President Trump turned California’s two biggest Democratic stars into the punchline Friday night, unloading on Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris during a joke-filled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner speech.

A new poll suggests some voters who backed President Donald Trump in the 2024 election believe gas prices would have been lower if former Vice President Kamala Harris had won the presidency instead. The findings came as rising fuel costs and broader economic concerns emerge as key voter concerns ahead of the 2026 midterm

Harris has decried Trump as a threat to the nation’s democracy. Harris has leaned heavily into her personal background as a prosecutor and contrasted that with Trump being found guilty of 34 felony counts in a New York hush money case and in being found liable for fraudulent business practices and sexual abuse in civil court.

The president, 80, faced off against Harris in the 2024 election

VP Kamala Harris agreed to debate Donald Trump on Sept. 10, while Trump held a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, in which he recommitted to debating Harris.

President Donald Trump reflected on his debates against Kamala Harris, and he claimed the moderators were 'biased.'

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