President Joe Biden drew criticism on Tuesday for drawing attention to his Catholic faith by making the sign of the cross at a campaign event promoting abortion access in Florida.
Biden was in Florida to attack his likely opponent in the 2024 presidential race, former President Donald Trump, over his support for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-whoopi-goldberg-claims-overturning-roe-violates-her-religious-freedom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Supreme Court&#8217;s decision</a> in Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization, the case that resulted in the overturning of 1973&#8217;s landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade. The president blamed Trump for creating an opportunity for Florida to pass the &#8220;Heartbeat Bill,&#8221; which bans abortions around the sixth week.
&#8220;This extreme Florida law is going to impact 4 million women in the state,&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;Let&#8217;s be real clear. There&#8217;s one person responsible for this nightmare. And he&#8217;s acknowledged, and he brags about it — Donald Trump.&#8221;
As another speaker at the event was railing against Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis for signing the &#8220;Heartbeat Bill,&#8221; Biden crossed himself.
&#8220;This. Is. VILE! President Biden makes the Sign of the Cross at an abortion rally in Florida! You cannot be Catholic and support abortion! You cannot invoke GOD and promote Death!&#8221; CatholicVote posted, sharing video of the president on X.
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This. Is. VILE! 
President Biden makes the Sign of the Cross at an abortion rally in Florida! 
You cannot be Catholic and support abortion!
You cannot invoke GOD and promote Death! <a href="https://t.co/aG4P542EM0">pic.twitter.com/aG4P542EM0</a>
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White House staffers and legacy media have <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-psaki-biden-devout-catholic">described</a> Biden as a &#8220;devout Catholic.&#8221;
&#8220;Biden&#8217;s decision to make the Sign of the Cross in support of abortion extremism is a despicable charade that attempts to co-opt a sacred practice in support of his new abortion religion. His gesture openly mocks the Christian belief in the sanctity of life. There is no divine support for destroying the lives of innocent children, and he should know better. Biden&#8217;s gesture suggests he is either terribly naive, or senile, or callously indifferent to the foundational beliefs of millions of Christians in America,&#8221; CatholicVote President Brian Burch added.
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Making the sign of the cross, according to Catholic tradition, invokes multiple meanings. <a href="https://www.simplycatholic.com/six-reasons-why-we-make-the-sign-of-the-cross/#:~:text=The%20Sign%20of%20the%20Cross%20is%20a%20profession%20of%20faith,Father%2C%20Son%20and%20Holy%20Spirit." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Simply Catholic</a> laid out six of them in a post, ranging from a reaffirmation of faith as stated in the Apostles&#8217; Creed to a reminder of baptism.
&#8220;On one level, then, making the sign is a defensive move, declaring our inviolability to the devil’s influence. But, more importantly, the sign is also an offensive weapon, helping us reclaim with Christ all that Satan lost at the cross,&#8221; the post continued. &#8220;Like tossing off a dirty shirt or blouse, making the sign indicates our stripping ourselves of our evil inclinations and clothing ourselves with the behaviors of Christ.&#8221;

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‘Devout Catholic’ President Makes Sign Of The Cross At … Pro-Abortion Rally

'Devout Catholic' President Makes Sign Of The Cross At ... Pro-Abortion Rally

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Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in six out of seven key swing states as Americans believe the economy is going in the wrong direction, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/biden-trails-trump-in-6-of-7-key-states-poll-shows-election-2024?leadSource=uverify%20wall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll.
The <a href="https://pro-assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2024/04/Bloomberg_2024-Election-Tracking-Wave-7.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> of nearly 5,000 registered voters found that Trump leads Biden in key states like Arizona (49-42), Georgia (49-43), Nevada (51-43), North Carolina (51-41), Pennsylvania (47-46), and Wisconsin (48-44), while Biden tops Trump in Michigan (47-45). The majority of those polled had a negative view of the economy&#8217;s direction, with many believing it would only get worse.
According to the poll, 70% of those surveyed believed the economy was going in the wrong direction, while 30% said it was going the right way. When asked how important the economy would be in determining who they pick for president, 82% said it would be &#8220;very important,&#8221; while 14% said it would be &#8220;somewhat important.&#8221; 
Americans also believe that inflation is worsening, with 54% saying they expected it to intensify by the end of the year and 17% saying they believed it would improve. Inflation has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidenflation-number-of-americans-growing-food-at-home-soars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remained high</a> during the Biden presidency, with customers paying elevated prices for staples like food and gas. A political action committee backing Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-pac-launches-interactive-website-to-show-how-food-prices-have-skyrocketed-under-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched</a> a &#8220;Biden-mart&#8221; website last month highlighting the dramatic increase in food prices. 
“Some of the shine of the State of the Union address has worn off,” Matt Monday, senior manager of Morning Consult, said. “People are really tying &#8216;Bidenomics&#8217; and their perception of the economy to the inflation rate.”
More than half of voters surveyed (51%) said they trusted Trump more with the economy than Biden (36%), while 13% said neither. 46% of voters also said they trusted Trump more on the issue of good jobs than Biden (38%). 
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By far, the economy ranked as the number one issue for voters polled, with 34% saying it would be their top issue in the presidential election. The only other top issue that polled in the double digits was immigration at 15%, while abortion, a top issue for the Biden campaign, came in at 9%.
Neither Biden nor Trump had a majority of voters who viewed them favorably. While 56% said they had an unfavorable or somewhat unfavorable view of Biden, just 41% said they had a favorable or somewhat favorable view of the president. Trump was viewed unfavorably or somewhat unfavorably by 41% of voters, while 45% had a favorable or very favorable view of him. 
Other issues voters found important included immigration (86%), crime (91%), education and schools (87%), and senior services (89%).

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Before entering the courthouse for another day of his New York criminal trial, former President Donald Trump took some time to address the ongoing anti-Israel protests at universities across the country, blasting President Joe Biden for sending the &#8220;wrong&#8221; message during the conflict in the Middle East.
Not far from Trump&#8217;s hush money trial in lower Manhattan, students at Columbia University on the Upper West Side have engaged in anti-Israel demonstrations that have led to a rabbi for the university <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warning</a> Jewish students of “extreme antisemitism and anarchy” on campus and suggesting they go home. Columbia <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moved</a> to remote learning on Monday out of safety concerns and said that classes at its main campus will be hybrid, technology permitting, until the end of the semester, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/business/columbia-tensions-passover-virtual-classes/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Anti-Israel protests have also broken out at New York University and Yale, where dozens of demonstrators were arrested, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/us/campus-protests-arrests.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The New York Times.
&#8220;What&#8217;s going on at the colleges — Columbia, NYU, and others — is a disgrace,&#8221; Trump told reporters outside the Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday morning. &#8220;It&#8217;s really on Biden. He&#8217;s got the wrong signal, he&#8217;s got the wrong tone, he&#8217;s got the wrong words. He doesn&#8217;t know who he&#8217;s backing. And It&#8217;s a mess.&#8221;
&#8220;What&#8217;s going on is a disgrace to our country. It&#8217;s all Biden&#8217;s fault and everybody knows it,&#8221; the presumptive Republican presidential nominee added. &#8220;He&#8217;s got no message. He&#8217;s got no compassion. He doesn&#8217;t know what he&#8217;s doing. He can&#8217;t put two sentences together, frankly. He is the worst president in the history of our country.&#8221;
President Biden was <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/04/22/remarks-by-president-biden-in-press-gaggle-triangle-va/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> on Monday if he condemns &#8220;the antisemitic protests on college campuses&#8221; and replied, &#8220;I condemn the antisemitic protests. That’s why I’ve set up a program to deal with that.&#8221;
&#8220;I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians,&#8221; Biden added.
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During his remarks to reporters, Trump also repeated his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-unloads-on-officials-coddling-anti-israel-activists-while-cracking-down-on-conservatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticism</a> of authorities for preventing any protests outside the courtroom during his trial while allowing anti-Israel protesters to take control of large sections of college campuses.
&#8220;It&#8217;s interesting [that] outside for great Americans — people that want to come down and they want to protest at the court and they want to protest peacefully — we have more police presence here than anyone&#8217;s ever seen. For blocks,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;You can&#8217;t get near this courthouse, and yet you have nobody up at a college where you have very radical people wanting to rip the colleges down.&#8221;
Columbia, a private university, <a href="https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2024/04/18/columbia-authorizes-nypd-to-clear-protest-encampment-on-campus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> on the NYPD last week to clear protest encampments on its campus, and NYPD officials said that more than 100 people received summonses for trespassing. The move, however, failed to stop anti-Israel demonstrators from continuing their on-campus sit-in into this week.

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Trump Says Anti-Israel Protests At Universities Are 'All Biden's Fault And Everybody Knows It'

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> is suffering &#8220;erosion&#8221; on a number of &#8220;critical fronts&#8221; in polling that pits him against former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, NBC News National Political Correspondent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-re-election-bid-hit-with-foreboding-new-years-eve-forecast-on-msnbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Kornacki</a> said on Sunday.
During an appearance on <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-21-2024-n1309584" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Meet The Press,&#8221;</a> Kornacki used an interactive screen to discuss with host Kristen Welker <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24564257/240126-nbc-april-2024-poll-4-21-2024-release.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC&#8217;s survey in April</a>, which showed Trump performing better than Biden across several categories with a little more than half a year until the November presidential election.
On &#8220;Handling A Crisis,&#8221; Trump beat Biden 46%-42%; on &#8220;Strong Record As President,&#8221; Trump topped Biden 46%-39%; and on &#8220;Competent &amp; Effective,&#8221; Trump prevailed over Biden 47%-36%. On &#8220;Dealing With Inflation &amp; Cost of Living,&#8221; Trump led Biden 52%-30%; and on &#8220;Necessary Mental/Physical Health,&#8221; Trump bested Biden 45%-26%.
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— Handling a crisis: Trump +4
— Strong record as president: Trump +7
— Competent and effective: Trump +9
— Necessary mental and physical health: Trump +19
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Kornacki said these findings are &#8220;troubling&#8221; for the Biden campaign, as they show &#8220;the erosion of public confidence on a number of critical fronts.&#8221; He stressed that Biden had the advantage in the competency and crisis management questions in the 2020 election, both of which are now showing more positive numbers for Trump.
&#8220;You&#8217;ve got to mention this one, too. &#8216;Necessary mental and physical health.&#8217; We asked this four years ago, it was a wash. It&#8217;s now a clear liability for Joe Biden. So these are all troubling numbers for Biden, but it&#8217;s not to say there aren&#8217;t warning signs for Donald Trump in this poll either,&#8221; Kornacki said.
Two areas in which Biden rose above Trump included abortion and the ability to bring the country together, though Kornacki opined that he thought the &#8220;headline here is you add those two numbers together, you&#8217;re not even close to 100. That means a lot of voters think neither candidate is better on that.&#8221;
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Kornacki said the poll found Trump with 46%-44% lead over Biden in another head-to-head matchup, though he stressed that the margin between the candidates has gotten smaller over the past few months. This coincided with Biden&#8217;s job approval rating having a &#8220;slight improvement,&#8221; he observed. Still, Kornacki explained, Biden&#8217;s job performance numbers lag behind other recent presidents.
Adding a third candidate to the mix, in particular independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr., put Biden ahead of the rest, Kornacki said. &#8220;Joe Biden, 39%; Donald Trump, 37%. There&#8217;s Kennedy getting 13%. In other words, we&#8217;re seeing by a better than 2:1 margin, it&#8217;s Trump voters who are flipping over to Kennedy in this scenario, not Biden voters,&#8221; he said.

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NBC News Unpacks ‘Erosion Of Public Confidence’ In Biden ‘On A Number Of Critical Fronts’

NBC News Unpacks 'Erosion Of Public Confidence' In Biden 'On A Number Of Critical Fronts'

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hillary-clinton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hillary Clinton</a> suggested her onetime political rival, former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, wants to &#8220;kill his opposition&#8221; because of his purported affinity for &#8220;strongmen&#8221; leaders such as Russian President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/vladimir-putin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vladimir Putin</a>.
“We haven’t talked much about the international arena, but, you know, his bromance with Putin,&#8221; said Clinton, who served as U.S. secretary of state and U.S. senator, during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UpNrRNL8Gw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a> released last week.
&#8220;And it was actually called that I think by the former prime minister of Australia, who said he saw Trump with Putin and Trump was like, you know, just gaga over Putin because Putin does what he would like to do: kill his opposition, imprison his opposition, drive, you know, journalists and others into exile, rule without any check or balance.&#8221;
&#8220;That’s what Trump really wants,&#8221; Clinton added. &#8220;And so we have to be very conscious of how he sees the world because, in that world, he only sees strongmen leaders. He sees Putin, he sees [Chinese leader Xi Jinping], he sees Kim Jong Un in North Korea. Those are the people he is modeling himself after, and we’ve been down this road in our world history. We sure don’t want to go down that again.&#8221;
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The interview took place on the &#8220;Defending Democracy&#8221; podcast hosted by Marc Elias, who <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1616613/lawyer-linked-to-steele-dossier-back-in-spotlight-working-for-mcauliffe-in-virginia-race/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">served</a> as the lawyer who directed funding from Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and Democratic National Committee that went toward British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2153086/christopher-steele-holds-firm-on-defending-discredited-dossier/#google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now-discredited dossier</a> that contained allegations of a conspiracy between Trump and Russia.
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Running with the &#8220;Russiagate&#8221; narrative, which allegedly was the opposite of what some U.S. intelligence information <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cia-manipulated-evidence-to-hide-evidence-russia-wanted-clinton-to-win-in-2016-not-trump-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a>, Clinton said one of the reasons Putin &#8220;went after&#8221; her is &#8220;because he knew I would deal with him in an appropriate way and Trump would basically do whatever he wanted.&#8221; She added, &#8220;It&#8217;s really important to think about what could happen to our world with Trump back in the White House,&#8221; adding later that it was a &#8220;very scary prospect.&#8221;
Trump is running for re-election as the presumptive GOP nominee after his major primary rivals dropped out and he garnered enough delegates to clinch the party&#8217;s nomination. He is poised for a 2020 rematch against President Joe Biden in the general election. However, this year&#8217;s contest has a wild card with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running as an independent.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-national-committee-rnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican National Committee</a> and the presidential campaign for former President Donald Trump announced on Friday a plan to mobilize over 100,000 &#8220;election integrity&#8221; volunteers and lawyers across expected battleground states for the 2024 election.
The plan will include having people to monitor both polling voting sites and ballot tabulation centers in what the RNC <a href="https://gop.com/press-release/trump-campaign-and-rnc-unveil-historic-100000-person-strong-election-integrity-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the “most extensive and monumental election integrity program in the nation&#8217;s history.” An “Election Integrity Hotline” will be set up in each battleground state where lawyers will monitor questions or concerns from those monitoring the voting. States typically included as battlegrounds include Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Nevada. 
“Every ballot. Every precinct. Every processing center. Every county. Every battleground state. We will be there,” said RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump. &#8220;The RNC is hiring hundreds of election integrity staff across the map – more than ever before because our Party will be recruiting thousands of more observers to protect the vote in 2024. These campaign officials in states are tasked with recruiting, training, and when possible, shifting poll watchers and poll workers day in and day out.&#8221;
The efforts were backed by Trump, who has frequently raised questions about the results of the 2020 election. 
“Having the right people to count the ballots is just as important as turning out voters on Election Day,” Trump said. “Republicans are now working together to protect the vote and ensure a big win on November 5th!”
The RNC said that it would have five primary focuses for observation and potential litigation including voting machine testing, early voting, election day voting, mail ballot processing, and post-election audits and recounts. 
&#8220;Election integrity is the foundation of our democracy,&#8221; said RNC Chair Michael Whatley. &#8220;Through this unprecedented program, we are mobilizing lawyers and volunteers who are committed to preserving the sanctity of our elections.&#8221;
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The plan has already drawn criticism from Democrats who claim that the Republicans are trying to suppress the vote. 
&#8220;I think they are going to have a massive voter suppression operation and it is going to involve very, very large numbers of people and very, very large numbers of lawyers,&#8221; Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-rnc-vote-monitor-election-integrity-rcna148557" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> NBC. &#8220;I think we need to take the RNC literally and seriously — except on their numbers.&#8221;
In recent weeks, the RNC has filed numerous election-related lawsuits in states like Michigan and Nevada, which are both expected to be crucial for deciding the presidential election. Currently, the RealClearPolitics <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polling average</a> shows Trump with a 0.4-point lead over President Joe Biden.

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Former Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-pence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Pence</a> said during an interview this week that he will not reveal who he is voting for in the upcoming presidential election — but it won&#8217;t be President Joe Biden.
Pence, who dropped out of the Republican Party presidential primary before any voting happened after failing to gain traction with voters, made the remarks during a Tuesday interview with CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper on &#8220;The Lead.&#8221;
&#8220;You have said that you&#8217;re not endorsing Donald Trump,&#8221; Tapper said. &#8220;You also have not ruled out voting for him. Why not?&#8221;
&#8220;Well, I&#8217;ll just keep my vote to myself,&#8221; Pence responded. &#8220;You know, I&#8217;d never vote for Joe Biden. But I thought it was fair. Many people had asked me what my posture was going forward. And, you know, based upon the differences the president and I still have over my constitutional duties on January 6th, but also, as you said, based upon how I see the president shying away from our commitment as leader of the free world, being prepared to ignore the national debt, now, even walking away from a commitment to the right to life at the national level, I just made it clear that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump in this campaign.&#8221;
Pence added, &#8220;But I&#8217;ll keep my vote on my own and I&#8217;ll vote according to my conscience in private, just like every American will.&#8221;
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Jake asks former VP Mike Pence how he will vote in 2024 
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Pence Weighs In On Who He’s Voting For In 2024

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Former President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elections" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed past</a> President Joe Biden in Wisconsin, according to a new poll out of the crucial swing state.
<a href="https://www.marquette.edu/news-center/2024/law-poll-finds-very-close-presidential-us-senate-races-in-wisconsin.php">The poll</a> from Marquette Law School found that Trump leads the Democrat incumbent among registered voters in the state by two points, with the candidates receiving support from 51% and 49% of the respondents, respectively. The findings show that Trump has gained on Biden since January, when the two were tied 49% to 49%.
Wisconsin is one of seven crucial swing states in the 2024 presidential election and is worth 10 electoral votes. The other six swing states are Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, which total 93 electoral votes along with Wisconsin.
While Trump was found to be leading Biden in the Midwestern state, Democrat incumbent Senator Tammy Baldwin enjoys a five-point lead over Republican challenger Eric Hovde, with the two candidates coming in at 52% and 47%, respectively, among registered voters. When the question is posed to likely voters, however, the two Senate candidates are tied.
The Marquette Law School poll results come after a Wall Street Journal poll earlier this month found that Trump leads Biden in six of seven swing states and was tied in Wisconsin. The poll indicated that Trump has his largest lead in North Carolina, with a six-point gap between him and Biden, as well as a five-point lead in Arizona and a four-point lead in Nevada. Trump was also found to hold three-point leads in both Michigan and Pennsylvania, as well as a one-point lead in Georgia.
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Donald Trump is beating Joe Biden in 6 of 7 swing states.
And in the 7th, they’re tied.
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Biden is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/voters-say-immigration-is-top-issue-facing-country-biden-faces-widespread-disapproval-on-immigration">suffering</a> among voters over his performance on the border crisis, with a recent national Harvard Harris poll finding that only 36% of respondents approve of his performance on the issue. The poll also found that Biden has his lowest single-issue approval rating on immigration, a trend that has persisted for four months in a row.
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Even polls from blue states like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-colorado-voters-say-immigration-is-the-top-issue-as-2024-election-draws-closer">Colorado</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-massachusetts-voters-say-immigration-is-the-top-issue-facing-the-state">Massachusetts</a> found that voters say immigration is the biggest issue facing their respective states.

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Trump Leads Biden In Crucial Midwestern Swing State: Poll

Wisconsin

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden’s</a> lead over <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> among the youngest voting bloc has dropped significantly since the 2020 election, according to a Harvard poll released Thursday.
The latest Harvard Institute of Politics (IOP) Youth Poll <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/4/18/harvard-iop-youth-poll-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shows</a> Biden at 50% to Trump’s 37% in a head-to-head matchup among 18- to 29-year-olds. In a five-way race with Robert Kennedy Jr., Jill Stein, and Cornel West factored in, Biden’s lead shrinks even more among young voters as he leads Trump by just seven percentage points with 16% of those surveyed saying they were still undecided.
In the 2020 election, both Gen Z (ages 18-23) and Millennial (ages 24-39) voters favored Biden by 20 percentage points, according to <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/06/30/behind-bidens-2020-victory/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pew Research</a>.
“Make no mistake, this is a different youth electorate than we saw in 2020 and 2022, and young voters are motivated by different things,” said IOP polling director John Della Volpe.
The Harvard poll shows that young men are responsible for nearly all of Biden’s waning support among the youth vote. While Biden’s advantage among young women surveyed remained relatively the same as in 2020, his lead has fallen by nearly 20 percentage points among young men.
IOP Director Setti D. Warren said that “young people today have clear concerns about where our country is headed.”
“From worries about the economy, foreign policy, immigration, and climate, young people across the country are paying attention and are increasingly prepared to make their voices heard at the ballot box this November,” Warren added.
According to recent polls, the president is also bleeding support from black men and Latinos. A Wall Street Journal poll of the seven battleground states released earlier this month <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-bleeding-support-from-black-men-in-crucial-swing-states-wsj-poll-finds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> Biden’s support among black men has dropped 30 points since 2020.
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An Axios-Ipsos poll released last week also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-poll-shows-latinos-sour-on-biden-could-cost-him-arizona-nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> that Biden’s lead over Trump among Latinos had dropped from a 29-point advantage to a nine-point advantage. On the issues of the economy and crime, Trump led Biden among Latinos by 22 points and 11 points, respectively.
Biden has cut into Trump&#8217;s national polling advantage in recent weeks as the former president leads Biden by less than half a point, according to the <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RealClearPolitics</a> average as of Thursday afternoon. In a five-way competition, Trump&#8217;s lead <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy-vs-west-vs-stein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increases</a> slightly to 1.7 points.

Biden’s Lead Over Trump Plummeting Among Young Voters, Poll Shows

Biden's Lead Over Trump Plummeting Among Young Voters, Poll Shows

Youth Vote

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has qualified for the general election ballot in Michigan, a crucial battleground state in the 2024 election, his campaign said on Thursday.
Kennedy, along with his running mate Nicole Shanahan, will appear on the Michigan ballot as nominees for the Natural Law Party, which has already filed all the necessary paperwork to make the ballot, Team Kennedy said in a <a href="https://www.kennedy24.com/kennedy_ballot_michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. The independent candidate is pitching himself to voters as a viable alternative to Biden and Trump, while the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees are set to face off in a rematch of the 2020 election.
“He’s the most qualified candidate in the modern-day history of America,” Natural Law Party Chairman Doug Dern said of Kennedy. “We welcome Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Shanahan to the party.”
The Natural Law Party, founded in 1992, <a href="https://www.natural-law.org/platform/50_point_summary.html#government" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seeks</a> to “Solve problems at their basis by bringing individual life, and our national policies, into greater harmony with natural law through proven educational programs; natural, preventive health care; renewable energy; sustainable agriculture; and other forward-looking, prevention-oriented programs,” according to its website.
Michigan marks the third swing state where Kennedy will appear on the ballot, according to his campaign. Team Kennedy said he has also qualified for ballot placement in Nevada and North Carolina, two states where Trump currently posts a slight lead over Biden in the polls.
The 2024 race in Michigan could play a pivotal role in deciding who will be sworn in on January 20, 2025. Democrats <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-counting-on-3-battleground-states-to-deliver-2024-win-for-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> earlier this month that Michigan, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, is one of three states that the party is counting on to deliver a 2024 win for Biden.
Kennedy’s ballot access in Michigan, however, potentially throws another obstacle in the president’s path to winning the Great Lakes State, where Biden&#8217;s re-election is already being threatened by a significant number of Muslims who oppose his support for Israel in its war against Hamas. In the Michigan Democratic primary, Biden was opposed by more than 100,000 voters (13.2%) who voted “Uncommitted.”
Currently, Trump leads Biden by more than three points in Michigan, according to the <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/michigan/trump-vs-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RealClearPolitics</a> polling average. In a <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy-vs-west-vs-stein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">five-way race</a>, adding in RFK Jr., along with Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent candidate Cornel West, Trump is less than two points ahead of Biden nationally, according to RCP.
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Last month, Kennedy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rfk-jr-announces-hardcore-leftist-nicole-shanahan-as-his-vp-pick" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chose Shanahan</a>, a lawyer and Democratic donor, as his running mate. Shanahan, the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, supported President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign against Trump and also donated $150,000 to the campaign of leftist Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-not-just-soros-5-high-powered-women-trying-to-reshape-nations-largest-criminal-justice-system">at least $300,000</a> to a campaign led by a coalition of nonprofits and activist groups to pass a voter referendum &#8220;to <a href="https://reimagine.la/measure-j/">divest</a> from incarceration and policing&#8221; in L.A. County.
Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-blasts-rfk-jr-most-radical-left-candidate-in-the-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blasted</a> Kennedy as “the most radical Left candidate in the race” but added that his candidacy “is going to be taking votes from Crooked Joe Biden, which would be a great service to America.”

RFK Jr. Gains Ballot Access In Major Battleground State Through A Third Party, Campaign Says

Michigan

President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on his administration to consider tripling the tariff on Chinese steel, reminiscent of the trade policy of his predecessor and chief rival in 2024, former President Donald Trump.
Biden spoke at United Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh, pitching union members on stricter trade policy on China to protect American jobs. During his address, Biden called on United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai to consider tripling the tariff on Chinese steel, which currently averages 7.5%, according to <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/17/president-biden-moves-to-triple-tariffs-on-chinese-steel-and-aluminum/73346915007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA Today</a>.
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-calls-for-steep-hike-to-tariff-on-chinese-steel-dd131264">reported</a> that the increase &#8220;would be in addition to a separate 25% tariff on steel and a 10% duty on aluminum imposed under the Trump administration.&#8221;
Biden has borrowed Trump’s strategy to confront China after criticizing it during the 2020 campaign. In 2019, Biden <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/07/11/joe-biden-slams-trump-china-trade-war-in-foreign-policy-speech.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asserted</a> that Trump’s trade policy regarding China has delivered negative results for Americans.
“President Trump may think he&#8217;s being tough on China. All that he&#8217;s delivered as a consequence of that is American farmers, manufacturers and consumers losing and paying more,” Biden said during a speech in New York. “His economic decision-making is so shortsighted and as shortsighted as the rest of his foreign policy.”
While Biden said the U.S. needed to “get tough” on China, the then-candidate argued that the best way forward would be to strengthen ties with the Communist-run country.
“China can&#8217;t afford to ignore half the global economy if we&#8217;re united. That gives us substantial leverage to shape the future rules of the road on everything from the environment to labor to trade to technology to transparency,” Biden said.
Biden appeared to walk back that campaign stance on Wednesday, the reversal coming as Trump has sought to make inroads with staunchly pro-Democrat unions.
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The Teamsters union, a reliable source of support for Democrats, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/21/teamsters-trump-biden-union/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gave</a> $45,000 to the Republican National Committee through the union’s political action committee in February. The donation is the maximum amount the PAC can give.
The donation itself isn’t as significant as what it could represent for the future of the union’s support. Teamsters’ political committee donated the money after Trump <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-teamsters-union-washington-0689d1d586a9b0760610ae619086691f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">met</a> with the union’s executive board in what the former president described as “a very productive meeting.”
Biden’s Wednesday speech also comes as steel industry labor leaders have protested against a potential sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corporation. The Biden Department of Justice last week <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/10/doj-opens-formal-investigation-us-steel-takeover-00151615" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> an antitrust investigation into the sale, a move that could have negative impacts on the United States’ relationship with Japan.

In Reversal, Biden Turns To Trump’s Playbook To Get Tough On China

China

Communist China

Pittsburgh

A group of news organizations are calling on President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to commit to participating in debates during the 2024 presidential campaign.
Both Biden and Trump have garnered enough primary delegates to secure their places as the presumptive nominees of their respective parties. The news outlets said in a statement that, while the campaign is still early, both candidates should commit to participating in debates ahead of the November election.
“With the contours of the 2024 general election now coming into clear focus, we – the undersigned national news organizations – urge the presumptive presidential nominees to publicly commit to participating in general election debates before November’s election,” the joint statement said, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-outlets-urge-presidential-candidates-publicly-commit-debates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>.
“Since 1988, the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has sponsored all presidential general election debates. The Commission has previously announced dates, times, and eligibility criteria for 2024 debates,” the statement continued. “Though it is too early for invitations to be extended to any candidates, it is not too early for candidates who expect to meet the eligibility criteria to publicly state their support for – and their intention to participate in – the Commission’s debates planned for this fall.”
A dozen news organizations signed on to the statement: ABC News, The Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News, NBC News, NewsNation, Noticias Univision, NPR, PBS NewsHour, and USA Today.
The push to extract commitments from the candidates comes after the Trump campaign last week <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-campaign-calls-debate-biden-earlier-more-times-2024-04-11/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a statement calling for more debates to be added to the calendar and for them to take place earlier. The three debates scheduled so far are set to take place on September 16, October 1, and October 9.
Trump taunted Biden during a rally on April 2, bringing an empty podium on the stage, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-biden-empty-debate-lectern-wisconsin-rally-rcna144385" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a>.
“This is for Joe Biden. I am trying to get him to debate,” Trump said, referring to the podium. “Trying to get Crooked Joe to debate. Anytime, anyplace.”
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Biden has not yet said whether he will participate in any presidential debates. The president’s campaign aides told NBC that Biden would not decide until later in the year.
Biden campaign spokesman Michael Tyler responded to Trump’s taunt, calling it a “weak merch play from a guy desperate to avoid talking about how he’s got no cash, no campaign infrastructure, and no answer for how his chaotic, divisive and violent campaign is going to win this November.”
“Trump said last fall only people who are losing want debates. At least we agree on something,” he added.

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News Orgs Press White House Candidates For Debate Commitments As Biden Delays

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