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The 7

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 30 October 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Wednesday briefing: Harris’s D.C. rally; presidential polls; Biden’s ‘garbage’ remark; U.S. GDP numbers; Ryan Girdusky; and more


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0:00.0

It is time for a new generation of leadership in America.

0:07.0

Kamala Harris delivered her campaign's closing argument.

0:11.0

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. I'm

0:14.6

Hannah Jewel. It's Wednesday October 30th. Let's get you caught up with today's

0:19.0

seven stories.

0:22.0

The Vice President spoke to a large crowd yesterday from the ellipse in Washington, D.C.

0:30.0

That's the same place near the White House where her Republican rival Donald Trump spoke to his own crowd of supporters on January 6th, 2021, before many of them rioted at the Capitol.

0:41.0

Paris argued that as president she would focus on delivering for everyday Americans,

0:47.3

but that Trump would fixate on revenge.

0:50.6

America, this is not a candidate for president who is thinking about how to make your life better.

0:57.0

This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance, and out for unchecked power.

1:10.0

Paris currently leads in the polls in four of the seven swing states that ultimately

1:16.2

will decide the election. But a new Washington Post-Shar School poll found that two-thirds

1:22.0

of swing-state voters are not confident Trump

1:24.7

would accept a loss and a majority of them say they fear violence if Trump loses

1:30.1

next week. Number two, Elon Musk's plan to cut $2 trillion in U.S. spending could cause chaos. As I mentioned yesterday, the billionaire chief

1:45.7

executive of Tesla and SpaceX has been going all out to help Donald Trump's

1:50.4

campaign. An a rally in New York last weekend, Musk promised to identify at least $2 trillion in cuts

1:57.9

as part of a formal review of federal agencies that he would carry out under Trump if he wins.

2:04.0

That's an enormous figure, and it would require decimating

2:07.6

an array of government services, including food, health care,

2:10.9

and housing programs.

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