In an unhinged Veterans Day speech, Trump promises to remove the “vermin” who dare to oppose his agenda, while his top advisor outlines a terrifying second-term immigration plan: mass deportations, camps for undocumented immigrants, and enforcement raids by the National Guard. Meanwhile, Democrats are giving Joe Biden a lot of advice he doesn’t need, and Tim Scott drops out of the Republican primary. Will it matter?

Show Notes

TIM SCOTT DROP OUT 

• AP: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott abruptly ends 2024 presidential bid, shocking even his campaign staff
• NBC: Tim Scott drops out of the 2024 presidential race 
• WSJ: Haley, DeSantis Try to Capitalize on Tim Scott Exit From GOP Primary Race

DONALD TRUMP 

• NYT: Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025 Immigration Plans 
• Axios: Trump campaign defends “vermin” speech amid fascist comparisons
• AP News: Trump’s plans if he returns to the White House include deportation raids, tariffs and mass firings 
• WaPo: Did Trump violate campaign finance laws (again)? 
• Newsweek: Donald Trump Delivers Blow to Gavin Newsom’s 2024 Chances 
• WaPo: Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini 
• Yahoo! News: Biden, US scholars accuse Trump of echoing Hitler 

JOE BIDEN 

• Politico: Here’s How Biden Can Turn It Around 
• Politico: I Was Obama’s 2012 Campaign Manager. There’s No Need to Panic Over Biden.
• NBC: Biden shifts into campaign mode with more attacks on Trump
• Message Box: Make Trump’s Mental Acuity a Campaign Issue
• MSNBC: Biden campaign uses Trump’s own words against him in new ad
• AP News: Joe Biden wants to complete his goals on civil rights, taxes, and social services if he’s reelected