Harris campaign announces media storm as Melania Trump gives Fox interview – live | US elections 2024

During his appearance on Fox News this morning Tim Waltz said Donald Trump's agenda would destroy the American economy while supporting Kamala Harris' plan to cut costs and boost job growth.

“Well, we saw a blockbuster jobs report this week,” Walz said. “We’ve seen interest rates come down and we’ve also seen Vice President Harris put forward an agenda for the middle class.”

He added: “I was in Ohio yesterday, in Cleveland, in Cincinnati, talking about it. The people of Ohio know that Donald Trump’s policies have resulted in the loss of 180,000 manufacturing jobs.”

Melania Trump was asked if Donald Trump knew that she would express strong support for abortion rights in her upcoming memoir, in which she emphasized that women should have autonomy based on their own beliefs and without government interference or pressure decide whether they want to have children.

“Yes, he knew my position and my beliefs from the day we met, and I believe in individual freedom,” she said.

“I want to decide what I want to do with my body. I think I don’t want the government to be my personal business,” she added.

Former First Lady Melania Trump I caught up with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo this morning where she expressed her unwavering support for her husband Donald Trump.

“I don’t believe in polls. I never did that,” she said. “I think in the end, people really see what’s going on in the country and how this leadership is doing.”

The election of the Democratic Vice President, Tim Waltzsat down with Fox News' Shannon Bream on Sunday where he discussed how the overturn of Roe vs. Wade has affected women.

“The real problem here is that women are being forced to miscarry, women are being forced to return home, they're getting sepsis and they're potentially dying,” Walz said.

Good morning, US Politics Blog readers. Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at an event in Juneau, Wisconsin, on Sunday, his fourth scheduled visit to the state in eight days. Republicans are trying to win support in Wisconsin, which has been in the red only once in the past 40 years, when Trump won the state in 2016.

Meanwhile, Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz are scheduled to sit down with major TV personalities this week. Walz is scheduled to sit down with Fox News' Shannon Bream on Sunday for his first solo interview. He will join us on Monday Jimmy Kimmel Live. Harris will be in New York for performances on Tuesday The view, The Howard Stern ShowAnd The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Here's what else happens:

• After the U.S. Supreme Court granted Donald Trump significant immunity from prosecution for actions during his presidency, the court is expected to begin its next nine-month term on Monday, as the public's confidence in the court following the ruling was hit by ethically questionable behavior has been made even more stringent, some judges are still wavering.

• The White House on Saturday dismissed claims that government officials are controlling the weather, including a far-fetched rumor circulating on social media that Hurricane Helene was a man-made storm designed to allow companies to mine regional lithium deposits.

• Republican scaremongering about crime in big cities like Atlanta is stoking racial tensions and stifling the growing political power of black Democrats even as crime rates have fallen, writes the Guardian's George Chidi.