Harris plans a livestream with Oprah Winfrey while Trump is set to address an Israeli-American group
WASHINGTON — Both major presidential candidates appear Thursday to boost their core base, with Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a live stream with Oprah Winfrey And Donald Trump He attended an event with prominent Jewish donors and then addressed a meeting of the Israeli-American Council.
Winfrey, who supported Harris and spoke at the Democratic convention In August, he will host a two-hour “Unite for America” streaming session in Michigan with Harris. Organizers say the program aims to highlight dozens of grassroots groups that support the vice president.
Trump will be in Washington to deliver a speech at an evening rally on combating anti-Semitism in America. Miriam Adelsonco-owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and widow of the billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelsonwho founded the Las Vegas Sands casino and was one of the largest donors to the Republican Party.
Trump will also speak at the Israeli-American Council, a nonprofit long supported by Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban, a major donor to President Joe Biden and Democratic causes. The council is holding its national convention in the weeks leading up to the first anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7which gave rise to war in Gaza.
On Friday, Harris has campaign stops planned in the swing states of Wisconsin and Georgia as she raises awareness for the case of a young mother who died after waiting 20 hours for a hospital to treat complications from an abortion pill. Harris argues the outcome shows the consequences of Trump’s actions.
The Death of Amber Thurman, First reported by ProPublica on Mondaycame two weeks after Georgia’s strict abortion ban went into effect in 2022 following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down abortion rights nationwide. Trump nominated three of the justices who made that decision.
Trump is hosting a rally in the battleground state of North Carolina on Saturday.
Thursday’s campaign stops follow the Federal Reserve cutting the key interest rate by an unusually large half pointThat marked a dramatic change after more than two years high rates That helped curb inflation, but also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers.
With the presidential election less than seven weeks away, the move could shake up the economic landscape just as Americans prepare to vote. Trump said Wednesday during his campaign in New York: “I think it shows the economy is in very bad shape to cut it that much, assuming they’re not just playing politics.”
Asked about the potential political impact of a rate cut so close to Election Day, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration “has been very clear on this and has a lot of respect for the independence of the Federal Reserve.”
“Unlike other administrations, we have been, I think, pretty steadfast in that regard and have made that clear throughout,” she added, without mentioning Trump and his past public criticism of the Fed or his suggestions during the campaign that presidents should have more authority over the central bank.