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Trump in Michigan: ‘Ultimate verdict’ will come at ballot box
FREELAND, Mich. (TNS) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump slammed his ongoing hush money trial in New York in front of a crowd of Michigan supporters Wednesday, framing the court proceeding as a “Biden sideshow trial” before a corrupt and conflicted judge. “Here’s the good news: It’s driven the poll numbers higher than we’ve ever had before,” Trump said, who argued his supporters saw through the “sham.” “The ultimate verdict on this travesty will not come in a courtroom,” he said. “It will come at the ballot box and the American people are going to find crooked Joe Biden guilty of trying to destroy our country.”
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Biden rips Trump over abortion as Florida ban goes into effect
(TNS) — President Biden ripped former President Trump over abortion on Wednesday, the same day a draconian ban went into effect in Florida. Biden derided his White House rival for giving his blessing to Republican-run states that have enacted ever-stricter restrictions on abortion since the conservative Supreme Court rolled back the Roe v. Wade decision. “There seems to be no limit to how invasive Trump would let states be,” Biden said in a video posted on Twitter. “This is a decision that should be left to a woman and her doctor.”
As tensions grow, more Americans see China as an enemy
(TNS) — Americans are increasingly concerned about China’s power abroad and want to combat that influence, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center. Some 42% of respondents indicated that they consider China an enemy of the United States — up from 34% in 2021 when the Washington-based research organization began asking the question. The study, published Wednesday, also found 71% of Americans believe China’s global influence has been growing in recent years.
