Donald Trump promises tax cuts, trade war and border control

Donald Trump has declared that he is saved “by the grace of Almighty God” and has promised Tough on immigration, tax cuts and restarting the trade war If he is given four more years in the White House.

Trump approvesHe delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination Call on the Centre, for national healing and an end to “discord and division”“, and recounted his near-death experience Assassination attempts one day before.

But his 92-minute speech in a packed auditorium Republican National Convention in Milwaukee It was also an opportunity to confirm their schedule “America First”riddled with Economic nationalismand inform your business partners that you can adopt New protectionist measures.

With less than four months left until the November election, Trump’s speech came at an extraordinary moment in American politics Former President advances to election Despite his recent criminal conviction and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden faces an unprecedented rebellion from members of his own party Who urge him to withdraw his candidacy for re-election.

Trump now leads Biden in nearly all national opinion polls and swing stateswhich makes him the clear favorite to return to the White House. Betting markets on Thursday put Biden’s win at 82%, given positive in covid at a record low on Wednesday.

Trump capitalized on the attempted attack in his first speech since the killing Rising inflation under BidenBut also to warn US trading partners that he would reignite trade quarrels that rattled markets and businesses globally the last time he was in office.

“Other countries have taken advantage of us for too long, often times our allies. We lose jobs and income, they take everything and destroy our businesses. I stopped it four years ago and I will stop it again,” Trump said.

Specifically, Trump promised Use “taxes, fees and incentives” to help the US auto sector and said that “I will not allow large car factories to be built in Mexico, China or other countries.” But he also promised final rules that encourage the adoption of electric vehicles, Which is at the heart of Biden’s climate plans.

Trump’s intervention was relatively short and at times hard to hear, especially when the former president strayed off script. But the crowd of Republican Party activists repeatedly cheered their leader. At one point, revived his false claims that the 2020 election was rigged: “The election results, we’re never going to let that happen again,” he said, adding that Democrats had used “COVID to cheat.”

On foreign affairs, Trump He presented his policies as peace-keeping compared to the wars that broke out in the Middle East and Ukraine after he left office. Furthermore, he described it as a “tough leader”. Viktor OrbanThe Hungarian Prime Minister who is sympathetic to the Russian President Vladimir Putin. North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un “I think he remembers me,” he said.

In one of the most profound parts of his speech, Blamed Latin American countries for encouraging violent criminals to enter the US and promised radical controls on the border with Mexico: “The criminals of the world are coming here, to a city near you, and they are sent by their governments, because their governments are smarter than ours. Tonight I promise America that I will not allow these murderers and criminals into our country.” “Country. I will keep our sons and daughters safe.”

But Trump also avoided some of the more inflammatory language he used at campaign rallies.as a warning that there would be a “Bloodshed” If he loses the next election and claims Immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of the country. He did not mention it Attack on the Capitol American committed by his supporters on January 6, 2021.

Trump repeatedly mentioned God in his speech and declared that he attended meetings with the late evangelist Billy Graham with his father, pointing to his loyal evangelical Christian base. However, There was no mention of abortionAn issue that has become a liability for Republicans in recent elections after Trump appointed Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.

The speech was a highlight of the four-day Republican convention, which was roiled by the aftermath of the July 13 assassination attempt. Trump and his allies have adopted the slogan “Fight, Fight, Fight” as a rallying cry, an homage to the words he shouted as U.S. Secret Service agents escorted him from the scene after the attack in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Fighting was one of the themes of the final night of the convention, as Trump and his allies tried to convey a message of strength. The two speakers before him were professional wrestlers Hulk Hogan and Dana WhiteCEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts championship.

Trump was also supported on Thursday by almost all members of his close family, including his wife Melania and daughter Ivanka. Who had not until then publicly supported his third candidacy for the White House.

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