South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s new book hit a roadblock after a French official questioned her story about canceling a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron. Noem said she canceled the meeting because she felt Macron made anti-Israel comments. However, Macron’s office stated there was no record of such a meeting being scheduled or an invitation extended to Noem.
Noem’s spokesperson explained that she was in Paris for a political conference and was invited to Macron’s private box for the Armistice Day parade.
This controversy adds to other mistakes in the book, including a story about meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which has no record, and another tale about former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. These stories were removed from the book after criticism.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
The book, titled “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward,” also faced scrutiny over a story about Noem killing her hunting dog. Noem defended her decision, saying it was for safety reasons.
This controversy comes as Noem is reportedly a potential running mate for former President Trump. The backlash led to Noem cutting short her media tour, and some speculate it may have harmed her chances of being on Trump’s ticket.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s (R) radio show on WABC Radio has been canceled, and he was suspended by the station over claims he made about the 2020 election, according to a report from The New York Times.
“We’re not going to talk about fallacies of the November 2020 election,” WABC Radio owner and host John Catsimatidis said, according to the Times. “We warned him once. We warned him twice. And I get a text from him last night, and I get a text from him this morning that he refuses not to talk about it.”
“So,” Catsimatidis added, “he left me no option. I suspended him.”
In a thread of his own posts on the social platform X Friday, Giuliani said that Catsimatidis and WABC “fired me for refusing to comply with their overly broad directive stating I’m, ‘prohibited from engaging in conversations relating to the 2020 Presidential Election.’”
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s (R) radio show on WABC Radio has been canceled
“This directive is a clear violation of free speech,” Giuliani said in his thread. “WABC’s decision comes at a very suspicious time, just months before the 2024 election, and just as John (@JCats2013) and WABC continue to be pressured by Dominion Voting Systems and the Biden regime’s lawyers.”
Giuliani has been a common spreader of false claims about fraud in the 2020 presidential election, for which he has faced financial consequences. He filed for bankruptcy at the end of last year shortly after a jury ordered him to pay $148 million to former Georgia election workers that he inaccurately alleged had committed fraud in the 2020 election.
In a filing earlier this week, lawyers for the former New York City mayor said that he is struggling with finding someone to assist in accounting duties for his bankruptcy case. He has contacted “a number of accounting firms” for help, however, “no one seems interested in taking the assignment.”
A new survey by YouGov/Economist released Thursday shows that fewer Americans think former President Trump will be convicted in his New York hush money trial.
Compared to a similar poll last month, there’s a decrease in belief from both Democrats and Republicans. In late April, 39 percent of Democrats thought Trump would be convicted; now, it’s 34 percent. Among independents, it dropped from 21 percent to 17 percent, and among GOP voters, it decreased from 17 percent to 14 percent.
Overall, only 22 percent of Americans think Trump will be convicted in the Manhattan case. Trump faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records related to payments made to his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, who paid $130,000 to Stormy Daniels, a porn actress, to keep quiet about an alleged affair she claimed to have had with the former president in 2006.
Former President Trump
In a similar survey released in mid-April, 24 percent of Americans believed Trump would be convicted, while 36 percent said he wouldn’t.
The seriousness of the case has also seen slight shifts since late April. About 90 percent of Democrats see the case as “very” or “somewhat” serious, which is up by 5 points. The increase among independents and GOP voters was small. Now, 50 percent of independents view the case as serious, up 3 percentage points from late April. Among Republicans, it increased from 23 percent to 25 percent.
The survey was conducted from May 5-7 among 1,813 U.S. adults, with a margin of error of 3 percent.
Rudy Giuliani, the former Mayor of New York City, had a radio show on WABC Radio. But now, it’s been canceled because of things he said about the 2020 election, according to The New York Times.
John Catsimatidis, who owns WABC Radio, said, “We’re not going to talk about fallacies of the November 2020 election. We warned him once. We warned him twice. And I get a text from him last night, and I got a text from him this morning that he refuses not to talk about it.”
“So,” Catsimatidis added, “he left me no option. I suspended him.”
On the social platform X, Giuliani said that WABC “fired me for refusing to comply with their overly broad directive stating I’m, ‘prohibited from engaging in conversations relating to the 2020 Presidential Election.’”
Rudy Giuliani, the former Mayor of New York City
“This directive is a clear violation of free speech,” Giuliani said. “WABC’s decision comes at a very suspicious time, just months before the 2024 election, and just as John (@JCats2013) and WABC continue to be pressured by Dominion Voting Systems and the Biden regime’s lawyers.”
Giuliani has spread false claims about fraud in the 2020 presidential election. He had to pay $148 million to former Georgia election workers after falsely accusing them of fraud. This led him to file for bankruptcy at the end of last year.
Giuliani’s lawyers recently said that he’s having trouble finding someone to help with his bankruptcy case. He reached out to several accounting firms, but none of them wanted to help.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh talked about trust in the U.S. judicial system during a judicial conference on Friday, according to The Washington Post.
Kavanaugh said, “Individual decisions don’t have to be popular. … The losing party has to respect the decision.”
He added, “Consistency builds respect. It’s showing up every day in the courtroom and trying to be respectful to the parties, to write your opinion in a way that’s clear and understandable, to get out when you’re speaking and try to explain, to the bar, the judicial process, to try to be transparent and to be impartial as a judge.”
According to a CNN poll from February, most Americans don’t trust the Supreme Court to make the “right decisions” regarding legal cases related to the 2024 election.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Fifty-eight percent of the respondents said they didn’t trust the court much or at all on this issue. Eleven percent said they trusted the court “a great deal,” and 35 percent said they trusted it “a moderate amount.”
Kavanaugh also mentioned unpopular decisions made by previous Supreme Court versions, saying, “and a lot of them are landmarks now that we accept as parts of the fabric of America, and the fabric of American constitutional law,” according to The Associated Press.
He also said that federal judges “stay as far away from politics as possible.”
“It’s an everyday thing. I don’t think it’s a ‘flip the switch.’ It’s showing up every day in the courtroom and trying to be respectful of the parties in a way that is clear and understandable,” Kavanaugh continued.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in an interview with “Dr. Phil” McGraw on Thursday. He admitted that there were “failures” by Israel on October 7 when Hamas attacked Israel.
Netanyahu said, “There were failures, obviously. First of all, government. The government’s first responsibility is to protect the people. That’s the ultimate enveloping responsibility. And the people weren’t protected. We have to admit that.”
The attack on October 7 resulted in nearly 1,200 deaths, and Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza since then has led to more than 34,000 Palestinian deaths.
Netanyahu also mentioned the need for a “thorough explanation” of what happened in Israel in October 2023. He said, “I think we’re gonna have to have a thorough examination, once the war ends, of exactly what happened, how it happened, and who… you know, who made it happen?”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
This interview with Netanyahu came after President Biden warned that he would stop providing offensive weapons like bombs and artillery shells to Israel if its forces invaded Rafah.
Biden stated, “Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers.” He added, “I made it clear that if they go into Rafah — they haven’t gone in Rafah yet — if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities — that deal with that problem.”
Recent data from Redfin shows that fewer low-income Americans got mortgage loans last year compared to 2020. The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates a lot, making it harder for people to buy homes.
The usual 30-year mortgage rates went up over 7%. People who already own homes are sticking to their low rates from the pandemic time, which makes fewer homes available for sale and pushes prices up.
Because of this, the percentage of new mortgages going to low-income Americans dropped from 23.2% in 2020 to 20.6% last year, going back to how things were in 2018.
Is This Like the 1970s Housing Market?
The current housing market reminds some people of the 1970s. Back then, there was high inflation and a big drop in stock prices. But today’s market is different because jobs are growing and the economy is strong.
Homeownership dreams dashed as pandemic-era low rates maintained by existing homeowners.
The big problem now is that there aren’t enough homes for sale. This was a problem even before the pandemic, but the pandemic made it worse.
Even though more new homes are being built, there still aren’t enough, mainly because people don’t want to give up their low interest rates and because there haven’t been enough smaller, cheaper homes built over the years.
The Struggle for Low-Income Homebuyers
It’s harder than ever for low-income Americans to buy homes. The progress they made during the pandemic is gone. Homes cost a lot more now, and mortgage rates are higher, so it’s tough for low-income people to buy them.
Also, home prices have gone up much faster than wages, so it’s even harder for people with low incomes to afford homes.
The housing market reshaped as low-income mortgage share dropped, returning to 2018 levels.
It’s kind of ironic because the strong economy should help everyone, but it’s making it harder for less wealthy people to own homes, which makes the gap between rich and poor even bigger.
Looking Closer at Different Areas
The impact of these changes isn’t the same everywhere. Low-income people have better chances of buying homes in places like the Midwest and some parts of the East Coast, where homes are more affordable.
Cities like Minneapolis and Detroit have more low-income people getting mortgages, but in places like Anaheim and Los Angeles in California, fewer low-income people are getting them.
This shows that where you live in the U.S. makes a big difference in whether you can buy a home or not.
The House Education and Workforce Committee has ordered acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to hand over documents about the department’s plan for people to return to work.
Committee Chair Virginia Foxx said, “Under Acting Secretary Su, the Department of Labor has not been cooperating with our requests. They give vague answers and don’t provide what we ask for.”
This comes after Foxx warned Su during a committee meeting last week.
Foxx wrote to Su on March 6 asking for the department’s plan for people to return to the office. She wanted it by March 20, but she says Su didn’t give enough information. Foxx said if more information wasn’t given by May 6, she would force Su to give it by using a legal order called a subpoena.
Su did give some information on April 18, but Foxx said it wasn’t enough.
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su
Foxx referred to a report from the Government Accountability Office that found the Department of Labor and five other government agencies only used about 23% of their office space. Foxx said this was not good, especially after guidance from the Office of Management and Budget in April 2023 said federal workers should go back to the office full-time.
Foxx said knowing how many people are in the office is important for making sure the Department of Labor is doing its job properly. She also said if workers don’t go back to the office, it could waste taxpayer money.
Media asked the Department of Labor for more comments but didn’t get a response.
Julie Su was picked by President Biden to replace former Labor Secretary Marty Walsh last March. But she faced problems getting approved by the Senate, especially from Republicans. Although she was nominated again in January, the Senate hasn’t voted on it yet.
Former President Trump said he might go to jail because he keeps breaking a rule made by a judge in New York.
The judge told him to be quiet or face jail time. Trump spoke to reporters after his trial about this rule. He said the Constitution is more important than going to jail. He thinks it’s a big sacrifice.
Trump thinks what’s happening is unfair. He wants higher courts to look into it.
The judge, Juan Merchan, said Trump broke the rule for the 10th time. He told Trump to pay $1,000 for saying bad things about the people involved in his trial. Merchan warned Trump that if he keeps breaking the rule, he might end up in jail.
Former President Trump (Credits: Getty Images)
Merchan told Trump he doesn’t want to send him to jail, but he has to follow the rules. He said Trump’s actions are like attacking the law itself.
The rule Trump broke stops him from insulting people like witnesses, jurors, and court workers. But he can still criticize the judge or the Manhattan District Attorney.
Trump doesn’t like this rule. He thinks it goes against his right to speak freely, especially since he’s running for president again.
In a big change for real estate plans in New York, Two Trees Management is worried about its River Ring project in Williamsburg.
This project got started with the help of a tax break called 421a, but now that it’s over, a new program called 485x is causing problems.
The main issue is that 485x has strict rules about wages and affordable housing that make parts of the project too expensive, according to Two Trees spokesperson David Lombino. Also, borrowing money is more expensive now than when they first planned the River Ring project.
The 485x Challenge
The new 485x program has changed the game for building apartments in New York, especially for big projects like the River Ring.
485x requires higher wages and more affordable housing, making River Ring financially difficult.
Under 485x, projects in the area where River Ring is located have to set aside 25% of the apartments for people who earn less money, with a cap on how much they can make.
This is different from the old 421a, which allowed for more flexibility in who could live there and how much they could earn.
Also, the wages that construction workers have to be paid under 485x are much higher than before, making it harder for River Ring’s second tower to meet the new rules since it doesn’t qualify for the old tax break.
The Ripple Effect
The River Ring project isn’t the only worry for Two Trees; they’re also working on fixing up the Domino Sugar refinery. One part of the Domino project is almost done, and they’re planning another tower with lots of apartments.
The Domino Sugar Refinery project was also affected, raising concerns about meeting the 421a deadline.
The first part of the Domino project got the old 421a tax break, showing how developers have to be smart to deal with changes in New York’s real estate rules.
However because the Domino project is taking longer, Two Trees might not be able to finish River Ring by the deadline in 2031, which makes things even more complicated for them financially.
A Bit of Hope Despite Challenges
Even though 485x and high interest rates are making things tough, there’s still some hope for the River Ring project.
Lombino says that if interest rates change or it becomes easier to get money for building from scratch, the project could still happen.
This feeling is shared by other developers in New York who are trying to figure out how to deal with the new tax break rules and thinking about different ways to lower risks, like selling land to someone else.
The latest Survey of Consumer Expectations from the New York Federal Reserve has shown that Americans are worried about housing costs going up soon. The report, which asked people in February about their thoughts, says that they expect home prices to increase by 5.1% in a year.
This is a big jump from the 2.6% increase predicted a year ago. Also, the survey says that rental costs are expected to go up by 9.7% in a year, which is the second-highest prediction ever in the survey’s history. This means it might be tough for people who want to buy a home or rent a place soon.
Looking further ahead, people expect home prices to go up by 2.7% in five years, which is not as much. But they’re worried about mortgage rates going up.
Future homebuyers face high costs, rising rates, limited supply; and complex housing market challenges ahead.
They think the average mortgage rate will be 8.7% in a year and 9.7% in three years, which would be the highest ever. This could make it hard for people to buy homes, making them less affordable and harder to get.
The effects of high mortgage rates reach beyond just people’s ability to afford homes. A report by Redfin says that fewer low-income Americans took out mortgage loans last year because of the high interest rates.
This makes it even harder for people to buy homes. Also, some homeowners are keeping their low-rate mortgages from the pandemic time, which means there are fewer homes for sale. This keeps prices high even though interest rates are going up.
Long-term: 2.7% home price rise expected; mortgage rates predicted at record 8.7%.
So, the situation for future homebuyers is complicated. They have to deal with higher housing costs, rising mortgage rates, and fewer homes for sale.
The survey from the New York Fed, along with reports from Redfin and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, shows that buying a home will be tricky in the coming years.
People, banks, and policymakers need to think carefully about how to deal with these challenges in the housing market, which is being affected by bigger economic changes.
During the trial involving former President Trump and hush money, there was a scary incident involving David Pecker, who used to run a magazine. Someone sent an email pretending to be in Pecker’s house, saying they’d hurt someone. But it was a lie, and the police were already at Pecker’s house, so nothing happened.
This trick, called “swatting,” is mean and dangerous. People do it to scare others by making fake reports to the police. Even important politicians have been targeted before.
David Pecker and Former President Trump
This was the first time someone involved in Trump’s legal issues got swatted. The case is about Trump supposedly paying money to hide a past affair and working with Pecker to stop the news from coming out before the election.
Pecker admitted in court that he helped Trump by hiding stories that could hurt his campaign. He said he did it because he didn’t want Trump to be embarrassed.
Protests for Palestine happened near the Metropolitan Museum of Art while famous people were at the Met Gala. The police arrested some people, but they didn’t say how many. Videos on social media showed protestors shouting and marching. They caused traffic jams and set off smoke bombs.
NBC News said the protests were part of a bigger day of rage across the city. Protestors marched from Hunter College through Central Park to disrupt the fundraising event. The police blocked areas near the Met Gala to keep protestors away and told them to leave the streets.
Protests for Palestine happened near the Metropolitan Museum of Art
These protests come as there are similar protests on college campuses nationwide. People are asking universities and the U.S. to cut ties with Israel because of the war in Gaza, where many Palestinians have died.
The Met Gala is a big event where celebrities dress up according to a theme. This year’s theme was “The Garden of Time.” Celebrities walked on a green carpet before going to cocktails and dinner with 400 guests. Last year, the gala raised about $22 million for the Met’s Costume Institute.
A judge said a lawsuit against Alabama’s attorney general can keep going. The suit is about a threat to prosecute people who help with abortions outside the state. The Yellowhammer Fund, which supports people needing out-of-state abortions in the Deep South, brought the case. They say the attorney general’s threats make them scared to help.
Alabama mostly banned abortions, even in cases of rape or incest, after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Last year, the attorney general said he’d prosecute anyone helping with abortions. This caused confusion and fear for health workers and groups like the Yellowhammer Fund.
The judge’s decision said the Constitution protects the right to travel and engage in lawful activities in other states, including getting an abortion. He said the attorney general can’t prosecute people for helping with lawful out-of-state activities.
Abortion protests in Alabama
The ACLU also sued the attorney general for threatening providers with felony charges if they help Alabama residents get abortions out of state. They said this ruling shows that efforts to stop people in states with bans from getting legal out-of-state abortions are unconstitutional.
The state faced a big fight over reproductive rights after its Supreme Court said frozen embryos are children, making those who destroy them liable for death. This led to a halt in IVF services, but lawmakers passed new laws to address this.
The White House said they’re taking steps to stop antisemitism, which is discrimination against Jewish people. This comes after a rise in such discrimination following attacks in Israel last October.
President Biden will speak about this on Holocaust Remembrance Day at an event by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The Education Department will send guidance to schools about antisemitism and other hate acts. The Department of Homeland Security will help campuses with online safety. The State Department will talk with tech companies to tackle antisemitic content.
(Credits: National Education Association)
Since the October attacks in Israel, there’s been a surge in antisemitic incidents, especially on college campuses during protests against the Gaza war. Biden will urge unity against hate in his speech.
The Anti-Defamation League reported a big increase in antisemitic incidents after the attacks in October. The government has already started efforts to protect Jewish people.
Last May, the government made a plan to fight antisemitism nationally. Biden will speak about all this as protests about the Gaza war have grown, with concerns about antisemitism in some protests.
Biden has criticized violence and hate in these protests, saying they should stay peaceful and not target any group, including Jewish people. He said there’s no room for hate or violence in America.
Former President Trump’s friends are worried. They think he helped the not-so-extreme part of the GOP in Utah. He supported a conservative called Trent Staggs, even though Staggs is not very likely to win.
Staggs doesn’t have a lot of money or support in the polls. Some Republicans who like Trump worry that by supporting Staggs, they might split the votes of conservative people. This could make a more moderate Republican, Rep. John Curtis, win instead.
Curtis didn’t support Trump before and his wife liked another Republican, Nikki Haley. But Curtis has a lot of people from Mitt Romney’s team supporting him. Trump could have supported other candidates like Jason Walton or Brad Wilson, who have more money and a better chance to win. But he chose Staggs.
Some people say Senator Mike Lee asked Trump to support Walton instead. But Trump chose Staggs, who got attention by talking to people close to Trump, like Stephen Bannon and Charlie Kirk. This surprised some of Trump’s friends who thought he usually picks winners in GOP races.
Staggs needs to show that Trump’s support matters and that he can compete with Curtis. But Staggs hasn’t raised much money yet. He needs to get people to know about Trump endorsing him, and that’s hard without money.
Former President Trump
Staggs says he’s happy Trump supports him and thinks Utah wants a senator who puts America first, like Trump. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney thinks both Curtis and Wilson are good choices for Utah.
In Utah, winning the convention doesn’t always mean winning the primary. Brent Hatch, son of a former senator, couldn’t make it to the ballot because he didn’t get enough signatures. He started too late and didn’t have enough support.
Trump’s relationship with Utah Republicans has been up and down. He’s popular with primary voters but not as much as in other very Republican states. So, it’s unclear if his support for Staggs will make a big difference.
Some Republicans wonder if Staggs can really win. It’s not an easy House race; it’s for the Senate, and you need more than just support to win. Can he do it? That’s the big question.
President Biden is facing a big test this week. He has to tell Congress about Israel’s actions in Gaza. This report could stop the U.S. from helping Israel.
This report is required by the National Security Memorandum 20 (NSM 20). Biden made this in February, and he has to finish it by May 8. This memo says the government must check if Israel is using U.S. weapons according to the rules of war and human rights.
If Israel is breaking these rules, Biden has 45 days to decide what to do next.
Many people don’t think Biden will punish Israel a lot for fighting Hamas in Gaza. But he has been more open to punishing Israel for hurting Palestinians.
This includes punishing Israeli settlers and supporters in the West Bank for hurting Palestinians. Biden also said that five Israeli military units in the West Bank broke human rights rules.
Biden’s team has not punished these units yet. They say Israel is trying to fix the problems.
A lot of people on college campuses protested the U.S. helping Israel in the last few weeks. Some Democrats want Biden to follow NSM 20 and punish Israel. They say Israel is stopping humanitarian help from getting to Palestinians in Gaza.
President Biden
If Israel is stopping help from getting to Palestinians, the U.S. has to stop helping Israel.
Biden made NSM 20 because some Democrats wanted him to check Israel’s actions in Gaza. But Biden can cancel this memo if he wants. Some Republicans are angry about this memo. They say Biden is trying to make people who don’t like helping Israel happy.
Democrats are worried that Biden will hide behind unclear words and rules to protect Israel. They want to know how Biden will check if a country is breaking the rules, like Israel.
Some Democrats even made a report about Israel’s bad actions. They found a lot of times when Israel did not follow the rules of war and human rights.
This report doesn’t tell Biden what to do. Biden’s team has said that Israel is trying to fix its problems. But some people don’t think the U.S. will really punish Israel for what it did.
The situation in Gaza is really bad. Biden has said that Israel bombed Gaza too much and hurt a lot of people, including women and children.
But some people say Hamas, the group fighting Israel, is also to blame. They say Hamas puts civilians in danger by fighting from places where civilians live.
Biden has started to punish Israel a little bit for what it did. But some people say the U.S. is not being fair to Israel.
People are waiting to see what Biden will do next.
Former President Trump is making moves to weaken Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as they both aim for the same group of voters.
Trump criticized Kennedy at a Libertarian Party event, calling him “not a serious candidate.” Republicans also attacked Kennedy for saying controversial things about people in “red states.”
Many Republicans think Kennedy could take more votes from Trump than from Biden. They believe Kennedy appeals to Democrats unhappy with their party and those who still admired the Kennedy name.
Trump has called Kennedy a “Democrat plant,” suggesting he’s being used to harm Trump’s chances. Some Democrats argue the opposite, saying Trump supporters are behind Kennedy.
RFK Junior
Although Trump hasn’t attacked Kennedy as harshly as others, his supporters are trying to discredit him. They’re using social media and sharing negative information about him.
Polls show Kennedy has support from Republicans and young voters, which worries Trump’s team. They’re trying to paint Kennedy as too liberal by highlighting his past statements and associations.
Kennedy’s campaign got a boost when he chose Nicole Shanahan as his running mate. Her wealth has helped expand Kennedy’s presence on more ballots.
Despite focusing on Biden, Kennedy argues Biden is the real spoiler in the election. He says Biden can’t win and prevents others from winning by running.
As Kennedy faces attacks from both sides, he may struggle to defend against Trump’s tactics while also countering Democratic criticism.
The Biden administration has been busy making new rules to give workers and consumers more power. This comes as the president tries to boost confidence in the economy before the upcoming election, which is expected to be close.
Last Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to stop companies from using noncompete agreements. These agreements stop employees from working for other companies or starting their own businesses after leaving a job.
On the same day, the Department of Labor made a rule. It says workers who make less than $59,000 a year should get paid for working overtime. The Department of Transportation also made two rules. They say airlines must give automatic refunds for canceled or delayed flights and tell passengers about fees upfront.
The Biden administration
These rules are all about making sure the economy works fairly for everyone, said Rakeen Mabud, an economist.
The Biden administration is making these changes because many people are worried about the economy. While Biden is not far behind Trump in the polls, more people think Trump is better at handling the economy.
People’s confidence in the economy has gone down recently, especially as prices have gone up a bit. The government might not lower interest rates soon because of this.
Some experts think Biden’s new rules might not change people’s opinions much. But others say they’re important for workers and could help Biden win over more voters.
With less than six months until Election Day, things are heating up between former President Trump and President Biden.
Trump has been making some harsh comparisons, likening the Biden administration to the Nazi secret police, the Gestapo. He’s also been calling Biden names like “grossly incompetent” and “crooked as hell.” At a recent fundraiser, he even used profanity against Jack Smith, the special counsel.
On the Democratic side, Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-chair of Biden’s campaign, hasn’t held back either. He’s been using strong language against Trump, calling him an “asshole” and drawing comparisons between Trump and the rise of the Nazis.
During the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Biden took shots at Trump, too. He joked about Trump’s recent troubles with the hush money trial involving Stormy Daniels, saying, “Donald has had a few tough days lately. You might call it stormy weather.”
Trump VS. Biden (Credits: ABC News)
Both parties are getting uncomfortable with the tone of the campaign. Some Republicans are calling it “petulant,” saying it’s not about electing a president but more like a schoolyard brawl.
Polls show Biden and Trump neck and neck, with some voters still undecided. Political experts predict things will only get uglier as the campaign progresses.
Both sides are expected to continue their attacks. Trump will likely keep portraying the trial as politically motivated, while Biden will push back against criticisms of his age and mental acuity.
The tone of the campaign is expected to get worse before it gets better, with both sides willing to go lower to win.
