前副总统迈克·彭斯对乔·拜登总统宣布将修建更多边境墙做出回应，称这些计划还不够。
维韦克·拉马斯瓦米的竞选团队表示，一名抗议者对该竞选团队租用的一辆汽车发生的碰撞负责，但警方表示，司机“声明她不在该地区抗议。”
与此同时，爱荷华州民主党人宣布了2024年总统竞选日历。
这是周五的外卖食品。
2023年10月3日，共和党总统候选人、前副总统迈克·彭斯出席了与乔治敦大学政治和公共服务学院合作举办的活动...显示更多undefined
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拜登边境墙上的便士:“即使是一只瞎松鼠也会时不时地找到一颗橡子”
前副总统迈克·彭斯说乔·拜登总统最近的公告他的政府将修建大约20英里的南部边境墙，这还不够。
“首先，你得完成这面墙。你知道，在这里的中心地带，我们知道好篱笆造就好邻居。彭斯周五上午在爱荷华州悉尼的Penn Drug Co .的见面会上说:“我必须告诉你，对我来说，这是非常讽刺的，过去两天我们刚刚听到拜登政府刚刚宣布他们将开始建造一些墙。”。
“即使是一只瞎松鼠也会时不时地找到一颗橡子。但是不要被骗了。不要被欺骗。26英里的墙不会得到它。当我成为美国总统时，我们将完成这堵墙，”他说。
彭斯此前曾表示，他将完成边境墙，并进一步描述了如果他当选总统，他对南部边境的态度。
“我会先与国会领导人坐下来，获得使用武力的授权。然后我会和墨西哥人坐下来。我会对他们说，‘我们有美国的特种部队，他们知道怎么做。我们将与你们合作，我们将追捕这些卡特尔，从源头上摧毁他们。
拉马斯瓦米员工的车被撞了
根据拉马斯瓦米竞选活动和格林内尔警察局的说法，维韦克·拉马斯瓦米的一名工作人员驾驶的一辆汽车在爱荷华州被撞。
但是，拉马斯瓦米竞选发言人特里西亚·麦克劳克林说，“抗议者似乎不能留在活动现场，或者不想留在现场，而是想发表声明。(虽然我不能确定动机。司机开始开车离开，但在工作人员追赶以获取保险信息后突然停下来，”警察部门表示，无法证实这起碰撞是故意的。
“据社交媒体报道，两名抗议者故意撞上拉马斯瓦米的汽车，然后逃离现场。我们的调查显示没有证据证实这一信息，”警方声明说。
该部门补充说，司机“声明她不在该地区抗议，她不知道她撞的车是谁的，她没有故意回到车上，她也没有逃离事故现场。”
麦克劳克林证实，没有人受伤，拉马斯瓦米不在停放的汽车中。然而，她坚持运动对事件的描述。
“作为一名目击者，我非常有信心，如果警察和我谈过，也许他们会有不同的说法，”她周四在拉马斯瓦米的一次集会上告诉记者。
拜登在就业报告中吹捧“好消息”
拜登走进罗斯福厅时，将周五的就业报告吹捧为“好消息”，将这份好报告归功于他的拜登经济学议程。
但他也利用这些言论试图保持对众议院共和党人的压力，以避免在短短40天内再次出现政府关门，他说这可能会阻碍经济。
“听着，众议院共和党人应该让我们回到——不应该让我们再次回到危机模式。我们只有40天的时间让国会回去工作——众议院共和党人现在正在休会——为政府提供资金，避免政府关门，保护美国工人在过去两年半中取得的巨大成就。关闭意味着军队拿不到工资，空中交通管制员拿不到工资。机场会有各种各样的问题，”拜登警告说。
“小企业的贷款将被推迟，并关闭其中一些。是时候停止鬼混了。众议院共和党人，现在是你做你的工作的时候了，继续我们的进步，发展经济，投资美国，投资美国人民。所以，让我们开始为美国人民工作吧。他们在等待，他们在观察。我们必须开始工作，”拜登说。
据报道，美国人不赞成拜登处理经济的方式最近的投票.
Pence says Biden 'too little too late' on border, Ramaswamy staffer's car hit and other trail takeaways
Former Vice President Mike Pence reacted to President Joe Biden's announcement that he will build more border wall, saying the plans aren't enough.
And Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign is signaling a protester was responsible for a collision that involved a car rented by the campaign, but police say the driver "stated she was not in the area to protest."
Meanwhile, Iowa Democrats made an announcement about the 2024 presidential campaign calendar.
Here are Friday's trail takeaways.
Pence on Biden border wall: 'Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and again'
Former Vice President Mike Pence said President Joe Biden'srecent announcementthat his administration will build about 20 miles more southern border wall doesn't go far enough.
"First off, you got to finish the wall. You know, out here in the heartland, we know good fences make good neighbors. And I gotta tell you, it's pretty ironic to me that the last two days we just heard the Biden administration just announce they're gonna start to building some wall," Pence said at a meet-and-greet at Penn Drug Co. in Sidney, Iowa, on Friday morning.
"Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and again. But don't be deceived. Don't be deceived. 26 miles of wall isn't going to get it. When I'm president of United States we're gonna finish the wall," he said.
Pence, who has said previously that he'll finish the border wall, further described what his approach to the southern border would be if he were elected president.
"I would sit down, first with the leaders of Congress, and get an authorization for the use of force. Then I'd sit down with the Mexicans. And I would say to them, 'We got special forces, the United States of America, that know how to do this. We're going to partner with you and we're going to hunt these cartels down and destroy them at their source,'" he said.
Ramaswamy staffer's car hit
A car being driven by a staffer for Vivek Ramaswamy was hit in Iowa, according to both the Ramaswamy campaign and the Grinnell Police Department.
But while Ramaswamy campaign spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said, "It seemed like the protestor couldn't stay at the event or didn't want to and wanted to make a statement. (Though I can't assign motivations.) The driver began to drive off but stopped suddenly after staffers chased after to get insurance information," the police department said it was unable to substantiate claims that the collision was intentional.
"It was reported on social media that two protesters intentionally rammed into the Ramaswamy's (sic) vehicle and fled the scene. Our investigation has revealed no evidence to substantiate that information," the police statement said.
The department added that the driver "stated she was not in the area to protest, she did not know who the vehicle she struck belonged to, she did not intentionally back into the vehicle, and she did not flee the scene of the accident."
McLaughlin confirmed that no one was injured and that Ramaswamy was not in the parked car. She maintains the campaign's account of the incident, however.
"I am very confident, as a witness, had the police talked to me maybe they would have a different statement," she told reporters at a Ramaswamy rally on Thursday.
Biden touts 'good news' in jobs report
Biden touted Friday's jobs report as "good news" as he walked into the Roosevelt room, crediting his Bidenomics agenda for the good report.
But he also used the remarks to try and keep the pressure on House Republicans to avoid another possible government shutdown in just 40 days, which he said could hamper the economy.
"Look, House Republicans should put us back on-- shouldn't put us back in crisis mode again. We have only 40 days for Congress to get back to work around-- the same House Republicans are at recess now-- to fund the government, avoid a shutdown, and protect the tremendous gains American workers have made over the past two and a half years. Shutdown would mean troops won’t get paid, air traffic controllers wouldn’t get paid. There’d be all kinds of problems at airports," Biden warned.
"Loans of small business would be delayed, and closing some of them. It’s time to stop fooling around. House Republicans, it's time for you to do your job, continue our progress, growing the economy, investing in America, invest in the American people. So, let's get to work for the American people. They're waiting, and they're watching. We've got to get to work," Biden said.
Americans disapprove of Biden's handling of the economy, according torecent polling.
