Trump suggests ‘Purge’ style violence to tackle crime as Harris brands him ‘a scab’ for overtime rant: Live

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.

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.

William Robert Braddock III allegedly vowed to ‘call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad’ and make Anna Paulina Luna ‘disappear’

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