Key events
Donald Trump again promised to ban sanctuary cities and launch a massive deportation program if he wins the presidential race, making xenophobic comments about how US towns have been “conquered” by migrants.
“These are dangerous people. These are really dangerous people,” Trump said. “There’s nothing you’re going to do about it to make them less dangerous.”
A report compiled by the American Immigration Council estimated the annual cost of deporting one million immigrants per year to be roughly $88bn.
Donald Trump briefly touched on his baseless claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election as he addressed supporters in State College, Pennsylvania.
Trump noted that he won more votes in 2020 than any president in US history. That statement is true, but crucially, Trump’s 74m votes fell short of Joe Biden’s 81m votes in the…