Trump continues midterm campaign blitz in North Carolina – US politics live – The Guardian

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Today, we’ll also hear from the nominees in one of the midterm elections’ nail-biters: the US Senate race in Michigan. Here, Dr Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat, will face former Republican congressman Mike Rogers. They’ll debate at 12pm ET in Detroit, and we’ll bring you the latest lines. It’s been a contest punctuated by several racist comments hurled at El-Sayed, including from Rogers and Donald Trump. Who have sought, baselessly, to tie the Democratic nominee’s Muslim faith to extremist groups. A reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest news out of France, following riots that saw thousands arrested over the weekend, and curfews implemented.

Donald Trump has pushed baseless claims that the riots – which began as protests against the country’s crumbling education system – are due to mass migration. The president repeated the falsehoods, even though French authorities have given no indication that immigrants are responsible for the riots. It didn’t stop Trump from kicking off his Kansas rally by playing a Fox News report ahead of his appearance on stage, which showed looting and destruction after chaos erupted in France. Also today,