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Trump tries to divide Democrats before the National Convention: “Biden hates Harris”
Donald Trump assured this Saturday that President Joe Biden “hates” the vice president and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris because she “ovehed him” to be able to run for the November elections, thus trying to divide the Democrats before the start of his National Convention on Monday.
“Joe Biden hates her (Kamala Harris), okay? He hates her. It doesn’t matter if I leave the teleprompter for a second. He hates it because it caused its overthrow (…) I spent 100 million dollars on campaigning against Biden. If I hadn’t debated with him, he would continue to present himself,” Trump added at an event with supporters in Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania).
The former president filled an enclosure with capacity for 8,000 people in this city of about 45,000 inhabitants within a state – Pennsylvania – that will be crucial for the presidential aspirations of Trump himself and Kamala Harris.
According to an average of 24 polls updated by the political media The Hill, Harris now has 48.2% of the support in Pennsylvania, while Trump receives 47.4% in this ‘hinge state’ where he suffered the assassination attempt last month.
Harris and his running mate, Tim Walz, will also go on their tour of Pennsylvania this Sunday, aware of their electoral importance, before the start of the Democratic National Convention that will be held from Monday to Thursday in Chicago (Illinois).
“Harris is the most radical leftist person who has ever run for public office (…) It will be easier to beat than Biden because he doesn’t know if he believes everything he does, but she is a true left-wing radical,” Trump continued.
This is Trump’s seventh visit to Pennsylvania this year and at least the fifth time he has given a rally in Wilkes-Barre since 2016.
Trump, lashed hard this Saturday against ABC, the American network where he will debate against the aspiring Democratic and current vice president, Kamala Harris, on September 10, describing the channel’s workers as “horrible people.”
“For me, ABC is worse than CBS and worse than CNN (…) I call it ‘ABC, fake and bad news’… They are so bad. They are so dishonest. In my opinion, very dishonest. I think they are the worst and I know what I’m talking about because I see how they treat me. They are horrible people,” Trump said to an audience of 8,000 people at a rally in the town of Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania).
The tycoon lavished himself long and hard against what is one of the most important commercial radio and television companies in the United States, created in 1943, now owned by the Disney empire.
“That’s the house of George Stephanopoulos,” former adviser and head of Communication of the Democratic Party, as well as now a Washington correspondent for ABC News, Trump said pejoratively.
“An unpleasant guy who works on a network that interviews (president) Biden and asks him what flavor of ice cream he likes best and with me they enter into topics that no one would like to talk about,” the former president continued in reference to the journalist.
“Even so,” Trump said, “I accepted” the debate on ABC News, “although they will not appear in the one I proposed on Fox News,” on September 4.
ABC was not the only media that Trump criticized severely today, it also disqualified the work of journalists from other networks such as CBS, CNN or The New York Times newspaper. Of the latter, he said that “they always bring out on the cover what Kamala Harris and her charming husband do,” in a burlesque tone.
Former President Trump (2017-2021) proposed a week ago to face the current Vice President Harris in three debates – on September 4, 10 and 25 – and that they take place on different networks – Fox, ABC and NBC – instead of just ABC; the only one confirmed for the moment.
The ABC debate will take place on Tuesday, September 10 at 9:00 p.m. (01:00 GMT on Wednesday) at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania).
The face-to-face between the candidates, which will also be broadcast on its ABC News Live themed channel and on the Disney+ and Hulu platforms, will be moderated by David Muir, presenter and editor-in-chief of World News Tonight, and by Linsey Davis, Prime host on ABC News Live itself.
International
Erin brings strong winds and storm surge despite weakening offshore
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 2 storm on Tuesday but continues to pose a threat to parts of the U.S. East Coast with potentially dangerous flooding, according to meteorologists.
Although the hurricane’s eye is expected to remain offshore, experts are concerned about Erin’s size, as strong winds extend hundreds of kilometers beyond the storm’s center.
In its 18:00 GMT bulletin, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) lifted tropical storm warnings for the Bahamasand Turks and Caicos Islands, but kept them in effect for parts of North Carolina.
Erin was located several hundred kilometers southeast of North Carolina and was moving northwestward.
“This means there is a risk of potentially life-threatening flooding of 60 to 120 centimeters above ground level,” said NHC Director Michael Brennan.
He also warned of the possibility of destructive waves, combined with storm surge, that could cause severe damage to beaches and coastal areas, making roads impassable.
International
Three U.S. Warships deploy near Venezuela to combat drug trafficking
Three U.S. naval vessels are moving toward the coasts of Venezuela, according to international media reports on Tuesday, after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that President Donald Trump is ready to combat and curb international drug trafficking.
Reports indicate that the ships will reach Venezuelan waters within the next 36 hours as part of a recent U.S. deployment aimed at countering international narcotics operations.
The announcement coincides with Leavitt’s statement that Trump is prepared to “use the full extent of his power” to halt drug flows into the United States. The naval deployment involves approximately 4,000 military personnel.
“The President has been clear and consistent. He is ready to use every element of U.S. power to prevent drugs from flooding our country and to bring those responsible to justice. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela—it is a narco-terror cartel,” the spokesperson said during a press conference.
International
Cuban authorities free salvadoran convicted in 1997 hotel bombing
Salvadoran national Otto René Rodríguez Llerena was released after serving a 30-year prison sentence for his involvement in a terrorist attack at a hotel in Cuba in 1997, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
During his trial, Rodríguez Llerena admitted to placing an explosive device at the Meliá Cohiba Hotel under the orders of anti-Castro exile leaders. He was arrested the following year when he returned to Havana with another load of explosives that failed to detonate.
“The Cuban government reiterates its commitment to combating terrorism, respecting human rights, and the need for the international community to hold accountable those who promote such acts,” the statement read.
He was released on August 15 and is the second Salvadoran to complete his sentence. In December of last year, another Salvadoran, Ernesto Cruz León, was released after planting bombs at tourist centers, one of which killed an Italian tourist identified as Fabio Di Celmo.
A third Salvadoran, Francisco Chávez Abarca, also received a 30-year sentence from Cuban courts in 2010 after being extradited from Venezuela through Interpol for actions against Cuba.
Rodríguez Llerena had requested conditional release in 2016, arguing that his actions had not caused any direct fatalities, but no further information was released about his situation until now.
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