Former President Donald Trump delivered a speech one week after a shooting incident, using divisive rhetoric and name-calling aimed at President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Democrats. Despite promising unity, Trump continued to push false claims of election fraud and called for mass deportations of migrants. His speech criticized Democrats and expressed disdain for the current administration, with Trump referring to Biden as “Crooked Joe” and Harris as “Laughin’ Kamala.” Trump also revealed that China’s President Xi Jinping wrote him a note after the shooting but did not disclose its contents. The rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, marked Trump’s return to public events following the assassination attempt. His running mate, J.D. Vance, also took aim at Harris and emphasized the need to secure the border. Supporters at the rally expressed confidence in Trump’s electoral prospects, with some trusting his decision to select Vance as his running mate. The event occurred after the Republican National Convention, where Trump accepted the party’s nomination for president and reiterated promises of deportations, accusations of election fraud, and attacks on unions. Michigan, a crucial swing state, remains contested, with Biden winning in 2020 and Trump in 2016. Recent polling shows a tight race between the two candidates in battleground states.
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