Trump’s ‘stakes’ intensify as Biden’s freeze on stage at swanky fundraiser raises concerns – live US politics updates

Trump’s election is the subject of fervent speculation and the grassroots expressed their opinion with a poll conducted during the three-day activist meeting.

When 1,986 people at the Detroit event were asked who they preferred among Vance, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and senators. marcorubio and Tim ScottAbout 43 percent said they favored the senator from Ohio.

Scott came in a distant second with 15.4 percent, Rubio came in third with 7.7 percent and Burgum, who Trump has talked about especially in recent weeks, took 7 percent.

The survey was conducted by Big Data Poll for Turning Point Action, the grassroots movement founded by Charlie Kirk.

President Joe Biden appeared to freeze on stage after delivering remarks at a star-studded fundraising event in Los Angeles on Saturday night before his former boss grabbed his arm and led the president away.

The incident captured on video is the latest in a series of episodes that have tormented Biden, 81, as he prepares his second run for the White House.

In the video, Biden and Obama are seen waving and smiling as they receive a standing ovation at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

Biden claps and gives a thumbs up to the audience, but then stops moving as he stares at the crowd for several long seconds.

That’s when Obama, still smiling and waving, grabs Biden by the wrist and gives him a gentle tug. That’s when the president seems to recover.