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Trump seeks to project confidence on economy at New Hampshire rally | TheHill

posted onAugust 16, 2019
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Article snippet: MORE took aim at Democrats during a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H., on Thursday evening, branding them proponents of “socialism” and suggesting the country would undergo another recession if he isn’t reelected in 2020. Trump repeatedly went after Democratic presidential candidate Sen. “Pocahontas” and noting her recent rise in the polls. “Democrats are now the party of high taxes, high crime, open borders, late term abortion and socialism,” Trump asserted more than an hour into his remarks. “The Republican Party is the party of freedom.” Trump also lambasted the media for negative headlines about his administration’s ongoing trade war with China, which has contributed to recent fears of the prospect of a recession. “We are doing very well with China, despite the fact that they would have you believe to the contrary,” Trump said, later using his familiar attack of “fake news.” “They want to make a deal,” Trump said later of Beijing. “I don’t think we’re ready to make a deal. We’re taking in billions of dollars of tariffs” Trump delivered what were, at times, rambling remarks for roughly 90 minutes to a crowd of supporters in Manchester, touching on numerous topics including healthcare, military spending, the opioid crisis and his longstanding pledge to build a wall at the southern border with Mexico. The rally marked a rare visit for the president to a state won by Democratic contender MORE during the 2016 presidential race. “We should have won New Hampshire, ... Link to the full article to read more

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