Harris and Cheney pitch Republican voters – as it happened

This blog is closing now, thanks for following along. Here is our full story on Kamala Harris's campaign event with Liz Cheney:

• Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris and urges voters to reject Trump's cruelty'

In a new Truth Social tirade on Thursday morning, Donald Trump accused Joe Biden and Kamala Harris of poorly handling the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

The former president wrote:

Kamala and Sleepy Joe are universally being given POOR GRADES for the way that they are handling the Hurricane, especially in North Carolina. It is going down as the WORST & MOST INCOMPETENTLY MANAGED STORM,' AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, EVER SEEN BEFORE - BUT THEIR MANAGEMENT OF THE BORDER IS WORSE! MAGA2024."