Trump started the final election with 91 felony expenses in 4 felony circumstances, however his technique of delaying trials was largely profitable. Three circumstances will now now not be heard earlier than the election, and his sentencing in New York – on what are believed to be the weakest expenses – has been postponed till the tip of November.
On July 13, a 20-year-old gunman tried to assassinate Trump throughout a marketing campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Thomas Matthew Crooks fired eight photographs from an AR rifle from a close-by roof, wounding Trump in the proper ear earlier than the gunman was killed by snipers.
Days later, on the Republican Nationwide Conference, the celebration showered him with reward and formally topped him the Republican presidential nominee for the third consecutive time, apparently establishing a rematch with Mr. Biden.
A traditionally unpopular president, the Democrat's time in workplace has been marked by post-pandemic financial and infrastructure progress, but additionally excessive inflation, an increase in unlawful immigration and international coverage chaos.
Since Mr. Biden resigned and endorsed his deputy, Kamala Harris, Trump has tried to tie her to the administration's failings — with restricted success.
Nationwide polls recommend that whereas Ms. Harris has mobilized liberal voters and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, the race is deadlocked.
He has instructed his supporters that November 5, 2024 – the date of the US election – might be “crucial date in our nation's historical past.”