Trump claims he will be a ‘protector’ of women as Harris leads by 5 points in Pennsylvania poll: Live

Donald Trump has claimed he will be a "protector" of women if he wins the presidency in November.

The Republican presidential nominee was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Monday night when he said: "I make this statement to the great women of our country... I am your protector. I want to be your protector. As president, I have to be your protector."

He also said how, under his presidency, women "will no longer be thinking about abortion."

At the rally in Indiana , scenes turned ugly when the crowd broke out into chants of "send them back" after the former president whipped up the crowd about immigration.

Meanwhile, a new poll puts Kamala Harris five points ahead in Pennsylvania. The Spotlight PA/MassINC poll says 49 percent of voters in the swing state favor Harris compared to 44 percent for Trump.

However, in good news for team Trump, a new poll from The New York Times shows him leading in Georgia , North Carolina , and Arizona by five points.

The poll found the race is closest in North Carolina, where Trump currently sits at 49:47 percent against Harris. In Georgia, the poll puts Trump four points ahead 49:45 percent.

President Joe Biden will use his final address to the United Nations General Assembly to highlight how his efforts to "restore American leadership on the world stage" have produced "results" and "real achievements for the American people and the world," according to a senior administration official.

Biden is set to address the UN gathering on Tuesday at 10 a.m., the second day of the 79th annual gathering of the international organization. Because he has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential election and is not seeking a second term, it will be his last chance to deliver remarks before the yearly assemblage of world leaders.

Andrew Feinberg reports.

Biden will use last speech to UN to say he has restored US leadership on world stage Biden will deliver his final address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday

Oliver O'Connell 1727185239 Watch: Tim Walz gets a new spin on his 'mind your own business' message Oliver O'Connell

Bloomberg reports that Donald Trump will pledge to personally recruit foreign companies and outline new incentives — including an offer of federal land — designed to lure operations to the US during an economic address today in Savannah.

We'll be following live at 1pm.

Oliver O'Connell

Kamala Harris has responded to the comments Trump made about women and abortion at the Pennsylvania rally on Monday night.

Rhian Lubin

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will unveil their plans for the economy this week while visiting key battleground states.

Trump is scheduled to outline his tax plan later today in Georgia, a key swing state that he lost in 2020.

Meanwhile, Harris plans to roll out new policies on what she calls the "opportunity economy" during a speech in Pennsylvania, another battleground state, on Wednesday.

The economy is one of the key issues for voters, with 81 percent agreeing it will be very important to them in the 2024 presidential election.

Rhian Lubin 1727180426 Crowd at Trump rally chanted 'Send them back!'

More now on the scenes from Trump's Pennsylvania rally last night.

The crowd at Trump's rally chanted, "Send them back!" as the former president peddled more baseless claims about immigration .

Trump told the Indiana crowd Vice President Kamala Harris has "illegally flown in more than half a million migrants" – a statistic he did not back up with evidence – thereby "changing the character of small towns and villages all over our country and changing them forever."

He also returned yet again to the debunked conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants are eating people's pets in Springfield, Ohio, spread over recent weeks at least in part by him and running mate JD Vance.

Myriam Page reports.

Trump's crowd chants 'Send them back,' claims immigrants 'destroyed' London and Paris Trump is rallying for support in Pennsylvania, but a new poll puts Harris five points ahead in the swing state

Rhian Lubin 1727179226 Trump vows to 'stop all migrant flights to Pennsylvania' on first day in office

In his latest Truth Social post, Trump has vowed to "stop all migrant flights to Pennsylvania" on his first day in office if he wins the presidency.

Rhian Lubin 1727177880 Mark Robinson 'considering legal action' over CNN's bombshell report

Embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is reportedly threatening CNN with legal action over its bombshell investigation.

A report published by the broadcaster revealed an extensive history of comments made on a porn site called "Nude Africa" under an email address and username both known to be linked to him.

The comments, which touched on a wide range of topics, were outrageous and shocking — in one, he apparently referred to himself as a "Black Nazi."

Robinson has denied all of the claims in the report and could sue.

On the campaign trail, Robinson was asked if he had "taken steps" to prove the claims are not true.

"We absolutely are," he said. "We absolutely are. We're in talks right now, everything up to legal counsel to take CNN to task for what they have done to us. We are going after them, okay?"

Rhian Lubin 1727175269 Trump 'under pressure' to do another debate

Trump is under pressure from Republicans to debate Harris again, according to reports.

Following the debate on September 10, Republicans are encouraging Trump to face off against Harris again given how tight the race is.

Steve Cortes, a former adviser to Trump, told The Hill : ""We're in a very tight race. I like where President Trump stands. However, I think any of us who do polling, who read polling carefully realize that this race is super, super tight and in that environment, I don't think we should skip an opportunity to speak in front of a super large audience of Americans."

Harris has already accepted a CNN invite for another round with Trump on October 23, but the former president said it is "too late" to have another debate.

Rhian Lubin

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