Short Take Politics
Kamala shuts down ‘lock him up’
Allowing her rally crowds to chant “lock him up” could be seen as interfering with his trial over the January 6 case because she was a member of the administration that appointed Jack Smith as special prosecutor. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna165837
The helicopter ride that wasn’t
The ex-President keeps confabulating and forcing his staff to back it up. The most recent instance was telling the tale of a helicopter crash only he remembers. No one has been able to find evidence and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown has said he has no memory of the alleged hard landing. Confabulation is when an elderly person remembers things that never happened, fabricating memories. https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-apparently-confuses-willie-brown-15322…
GOP recalibrates for Harris
The campaign built around portraying President Biden as weak, failed, and dishonest now has a new challenge, attacking a younger, more energetic Kamala Harris. It is not going well. https://www.npr.org/2024/08/10/nx-s1-5069431/trump-harris-montana-rally…