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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Graeme Massie and Alex Woodward

Donald Trump brands US a ‘third-world hellhole’ run by ‘perverts’ and ‘thugs’

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Donald Trump branded the US a “third-world hellhole” run by “perverts” and “thugs” in his latest 2024 campaign speech, a rambling, nearly two-hour long set of remarks to close out a right-wing conference in Florida.

The one-term president told the Turning Point Action Conference on 15 July that the American dream was “dead” under Joe Biden as he relentlessly mocked his predecessor and painted a bleak picture of a nation in decline.

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