Good morning, it is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart, and we begin this busy hour with the intensifying 2024 race for the white house. This morning former President Donald Trump faces criticism after making a new warning when discussing placing tariffs on cars from china. Were got to put a 100 tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and youre not going to be able to sell those cars. If i get elected. Now, if i dont get recollected, its going to be a blood bath for the whole thats going to be the least of it, its going to be a blood bath for the country. That will be the least of it, but theyre not going to sell those cars. Trumps critics say he was inciting violence, but this morning trump posted he used the term blood bath in reference to imports allowed by President Biden, which he said are killing the auto industry. Meanwhile, the campaign for trumps democratic opponent, President Biden said february was its strongest fundraising month since
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Hello and welcome to newsday. We start with russia, where president putin has hailed his predicted victory in russias president ial election, saying it would allow the country to become stronger. He had been the only serious candidate and now has a 5th term in office, after a landslide 87 of the vote. But there was defiance in the form of large queues at some Polling Stations in russia heeding the call of allies of the late Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny who urged people to turn out to spoil their ballots or to vote for any other candidate. Mr navalny died suddenly in a penal colony in russia last month. At least 80 protesters were arrested. His widow Yulia Navalnya cast her vote at Russias Embassy in berlin. There were protests held and queues to vote in a number of other countries. In london there was a line a mile long outside the russian embassy. From moscow heres our russia editor steve rosenberg. For Vladimir Putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding