Trump Claims Schools Are Performing Sex Reassignment Surgery on Kids without Parents’ Permission

“The transgender thing is incredible. Think about it, your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation. The school decides what’s going to happen with your child, and many of these children, 15 years later, say, ‘What the hell happened? Who did this to me?’”

– Donald Trump, speaking at an event sponsored by Moms for Liberty, prompting Michael Tomansky at The New Republic to respond, “Trump, in uttering this balderdash in public, is either knowingly lying or in precipitous cognitive decline. No third choice, I’m afraid.”

Harris Holds National Lead Among Likely Voters

$48% to 43%

A new USA Today/Suffolk poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 48% to 43%. Also interesting: In June, 73% of Biden supporters predicted he would win; now 87% of Harris voters say she will, a jump of 14 points. Also in June, 88% of Trump supporters said he would win. Now 76% do ? a majority, but still, a drop of a dozen points.

Harris to Support Down-Ballot Races with $25 Million Cash Transfer

$25 million

“Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee plan to transfer nearly $25 million to support down-ballot Democratic candidates in state and federal races this year, a significant boost to those efforts following record fundraising for her campaign this summer,” the Washington Post reports.

Harris Wants Live Mics at Debate, Mocks Trump

“Donald Trump is surrendering to his advisors who won’t allow him to debate with a live microphone. If his own team doesn’t have confidence in him, the American people definitely can’t. We are running for President of the United States. Let’s debate in a transparent way—with the microphones on the whole time.”

— Kamala Harris taunted Donald Trump for insisting on muted microphones at their debate.