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Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn’t have left White House after 2020 loss
By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN J. COOPER
Updated 9:30 PM CST, November 3, 2024
LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump delivered a profane and conspiracy-laden speech two days before Tuesday’s presidential election, talking about reporters being shot and suggesting he “shouldn’t have left” the White House after his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
In remarks Sunday that bore little resemblance to the speech he’s been delivering at his recent rallies, the former president repeatedly cast doubt on the integrity of the vote and resurrected old grievances after trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump intensified his verbal attacks on what he cast as a “demonic” Democratic Party and the American media, steering his rally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at one point to the topic of violence against members of the press.
He noted the ballistic glass that is used to protect him at outdoor events after a gunman’s assassination attempt in July and pointed to openings between the panels.
“I have this piece of glass here,” he said. “But all we have really over here is the fake news. And to get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. And I don’t mind that so much.” ...
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Sen. Marco Rubio says Chinese hacking of U.S. telecom companies is a "very serious situation that we face"
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www.cbsnews.comMiddle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza
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Kathy Hochul labels Republicans, Trump supporters as ‘anti-woman’ and ‘anti-American’ - Washington Examiner
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Trump wants to narrow his deficit with women but he's not changing how he talks about them
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