Trump touts economic plan in North Carolina

Inflation in the US rose at the slowest pace in more than three years last month, marking relief for consumers – and a possible boon for the Harris campaign. Trump also promised to lower energy costs by opening up more land for drilling, and pledged to reverse renewable energy and infrastructure projects approved by President Joe Biden. Towards the end of his remarks he said he would leave in place the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Trump frequently went off message, criticising Ms Harris over immigration, crime and other issues, as well as targeting her as “not smart” and having “the laugh of a crazy person”. The Harris campaign responded with a statement saying Trump chose to ignore “inconvenient facts” about the economy in his speech. He said the economy is not an important issue,” it said. Trump has been on the defensive in recent days, after the Democratic ticket got a boost of energy when Ms Harris replaced Mr Biden as the nominee. Reports suggest the Trump campaign is trying to get their candidate back on message after several events in which the former real estate mogul has been less focused on policy. A new survey from the Cook Political Report suggests Ms Harris is erasing Trump’s polling leads in multiple swing states. According to the publication, she polls ahead of the former president in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The race remains very competitive ahead of the November election, however, and surveys also suggest that voters trust Trump on economic matters more than Ms Harris. Outside the Asheville venue where Trump spoke, supporters described to BBC News why they back the former president. “I love the fact that he stands for his beliefs and he stands for his country,” said Lisa Ramsey, an Asheville resident. Zach Young, from nearby Hendersonville, said the Biden administration has overseen “three and a half years of suffering”. The country needs to be run like a business,” he said. The economic speech comes after the United Autoworkers Union (UAW) filed Unfair Labor Practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board over comments made by Trump and Elon Musk. In a conversation on X/Twitter on Monday, Trump praised Mr Musk for firing workers who went on strike. Trump said that if workers strike, “you say ‘that’s OK, you’re all gone. On Wednesday, the union said it planned to mobilise its one million active and retired workers to vote for Ms Harris. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xlq0rg4yzo