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Former president said he could make foreign companies move production to US through aggressive tariff hikes that would raise prices for American consumers long before any manufacturing could be relocated
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Donald Trump has vowed to take jobs from other countries if he wins the presidency in November through a program of tariff hikes and tax incentives that he believes will encourage foreign companies to relocate production to the US.
The Republican presidential nominee was speaking at a rally in Savannah, Georgia, on Tuesday as part of a week of swing state events.
On Monday night he told a crowd in Pennsylvania that he would be a “protector” for women who “will no longer be thinking about abortion” if he is re-elected.
Also at the rally in the city of Indiana, chants of “send them back” broke out after the former president whipped up the crowd about immigration.
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris has told Wisconsin Public Radio that she is in favor of axing the Senate filibuster in order to codify abortion protections that were previously guaranteed under Roe v Wade.
The latest Reuters poll has Harris up six points nationally but a Quinnipiac University poll also released today has the candidates neck-and-neck among likely voters. A CNN poll also showed the pair locked in an exceedingly close race — with Harris 48 per cent to Trump’s 47 per cent.
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Donald Trump scolded those who critique the Supreme Court at a rally on Monday, saying people should be jailed for “the way they talk about our judges and our justices” – despite the First Amendment allowing people to criticize the government.
The former president, who has invoked his First Amendment right to launch a bevy of attacks against federal and state judges, suggested it should be “illegal” to rebuke judicial decisions or try and advocate in favor of a certain decision.
Ariana Baio has the story.
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Trump says he’s going to McDonald’s to work a french fry job
Donald Trump isn’t letting this one go.
At a Pennsylvania rally Monday evening, the former president continued his attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris for speaking out about her summer job at McDonald’s, this time insisting he’d like to stop by the fast-food joint and try “the French fry job” for a bit to “see how it is.”
Madeline Sherratt has the story.
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Trump vows to ‘take other countries’ jobs'
In a speech focused on the economy and tax policy in Savannah, Georgia, Donald Trump has vowed that under his leadership, should he win November’s election, “we're going to take other countries' jobs ... we're going to take their factories, and we really had it rocking four years ago.”
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FBI: Son of suspect in Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges
The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images.
Oran Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina, home “in connection with an investigation unrelated to child exploitation,” an FBI official said in court papers.
Investigators seized multiple electronic devices and found hundreds of files of child sexual abuse, according the court papers. He faces two charges of possessing and receiving child sexual abuse material.
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FBI: Son of suspect in Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges
The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of former President Donald Trump has been arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse images
Jennifer Lawrence explains why she is endorsing Harris
Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence has explained to People why she is endorsing Kamala Harris for president: “Abortion is literally on the ballot.”
Per the magazine:
“I'm voting for Kamala Harris because I think she's an amazing candidate and I know that she will do whatever she can to protect reproductive rights,” says the Oscar-winning actress, 34, urging others to do the same. “That's the most important thing, is to not let somebody into the White House who is going to ban abortion.”
Ahead of the national election, the self-described feminist is producing two to-be-released documentary films that exemplify those political values: Bread and Roses, which follows three women living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, and Zurawski v Texas, about abortion care supporters who in 2023 sued the state of Texas.
In UN speech, Biden speaks of dropping out the election and warns of Middle East war
President Joe Biden has warned world leaders of the dangers of an expanded war in the Middle East during his final appearance before the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The president, who will leave office in January, delivered what is most likely the final major foreign policy address of his half-century in public life on Tuesday. Just two months ago, he shocked the world by becoming the first American chief executive in a half-century to forgo seeking re-election to a second term.
Andrew Feinberg reports.
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The president’s speech is his last major address on the world stage before he leaves office in January. In it, he spoke of Israel and Gaza, and detailed why he dropped out the presidential race
Violent crime dropped in 2023 — despite Trump insisting it soared
Violent crime rates dropped in the United States in 2023, despite Trump claiming that they “through the roof”, according to data in a new FBI report.
Donald Trump’s claim that in the US: “Our crime rate is going up, while crime statistics all over the world are going down”, has now been debunked as false by official FBI data recorded for over 14 million criminal offenses in 2023.
By estimation, violent crime declined by 3 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year while murders and non-negligent manslaughter crimes decreased by nearly 12 per cent.
Madeline Sherratt looked at the figures.
Violent crime dropped in 2023 — despite Trump insisting it was ‘through the roof’
‘Our crime rate is going up, while crime statistics all over the world are going down,’ Trump has previously said
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