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Donald Trump says that Harris will apply “Venezuela or the USSR” policies if he wins the US elections
The former president and Republican candidate for the United States presidential elections, Donald Trump (2017-2021), assured on Thursday that if Democratic candidate Kamala Harris wins those elections, she will apply “Venezuela or the Soviet Union (USSR)” policies in the United States.
Harris “presents himself with the plan of (Nicolás) Maduro. We call it the Maduro plan, it is something that came directly from Venezuela or the Soviet Union,” Trump said at a press conference of his private golf club in Bedminster (New Jersey), alluding to the “proposal for communist price controls” of his rival.
The place is located just over 70 kilometers from New York City and is where the former president spent the night after suffering an assassination attempt last month in Pennsylvania.
Trump began his speech from the golf club with a speech focused on the economic situation of the country, and referred to Kamala Harris’ proposal, put forward by his campaign today, on a federal ban on the speculation of corporations on food prices in her first 100 days as president.
“This announcement is an admission that their economic policies have totally failed and have caused a catastrophe in our country and the world,” said the conservative politician about the Democratic Party and President Joe Biden’s administration, assuring that price controls “have the opposite impact.”
“It destroys everything it touches. If he takes office, his finances will suffer (…) Meanwhile, there are millions of immigrants entering through the border and we don’t even know who they are,” Trump added.
Days ago, during his interview in X with Elon Musk, Trump insinuated that he could flee to Venezuela if he loses the elections this November.
“If something happens with these elections, something that would be a horror show, we will see each other next time in Venezuela,” Trump said about the Latin American country, opining that he would be much safer than in a US governed by Harris.
After the Venezuelan presidential elections, Trump already considered that “they were neither free nor fair,” and blamed his Democratic rival, Vice President Harris, for it.
In a message on the social network Truth, Trump insulted the vice president, whom he called “craadKamala Harris” and accused her of having concluded with Maduro “one of the worst agreements of all time.”
“The crazy Kamala helped lead the release of Maduro’s main money launderer, and his two convicted drug-trafficking nephews, in exchange for an obviously false promise of free and fair elections for the people of Venezuela,” she said at the time.
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Meta Says Russia Seeks to Ban WhatsApp for Defending Secure Communication
U.S. tech giant Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, said that Russia is seeking to ban the messaging app because it “challenges government attempts to violate people’s right to secure communication.”
Russian authorities have encouraged citizens to switch to state-backed applications, and in August they already blocked WhatsApp’s calling feature.
On Friday, the communications regulator Roskomnadzor claimed that the platform was being used to “organize and carry out terrorist acts in the country, recruit perpetrators, and facilitate fraud and other crimes.”
“If the messaging service does not comply with Russian law, it will be completely blocked,” the regulator warned.
WhatsApp remains one of Russia’s most widely used messaging services, alongside Telegram.
Moscow is pressuring both platforms to grant authorities access to user data upon request for investigations into fraud and activities the government labels as “terrorist.”
Human rights advocates fear the demand could be used to target critics of the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin, or the war in Ukraine.
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Archbishop Wenski criticizes Trump’s deportation policies, calls for stronger push for reform
The Archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, has called for increased pressure on the U.S. Congress to advance comprehensive immigration reform and criticized President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policies, arguing that they “do nothing to help.”
“We need to apply more pressure on Congress so lawmakers can make the necessary changes. It is also important for the Administration to listen to our voice. We do not want to be anyone’s enemy—we are Americans,” Wenski said in an interview with EFE.
The religious leader, who heads one of the dioceses with the largest Latino and Haitian populations in the United States, issued a call to defend the rights of migrants. He also emphasized that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has maintained a strong and public stance in favor of migrants for decades.
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Trump relaunches diplomatic push to finalize U.S.-Backed peace plan for Ukraine War
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his diplomatic team will resume meetings with delegations from Russia and Ukraine in an effort to pressure both sides to accept the peace plan proposed by Washington to end the war in Ukraine.
As part of this new round of talks, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will hold discussions with Ukrainian representatives to narrow differences on the remaining points of the agreement.
Trump also confirmed his intention to meet personally with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and with Putin, though he emphasized that such meetings will only take place “when the agreement is fully finalized or in its final stage.”
The president claimed that his administration has made “tremendous progress” toward resolving the conflict and reiterated that the war “never would have started” if he had been in the White House at the onset of the crisis.
The U.S.-backed peace plan consists of 28 points and has been revised following feedback from both sides. According to Trump, only “a few points of disagreement” remain under active discussion.
One of the most controversial aspects of the proposal is the suggestion that Ukraine cede parts of the Donbas region to Russia and limit the size of its armed forces. Kyiv is working closely with Washington to soften these clauses in search of an arrangement that does not compromise its sovereignty or security.
With this diplomatic push, Trump aims to solidify his role as the main mediator in the conflict and steer the war toward a political resolution after years of devastation, humanitarian crisis, and rising global geopolitical tensions.
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