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Donald Trump Makes Crude Joke About Arnold Palmer At Pennsylvania Rally

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October 20, 2024

Donald Trump Makes Crude Joke About Arnold Palmer At Pennsylvania Rally

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Former President Donald Trump opened a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday by talking about late golfer Arnold Palmer—and sharing a story about Palmer’s genitalia—for more than 10 minutes, marking the latest bizarre move at a rally from Trump just weeks from Election Day.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at Arnold … [+] Palmer Regional Airport, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Latrobe, Pa.

Key Facts

Within the first 12 minutes of his rally in Latrobe—which is Palmer’s hometown—Trump praised Palmer as “all man,” before he took it further, saying: “When he took the showers with other pros, they came out of there. They said, ‘Oh my God. That’s unbelievable … We have women that are highly sophisticated here, but they used to look at Arnold as a man.”

Trump also reminisced about golfing with Palmer and said the rally would be more fun if the golfer (who died in 2016) could join him, taking it further than what politicians typically say about the famous golfer when visiting his hometown, the Associated Press reported.

When Trump did turn to politics at the rally, he called his opponent Vice President Kamala Harris “a s*** vice president” and a “radical left Marxist,” and criticized her suggestion in the 2020 primaries that she would ban hydraulic fracking—though Harris has since said she does not want to ban fracking.

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Big Number

16. That’s how many days there are until Election Day, when Trump will face off against Harris in what is expected to be a highly contested race. FiveThirtyEight’s national average showed Harris with a 2-point advantage over Trump as of Sunday morning.

Key Background

Trump has been holding rallies across battleground states in recent weeks as Election Day nears, and he has continued to go off script and sometimes confuse viewers. Last Monday, Trump stopped a town hall-style event while attendees got medical help, and rather than resume it, he had his team play music for nearly a half hour as he danced on the stage. After the rally, Harris shared a clip on social media and said “Hope he’s okay.” Trump has become known for going on rants at his rallies in the past, referring to the fictional character “the late great Hannibal Lecter” when discussing immigration, talking about his indictments and having crowds chant attacks at Harris and Biden. Trump’s team had reportedly said his speech Saturday would be the start of his efforts to make closing arguments against Vice President Kamala Harris, though he mostly stuck to his regular talking points of criticizing the Biden administration’s handling of the border and personal attacks on Harris. Trump’s meandering speaking style has caused some critics to raise questions about the 78-year-old’s mental acuity, which he has typically deflected.

Chief Critic

Peg Palmer, the golfer’s daughter, said in 2018 “he was appalled by Trump’s lack of civility … and what he began to see as Trump’s lack of character,” according to Rolling Stone. “He didn’t like it when other people were nasty and rude.”

Video: Trump Mocks Obama, Biden in His Presidential ‘Walk of Fame’

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December 18, 2025

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Video: Trump Mocks Obama, Biden in His Presidential ‘Walk of Fame’

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The White House unveiled new plaques near the Oval Office mocking some of President Trump’s predecessors. The new display distorts history and aligns with Mr. Trump’s worldview.

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December 18, 2025

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Is ISIS making a comeback? : Sources & Methods

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December 18, 2025

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Is ISIS making a comeback? : Sources & Methods

The terrorist group has been linked to the mass shooting in Australia and a deadly attack in Syria. What do these two attacks reveal about the group’s strength?Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and Middle East correspondent Jane Arraf about how the Islamic State has adapted in a post-caliphate world and what American forces are doing in Syria.Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.orgNPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org.

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BBC Verify Live: Fact-checking Trump’s unusual new White House presidential plaques

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December 18, 2025

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BBC Verify Live: Fact-checking Trump’s unusual new White House presidential plaques

Videos show rebels on the move in eastern DRC city Uvirapublished at 12:49 GMT

Peter Mwai
BBC Verify senior journalist

We have verified video showing fighters belonging to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group on the move in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after M23 announced a withdrawal from the city of Uvira in South Kivu province which it seized a week ago.

The M23 had taken contorl of Uvira despite a ceasefire deal agreed between the governments of Rwanda and DRC and had come under increasing diplomatic pressure to withdraw its forces from the city.

The DRC government has reacted with scepticism, with a spokesperson asking on XL “Where are they going? How many were there? What are they leaving behind in the city? Mass graves? Soldiers disguised as civilians?”

We can’t tell where they are heading, but in the footage we have verified the fighters, together with vehicles, move north past the Uvira police headquarters.

We confirmed where the clips were filmed by matching the distinctively painted road kerbs, buildings and trees to satellite imagery.

The leader of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), a coalition of rebel groups which includes the M23 group, had announced on Monday that the group would withdraw from the city as a “trust-building measure”.

It followed a request from the US which has been mediating between the governments of Rwanda and DRC.

The rebels remained present in the city after the announcement but on Wednesday M23 spokesperson Willy Ngoma announced the group had begun withdrawing troops. The group said it intends to complete the withdrawal today, but has warned against militarisation.