Good morning. Sit sunday, october it is sunday, october 6th. Im Alicia Menendez with Symone Sanderstownsend and michael steele. We have fresh details on the Harris Campaign Sprint to the fineish line as Donald Trump focuses on lies and retribution. Talk with a Senate Candidate in florida and in nebraska aiming to upset republicans incumbents with in Balance Of Power at fake. Plus, tomorrow marks one year since the October 7thTerror Attack on israel. What is ahead for the region still on edge and a very busy morning so grab your coffee and settle in and welcome to The Weekend. Ooh, 30 days. 30 days from Election Day. Just one month for candidates up and down the ballot to make their case to the american people. Theyre on the Campaign Trail and today, we have new details about the road ahead for Vice President harris. The vp is launching what the campaign is calling a Media Blitz this week including interviews with the View And HowardStern And Stephen colbert and a Town Hall with univision and also campaign in nevada and arizona. Yesterday, harris traveled to North Carolina to meet with volunteers and first responders in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. And Donald Trump, he returned to butler, pennsylvania the site of his first attempted assassination in july. What could have been a somber rally it quickly turned into a septembering session. Venting suspect as the Ex PresidentSpread Dangerous Lies yet again. Over the past eight years those who want to stop us from achieving this future have slandered me and impeached me and indicted me and tried to throw me off the ballot. And who knows . Maybe even tried to kill me but i have never stopped fighting for you and i never will. Joining us now is olivia troy, she served as Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to then Vice President mike pence. Theres just so much about Yesterdays Rally in Butler And Symone said it correctly. It could have been a very somber moment. First of all, ill just backtrack. I dont know why the hell they went back to butler in the first place but i do know why they go. Thefted to take advantage of the they wanted to take advantage of the political moment. But then i have this with Elon Musk who joined him. Lets listen to the little mashup of the Elon Musk and Donald Trump Con fab. We have to save our country. You have to get out and vote. You have to get out and vote. You have to get your friends and vote. They play a lot of trick this particular other side. You must have Free Speech in order to have democracy. Thats why its the first amendment. And the Second Amendment is there to ensure that we have the first amendment. President trump must win to preserve the constitution. So this from the man who actually told us why dont we tear up this constitution. All this nonsense about preserving the constitution. The Second Amendment is there for the first amendment. All of this stiff and then to stuff and then to package its around the lie that someone yet again is trying to steal the election. What the next 30 days, what has to be i think a Core Focus you think, should be a Core Focus for the Harris Campaign going into this . 30 days. Look i think its going to be critical to counter this disinformation thats ongoing. Theres certainly doubling down on it. And in terms of the lead up to the election. But and remind people that this is the exact same playbook that Donald Trump used in 2020. Right . This is what theyre doing and the lead up to it, theyre trying to create doubt in the voters minds. Their undermining the process and now hes got an accomplice with him and Elon Musk who owns one of the largest Social Media Platforms that are being co opted into being allies in this space. Think its going to be important to remind voters that all of these charges against Donald Trump its called the rule of law. Its called accountability. Thats what that is. Right . Thats how this is playing out. And look, there are numerous Court Cases there are numerous people who have said the 2020 election was secure and it was fair and he knew he lost it and remind people of the fact that hes doing it again. In the lead up to this one. You know, its early in the morning to hear this much Donald Trump. This much Elon Musk and certainly this much j. D. Vance. Olivia, my friend, and yet, i feel it is important to take a listen to what they are saying at these valuelis so that we all understand rallies so that we all understand the message they believe is their Closing Message in the last 30 days. Take a listen to j. D. Vance and we talk about it on the other side. Kamala harris said that he was quote attacking the foundations of our democracy. [ booing ] and i think i you all will join me in saying to Kamala Harris how dare you talk about threats to democracy . Donald trump took a bullet for democracy. What the hell have you done . Talked to me one about the jujitsuing of this Democracy Line of attack. How they are trying to say they are not the threat to democracy. Trying to somehow tie the Assassination Attempt to this protection of democracy. I dont know if you saw it. But that sign in the background that says never surrender. With trumps Mug Shot on it. To me, it is all of a piece. Yeah. Certainly its a manufactured production. And i think its also dangerous. Because what theyre doing is theyre again, trying to radicalize their voters and trying to set them up in the lead up to the election. And ill say this. To remind voters that hundreds of people, whether they were on Donald Trumps cabinet or former republican officials and administrations and whether it was his own staff have said that Donald Trump is unfit and hes dangerous right and that goes along with what were seeing right now play out with j. D. Vance and Donald Trump. Now they trying to flip the script and saying that oh, we represent democracy. Okay. Well, i think, you know, the facts are the facts. Those of us who lived it firsthand in the trump White House saw what Donald Trump is capable of. So are the people that surround him. And so i think its important to sit here and watch this and prepare for whats at stake here and i think it tells us what were going to be up against in the aftermath of this election. Regardless of how it goes. Im just disgusted by that that soundbyte because Donald Trump did not take a bullet for democracy. Like democracy didnt require that he be shot. Right . Democracy didnt require an Assassination Attempt. I think perhaps we have different definitions of democracy. It didnt have to happen. And im i think we can all join in saying we are glad that the former president is okay and is here. So like this bullet for Democracy Mess is like literally insane. Im struck by 30 days, weve all been on the Campaign Trail. 30 days is like this is where it gets crunch time. This is where tempers get short. [ laughter ] you know on the Campaign Trail. This is where get short real fast. Very fast. This is where its like you know what . I do not want you sitting next to me on the plane anymore. Or on the bus. This is where but this is where candidates can make or break a campaign. This is going to come down to the very last second. And what the Harris Campaign has laid out in this memo that we have this morning about what the strategy is, just this next week and a half, to me says that the Vice President is not going to leave anything on the field. At in end of the day she win or lose is going to be able to say she did everything she could. I dont necessarily see the same thing from the trump campaign. It makes me wonder, what is the strategy to win this election . Kamala Harris Strategy is hit the targets and go everywhere and get on tv and make your case. Then we have a bullet for demockingly the strategy for continue is continue the Fear Mongering and hope the fear inspires a greater voting block. But i dont think that block is going to grow given his demeanor. With Kamala Harris i think you are absolutely right. They are working hard for this every single day right . She is out there on the Campaign Trail. And i think for her, shes connecting with the voters and i think it plays to her benefit because i certainly the first time i saw her in action, the first time i saw her in a panel with conservative women, i really just grew to have so much tremendous respect for her. The empathy that she shows, the connection that she has, and shes relatable. Right . Shes relating to everyday people and i think thats what so incredible about her. Its powerful for her i think and the i think the next 30 days i think, you know, im grateful that were going to see more of her and i think thats going to be important and i think she states the case herself. I mean, these are people that are understanding of what americans are facing. And i think they represent that. And instead of this you know, Performative Theater were seeing from Donald Trump repeatedly. More of the same. To that point i think and certainly to yours, about the whole protect democracy, you know, Donald Trump took a bullet for democracy. Okay. And you are right. That thats absolutely insane. But you you did an ad for the Harris Campaign which really struck i think a broad nerve. At least what i saw on Social Media. What i saw from folks who texted and wrote to me about the ad. Lets Take A Look at your your response if you will, with your ad protect. I served in Donald Trumps administration. But i know Kamala Harris is a leader we need to keep our country safe and strong. Throughout her career shes gotten Drug Traffickers off the streets. And protected vulnerable people from fraud and as a Homeland Security expert, i trust her to protect the border. Kamala Harris Plan will strengthen our Border Security and crack down on Drug Smuggling and human trafficking. We need a president who is tough w. H. O. Cares about the american people. And who puts the country first. Thats Kamala Harris. So this this leveling up the two ideas, so the laughable Donald Trump took, you know, a bullet for democracy. Versus a president who wants to put the country first. Because that really is where you dry remember after you referenced the meeting where you did the first program you ever did with Kamala Harris, you and i were texting back and forth and you were just she was blown away. Im just i was. Its true. Share our texts. You were blown away by that moment. Now its come Full Circle with this ad protect. Whats the messaging ultimately here for voters to take away . I think for me and also some of the feedback i have got from the ad was that im looking for a leader thats actually going to work to solve problems. Someone thats actually going to take the problem and take it seriously and actually work to resolve it. And thats why i felt strongly about doing the ad because i worked the Immigration Portfolio all forayers of the Trump Administration to be clear. I worked every Executive Order and every immigration order. You were there for the full four years. I was a dhs and i was i wrecked on the Travel Ban and i saw them the work on the Border Wall and i was in the Policy Discussions on this. And what i saw was that it was racially charged extremism. Instead of actually looking at the concrete Immigration System and saying how are we actually going to fix this . For The Greater Good of the longterm of the country. And i think that when i look at Donald Trump, thats more of whats to come in a Donald Trump presidency. Which i think for Kamala Harris, shes looking at this and shes like i have the experience and she does. You know, she was out there. She was prosecuting Transnational Organized Crime In California and she prosecuted the sinaloa cartel. Steven miller in the meetings would be like i have to go after the cartels. She did it. I have yet to see Donald Trump tour a Drug Smuggling tunnel like Kamala Harris did back in the day. I think what im hearing from people when they saw the ad. I even heard from former Cabinet Members of the Trump Administration who said that was a powerful ad. We agree with that. Yeah. All right now. Stick around. Well talk to you a little bit more. Because next Vice President harris visits North Carolina and draws a stark contrast to Donald Trumps handling of natural disasters. And next hour folks, Mary Mccord and Andrew Wiseman react to the growing fears of an Election Interference Repeat from Donald Trump in 2024. Were all watching out for that as you are watching The Weekend. Has no idea shes sitting on a goldmine. Well she doesnt know that if she owns a Life Insurance Policy of 100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. Even a Term Policy. Even a Term Policy . Even a Term Policy find out if youre sitting on a goldmine. Call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect. Com. We really dont want people to think of Feeding Food like ours is spoiling their dogs. 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