Trump heads to rallies in Arizona and Montana after campaign stop-off in Alaska – US politics live
Trump has taken to campaigning in conservative-leaning parts of competitive states, rather than in more politically diverse areas Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump will attend campaign rallies in Arizona and Montana later today, having spent the past 24 hours in Alaska – a sign of his party’s recent polling woes. In Alaska, Donald Trump repeated his false claim that he…
Donald Trump is campaigning in Arizona and Montana today, following a recent stop in Alaska. This shift in strategy reflects the party's recent polling struggles. Alaska, a conservative state, is one of several where Democrats have a chance of flipping a Senate seat due to voter dissatisfaction with living costs and the Iran war.
The president's approval rating is declining, affected by rising fuel prices and an unpopular Middle Eastern conflict. During his rally, Sullivan, the incumbent Republican senator, acknowledged Alaskans' energy cost challenges but criticized the Democratic 'war against Alaska oil and gas.' Trump pardoned two local repair shop owners convicted of violating the federal Clean Air Act for removing pollution controls.
He also urged Republicans to vote by mail, a process he has sought to discredit. At one point, Trump falsely claimed Iran was weeks away from a nuclear weapon, a situation that was resolved eight months prior. Despite intelligence agencies reporting Iran had suspended its nuclear program in 2003, Trump ordered airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, which he later claimed "obliterated" the program.
On his way to Alaska, Trump posted a video mocking a British man fatally mauled by a tiger on social media with the caption: "Don't ever mess with nature!"
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