USA Trump provokes with statement on the election in four years' time
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has caused outrage with a statement about the US election in four years' time.
28.07.2024, 00:15
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At a campaign event in front of conservative Christians in Florida on Friday evening (local time), the 78-year-old called for voting on November 5 and said that this would only be necessary once. "Christians, go out and vote! Just this time. You won't have to do it again." By the election in four years' time, he said, everything will be put right, everything will be good. "You won't have to vote again, my wonderful Christians."
What exactly Trump meant remained unclear. Trump is always provocative during the election campaign and deliberately leaves room for interpretation.
The campaign team of his political rival, Democrat Kamala Harris, interpreted Trump's statement as an indication that the 78-year-old wanted to "abolish democracy" if he were to return to the White House. The statement fits in with other statements made by Trump, such as that of being a "dictator only on day one". In his speech, the Republican also claimed that voter turnout was particularly low among conservative Christians.
