago.

Harris’ running mate Tim Walz and wife Gwen will also head out to campaign in Milwaukee for Labor Day while Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff heads to Newport News, VA.

The campaign also plans to have top surrogates out on the trail in other battlegrounds such as North Carolina, Nevada and Georgia.

 

Kamala Harris hires Hollywood stylist

By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent

Kamala Harris has hired a stylist to the stars to help craft her presidential image.

The Democratic presidential nominee has tapped Leslie Fremar, stylist to Charlize Theron and Jennifer Connelly, to craft a low-key chic look that doesn’t scream elite, Puck reported.

Fremar was at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Harris stunned in custom Chloe pantsuits, including a navy blue one she wore the night she accepted the party’s nomination.

“She needs to get dressed, and Leslie offered to help,” is what one source told Puck of their relationship. “Do we think this is important information?”

Harris has worked with stylists in the past as have many other female politicians, including Michelle Obama.

 

Kamala Harris is rewriting the story of where she REALLY grew up

Charlie Spiering, Senior Political Reporter

If you watched the Democratic National Convention, you would come away with the notion that Vice President Kamala Harris was the child of Oakland, California with a middle class upbringing instead of an upbringing in the radical left academic community of Berkeley.

How Kamala Harris is rewriting the story of where she grew up…
Vice President Kamala Harris is being called out for ‘rewriting’ her story about where she really grew up in northern California to claim more moderate beginnings.

Breaking:Donald Trump says he has agreed to the ABC News debate in Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump says he has reached an agreement to debate Kamala Harris on ABC News on September 10.

The debate had been set to take place already, but the campaigns were in a public dispute over the rules.

Harris’ team wanted mics left on when it was not a candidate’s turn, while Trump wanted them unmuted.

The ex-president said ABC News is keeping the rules the same as when CNN hosted the debate between Trump and President Biden in June.

During that debate hosted by CNN, mics were muted for candidates when it was not their turn to answer a question.