Treasury secretary ‘confident’ Fed chair nominee will be confirmed as Trump threatens Powell again – live
President has nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Powell, whom he has repeatedly attacked over interest rate decisions
At a Turning Point USA event in Georgia on Tuesday, vice-president JD Vance was heckled by a protester who seemed to criticized the conflicts in the Middle East, including the war in Gaza.
“Jesus Christ does not support genocide,” the audience member shouted. The vice-president addressed the demonstrator and agreed with their statement, before responding to further comments from the heckler who appeared to say that the administration “supports a genocide in Gaza”.
Source: Theguardian.com
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