Happy Frida, Wake Up Right fam. Donald Trump spoke at the Detroit Economic Club yesterday [which we’ll discuss below], but he had one simple line that sums up everything we’re facing today:"

"Our biggest threat to democracy is stupid people."

He should put that on a t-shirt.

• 🆚 2024 polling average: Trump 47.2%, Harris 49%

• 📊 Voters say Dems (44.4%) are more extreme than GOP (40.1%)

• 💰️ Taylor Swift donated $5 million to Hurricane Milton relief

• 💔 Ethel Kennedy, RFK Jr's mother, passed away at 96

^{Sources: RCP, Cygnal, Newsmax, Fox News}

Donald Trump brings economic populism to Detroit

Donald Trump revved into Detroit yesterday, packing 500 horsepower of economic populism and a plan to fight inflation and bring manufacturing back to America.

The details: Trump spoke to Michigan business leaders yesterday at the Detroit Economic Club, where he pitched his "Build It In America" policies, which center around reducing taxes and regulations for companies making products in the United States.

• Supporting the auto industry: Trump unveiled a new policy proposal to make car loan interest payments fully tax-deductable — making car ownership more affordable for Americans and thus increasing demand for automakers.

• Tax cuts: Trump reiterated his proposal to reduce the corporate tax rate to 15% [from 21%], but only for companies making their products in the United States. It’s worth noting that Trump is the one who lowered the rate to 21% [from 35%] during his first term in office, which spurred tremendous economic growth.

• Encouraging innovation: Trump proposed expanding tax credits for U.S. automakers and manufacturers in order to spur innovation.

• Writing off heavy machinery: Trump wants to allow companies to write off 100% of the cost of heavy machinery and equipment in their first full year for new manufacturing investments to "build the sprawling, state-of-the art plants our country needs to be an industrial superpower in the modern world."

Big picture: Trump’s path to victory runs right through Michigan, a crucial swing-state where the Real Clear Politics average currently has him leading Kamala by 0.8%.

[Source: The Post Millennial, Fox Business]

CBS exposes itself as Fake News

CBS News is facing harsh, deserved criticism after it was caught editing an answer given by Kamala Harris during an interview with its flagship news program, ‘60 Minutes’.

The edit: During Kamala’s interview, the correspondent, Bill Whitaker, asks her about the Biden-Harris regime’s relationship with Israel.

• First version: In a teaser clip, which aired Sunday morning on the network’s ‘Face The Nation’ show, it revealed a long-winded, world-salad answer.

• Second version: But on Monday, when the interview aired, they had swapped out the awkward answer with her response to a different question, which made her appear more buttoned-up.

You can watch the two versions here.

The bigger issue here is that this proves CBS News is willing to cut and splice an interview to show Kamala more favorably.

Show the receipts: The Trump campaign is demanding that CBS News release the full transcript, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt telling the NY Post: “[W]hat else did they choose not to air? The American people deserve the full, unedited transcript.”

There is precedent: Former CBS reporter Catherine Herridge took to X to back up team Trump, saying: “There is precedent. When I interviewed then President Trump in July 2020 @CBSNews we posted the interview transcript.”

• She added: “It's about transparency and standing behind the integrity of the final edit.”

Trump responded to the controversy yesterday, writing on Truth Social: "A giant Fake News Scam by CBS & 60 Minutes. Her REAL ANSWER WAS CRAZY, OR DUMB, so they actually REPLACED it with another answer in order to save her or, at least, make her look better. A FAKE NEWS SCAM, which is totally illegal. TAKE AWAY THE CBS LICENSE.”

Back up: Earlier this month, CBS News hosted the Vice Presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz, where the moderators were accused of showing bias against the Republican, trying to fact-check him despite the rules stating the moderators would not do so and eventually cutting off his microphone.

Zoom out: Wendy McMahon, the CEO of CBS News, donated $6,100 to Joe Biden's campaign in 2020.

For the last word, we’ll go back to Catherine Herridge, who concluded her X post, saying: “It's about transparency and standing behind the integrity of the final edit.”

[Source: Fox News]

🆘 More than a dozen are confirmed dead, and over 2 million are without power in the wake of Hurricane Milton. First responders have rescued about 1,000 people as of Thursday night. Read more.

🤡 The Star Wars franchise introduced a transgender Storm Trooper named Sister in a new book called “Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers.” Read more.

🤔 The Afghan man living in Oklahoma who plotted an Election Day terrorist attack worked a security job for the CIA in Afghanistan. Read more.

📘 Hillary Clinton's new book sold just 27,000 copies in its first week - only 20% of the first week sales of her last book, released after losing to Trump. Read more.

🏦 TD Bank pleaded guilty in a criminal money laundering case and agreed to pay a whopping $3 billion in fines and other penalties to the DOJ. Read more.

🏈 The wife of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, Annah Tagovailoa, was the target of online trolls after she posted a story to her Instagram praising former President Trump's preemptive response to Hurricane Milton. Read more.

💩 Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial is set for May 2025. Read more.

🤰 Donald Trump shared that his youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, is expecting her first child. Read more.

🇭🇺 Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has stated that he will pop open the champagne if Trump wins. Read more.

🚨 ICE arrested an illegal alien accused of child rape after Massachusetts law enforcement released him back into the community, despite agents were looking for him. Read more.

🤞 If current polling holds, Republicans may be poised to take control of the Senate during next month's election, with leads in key races in Montana, Texas, and Florida. Read more.

🎥 CNN's Anderson Cooper gets smacked in the face with Hurricane Milton debris. Watch.

🎥 Why is crazy-eyed Michigan Gov. Grethchen Whitmer feeding a podcaster as Dorito as if it was the Holy Eucharist? Watch.

🎥 Elon Musk unveiled new Tesla products, including robots and self-driving cars, at yesterday's 'We, Robot' event. Here‘s everything in under 8 minutes. Watch.

🎥 Entitled much? Tim Walz and Kamala's husband order coffee at a cafe and don't pay. Watch.

🎥 Obama warns that the "brothers" don't support Kamala. Watch.

🎥 Tim Walz has to do damage control after he expressed his desire to abolish the Electoral College. Watch.

🎥 Wiesel, Alejandro Mayorkas, refuses to answer for the Afghan who was admitted into the US and tried to conduct an Election Day terror attack. Watch.

🎥 LOL, Obama takes credit for Trump's economic boom. Watch.

🎥 Gwen Walz is SO CRINGE. Watch.

🎥 Trump announced a plan to make interest on car loans tax-deductible. Watch.

🎥 National Guard was ordered to load a C17 full of supplies just for a photo shoot for Kamala. Watch.

🎥 Florida sheriff rescues a teen boy from floodwaters. Watch.

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