Trump takes swing at Biden saying if "wrong person" wins, "you will have a crash like you have never seen before"

Record ID: 1560510

  • Title: Trump takes swing at Biden saying if "wrong person" wins, "you will have a crash like you have never seen before"
  • Date: 2nd July 2020
  • Summary: KEYSTONE, SOUTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES (JULY 1, 2020) (REUTERS) WIDE SHOT OF MOUNT RUSHMORE MEDIUM SHOT OF MOUNT RUSHMORE
  • Embargoed: 16th July 2020 17:55
  • Keywords: 1929 Biden Mount Rushmore Trump coronavirus crash economy stock market
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., KEYSTONE, SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C., KEYSTONE, SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA002CL4BE4N
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (July 2) pledged to rebuild "the greatest economy in the history of the world," but warned about economic consequences if presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden prevails predicting markets would crash and, "It might even be a 1929 situation."
    After days of record spikes in new COVID-19 cases and hospitals warning they could run out of beds, Trump sought to convey that all was well in the battle against the coronavirus and efforts to get the U.S. economy moving again. he voiced optimism the United States would soon come up with a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, saying three vaccine candidates were looking especially good.
    Trump this year will view fireworks celebrating U.S. independence at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. It will be the first fireworks display at the site in more than a decade, with no social distancing required.
    Republican Governor Kristi Noem said, "We told those folks that have concerns that they can stay home," People Magazine reported.
    (Production: Deborah Lutterbeck)
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