By The Independent (World News) | Created at 2024-09-24 14:25:21 | Updated at 2024-09-30 09:38:37
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Donald Trump has claimed he will be a "protector" of women if he wins the presidency in November.
The Republican presidential nominee was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Monday night when he said: "I make this statement to the great women of our country... I am your protector. I want to be your protector. As president, I have to be your protector."
He also said how, under his presidency, women "will no longer be thinking about abortion."
At the rally in Indiana, scenes turned ugly when the crowd broke out into chants of “send them back” after the former president whipped up the crowd about immigration.
Meanwhile, a new poll puts Kamala Harris five points ahead in Pennsylvania. The Spotlight PA/MassINC poll says 49 percent of voters in the swing state favor Harris compared to 44 percent for Trump.
However, in good news for team Trump, a new poll from The New York Times shows him leading in Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona by five points.
The poll found the race is closest in North Carolina, where Trump currently sits at 49:47 percent against Harris. In Georgia, the poll puts Trump four points ahead 49:45 percent.
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Oliver O'Connell24 September 2024 15:20
Donald Trump boasts ‘women have always liked me and I’ve never had a problem’
Donald Trump boasted “women have always liked me and I’ve never had a problem” as he addressed crowds at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump claimed he will be a “protector” of women if he wins the presidential election race in November, while speaking at the rally on Monday (23 September). The former president, who played a central role in the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, addressed the “great women of our country,” and claimed they are “poorer,” “less healthy,” and “less safe on the streets,” than they were four years ago.
Oliver O'Connell24 September 2024 15:18
Coming up: Biden will use last speech to UN to say he has restored US leadership on world stage
President Joe Biden will use his final address to the United Nations General Assembly to highlight how his efforts to “restore American leadership on the world stage” have produced “results” and “real achievements for the American people and the world,” according to a senior administration official.
Biden is set to address the UN gathering on Tuesday at 10 a.m., the second day of the 79th annual gathering of the international organization. Because he has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential election and is not seeking a second term, it will be his last chance to deliver remarks before the yearly assemblage of world leaders.
Andrew Feinberg reports.
Oliver O'Connell24 September 2024 14:55
Watch: Tim Walz gets a new spin on his ‘mind your own business’ message
Oliver O'Connell24 September 2024 14:40
Trump to outline plans to lure foreign companies to US in economic address
Bloomberg reports that Donald Trump will pledge to personally recruit foreign companies and outline new incentives — including an offer of federal land — designed to lure operations to the US during an economic address today in Savannah.
We’ll be following live at 1pm.
Oliver O'Connell24 September 2024 14:20
Harris responds to Trump abortion comments
Kamala Harris has responded to the comments Trump made about women and abortion at the Pennsylvania rally on Monday night.
Rhian Lubin24 September 2024 14:00
Trump and Harris to outline economic plans this week
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will unveil their plans for the economy this week while visiting key battleground states.
Trump is scheduled to outline his tax plan later today in Georgia, a key swing state that he lost in 2020.
Meanwhile, Harris plans to roll out new policies on what she calls the “opportunity economy” during a speech in Pennsylvania, another battleground state, on Wednesday.
The economy is one of the key issues for voters, with 81 percent agreeing it will be very important to them in the 2024 presidential election.
Rhian Lubin24 September 2024 13:40
Crowd at Trump rally chanted ‘Send them back!’
More now on the scenes from Trump’s Pennsylvania rally last night.
Trump told the Indiana crowd Vice President Kamala Harris has “illegally flown in more than half a million migrants” – a statistic he did not back up with evidence – thereby “changing the character of small towns and villages all over our country and changing them forever.”
Myriam Page reports.
Rhian Lubin24 September 2024 13:20
Trump vows to ‘stop all migrant flights to Pennsylvania’ on first day in office
In his latest Truth Social post, Trump has vowed to “stop all migrant flights to Pennsylvania” on his first day in office if he wins the presidency.
Rhian Lubin24 September 2024 13:00
Mark Robinson ‘considering legal action' over CNN’s bombshell report
Embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is reportedly threatening CNN with legal action over its bombshell investigation.
A report published by the broadcaster revealed an extensive history of comments made on a porn site called “Nude Africa” under an email address and username both known to be linked to him.
The comments, which touched on a wide range of topics, were outrageous and shocking — in one, he apparently referred to himself as a “Black Nazi.”
Robinson has denied all of the claims in the report and could sue.
On the campaign trail, Robinson was asked if he had “taken steps” to prove the claims are not true.
“We absolutely are,” he said. “We absolutely are. We’re in talks right now, everything up to legal counsel to take CNN to task for what they have done to us. We are going after them, okay?”
Rhian Lubin24 September 2024 12:38
