Trump says Taylor Swift will 'pay' for Harris endorsement, claims ABC debate was 'rigged'

Asked what he thought of last night's debate, Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., said ''I'll talk to you after the election.'' Young previously said he wouldn't support Trump in the 2024 election.

Inflation slowed to 2.5% on a yearly basis in August, the coolest level since early 2021, according to the latest reading of the widely watched Consumer Price Index.

Prices are a hot topic in the presidential campaign, with Trump slamming the Biden-Harris administration for red-hot inflation even though it's subsided recently, and Harris vowing to go after corporations for price gouging.

While some categories' prices remain stubbornly high, such as auto insurance, the data released Wednesday set the stage for the Federal Reserve to cut its key interest rate by a quarter point at its meeting next week. The central bank had held the rate steady above 5% for over a year following several increases intended to stifle inflation as it put added strain on consumers' spending.

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During the 9/11 anniversary ceremony in New York, a woman who lost her husband in the attack criticized Biden for saying yesterday that he was going to ''do 9/11," describing it as a "quite a flippant remark."

''Hang on a second," the president told reporters yesterday, "I’m going up to my granddaughter’s birthday in New York, then we’re going to watch the debate and tomorrow I’m doing 9/11.''

The remark from the woman is one of the only outright political statements heard so far at the ceremony.

Shares of Trump Media sank today, the morning after the former president's debate performance against Harris was widely panned.

The Truth Social parent company's stock fell to under $16 a share, hitting a new low, part of a sustained decline following a brief surge in its price after the attempt on Trump's life in July.

The slide also comes a little over a week before Trump would be allowed to sell shares in the company, which could net him potentially more than $1 billion, although such a big sale would likely tank the shares further.

The FBI Agents Association paid tribute to former special agents suffering from 9/11-related illnesses and those who died during the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center.

In a statement, the group said the late FBI special agent Leonard “Lenny” Hatton provided critical information to the FBI and led people to safety after rushing to the World Trade Center and the late FBI special agent John P. O’Neill had escaped the North Tower but returned to the area to help others.

“Our thoughts are with the FBI Special Agents, FBI employees and other first responders who continue to battle illnesses resulting from their exposure to hazardous materials at the 9/11 sites,” the group said. “The World Trade Center Health Program reports that over 60,000 emergency responders, recovery, and cleanup workers have been diagnosed with 9/11-related illnesses, including more than 300 FBI employees.”

Walz remembered the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 in a post on X, referring to it as "unthinkable tragedy" that "profoundly changed our nation."

"Today, we mourn the lives lost, honor the nation’s heroic first responders, and reflect on the unwavering spirit of the American people," he wrote.

Walz learned about Taylor's Swift endorsement while he was live on the air with Rachel Maddow, who read the pop star's Instagram post to him.

With a big smile on his face, he said he was "incredibly grateful" and urged "Swifties" to step up and vote for Harris.

"That was eloquent, and it was clear," Walz said of the endorsement. "And that’s the type of courage we need in America, to stand up. We have seen it out of those Republicans who were at the DNC. We have seen it out of women who would like to have their own personal lives kept personal, but are forced to go out there because they nearly died because they can’t get abortion services in a pregnancy."

New Hampshire GOP Gov. Chris Sununu reacted to last night's debate during an interview on CNBC this morning, saying, "I mean, as someone who’s, you know, voting for Trump and supporting Trump, it was frustrating."

Still, Sununu dismissed the idea that the debate would drastically move the needle among voters, saying that the majority of swing voters "really care about results" on issues such as inflation and the economy and "I think it’s obvious to them that the vice president didn't answer those questions and really avoided it."

Sununu admitted that another chunk of swing voters might judge Trump on his style last night, but "there's still 50 days to go." 

Philippe Reines, the Democrat who played Trump during debate prep for both Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Harris this time, posted a photo of himself in his Trump-like attire.

Reines, known for being combative in his own right, has talked about being tasked with channeling Trump, trying to mimic his mannerisms and talking points.

Reines posted a photo of himself with Trump's signature red tie. "To do:" he wrote, 'facial, haircut, spiritual cleanse."

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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both shook hands with former President Donald Trump upon arrival at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City this morning.

The 9/11 ceremony in lower Manhattan has begun.

Biden, Trump and Harris are in attendance at ground zero. Hours after the presidential debate in Philadelphia concluded, Trump and Harris are standing just feet apart without addressing each other, with Biden and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg standing between them.

Harris and Trump shook hands soon after they arrived at the ceremony.

Trump’s running mate, Vance, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y., are also in attendance.

Trump said he wasn’t a fan of pop superstar Taylor Swift when asked about her endorsement of Harris last night after the debate concluded.

The former president said he actually likes Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and friend of Swift, “much better.” Trump thanked her last week after she appeared to express support for him online.

“She’s a big Trump fan,” he said of Mahomes last night. “I was not a Taylor Swift fan.”

Trump slammed President Joe Biden as someone Swift “couldn’t possibly endorse” and described her as a “very liberal person.”

Trump railed against the moderators of last night’s presidential debate on ABC News, saying it was “rigged” during a call into Fox News' "Fox & Friends" this morning.

“I think they were terrible, and they should be embarrassed,” Trump said. “I mean, they kept correcting me, and what I said was largely right, or I hope it was right, but what they said was absolutely wrong. The other you know what she said, and they refused to correct.”

Trump, however, said he thinks that “it was one of my better debates, maybe my best debate,” before going onto argue that ABC should have its license revoked over the moderators’ treatment of him.

“To be honest, they’re a news organization, they have to be licensed to do it, they ought to take away their license for the way they did that,” he said.

In a call aired live on Fox News' Fox & Friends this morning, Trump said his running mate Vance will join him at a 9/11 commemoration event in lower Manhattan this morning. The service begins at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Biden and Harris will also be in attendance at the service. Walz will attend a commemoration event in Minnesota.

Ukraine woke today to a glaring display of the potentially expanding range — and possible limits — of American support.

Hours after Trump refused to say whether he wanted the U.S. ally to win the war against Russia, Kyiv welcomed Washington’s top diplomat — hoping he will bring a long-awaited shift on its use of long-range weapons.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit offered a show of support at a critical moment in the conflict while the timing offered contrast with Trump’s comments, perhaps the most notable foreign-policy moment of his presidential debate with Harris.

But in Ukraine, many eyes were focused on the arrival of Blinken and whether it would herald news that the U.S. will allow its ally’s military to use Western-supplied long-range weapons to strike deeper inside Russian territory.

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Harris and Trump faced off in their first debate last night, trading barbs on foreign policy, abortion and guns.

Trump advanced a number of debunked conspiracy theories related to migration, crime and voting in the combative showdown, while Harris made misleading statements about manufacturing jobs and whether U.S. troops are in combat zones.

Here’s what Harris and Trump got right and wrong on the debate stage in Philadelphia.

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In many ways, yesterday’s debate was quite familiar. Just like our politics for the last nine years, the entire debate revolved around one person: Donald Trump.

By any conventional measure that any political veteran of any political stripe would accept, not a one would say under oath that Trump had a good night. He violated all the basic advice that any candidate would be getting before a debate. Don’t take the bait, don’t focus on yourself, don’t be superficial, don’t forget to talk about your opponent and her plans, and don’t forget to talk about your strengths and avoid your weaknesses.

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They had never met before Tuesday night’s debate, but Harris and Trump will be together in the same place again Wednesday morning for a commemoration of the 9/11 attacks.

Harris is expected to attend a service at the Memorial plaza at ground zero in New York City, as is Trump, according to a source familiar with his plans. Biden will be there as well.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden and Harris were attending because “they want to honor the 2,977 lives that were lost on that tragic day and support the families and also their loved ones who are still, still feeling a horrible pain.”