Growing calls for him to end his reelection bid. So far, at least 35 democratic lawmakers shares are now publicly urging him outspokenly to step aside with the latest announcement coming in just the last few hours. But the president is insisting that hes staying in the race and a source says that he is seething at former House Speaker Nancy pelosi, since some of her closest allies are joining the calls for him to to drop dropout. Cnns Kristen Holmes is covering that Trump Rally in michigan. But lets start with cnn white House Correspondent Priscilla alvarez, who is with the president in delaware. So priscilla, i understand that the president is doctor has just given an update on his covid recovery. What did that doctor say . Thats exactly right moments ago we received that doctors note at firm kevin oconnor, that says that the president is still testing positive for covid, but that his symptoms are improving and he continues to take paxlovid. Now, of course, the president we learned ha
Dont have time because there were so many other false claims. So lets aDjust some of those. Not even all of them. He repeateD his usual lie about Democrats having cheateD in the 2020 the election. Its nonsense. He saiD, crime is going up. The opposite is true. Its gone sharply Down in 2023 anD early 2024 is now lower than it was unDer trump in 20 2020. He saiD, we have the worst inflation. Weve ever haD. Again, not even close. It is three 3 right now, the u. S. RecorD is 23. 7 . He saiD there was no inflation unDer for him. It was low, of course, but not nonexistent. It was 8 total for his presiDency, 1. 4 year over year in the month he left office, he saiD the price of groceries is up 57 anD percent unDer biDen, its actually 21 . He saiD Democrats are proposing to quaDruple peoples taxes. That is imaginary. He saiD his Tax Cut was the largest in American History. Not even close again, he saiD the biDen aDministration Does nothing to stop migrants while the aDministration trieD to get
Carefully by scientists. The United Nations has urged afghanistans neighbours to keep their Borders open, potentially allowing Tens Of Thousands of people fleeing fighting against the taliban, to reach safety. Aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe, as the militants continue their sweeping advance across the country. The taliban have made rapid gains sincejuly, the red areas show where they had control. A month later more and more districts have fallen under their control leaving the map looking like This. Latest reports suggest they now control another provincial capital, pali alam, just 45 miles south of the Capital Kabul, from where our correspondent, yogita limye, has the very latest. The biggest taliban victory so far in their rapid march across the country. This is the centre of kandahar city, a political and economic powerhouse. The taliban were born in This province. To show off their games, the fighters found themselves walking through their provincial governor
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