Democrats pounce on Trump calling Milwaukee ‘horrible’
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CEOs at Trump meeting: Ex-president ‘meandering’ and ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump failed to impress everyone in a room full of top CEOs Thursday at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting, multiple attendees told CNBC.
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Former world heavyweight boxing champion turned convicted rapist Mike Tyson is defending former President Donald Trump by suggesting that the ex-president’s experience with the legal system is akin to how Black people are treated in America.
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Trump allies scramble to explain after he calls Republican National Convention host Milwaukee a 'horrible' city
In a meeting with House Republicans on Thursday, former President Donald Trump called Milwaukee — the host of the 2024 Republican National Convention — a "horrible" city and said it is overrun by crime. The comments, which were first reported by Punchbowl's Jake Sherman and confirmed by NBC News, drew criticism from Democrats, while Trump's allies scrambled to defend his remarks. The Trump campaign denied that he called the city "horrible," writing in a press release that the reports are a "total lie." Yet, the campaign still seemed to imply that Trump spoke disparagingly of the city. "President Trump was explicitly referring to the problems in Milwaukee, specifically violent crime and voter fraud," the camp
‘You’re fired!’: Trump praises AI written speeches and jokes about getting rid of his speechwriters
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What Trump told CEOs in their private meeting
Donald Trump huddled with at least 80 CEOs on Thursday in Washington with a clear pitch to them: If he is elected president again in November, the CEOs are going to see tax cuts and a curtailment of business regulations. Trump said that if he is in the White House he will cut taxes, including income taxes, and bring back the same economic policies he enacted during his first term, according to people familiar with the meeting. Trump explained that he wants to bring the federal corporate tax rate down from 21% to 20% if he were to become president, according to a person familiar with his remarks. Trump also mentioned to th