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Donald Trump has again shared an image that appears to have been generated by artificial intelligence on his Truth Social account, this time of himself riding a lion with the caption “There is only one President who can make America great again.”
The bizarre post came as a new YouGov poll showed Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris outperforming the former president in a range of non-political situations.
For example, many Americans believe Harris would win a cooking contest as well as a dancing contest. The vice president is also thought to be adept at handling spicy food and dressing well.
According to YouGov, women are “more likely to remember birthdays, keep secrets and give better relationship advice.”
This came after President Trump spoke at an event in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday, where he was joined by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The independent candidate suspended his campaign for the White House on Friday, slamming Democrats and endorsing Trump, alleging without evidence that there was a vast media conspiracy to get Harris elected.
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'History rhymes': RFK Jr. recalls Kennedy-Goldwater relationship after endorsing Trump
After endorsing Donald Trump on Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to compare their relationship to that of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and conservative Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater.
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It was the chic but muted French-inspired navy blue pantsuit and blouse she wore to Kamala Harris' acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. Rumors were rife that Ms. Harris, who will succeed Hillary Clinton, would wear “suffragette white” to signal the historic nature of her candidacy. But when I asked if we could expect Ms. Harris to talk about the possibility of becoming the first woman president, an aide said nervously: “Kamala doesn't have to prove herself.”
So the message in Chicago is different from Clinton's failed 2016 campaign and Clinton's repeated references to her encounters with the “glass ceiling.” Harris may be downplaying this aspect of her faith, or calculating that Americans, outside of sympathetic voters, aren't necessarily receptive to women talking about their struggles.
The succinct, well-crafted speech was designed to move Harris from her niche position as a feminist, liberal Californian who is being molded by the Trump-Vance camp into a caricature of a far-left, interventionist activist, to a common-sense, outspoken, dependable American woman responsible for the security of the United States and the West.
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Polls predict Harris would beat Trump in non-political situations
A new YouGov poll finds Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris outperforming the former president in a range of non-political situations.
For example, many Americans believe Harris would win a cooking contest as well as a dancing contest. The vice president is also thought to be adept at handling spicy food and dressing well.
According to YouGov, women are “more likely to remember birthdays, keep secrets and give better relationship advice.”
The poll also found that people think Harris is more likely to return a lost wallet or help a stranger.
But when asked who would win in an arm wrestling match, Trump beat Harris by 29 points.
“More people think Trump would beat Harris at poker and that he would give better financial advice,” the pollster said.
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Donald Trump releases AI-generated image of himself riding a lion
Donald Trump has again shared an image that appears to have been generated by artificial intelligence on his Truth Social account, this time of himself riding a lion with the caption “There is only one President who can make America great again.”
Donald Trump shared a supposedly AI-generated image of himself riding a lion (Truth Social)
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VIDEO: Trump claims Barack and Michelle Obama were mean to him
The former US president made these claims after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. decided on Friday (August 23) to drop out of the presidential race and support Trump.
“Barack Obama was mean to me,” Trump said after Kennedy's announcement.
“He was mean. Michelle was mean. Everyone was mean. Mean people. I was surprised. I thought he was mean and I was nice to him.”
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JD Vance declares himself “anti-Trump” and goes viral on TikTok
J.D. Vance declared in 2016 that he would “never support Trump.” Now that he's Donald Trump's running mate, the Ohio senator's comments have come back to haunt him, after going viral on the social media app TikTok.
The 22-second audio clip was created by DJ duo Casa Dee and Steve Terrell and samples Vance's comments from a 2016 interview he gave to Charlie Rose while promoting his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.
In the video, Vance can be heard saying, “I never support Trump. I've never liked him.”
The sample was added to Petey Pablo's hip-hop beat “Freek-a-Leek,” and the resulting song became a huge hit on TikTok, being used as background music in over 8,500 videos in the last month alone, with a total of over 40 million views.
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Certainly, it may be hard to compete with the carnival-like charisma of Donald Trump, but even with another week of the election campaign underway, the line of attack against Vance seems unlikely to change much.
While she didn't make one of the worst political gaffes of all time, like dismissing people without traditional families as “childless cat women,” the U.S. senator from Ohio still raised many eyebrows and prompted awkward silences.
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Trump questions Harris' “right to run for president”
In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump questioned Harris' “right to run for president” and claimed that leading the Democratic Party without winning a primary election was a “threat” to democracy.
“Kamala Harris is the weakest presidential candidate in history on crime. She has allowed millions of people to cross the border, many from prisons, psychiatric hospitals and terrorist centers, at unprecedented levels,” Harris, a former president and Republican presidential candidate, wrote.
“What right does she have to run for president? She got 0 votes compared to Biden's 14 million. She failed in her last run, was the first of 22 to drop out, didn't even make it to Iowa, and now she's a presidential candidate? This is a threat to democracy!” he added.
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