Republicans are preparing for their convention next week, while Democrats are still debating whether President Joe Biden should remain their candidate in the November election.
In a sign of Pennsylvania’s importance to both parties, Vice President Kamala HarrisFormer president donald trump and first lady Jill Biden they are all campaigning in the state on Saturday.
Since President Joe Biden’s dismal debate performance, Democrats have struggled to decide whether he should remain their presumptive nominee. Biden promised to stay in the race.
He is expected to meet virtually with members of the two largest Democratic caucuses on Capitol Hill as he plans to rebuild momentum for his re-election campaign, even if the number of Democrats calling on him to step aside increases.
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Workers in Milwaukee have temporarily renamed a street “Donald J. Trump Way” as part of preparation for the Republican National Convention.
The problem? Signage covered Herb Kohl Way, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported.
Kohl was a Democratic U.S. senator for 24 years, owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and one of the city’s most beloved citizens.
After a local television reporter took a photo of the move, Democratic Mayor Cavalier Johnson said he asked organizers to remove the temporary signage.
It is a reflection of tension rising in the Democratic trend city days before the opening of the Republican National Convention.
Facebook lifted restrictions placed on former President Donald Trump after the January 6 attack.
This puts Trump on equal platform footing with President Joe Biden.
The social media giant initially banned Trump from using its platforms in 2021 after his supporters stormed the Capitol. Later, they eased the ban and imposed some restrictions on it.
Now, they are gone too.
The company said Friday that the restrictions were implemented under the “extreme and extraordinary circumstances” of the Capitol attack. Trump has done nothing to conflict with them, and the company believes people should be able to listen to presidential candidates “on the same basis,” Clegg said.
