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With five days until Election Day, both candidates for president are campaigning in swing states out West.

Former President Donald Trump will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for an afternoon event, followed by a rally in Henderson, Nevada, this evening. Tonight he’ll be joined by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for an event in Phoenix, the capital of battleground Arizona.

Vice President Kamala Harris will also be in Phoenix, with Grammy-winning Mexican musical group Los Tigres del Norte, before heading to swing state Nevada for a Las Vegas rally with Jennifer Lopez and Mexican pop rockers Maná. Tonight the veep will campaign in Reno, Nev.

Meanwhile, Trump running mate JD Vance’s interview on the wildly popular “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast was released Thursday, about a week after Trump appeared on the podcast.

What we covered

Harris supporters chant ‘Lock him up’ after VP claims Trump will ‘do what he wants’ to women 

By Victor Nava

Vice President Kamala Harris sent her supporters into a frenzy Friday after she repeated a quote from former President Donald Trump without the proper context. 

“In America, 1 in 3 women lives in a state with a Trump abortion ban, many with no exceptions, even for rape and incest, which is immoral,” the vice president said at a Las Vegas rally Friday. 

“Did anybody hear what he just said yesterday … So he said that he will do what he wants ‘whether the women like it or not,’” Harris claimed. “This is the same person who said that women should be punished for their choices.” 

The crowd chanted,“Lock him up” after Harris’ remark, which elicited a smile from the vice president. 

“The courts are gonna handle that. The courts will handle that, we’ll handle November. How about that? We'll handle November,” the Democratic nominee responded. 

Trump, 78, explained to rally-goers in Wisconsin Thursday that he was asked by a staffer to not say that he intends to “protect women.” 

“I said, ‘Well, I'm going to do it – whether the women like it or not – I'm going to protect them.' I'm going to protect them from migrants coming in. I'm going to protect them from foreign countries that want to hit us with missiles and lots of other things,” the former president said in the quote Harris pulled from on Friday. 

Jennifer Lopez slams Trump over MSG rally 

By Victor Nava

Grammy Award-winning artist Jennifer Lopez said former President Donald Trump’s Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden was an offense to all Latinos. 

“He has consistently worked to divide us,” Lopez said of Trump. 

“At Madison Square Garden, he reminded us who he really is and how he really feels,” the “Let’s Get Loud” singer argued. “It wasn't just Puerto Ricans that were offended that day. It was every Latino in this country. It was humanity.” 

Jennifer Lopez stumps for Kamala Harris in Las Vegas 

By Victor Nava

Grammy Award-winning artist Jennifer Lopez made an appearance Thursday at a late-night Las Vegas rally for Vice President Kamala Harris. 

“This is the most important stage I've ever been on,” Lopez, 55, told Harris supporters. 

“You are the ones who are going to send the message that Nevada is Harris country,” the Bronx-native said. 

“Kamala Harris is running for the people who dream, for the parents working overtime, the kids studying by street light, the teenagers practicing in the basement,” Lopez argued. “She's the only candidate that wants to raise the minimum wage and make college more affordable; keep the Department of Education and she even put a teacher in the vice president's job.” 

“On the other hand, her opponent wants to kill the Affordable Care Act and eliminate the Department of Education,” the “Jenny from the Block” singer said of former President Donald Trump. 

“Kamala Harris gets it,” Lopez declared. “I know as president of the United States, Kamala will fight for our freedom – the freedom of immigrants and immigrant families to chase the American dream, the freedom of workers to afford housing, education, food and life's essentials, and the freedom of women to choose what we do with our body.” 

WH edit of Biden's 'garbage' remark about Trump supporters breached stenographers' protocol: 'Spoilation of transcript integrity'

By Victor Nava
Biden said Trump supporters are "the only garbage I see floating out there" Tuesday in response to a comedian calling Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" on stage at Trump's Sunday Madison Square Garden rally.
Biden said Trump supporters are "the only garbage I see floating out there" Tuesday in response to a comedian calling Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" on stage at Trump's Sunday Madison Square Garden rally. Voto Latino/X

The White House press office engaged in a “breach of protocol” when it altered the transcript of President Biden’s “garbage” remark about Donald Trump's supporters Tuesday over the objection of the administration's stenographer’s office, according to an internal email.

Stenographers heard the 81-year-old president tell a Latino group — in response to a comedian’s comments about Puerto Rico being "a floating island of garbage" during Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden Sunday — that “the only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters.”

The White House press office, however, added an apostrophe to “supporter’s,” suggesting that Biden was only attacking the comedian.

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Flustered Harris spews word salad after protesters interrupt Nevada rally 

By Victor Nava

Vice President Kamala Harris grew flustered when protesters heckled her during her Nevada rally on Thursday, causing her to once again spew her infamous word salad.

“You know what? Let me say something about this,” Harris said amid the disruption at the Reno event. 

“We are here because we are fighting for a democracy,” the vice president fumed. “Fighting for a democracy.”

“You know what? Let me say something about this,” Harris said amid the disruption at the Reno event.  AFP via Getty Images

“And understand the difference here, understand the difference here, moving forward, moving forward, understand the difference here,” Harris rambled. 

“What we are looking at is a difference in this election – let’s move forward and see where we are because on the issue, for example, freedom of choice …” the Democratic nominee continued as the heckling intensified, interrupting her yet again. 

“That’s OK. That’s alright. That’s OK,” Harris said as her supporters drowned out the protest. 

Kamala Harris says ‘bringing down’ cost of living is ‘at the top’ of her to-do list 

By Victor Nava
“At the top of my list is bringing down your cost of living,” Harris said. “That will be my focus every single day as president.”  REUTERS

Vice President Kamala Harris told Nevada rally-goers Thursday that “bringing down” the cost of living will be her top priority if elected president. 

“Donald Trump on day one would walk into that office with an enemies list. When I am elected, I will walk in with a to do list,” Harris said. 

“At the top of my list is bringing down your cost of living,” she continued. “That will be my focus every single day as president.” 

Earlier this month, at a CNN town hall,  Harris would not say what her primary policy goal would be as president.

Trump urges Nevada to get out and vote early in final pitch

By Diana Nerozzi
Trump urged voters to cast their ballots in a final pitch to Nevada residents. AP

Donald Trump urged Nevada voters to vote early for his policies in his final remarks in The Silver State on Thursday night.

He brought out his classic policies — reiterating his policies about securing the border, saying Vice President Kamala Harris is "low IQ" and vowing to bring the US back from an "economic crisis" and prevent "World War III."

Trump says RFK Jr. will work on ‘women’s health’ 

By Victor Nava

Former President Donald Trump indicated Thursday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s work portfolio will include issues related to “women’s health” if he’s elected on Nov. 5. 

“He's going to work on health and women's health and all of the different reasons – because we're not really a wealthy or a healthy country,” Trump said of the former independent and Democratic presidential candidate. 

Trump has said the abortion issue should be left to the states, but that he would fund IVF treatments for all Americans. REUTERS

Vice President Kamala Harris has campaigned on women's health issues, claiming that Trump would move to ban abortions and in vitro fertilization at the federal level if he’s elected.

Trump has said the abortion issue should be left to the states, but that he would fund IVF treatments for all Americans.

Trump says Sen. John Barrasso 'may be most powerful' Senator because Mitch McConnell 'doesn't really have it'

By Diana Nerozzi
“He may be the most powerful guy because Mitch doesn't really have it," Trump said. REUTERS

Donald Trump gave a shout out to Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso during his rally in Nevada on Thursday, saying he could be the "most powerful" senator.

“He may be the most powerful guy because Mitch doesn't really have it," Trump said.

Barrasso (R) has previously said he would be interested in being the Assistant Republican Leader, the No. 2 spot in the Republican Senate after McConnell steps down. But he could also join the race to replace the minority senate leader.

By Mark A. Kellner

Nevada lieutenant governor tells Trump rally 'we're not gonna take it' after Biden's 'garbage' slam

Nevada Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony took exception to President Joe Biden's characterization of Trump voters as "garbage," a Tuesday utterance the White House is trying to walk back.

AP

Anthony, a Republican elected in 2022, asked the crowd, "What is the latest thing they called us?"

"GARBAGE!" the crowd roared back.

He said, "They think teachers are garbage. They think police officers are garbage. They think Cultinary Union Local 226 members are garbage. We're not gonna take it anymore!"

'F-ck CNN!' Trump rally-goer yells at press riser during Marine father's remarks

By Mark A. Kellner

As Warren Douglas Quets, Jr., a retired Army officer and father of slain Marine Nicholas Quets, addressed the Trump rally in Henderson, Nevada, Thursday evening, tensions rose as the parent mentioned a lack of media coverage.

When the grieving father mentioned a lack of mainstream media coverage, a woman seated near the press riser — a platform used by broadcast journalists and still photographers — stood and yelled "F-ck CNN!" while the crowd at the Lee's Family Forum arena booed.

Trump brings family members of cartel crime victim on stage at Nevada rally 

By Victor Nava

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday brought family members of Marine veteran Nicholas Quets on stage with him during his rally in Nevada. 

Quets was shot to death on Oct. 18 in Mexico, near the US border, by gunmen with possible ties to a Mexican drug cartel. 

“He was viciously gunned down on the highway and murdered by members of a Mexican cartel,” Trump said of Quets. 

“Two weeks ago, I was a completely apolitical actor,” Quets father, Douglas, told the crowd. 

Donald Trump holds a portrait of Nicholas Douglas Quets, a 31-year-old Marine veteran who was killed in Mexico, as he stands next to Quets' parents during a rally, in Henderson, Nevada. REUTERS

Douglas said his son was “shot in the back on the way to the beach in Mexico.” 

He thanked Trump for “calling attention” to his son’s death and praised the “good conversations” he’s since had with the former president and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance. 

“I can't thank you enough for what you've done for my family in terms of calling attention to this. It was unreported in the media,” the grieving father added.

His mother, Patricia, begged the crowd “to help us get justice for Nicholas.” 

“We’re going to take care of it,” Trump said. “We're going to get that guy.” 

“Mexico is going to give him to us,” the former president said of Nick’s killer. 

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