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... Former President Trump's planned appearance at a National Rifle Association event next week was cancelled Thursday, the latest in a slew of scuttled public appearances and interviews by the former president in recent weeks.
Why it matters: With only 17 days to go until Election Day, the spate of cancellations gives voters fewer chances to hear from Trump before heading to the polls in a coin toss race.
- - - Vice President Kamala Harris, on the other hand, has been on a media blitz after enduring criticism from Republicans about a perceived lack of interviews.
- - - And while Harris has ventured into the unfriendly territory of a Fox News interview, Trump has stuck to the safe spaces of conservative outlets.
- - - In the appearances he has made, Trump's rhetoric has grown more violent and nativist. In recent weeks, he has decried his critics as the "enemy from within" and fanned the flames of false conspiracy theories about migrants.
Driving the news: The NRA said Thursday it had cancelled its "Defend the 2nd" event with Trump in Savannah, Georgia, next week due to "campaign scheduling changes."
- - - Trump also pulled out of two mainstream media interviews this week, with NBC News and CNBC's "Squawk Box."
- - - Earlier this month he backed out of a scheduled appearance on CBS' "60 Minutes," while Harris appeared on the program.
- - - The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment. ...
