Both rallygoers and professional Republicans defended Trump and attacked his former chief of staff for revealing Trump's repeated praise for the Nazi dictator.

Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday blasted Donald Trump over reports that he has spoken positively about Adolf Hitler, and described the former president's recent behavior as "increasingly unhinged.

Walz noted the recent ruling by the conservative majority on the Supreme Court that granted presidents substantial immunity for official acts committed in office as he tried to ignite public concern about the nature of a second term for an ex-president who has already tried to overturn the result of a democratic election.