John Jefferson
Donald Trump is being mocked online for suggesting a concept to tackle crime that mirrors the horror movie franchise The Purge.
In a wild rally speech in Pennsylvania on Sunday, the former president proposed “one really violent day” could put an end to crime across the US: “One rough hour and I mean real rough, the word will get out and it will end immediately.”
During the rambling speech, Trump also admitted he “hated” paying workers overtime at his businesses – and would replace workers who asked for it. “I shouldn’t say this,” he admitted.
Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly seized on the comments, branding Trump a “scab.”
“Donald Trump is finally owning up to it: He’s built an entire career on screwing over workers. It’s exactly what he did in the White House…. and exactly what he plans to do in a second term,” a spokesperson said.
This comes as Trump is facing backlash from Republicans and disability advocacy groups for calling Harris “mentally disabled” at a campaign event on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Tim Walz and JD Vance are preparing to go head-to-head in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.
VP debate: Who will be working the spin room for JD Vance?
NOTUS reports that the following Republican Party and Trump World figures will be working the spin room tomorrow for Senator JD Vance after he faces off against Governor Tim Walz in the vice presidential debate.
- Jason Miller
- Donald Trump Jr.
- Tom Cotton
- Katie Britt
- Elise Stefanik
- Byron Donalds
- Howard Lutnick
Both Cotton and Britt are two of Vance’s closest allies in Congress, and Don Jr pushed his father to pick Vance as his running mate.
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Trump mocked online after his solution to crime is compared to ‘The Purge’
Donald Trump was mocked online after proposing a solution to crime that bore jarring similarity to horror movie franchise The Purge.
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Former GOP candidate charged over threats to ‘call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad’ to take out political rival
A former Republican candidate for Congress in Florida has been charged with threatening to “call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” to make his political rival “disappear.”
A damning indictment from the Department of Justice – unsealed on Thursday – alleges that William Robert Braddock III, 41, made several threats to “injure and kill” Republican congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna during a 2021 telephone call with a conservative activist.
Madeline Sherratt reports.
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