Recap of Today in Politics, 10/17/24

… Kamala Harris absolutely smoked some Trump supporters who tried to crash her rally tonight in Wisconsin. She stood there calmly, smiled at them, then said, “You must be at the wrong rally.” Then there was a brilliant pause for effect followed by, “I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street.”

… I can’t wait to get the Orange Menace’s reaction to that one on Truth Social. I will let you know as soon as I have it.

… Harris then blasted Trump for calling J6 a “day of love.” She said it was not that at all, but a “tragic day of terrible violence and the American people are exhausted with the gaslighting.” Amen.

… Trump did a Town Hall hosted by Univision, and suddenly the angry Trump who wanted to round up and deport all migrants immediately was gone. Trump instantly become pro-immigration and talked about how much he wants people coming in. It was another gross performance.

… He also said about J6: “We didn’t have guns, the others had guns.” The “we” is Trump and his insurrectionist mob. “The others” is the police.

… Elon Musk reportedly hired the same crew of mercenary door knockers that worked for Ron Desantis’s Never Back Down PAC to serve as Trump’s ground game in PA. Just like they did for Trump, they are alienating more voters than they win over, as it is obvious they are paid operatives astroturfing into the state. People in PA can spot an out of stater a mile away.

… Naturally, Trump praised Bret Baier’s ridiculous performance during his interview of Kamala Harris, which he would only do if it was completely over the top unfair. He called it a “great job.” Baier must be proud that he pleased the cult leader.

… By the way, yes we memory-holed people in the DC beltway media who either defended their pal Baier or remained silent. Something else we won’t forget when the dust has settled as you try to both-sides your way through this election.

… Trump abruptly cancelled another interview, this time with NBC’s Christine Romans. Add that to Trump bailing on 60 Minutes, CNBC’s Squawk Box, and refusing a second debate with Kamala Harris. He hasn’t sat down for a one-on-one with a serious journalist once this year. Probably the closest thing was his forum with Bloomberg, but he had his cheering section there to interrupt and bail him out when needed.

… The NRA just cancelled their big event in Savannah, GA next week because their keynote speaker Trump also bailed on them.

… I’m still trying to figure out Trump’s claim that he was “the father of IVF.”

… A new book is out where Mitch McConnell is quoted extensively about his reaction in the aftermath of J6 where he raged about Trump and called him evil, stupid and incompetent. After he got that out of his system he announced right before the vote on impeachment that he was going to save Trump, and his establishment members followed his lead.

… We are in this mess right now facing down another Trump threat to the Republic largely because Mitch always puts party over country. If Mitch had told his people to vote to convict, Trump would already be done. But Mitch knew that if he did that, Trump would take his voters with him and start a third party movement, relegating the GOP to a permanent minority party. So he got back in bed with the man he knows is a dangerous threat.

… Rudy Giuliani’s motion to compel the state to disclose the political affiliations of the grand jurors who indicted him in AZ was rejected by a court today. Rudy’s lawyer admitted he had zero evidence to suggest there was political bias or that jurors were selected based on political affiliation. The judge still ordered a report and the grand jury office said they don’t ask or know political party registrations for prospective jurors. The judge said he did that because in the current environment he felt it necessary to address conspiracy theories with facts.

… Joe Biden today trolled Bloomberg for their article published in Oct 2022 where they said the odds of a recession happening within the next year was 100%. Instead it has been month after month of economic growth with no recession in sight unless Trump wins this election.

… Trump spent his day today by visiting a barbershop in the Bronx. The 20 people inside the shop could put him over the top in NY.

… The Kari Lake campaign went through months of legal wrangling to force the divorce records of Ruben Gallego to be unsealed and were successful. Lake was sure there were going to be nasty, salacious details in there. The records were made