NBC News host Lester Holt has been criticised online for his comments against Donald Trump and JD Vance. The anchor introduced a story about threats in Springfield, Ohio, before stating that Trump and Vance made “baseless claims”.

WASHINGTON, DC: Lester Holt has recently come under fire for his remark on Donald Trump's second assassination attempt. The NBC anchor suggested that the attempt was made to kill the former president following the “increasingly fierce rhetoric” and baseless claims” from his campaign.

Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Tuesday in a Flint, Michigan, town hall event after a thwarted assassination attempt over the weekend.

Trump and his allies are blaming Democrats and their rhetoric following the second apparent assassination attempt on the former president. NBC News correspondents Dasha Burns and Aaron Gilchrist report on the latest from the Harris and Trump campaigns.

Presidential election campaigning revved back up Tuesday, with Donald Trump heading to Michigan and Vice President Kamala Harris answering questions at a forum for Black journalists in Pennsylvania — all while authorities investigate the second apparent assassination attempt against Trump that's roiled the race.

Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, continue to blame Democrats for the alleged attempt on the former president's life, despite continued heightened rhetoric from both of them.