Trump focuses on national security at his first outdoor rally since assassination attempt: "The world is on fire."
Trump stated that the Afghanistan disaster has led to a situation where America and our allies are being targeted.
During his first outdoor rally after surviving an assassination attempt, former President Donald Trump boasted about how he "ended wars with phone calls" while in office.
On Wednesday, Trump held a campaign event in Asheboro, N.C., where he emphasized national security and highlighted how the world was safer during his time as president.
Trump declared from a bulletproof glass podium, "The world is on fire, and Kamala and Biden have led us to the brink of World War III."
The former president assessed the national security situation during his tenure, stating that "our allies respected us" and "our adversaries were intimidated by us."
Trump boasted about his accomplishments, including defeating ISIS, killing the world's top terrorists, securing borders, achieving energy independence, standing up to China, protecting Israel, and making peace in the Middle East with the Abraham Accords and more.
"Through phone calls, I managed to prevent many wars in this world. I don't need to deploy troops," he stated to the crowd.
Trump criticized President Biden's unpredictable withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the devastating attack on Israel on October 7th, implying that none of these events would have occurred under his leadership.
The withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to an increase in attacks on America and our allies, resulting in the death of 13 U.S. service members, according to him.
At the event, Ohio Sen. JD Vance stated that Trump was the individual who averted nuclear war.
""Let's bring back the era of a strong leader who stood up to tyrants and assassins, just like Vance did," the crowd cheered."
In his speech, Trump discussed the updated job numbers following new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed that 818,000 fewer jobs were created this year compared to the previous report.
Trump accused the Harris Biden administration of fraudulently manipulating job statistics to conceal the economic devastation they have caused in America.
The DNC in Chicago was set to begin on the third day, preceding the Trump-Vance event.
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