Good morning US Politics Blog readers, we have another busy news day ahead and we’ll stay up to date on all developments. Partisan politics have seeped more heavily into hurricane news, and you can follow it all here on our storm blog.

There is a lot going on in the election campaign elsewhere. Here’s what to expect.

• Barack Obama said he has “a problem” with men who keep making up false excuses not to vote for Kamala Harris and pandering to Donald Trump’s macho aggression, at his first Democratic campaign appearance yesterday in Pittsburgh, in the must-see Win state of Pennsylvania. Expect more events with the two-term former president.

• The former president told the crowd: “I’m sorry, gentlemen, this has come to my attention, particularly among some men who seem to view Trump’s bullying and belittling behavior as a sign of strength.” And I’m here to help you say: This is not the true strength.
  “That has never been the case. True strength comes from helping people who need it and standing up for those who can’t always stand up for themselves. That’s what we should want for our daughters and sons, and that’s what I want to see as President of the United States of America.”

• Obama also condemned Trump’s spread of disinformation about the hurricane and railed against “the idea of ​​intentionally trying to deceive people in their most desperate and vulnerable moments.” He emphasized that lying can prevent some sufferers from seeking help. Visibly emotional, Obama asked, “When did this become OK?”

• The Democratic governors The three most important battleground states, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, will set off together.

• Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Tony Evers of Wisconsin are planning a Midwestern bus tour called “Driving Forward” starting next week, Whitmer’s Fight Like Hell PAC said and Axios reported this morning.

• Bill Clintonwho may not have roiled the Democratic voting world with his long speech at the party convention in August but is still a big name in US politics, is traveling this weekend to Georgia and then to North Carolina, where Trump is narrowly ahead The polls show that the Democrats have their hands full.

• Tim WaltzKamala Harris’ running mate, will give a lightning televised interview in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the coming days, Axios reports.

• Donald Trump will speak this afternoon in Aurora, Colorado, a state that is confidently Democratic these days but the former president plans to once again target migrants and asylum seekers and make claims about Venezuelans and crime rates.

• This comes again after Trump With brutal language, they undercut the United States’ allies in the NATO alliance, saying: “We won’t protect you from Russia if you don’t spend as much on your military as you should on paper.” Trump spoke in Detroit.