VP Harris appears to agree with protester accusing Israel of genocide during campaign stop
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to agree with an anti-Israel protester who accused the Jewish state of genocide during a campaign stop.
A video of the exchange during a campaign stop Thursday at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee showed the moment Harris was interrupted by a keffiyeh-wearing protester.
“I know what you’re speaking of. I want a cease-fire. I want the hostage deal done. I want the war to end,” Harris said.
“But what about the genocide? What about the genocide though?” the interrupting protester yelled.
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Harris replied, “I respect your right to speak, but I’m speaking right now,” prompting an eruption of cheers.
The man was removed from the crowd and continued to yell.
“How about the billions of dollars to Israel?” he shouted. “What about the 19,000 children dead, and you won’t call it a genocide?”
After the protester was escorted away, Harris addressed the audience and seemed to lend credence to his claim about Israel.
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“Listen, what he’s talking about, it’s real,” she said. “That’s not the subject that I came to discuss today, but it’s real, and I respect his voice.”
The vice president has never previously accused Israel of genocide during the Israel-Hamas war. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.
Harris has previously appeared to agree with students who accused the Jewish state of genocide.
In 2021, Harris nodded while a student accused Israel of ethnic genocide and then responded by saying the student’s “truth should not be suppressed.”
The student, at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, had raised questions about the money the U.S. is providing Israel and Saudi Arabia and accused the Jewish State of genocide.
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Harris said she “was glad” the student brought up such concerns and said her opinion should be heard in a democracy.
“And again, this is about the fact that your voice, your perspective, your experience, your truth, should not be suppressed, and it must be heard, right? And one of the things we’re fighting for in a democracy, right?” Harris said.
Elon Musk kicks off daily million-dollar giveaway for people who sign petition
The newest GOP megadonor, Elon Musk, announced that his America PAC would award a whopping $1 million every day to someone new who signs his petition until Election Day.
“We really want to get as many people as possible to sign this petition, so I have a surprise for you,” Musk announced on Saturday at a town hall in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. “And it’s that we’ll be awarding a million dollars randomly to people who have signed the petition. Every day, until the election.”
The petition reads, “The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendments.”
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The first million-dollar award was given to John Dreher, who described himself as a “big fan” of Musk.
“I got your autobiography 10 years ago, and I’ve been following you ever since,” Dreher told Musk. “Big fan.”
Musk asked the new millionaire to continue advocating for the petition.
Musk has crisscrossed Pennsylvania this week, highlighting the importance of the crucial battleground state in the 2024 election.
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According to Federal Elections Commission (FEC) filings, Musk was the sole donor to the America PAC, making approximately $75 million in contributions from July to the end of September. Over that three-month period, the PAC Musk founded spent around $72 million, according to those FEC disclosures.
The world’s richest man, who said he voted for former Democratic presidential candidates including Joe Biden in the past, endorsed Trump this summer following the first assassination attempt on the 45th president on July 13.
The America PAC set a goal to get 1 million voters across Pennsylvania and the other swing states of Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina to sign a petition in support of the First and Second Amendments by Oct. 21.
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Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, as well as the majority owner of the social media platform X, is now considered a Republican megadonor thanks to his massive contributions to the America PAC. Other Republican megadonors include banking heir Timothy Mellon and casino billionaire Miriam Adelson, Reuters reported.
NFL stadium beefs up security ahead of Trump’s visit to watch Aaron Rodgers showdown
With former President Trump planning to attend the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game Sunday night, the team has made security upgrades. Trump will be there to watch Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson make his first start for the team against Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets.
The Steelers released a statement Saturday announcing new security protocols and warning fans about potential delays.
“With former President Trump expected to attend Sunday night’s game as a guest of an individual suite holder, we are working with Secret Service and local authorities to ensure the safety and security of all our fans,” the statement said. “As always, we will work to make the fan experience the same as it always is for every Steelers home game at Acrisure Stadium.
“We encourage fans to arrive early to the parking lots and to the gates so that they can enjoy our pregame experience and our celebrations throughout the game that will honor the 50th anniversary of our Super Bowl IX team.”
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Trump is in western Pennsylvania this weekend and will attend the game after holding a rally in the nearby town of Latrobe Saturday. Trump was joined by former Steelers stars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell at the rally. They are also expected to accompany Trump to the game Sunday night.
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The Steelers are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the team’s 1974 Super Bowl season.
Trump last attended a big football game Sept. 28 at the University of Georgia to watch the Bulldogs take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. His presence at the game was met with chants of “USA!”
Butler, Pennsylvania, was the site of the first of two assassination attempts on Trump’s life this year. The Secret Service has faced heavy criticism after both.
A bipartisan panel made up of former senior law enforcement and government officials this week condemned the Secret Service’s handling of Trump’s July 13 rally in Butler.
“The Secret Service as an agency requires fundamental reform to carry out its mission,” the panel wrote in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Without that reform, the Independent Review Panel believes another Butler can and will happen again.”
A new Fox News survey of Pennsylvania voters finds Harris narrowly ahead of Trump by two points (50-48%) among registered voters, while the race is tied at 49% each among likely voters.
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Trump’s most loyal followers include men, Whites without a college degree, independents and rural voters. He has nearly doubled his lead among men and the small group of independents since July.
Dave Ramsey announces 2024 endorsement, dares critics to try and cancel him
Finance guru, mentor and syndicated radio personality Dave Ramsey announced his endorsement for former President Trump – challenging listeners who disagree with him to try to cancel him.
“I’m looking at ideas and which idea lands on which side of the aisle,” Ramsey said. “Where am I most likely to get a tax policy that I like? Where am I most likely to get an immigration policy I like? Where am I most likely to get a foreign policy I like? Where am I most likely to get a gun policy I like? A climate change policy I like? A woke policy I like? That I agree with.”
“And I can check those boxes very clearly, very quickly on these two candidates,” he said. “So I’m going to tell you, I’m voting for Donald Trump. Because I checked those boxes and more of them are on that side than the other.”
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Ramsey, the CEO of Ramsey Solutions and radio and co-host of “The Ramsey Show,” contended that some of his listeners may never listen to him again following his endorsement.
“That’s okay. I can deal with that. That has happened to me for 30 years,” he said.
Others may try to cancel him, Ramsey said, saying that would be impossible since he owns the show.
“People have threatened me like, ‘I’m going to cancel you.’ That’s hard to do. I own the show and so you’re not going to get to cancel me,” he said. “So you can leave, but you can’t cancel me.”
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The Dave Ramsey Show has over 18 million weekly listeners and is broadcast on Sirius XM and iHeartRadio.
The financial expert recently made headlines during a sit-down chat with Trump, titled “Can Trump’s Plan Clean Up America’s Financial Mess?”
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The nearly 25 minute interview, uploaded on their YouTube channel, Ramsey discussed inflation, U.S. energy dominance, real estate and the president’s two assassination attempts.
Ramsey reportedly has also reached out to the Harris campaign for an interview with the vice president. In a TikTok caption, he wrote that he’ll “do the same thing with Vice President Harris if I get the chance.”
Netanyahu says Iran-backed Hezbollah tried to assassinate him and wife at home
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Hezbollah following its alleged assassination attempt against him and his wife, calling it a “grave mistake.”
“The attempt by Iran’s proxy Hezbollah to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake,” Netanyahu wrote in a X post Saturday. “This will not deter me or the State of Israel from continuing our just war against our enemies in order to secure our future.”
Issuing a stark warning to Iran and the “Axis of Resistance,” which includes Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, the prime minister said Israel is determined to achieve its war objectives following the Oct. 7 attack and “change the security reality in our region for generations.”
“I say to Iran and its proxies in its axis of evil: Anyone who tries to harm Israel’s citizens will pay a heavy price; We will continue to eliminate the terrorists and those who dispatch them; We will bring our hostages home from Gaza; And we will return our citizens who live on our Northern border safely to their homes,” he wrote.
“Israel is determined to achieve all our war objectives and change the security reality in our region for generations to come,” Netanyahu said.
Together, we will fight, and with God’s help – together, we will win.
UAV LAUNCHED TOWARD ISRAELI PM NETANYAHU’S PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN CAESAREA
Netanyahu’s vow to hold Hezbollah accountable came after a UAV was launched towards his private residence in the coastal city of Caesarea on Saturday morning.
Netanyahu and his wife were not home when the incident happened, his spokesperson told Fox News.
No injuries were reported in the incident. Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu had not been at his private residence for several days.
The Israeli military said that three drones had been fired from Lebanon on Saturday towards the prime minister’s house, but two had been intercepted.
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There were reports of some minor damage to the residence but Fox News Digital couldn’t confirm that report.
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Following the assassination attempt, Netanyahu released a video message, confidently declaring that “we’re going to win this war.”
“Two days ago we took out Sinwar, the terrorist mastermind whose goons beheaded our men, raped our women and burned our babies alive,” he said. “We took him out, and we’re continuing to battle with Iran’s other terrorist proxies.”
“We’re going to win this war,” he said.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, the Pentagon spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said.
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Ryder said that Sec. Austin reviewed U.S. force-posture adjustments, including the recent deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system to reinforce Israel’s defenses in the face of threats from Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah, and Iranian proxies.
The Secretary also told Minister Gallant that he was relieved Netanyahu was safe following the attack.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wrote on X that he spoke with Netanyahu, saying that the prime minister remained “undettered.”
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“I spoke with my friend Prime Minister Netanyahu today, and I am happy to report he is safe, in good spirits, and undeterred,” Johnson said. “I told him America stands strong with Israel and reiterated our ongoing commitment to help counter Iran and its terrorist proxies. This is a crucial.”
At least 7 people killed after Georgia ferry dock collapses, many more plunge into water
At least seven people were killed in a freak accident Saturday, after the gangway of a ferry dock in Georgia collapsed, according to local authorities.
A portion of the Marsh Landing Dock on Sapelo Island collapsed at around 4:30 p.m., sending several people into the water, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Georgia DNR). Sapelo Island is a barrier island located in McIntosh County, and is only accessible by ferry.
“There have been seven fatalities confirmed,” Georgia DNR spokesperson Tyler Jones told reporters, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. “There have been multiple people transported to area hospitals, and we are continuing to search the water for individuals.”
People were reportedly traveling to the island to celebrate the Gullah-Geechee community, according to a press release by the White House.
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“We are heartbroken to learn about the ferry dock walkway collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island,” President Biden said in a statement. “What should have been a joyous celebration of Gullah-Geechee culture and history instead turned into tragedy and devastation.”
“Jill and I mourn those who lost their lives, and we pray for the injured and anyone still missing,” he added.
In a press release, the Georgia DNR said that at least 20 people fell into the water. The number of injuries is not currently known.
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The Georgia DNR reports that multiple agencies are involved in the rescue mission.
“Georgia DNR and multiple other emergency agencies deployed boats, equipped with side-scan sonar, and helicopters for search and rescue missions,” the statement added. “The gangway has been secured on Sapelo Island and the incident is currently under investigation.”
The McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook that it is actively helping those at the scene.
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“We have set up a family re-unification point at the Elm Grove Baptist Church,” the department said. “We ask that anyone searching for family members, please check there first. We also request that people be mindful of emergency vehicles traveling in.”
Authorities are actively investigating the incident.
Girls soccer team reaches the limit after Obama-appointed judge’s ruling on trans sports
A Catholic school’s girl’s soccer team in New Hampshire is the latest group to take a stand against transgender inclusion in women’s sports, as former president Trump has made the issue a priority of his candidacy.
Bishop Brady High School in Concord, New Hampshire, saw its girl’s soccer Giants boycott a game against Kearsage Regional High School in North Sutton on Friday. Kearsage Regional is a public school with a girls’ soccer team that has a transgender player. Kearsage is only one of two schools in New Hampshire with a player who is a biological male, despite a state law to prevent it.
So Bishop Brady’s players refused to show up to the game, according to multiple reports.
Kearsage’s player, Maelle Jacques, is nearly 6-foot-0 in height, according to multiple reports. Jacques was allowed to play for Kearsage Regional despite a state law in New Hampshire that restricts transgender inclusion in girls’ sports. However, a federal judge’s ruling in September put Maelle right back onto the field and into the locker room with the other girls’ athletes.
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed House Bill 1205, also known as the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” into law in July, which prohibits trans girls and women from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams. But then Maelle’s family, along with the family of another transgender athlete, sued to block it.
A federal court granted a preliminary injunction on Sept. 10, which meant that the two athletes would be allowed to play until a final ruling is made. A final ruling has not been made, so they have continued to play despite the state law.
The judge who made the ruling, Landya McCafferty, is a liberal who was appointed to her seat by former president Obama in 2013.
The other athlete involved in the case, Parker Tirrell, was allowed to play for Plymoth Regional High School. A group of New Hampshire families filed a lawsuit against Bow SD officials after allegedly being forced to remove armbands to protest Tirrell’s participation on the team.
Meanwhile, the Kearsarge Regional school board even voted 6-1 to allow Jacques and other trans girls to play on sports teams on August 29, according to The Boston Globe.
The federal ruling that has allowed Maelle and Tirrell to play is one of many legislative chess moves between Republicans and Democrats in opposing efforts addressing transgender inclusion in women’s sports that have taken place during the Biden-Harris administration.
Former president Trump and even his wife, Melania, who has admitted to disagreeing with Republicans on issues of LGBT rights, each announced that they are opposed to letting biological males compete in girls’ and women’s sports. Trump has gone so far to advocate for a full-on ban, in a town hall event on Fox News this past week.
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Meanwhile, Democrats like McCafferty, anchored by the Biden-Harris administration, have gone to great lengths to help enable transgender inclusion in women’s sports.
Multiple states filed lawsuits and enacted their own laws to address this issue after the Biden-Harris administration issued a sweeping rule that clarified that Title IX’s ban on “sex” discrimination in schools covers discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and “pregnancy or related conditions,” in April.
The administration insisted the regulation does not address athletic eligibility. However, multiple experts presented evidence to Fox News Digital in June that it would ultimately put more biological men in women’s sports.
The Supreme Court then voted 5-4 in August to reject an emergency request by the Biden administration to enforce portions of that new rule after more than two dozen Republican attorneys general sued to block the Title IX changes in their own states.
Idaho governor Brad Little even issued an executive order later that month to enforce the “Defending Women’s Sports Act,” which would require schools and colleges to prevent transgender athletes in women’s sports.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Little did not rule out the fear of the order resulting in his public schools losing federal funding if Kamla Harris becomes the 47th president.
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“We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it,” Little said. “From a national standpoint, there are radical little groups that want to implement changes in the rules that we have already. I’m confident in what we have, and we will aggressively (act), as the state of Idaho, both legally and legislatively, to protect women’s athletes and the great advances they’ve made because of Title IX.”
In Nevada, a state law that was passed in 2022 to protect gender identity has caused a rift between the school’s women’s volleyball players and the administration. With a game coming up against San Jose State, which has a transgender player on its roster and has resulted in a lawsuit by one of its other players, Nevada’s players have said they want to forfeit.
Nevada provided a statement to Fox News Digital, saying it cannot officially forfeit because of the law that Nevada passed in 2022.
A total of 23 states in the U.S. have laws to prevent transgender inclusion in women’s sports. But the rest have been at the mercy of the federal government, and it is now obvious that even states with those laws might not be safe either.