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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Mike Johnson, the top Republican in Congress, criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for recent comments about former President Donald Trump on the campaign trail, warning that they were inviting political violence.

“Vice President Harris may want the American people to trust the sacred duties of executive authority,” he said in a joint statement. “But first, they must abandon the base and irresponsible rhetoric that endangers American lives and institutions.”

Republicans responded to Harris calling Trump a “fascist” during a CNN town hall on Wednesday. His character of the opponent in the presidential race echoed criticism from John KellyTrump’s former White House chief of staff, who told the New York Times that the former president meets the definition of a fascist.

“Labeling political opponents as ‘fascists,’ risks inviting other would-be assassins to try to rob voters of their choice before Election Day,” McConnell and Johnson said.

They said Harris warned against political violence after a second kill attempt to Trump in September rings hollow.

“In the weeks since the second recall, the Democratic candidate for president of the United States has only lit a fire under the political cauldron,” said the Republican congressional leader. “The latest and most reckless invocation of the darkest evil of the 20th century seems to boil over. The vice president’s words sound more like those of would-be double murderer President Trump than his previous appeals for decency.”

with early voting is underway in all seven warring states and in three dozen other countries, millions of Americans have they have chosen.

More than 32 million people have voted early so far, according to data from the University of Florida Election Lab, with most voting by mail. Democrats outnumbered Republicans in early voting, data from 25 states that reported party registration events showed.

More Republicans have cast about 452,000 more ballots so far, while more Democrats have cast 1.3 million more ballots than registered GOP voters, according to the Election Lab.

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Two days after Trump’s former White House chief of staff John Kelly said that his former boss fits the definition of a fascist and occasionally said that Adolf Hitler “did some good things,” 13 other members of the Trump administration. write an open letter back up Kelly’s claims.

“Donald Trump’s disdain for the American military and admiration for dictators like Hitler is rooted in the desire for absolute, unchecked power,” wrote the group, which includes former national security, communications and other White House staff. “This is the man who threw his own Vice President – Mike Pence – in a violent mob in a desperate attempt to stay in power.”

Politico first reported the letter on Friday.

Kelly, a retired U.S. Marine Corps general, told The New York Times and The Atlantic in a recent interview that Trump “can’t wrap his arms around why people would serve their country in uniform” and “admire people who are dictators.”

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Trump will be in Austin to record an interview with Joe Rogan for the existing podcast. “The Joe Rogan Experience” is the most popular podcast in the country, with more than 14 million followers on Spotify and 17.5 million subscribers on YouTube and attracts a young audience, mostly men.

Trump previously criticized Rogan for expressing support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Rogan has since said that he does not approve of RFK Jr., but respects people and his wisdom.

Megastar Beyoncé performed with Harris at a rally in Houston Friday, a source familiar with the event told CBS News. Speculation has been swirling for months about whether the singer will throw his support behind the Democratic nominee, especially after Taylor Swift. declare he will vote for Harris in September.

The performance in Houston, Beyoncé’s hometown, came 11 days before Election Day. Harris has used Beyoncé’s “Freedom” as his rallying cry.

Beyoncé has a long history of supporting Democratic candidates, including President Obama in 2008 and 2012, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016 and President Biden in 2020. She also supported former Rep. Beto O’Rourke in the failed 2018 Texas Senate race.

Before former President Obama and Harris took the stage at a rally in Atlanta, Bruce Springsteen performed “Promised Land,” “Land of Hope and Dreams” and “Dance in the Dark.”

Springsteen also told the crowd of about 23,000, which the Harris campaign estimated to be the largest to date, that “Donald Trump is running to be the tyrant of America.”

Rock stars approved Harris earlier this month said he supports a more united and inclusive country while calling Trump “the most dangerous presidential candidate in my lifetime.”