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Trump says surrounded by 'tremendously strong women,' claims only he can save US economy from 'obliteration'

Trump says surrounded by 'tremendously strong women,' claims only he can save US economy from 'obliteration'

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Donald Trump, hitting back at Mark Cuban for his statement claiming that the Republican allegedly avoids strong, intelligent women in his circles, called the billionaire a "very insecure guy".

'Tremendously strong women'

Appearing on Fox & Friends, on Saturday (Nov 2) Trump pushed back on Cuban's comment and highlighted his wife Melania and advisers like Kellyanne Conway and Susie Wiles as examples of strong women in his orbit.

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Trump pointed out that he happens to be married to a particularly strong woman who just had a No. 1 bestseller book, and said,"I have given women chances too. Kellyanne was the head of my 2016 victory. Susie Wiles is strong…I have tremendously strong women".

"Well, I know Mark Cuban. He is a very insecure guy. Can't hit a golf ball more than 50 yards. He's weak physically and mentally...I have known him for a long time. He would call me in the White House incessantly and finally, I just couldn't take his calls anymore and then he went over the other side. He's a guy that wants publicly. When he said that...you know he totally retracted his statement..," claimed Trump.

Cuban, while appearing on The View, had suggested that Trump avoids women who challenge him, particularly on issues like reproductive rights.

Saving economy from 'obliteration'

Also on Saturday, at a campaign rally in Salem, Virginia, the Republican Party presidential nominee claimed that he was the only candidate capable of rescuing the US economy from "obliteration".

Trump told his supporters that he was confident about the Election Day outcome in Virginia and said,"We win Virginia, we win the whole thing without question."

He also reinforced his stance on key election issues, including immigration, the economy, and gender rights in sports.

Addressing his campaign's recent ads targeting transgender athletes, Trump invited members of a local college swim team onstage and pledged to support "women’s rights in sports."

Taking direct aim at Vice President Kamala Harris, he criticised "Kamala's economy," and said that the Democrat's handling of the economy was a cause of "depression" rather than recession. He promised tax relief measures, such as eliminating taxes on tips and Social Security, and proposed increased oil drilling to reduce energy costs.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Moohita Kaur Garg is a journalist and Senior Sub-Editor at WION News with five years of experience covering the volatile intersections of geopolitics and global security. She has e...Read More