Donald Trump News Live: Key Highlights
On Tuesday, the President of the United States has:
Dismissed death rumours: Trump called the media “not credible” for circulating death rumours after week-long absence.
Targeted India's tariffs: The POTUS said they're the "highest in the world."
Shifted Space Command head quarters to Alabama: 'Rocket City' Huntsville is now set to gain 30,000 jobs.
Declared DC 'Crime-Free': Trump claimed his law-and-order push has turned the capital into a safe zone.
Dive into deeper details here.
With this, NDTV Profit ends today's live coverage of developments from Washington. Goodnight, readers!
Donald Trump News Live: Trump Defends 50% Levies On India
Trump again took aim at trade barriers, calling India the country with the "highest tariffs in the world." He cited Harley-Davidson motorcycles, which once faced a 200% duty before being lowered. "Car companies, AI, thousands of companies are now coming into the US," Trump said, crediting his tariff policy.
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Donald Trump News Live: Trump Slams Media Credibility
Trump says media has very little credibility when asked of the recent social media posts outpour alleging his death over his absence from public appearances over the past week.
Donald Trump News Live: Biden Administration Obstructed Space Headquarters Plan
Plan to establish US Space Command Headquarters at Alabama was wrongfully obstructed by the Biden administration, says Trump.
Donald Trump News Live: US President Announces Alabama As New US Space Command Headquarters
Donald Trump News Live: US President Commences Key Announcement From Oval Office
Donald Trump News Live: US President To Deliver Key Announcement From Oval Office Shortly
Donald Trump News Live: JD Vance Prepared To Lead Country
US Vice President JD Vance said he is prepared to lead the country if "God forbid" a tragedy were to occur, though he emphasised his hope that President Donald Trump will serve a full term.
In an interview with USA Today, Vance brushed aside speculation about Trump's health, calling the president "incredibly healthy." He added that his 200 days in office have provided "good on-the-job training."
Donald Trump News Live: Space Command HQ Tug-of-War
Under Trump's first term, the Pentagon moved to shift Space Command headquarters to Alabama.
A 2022 GAO report flagged "significant shortfalls" in the Air Force’' site-selection process.
In 2023, President Joe Biden kept the HQ in Colorado, despite Air Force recommendations favouring Huntsville, Alabama — sparking backlash from Alabama lawmakers.
Former Air Force Secretaries Barbara Barrett and Frank Kendall had both backed Huntsville.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey recently said: "Space Command coming to Huntsville? Count on it."
Donald Trump News Live: US Space Command Likely To Move To Alabama
Reuters reports that the Trump administration is planning to move the US Space Command headquarters to Alabama, from its interim headquarters in Colorado.
Donald Trump News Live: Trump Dismisses Health Rumors
Trump had recently declared on Truth Social that he has "never felt better," pushing back against a weekend of speculation about his health. His low public profile and a blank White House schedule on Friday had fueled chatter online, but Trump was spotted golfing in Virginia with his granddaughter Kai before returning to social media to silence the rumors.
Donald Trump News Live: Trump To Announce US Space Command Headquarters In Upcoming Address
Trump is set to announce the US Space Command headquarters in his upcoming address, as per the US Department of Defence.
Donald Trump News Live: Announcement Likely To Be Related To Defence
President Donald Trump's announcement will be related to the Department of Defence, said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to CNN.
"The president will be making an exciting announcement related to the Department of Defense," she said.
Donald Trump News Live: Trump To Make Oval Office Announcement
Welcome to NDTV Profit's live coverage of US President Donald Trump's address, scheduled for 11:30 pm IST.
Investors are on edge ahead of the announcement, with Wall Street futures slipping as markets reopened after the Labor Day holiday.
S&P 500 futures were down nearly 0.8%, Nasdaq 100 futures fell more than 200 points, and Dow Jones futures declined around 0.6%. Stay with us as we track the speech as well as other developments from Washington.
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