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75% : Trump will also "express his deep gratitude to law enforcement and first responders, and thank the entire community for their outpouring of love and support in the wake of the attack," the campaign said.
70% : "His being," she later said when asked what she loves most about Trump.
62% : "We're going to have a discussion and see what we can come up with, but a great honor to have you," Trump told reporters.
62% : Harris told an audience at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh that her economic philosophy is "rooted in her middle-class upbringing" while Trump's comes from a "gilded path to wealth.
62% : Trump will headline the first town hall, which will take place in Miami on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m. ET, the network announced.
61% : Trump will be in New York, where he plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower.
57% : Among likely voters in Arizona, Trump leads Harris 50% to 45% in a head-to-head matchup.
56% : This weekend, Trump will campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin.
56% : The Office of the Director of National Intelligence met with Trump and his campaign Tuesday, according to a spokesman for DNI.
54% : STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS," Trump wrote on his social media platform in July.
53% : "Well, I've already done two debates, and they, you know, we're good, but to do a third one, everybody's voting now, and it's very late to be doing a third debate," Trump told Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin in a phone conversation that aired Monday morning.
52% : The digital ad juxtaposes a clip of Trump promising at a 2016 rally that if elected, "You won't lose one plant, you'll have plants coming into this country, you'll have jobs again," to the closure of a Stellantis plant in that town two years later.
51% : -ABC News' Lauren PellerTrump stumps in North Carolina, Vance in MichiganTrump will deliver remarks in Mint Hill, North Carolina, at 1 p.m. He will speak about the economy, according to a campaign release.
50% : "Trump and Zelenskyy are now meeting at Trump Tower.
50% : Trump to deliver remarks to reporters in New YorkIn a last-minute addition to his schedule, Trump's campaign announced that he will deliver remarks Thursday at Trump Tower at 4:30 p.m. ET.
50% : We are grateful to Tempe Police for coming quickly to the scene and are fortunate no one was present or injured," read a statement from a campaign spokespersonTrump, Harris to take part in separate town halls on UnivisionVice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will participate in two town halls next month hosted by Univision where they will interact with undecided Hispanic voters and respond to questions.
50% : Trump expected to return to Butler for a rally on Oct. 5: SourcesTrump is expected to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, the city of his first assassination attempt, next Saturday for a rally, according to multiple sources familiar with his plans.
50% : According to 538's polling average, Trump is ahead slightly in each of the three Sun Belt states.
49% : In a six-way matchup with other candidates, Trump still leads Harris 48% to 43%.
48% : Trump and Zelenskyy then shook hands, with Zelenskyy thanking Trump for the meeting.
48% : "Congratulations to Senator Joe Manchin for not endorsing Radical Kamala Harris because of her DEATH WISH for the Filibuster and the Rule of Law," Trump said in a Truth Social post.-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soo Rin Kim and Kelsey WalshTrump, in Georgia, hits on economy, immigration and moreIn remarks in battleground Georgia focused on the economy and the tax code, Trump said dealing with immigration is first step in his economic plan.
47% : ""We'll see what happens," Trump said.
46% : Trump then seemingly praised Russia.
43% : In North Carolina, Trump also leads Harris among likely voters 49% to 47%.
41% : "-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soorin Kim and Kelsey WalshMore details of Harris' planned visit to border revealedAn aide to Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign provided more details about the vice president's planned visit to the border in Arizona on Friday.
41% : Manchin has not said whether or not he will endorse Trump.
41% : "Vote for Trump, and you will see a mass exodus of manufacturing from China to Pennsylvania, from Korea to North Carolina, from Germany to right here in Georgia, they're going to come to Georgia, from Germany and a lot of other places," he claimed.
40% : So many deaths, so much destruction," Trump said.
40% : "During his rally in Mint Hill, North Carolina, Trump echoed that statement and sent a stark warning to the country.
40% : "Biden adamant that he would have beaten Trump in rematchPresident Joe Biden opened up on the whirlwind of events over the last couple of months during an appearance on "The View" Wednesday.
39% : Melania Trump was also asked some personal questions about her relationship with Trump.
38% : I'll get it negotiated," Trump claimed -- a campaign pledge he often repeats but offers no specifics on how to accomplish.
37% : Trump has made immigration central to his 2024 campaign, pledging mass deportations and a border shutdown among other hard-line policies.
36% : "Kamala Harris will be visiting the southern border that she has completely destroyed, from what I understand, tomorrow," Trump said.
36% : Binnall still represents Trump in legal matters.
32% : In Savannah, Trump again said migrants with legal protected status in Springfield, Ohio, need to be deported and repeated his discriminatory and false argument that undocumented immigrants were stealing jobs from Black and Hispanic communities.
32% : We're going to take their factories," Trump claimed.
31% : National Intelligence director briefs Trump about Iranian threatsFormer President Donald Trump was briefed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence earlier Tuesday on Iran's continued assassination threats against him, his campaign said in a new statement, calling the threats "real and specific.""Intelligence officials have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months, and law enforcement officials across all agencies are working to ensure President Trump is protected and the election is free from interference," Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung wrote in the statement.
31% : Trump slightly leads in Arizona, about even in North Carolina: PollsA set of New York Times/Siena College polls found Trump slightly leads Harris in Arizona and they are about evenly matched in North Carolina.
29% : Wouldn't that be nice?"Secret Service turns down Trump's Saturday rallyThe Secret Service informed Trump's campaign it wouldn't be able to accommodate his outdoor rally in Wisconsin on Saturday due to manpower issues, according to a source briefed on the situation.
29% : Trump has long promised to return to Butler to honor the victims who died at his July rally.
26% : In a statement overnight, Harris lambasted the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the trade deal Trump renegotiated to replace the Clinton-era North American Free Trade Agreement.
25% : Harris outlines her 'pragmatic' economic visionHarris drew contrasts between her economic agenda and that of her opponent, Trump, in a speech in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
24% : Trump is now weighing in on Harris' plans to visit the southern border this Friday in Arizona, labelling the visit as "political" and accusing her of attempting to "con the public" of her border record.
23% : "ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott asked Trump if he believed Ukraine should cede its own territory to Russia in order to end the war -- what Kamala Harris called "surrender.
22% : What a disgrace that she waited so long," Trump wrote on his social media, repeating his disparaging rhetoric on migrants.
21% : The switch would have likely benefitted Trump and made the electoral map more difficult for Harris.
19% : The country needs to unite."Recounting the moments she heard about Trump's first assassination attempt, Melania Trump said that she couldn't get ahold of Trump or the Secret Service initially.
17% : Harris assails Trump's 'broken promises' to auto workers ahead of his Michigan town hallHarris is out with a new ad blasting Trump over his "broken promises" to autoworkers ahead of his town hall in Warren, Michigan, as she hints she would look to scrap one of his signature trade deals.
17% : "Trump is going through a lengthy list of his grievances with Harris and continued to demonize migrants.
17% : Trump praises Sen. Manchin for not endorsing HarrisFormer President Donald Trump is celebrating the decision from Independent Sen. Joe Manchin not to endorse Harris over her comments on considering eliminating the filibuster.
17% : "Trump spent much of his speech focused on increasing domestic production by tariffing other countries, telling Georgians they soon would be "stealing" jobs from other countries.
17% : Harris, in turn, argues that Trump and Republicans are at fault for killing the bipartisan border bill earlier this year.
15% : Trump to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyyAfter sources said Trump might not meet with the foreign leader while he is in the U.S., Trump told reporters on Thursday they will meet at 9:45 ET this morning at Trump Tower.
8% : "The final 2020 debate was October 22," the Harris campaign wrote on X. "The proposed CNN debate is October 23."Trump also debated Hillary Clinton for a third time around the same timeframe: Oct. 19, 2016.

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