Politics
Trump says his second term is more powerful at Kentucky rally
CBS News reports Trump, campaigning in Kentucky, claimed expanded power and repeated spending pledges that remain conditional on Republican wins.
The short version
- Trump told a Saturday rally in Highland Heights, Kentucky, that his second term is far more powerful than his first.[CBS News]
- He said he had changed the government's name for the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and had also renamed Lake Ontario Lake America.[CBS News]
- He repeated a pledge of $5,000 for every adult American if Republicans win the House and Senate, which CBS News reports would likely cost over $1 trillion.[CBS News]
- He also promised a Defense Department investment in a Kentucky drug manufacturing facility if Republicans win, a contingent campaign promise.[CBS News]
Key facts
- Trump spoke at a campaign stop in Highland Heights, Kentucky, to boost Republican candidates, including Ed Gallrein for the U.S. House.[CBS News]
- Trump said his second term in the White House is much more powerful than his first term.[CBS News]
- Trump said he changed the U.S. government's reference from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and said he changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.[CBS News]
- Trump repeated a promise that every adult American would receive $5,000 if Republicans win the House and Senate.[CBS News]
- CBS News reports that the $5,000 proposal would most likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval.[CBS News]
- Trump promised that, if Republicans win, the Department of Defense would invest in revitalizing a drug manufacturing facility in Kentucky.[CBS News]
What remains uncertain
- The more-than-$1-trillion cost estimate for the $5,000 proposal is described as likely, not confirmed, and the proposal depends on Republican wins and congressional action.[CBS News]
- The Kentucky drug manufacturing investment is a conditional campaign promise contingent on Republicans winning, and it has not been enacted.[CBS News]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.