Trump ominously warns ‘we’re close to World War Two’ – before rally-goer corrects him

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

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The former president warned 'we're close to World War Two' when someone in the crowd corrected him, a conservative commentator was kicked off CNN for making a "racist" remark to a fellow panelist, and Teri Garr, who played Phoebe's mother on 'Friends' died at 79.

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Earlier this year, Donald Trump made history by becoming the first former president ever convicted of a crime.

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