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Former President Donald Trump said on Monday that he spoke with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk about getting Starlink set up in areas impacted by flooding from Hurricane Helene. Trump made the remarks about the efforts from Musk, who is Trump’s most powerful political ally, during an event in Valdosta, Georgia. “Homes, hospitals, highways, and cars have been plunged under water,” Trump said. “Entire neighborhoods have been turned into lakes. Nobody’s seen anything like it. And every family that’s been displaced here in Georgia and North Carolina, which has really been hit, we’re going there also. They don’t have communication, they don’t have anything right now.” “I just spoke to Elon,” Trump continued, “I’m getting him, we want to get Starlink hooked up because they have no communication whatsoever. And Elon will always come through, and we know that. And so we’re working on that, getting them hooked up, they asked me whether or not that would be possible. We’re going to try and get the Starlink in there as soon as possible because they have no communication.” “And throughout the region, our hearts are with you, and we are going to be with you as long as you need it,” he added. “It’s called an hour of need. You’re in our prayers, and we pray to God. And throughout this long weeks, the long weeks that lay ahead, you’re going to have a lot of work, but the end result is it’s going to be good. We just wish so many people weren’t so badly hurt and in many cases, sadly, no longer with us. We love you.” WATCH: ?President Trump says that he spoke to @elonmusk about getting Starlink set up for the hurricane victims who have lost communication. pic.twitter.com/2BEDyPzblZ — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 30, 2024

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It’ll be a showdown between two men of the Midwest men when Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, face off Tuesday night in the vice presidential debate in New York City. The stakes are high in what likely will be the only debate between the vice presidential candidates as Vance and Walz get ready to lay out the path to victory for their respective running mates, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Both men, new to the level of national scrutiny focused on a presidential campaign, have studied for this debate. Sources told CBS News that Vance, first elected to public office in 2022, has spent more than a month preparing while maintaining a vigorous campaign schedule. Vance and his team have held “murder board” sessions with top Trump-Vance campaign communications officials. “We’re studying up as much as we can on the issues that matter to the American people, and I’m looking forward to it,” Vance recently said of the debate. Beyond the issues, Vance and company have keyed in on Walz’s own policy record and his debate style in previous outings. Vance’s goal, it seems, is to cast the Harris-Walz ticket as far left and incapable of solving the nation’s problems, namely illegal immigration, inflation, and instability worldwide. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is familiar with Walz’s record and style, given he represents the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Emmer has been standing in for Walz during Vance’s debate prep. “My job was to be able to play Tim Walz so JD Vance knows what he’s going to see,” Emmer told ABC News’ “This Week.” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats’ vice presidential nominee, addresses the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Sept. 7 in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) So far, Walz has been on the offensive on the campaign trail. He has called Trump and Vance “weird as hell.” He’s told the GOP ticket to “mind your own damn business.” And he’s repeatedly claimed that he “can’t wait to debate” Vance. Nevertheless, a report from CNN claims that Walz actually warned Harris in August that he is a “bad debater.” More than a dozen campaign staffers told CNN that the Minnesota governor is afraid he will let down Harris, his running mate. No surprise, then, that Walz also has been intensely preparing for the debate with campaign advisers, several of whom reportedly also were involved in Harris’ debate prep. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has played Vance opposite Walz. Buttigieg also helped Harris prepare for her vice presidential debate in 2020. Walz’s strategy, sources told CNN, is to brush Vance aside and focus on Trump because, as Walz recently asserted at a fundraiser in New York City, Vance is “selling his soul to Donald Trump.” The challenge for Walz will be balancing a vigorous attack with the positive and plainspoken style he’s known for. Meanwhile, Vance, like Trump, has a combative debate style, albeit the Ohio senator is more measured in his delivery. If Trump is like a hammer, Vance is more like a scalpel. Vance will attempt to draw the contrast between the Trump and Biden years, but he’ll also look to play the role of journalist amid the Harris-Walz ticket’s lack of media appearances. He’ll likely ask Walz pointed rhetorical questions about the Biden-Harris administration’s record, why the Biden-Harris administration didn’t implement Harris’ plans on Day One if they would solve the Americans’ problems, and what actually happened to President Joe Biden that forced him to drop out of the presidential race after one debate with Trump. Nevertheless, Vance could confront unexpected opponents—namely, the debate moderators—just as Trump did in the Sept. 10 presidential debate hosted by ABC News. The vice presidential debate, hosted by CBS News, will be moderated by “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell and “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan. The network has promised there will be no fact checks by the moderators, unlike the ABC News debate, but said they do have the power to mute a speaker’s microphone if they so choose. The backlash to ABC News’ bias during its presidential debate was so severe that it appears to have worked in Trump’s favor. If the moderators conduct themselves similarly Tuesday night, Walz might fade into the background. But given the Harris-Walz ticket’s media strategy, that might be the result the campaign is hoping for. The post JD Vance, Tim Walz to Face Off in VP Debate appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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