US President Donald Trump said “nothing definitive” was agreed but that he had “insisted” talks with Iran continue during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.

The two leaders met at the White House as tensions continue to rise across the Middle East and negotiations intensify over curbing Iran’s nuclear weapons programme.

Netanyahu was expected to press Trump to pursue a deal that would not only halt Iran’s uranium enrichment, but cut its ballistic missile programme and support for proxy groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.

Iran has suggested it is ready to limit its nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief, but has rejected the other demands.

Ahead of the White House meeting, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned his country would “not yield to their excessive demands”.

Netanyahu’s visit marks his sixth trip to the US since Trump’s return to office – more than any other world leader. The Israeli Prime Minister was brought in through a side entrance for the closed-door meeting on Wednesday.

In a post on Truth Social afterwards, Trump said the meeting between the leaders had been “very good”.

“There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a deal can be consummated,” he said.

He added a deal was his “preference” but if one could not be reached “we will just have to see what the outcome will be”.

Netanyahu’s office said the leaders had discussed “the security needs of the State of Israel in the context of the negotiations” and agreed to continue their “close coordination and relationship”.

A close Trump ally, Netanyahu has long argued that Iran represents an existential security threat to Israel and has pushed the US to curb Tehran’s influence in the region.

“The prime minister believes that any negotiations must include limiting ballistic missiles and ending support for the Iranian axis,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement ahead of his trip.

After arriving in Washington on Tuesday, Netanyahu met Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner. The pair “provided an update on the first round of negotiations they held with Iran last Friday”, according to the prime minister’s office.

Netanyahu’s visit comes as the US increases its military presence in the Middle East, with Trump warning Tehran of strikes if it fails to reach a deal on its nuclear programme and to stop killing protesters.

On Tuesday, the president said that he was “thinking” about sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East.

The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group was sent to the region last month after Trump threatened to strike Iran to stop a government crackdown on mass protests in which thousands of people were killed.

“We have an armada that is heading there and another one might be going,” Trump said in an interview with Axios. He said Iran “wants to make a deal very badly”, adding that a diplomatic solution remained possible.

Trump told Fox Business that a good deal would mean “no nuclear weapons, no missiles”.

In a speech at a rally in Tehran on Wednesday marking the 47th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic revolution, Pezeshkian said: “Our Iran will not yield in the face of aggression, but we are continuing dialogue with all our strength with neighbouring countries in order to establish peace and tranquillity in the region.”

The Iranian president also reiterated that his country was “not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons”. “We have stated this repeatedly and are ready for any verification,” he added.

Israeli officials have also said their country reserves the right to take military action against Iran if it does not reach a nuclear agreement with the US.

Netanyahu is under pressure from far-right allies in his government to use his ties to Trump to push for a wide-ranging US-Iran deal that meets the Israeli government’s security concerns, experts say.

“Israel is concerned that in the haste to get a deal with Iran, the president might embrace a deal that doesn’t address Iran’s missile programme or support for proxy groups, or that allows it to have some remnant of its nuclear programme,” said Daniel Byman, a professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

“One worry Israel and other allies have about the US under Trump is that he wants a deal more than he wants a particular outcome,” added Byman.

Analysts say Iran’s leaders are in a weaker position now after the mass protests and a 12-day air campaign by the US and Israel last year, during which Iranian nuclear and military sites were bombed.

“The Iranian regime today is really vulnerable,” said Mohammed Hafez, a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and expert on Middle Eastern politics. “The US and Israel feel they hold all the cards, Iran is on its back foot, and they can make these maximalist demands.”

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L’émissaire de Donald Trump à Minneapolis, Tom Homan, a annoncé mercredi le retrait de 700 policiers de l’immigration tout en assurant qu’il resterait sur place tant que “tout ne serait pas terminé” dans cette ville du nord des Etats-Unis, secouée par la mort de deux manifestants.

“Nous n’avons jamais eu ce genre de coopération à ce niveau” avec les autorités locales, s’est également félicité Tom Homan lors d’une conférence de presse. Il n’a pas précisé s’il s’agissait d’un retrait de la seule ville de Minneapolis ou de l’Etat du Minnesota plus généralement.

Depuis des semaines, des milliers de policiers fédéraux, dont des agents armés et souvent masqués, multiplient les descentes dans la région de Minneapolis pour arrêter les personnes sans-papiers, objectif prioritaire du président américain.

Bilan des arrestations

“Nous avons fait des progrès significatifs”, a ajouté Tom Homan, affirmant que les agents fédéraux avaient arrêté 139 personnes condamnées pour agression, 87 délinquants sexuels ainsi que 28 membres de gangs.

Leurs méthodes jugées brutales, ainsi que la mort de Renee Good et Alex Pretti, deux manifestants qui s’opposaient à leur présence, tués par balles par des agents fédéraux à Minneapolis, ont provoqué une vive émotion dans le pays.

Tom Homan, a également affirmé qu’il ne “partira pas” tant que “tout ne sera pas terminé” en matière de politique migratoire Minneapolis.

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Donald Trump a annoncé une “petite désescalade” à Minneapolis après l’arrivée mardi de son conseiller dépêché pour désamorcer les tensions autour de l’opération anti-immigration ayant conduit à la mort de deux manifestants. Tous deux ont été tués par balles par des agents fédéraux.

“Ce n’est pas un retrait, c’est un petit changement”, a toutefois averti le président américain dans une interview sur Fox News. Son envoyé Tom Homan a pris mardi le relais du chef de la police aux frontières Greg Bovino, qui devait quitter Minneapolis avec une partie des 3000 agents fédéraux déployés depuis plusieurs semaines.

Principal responsable de la politique d’expulsions massives de migrants voulue par Donald Trump, Tom Homan, considéré comme moins agressif dans sa communication, a échangé mardi avec les deux grandes figures démocrates de l’Etat, le gouverneur Tim Walz et le maire de Minneapolis, Jacob Frey.

D’après des communiqués de leurs équipes, les deux dirigeants démocrates ont répété vouloir voir partir les agents fédéraux et obtenir des enquêtes “impartiales” sur les évènements impliquant ces policiers. Ces échanges vont se poursuivre, ont-ils indiqué.

“Enquête honorable et très honnête”

Concernant Alex Pretti, infirmier de 37 ans abattu par des agents fédéraux lors d’une manifestation samedi, le président américain a dit vouloir “une enquête honorable et très honnête” et s’est engagé à “surveiller ça de près”.

Donald Trump a jugé ce décès “très triste” et a refusé de qualifier la victime d'”assassin”, contrairement à son conseiller Stephen Miller. Ce dernier a toutefois changé de ton. Il a déclaré mardi que la mort d’Alex Pretti pouvait résulter d’un manquement au “protocole” des agents fédéraux qui l’ont tué. Stephen Miller avait pourtant très vite pris la défense des membres de la police aux frontières qui ont abattu le trentenaire, en le traitant d'”assassin en puissance.”

Des vidéos analysées par l’AFP et d’autres médias mettent à mal la thèse de certains membres de son gouvernement selon laquelle Alex Pretti, qui portait légalement une arme, constituait une menace pour les forces de l’ordre..

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The trade deal between India and the European Union is as much about geopolitics as it’s about intercontinental business relations.

The EU is already India’s largest partner with trade in goods reaching $142.3bn (£104.07bn) in 2024, amounting to 11.5% of the South Asian nation’s total trade. India is the EU’s ninth largest trading partner.

These are impressive numbers and reflect strong relations. And yet, trade talks were stuck for two decades.

That raises the question: what’s changed now? The answer lies in the fast-evolving geopolitical landscape and the unpredictability of the US administration under President Donald Trump.

The US leader has used tariffs as a bargaining chip in some negotiations but he has often used them to punish countries, including partners, which don’t agree with his worldview.

The US has imposed 50% tariffs on Indian goods, which include a 25% penalty for Delhi’s refusal to stop buying oil from Russia.

Some EU countries recently faced fresh tariff threats from Trump as the US president was put out by their refusal to accept his proposed takeover of Greenland. He later withdrew the threat, but experts say it did rattle the EU.

The EU and India are not alone in looking to hedge their bets when it comes to the US – the free trade agreement (FTA) in Delhi was secured amid a flurry of countries striking deals and patching things up as they try to cope with global unpredictability.

The EU-India pact – the seventh trade deal India has completed recently – comes after Brussels signed a trade accord with South American trade bloc Mercosur earlier this month after 25 years of negotiation. Experts say the Trump factor helped speed that up too, though it’s now facing legal challenges in Europe.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney – who warned of a “rupture” in the post-war international order last week – is just back from a visit resetting ties in China which will boost trade ties, drawing Trump’s ire and fresh threats of 100% tariffs. Carney is also due to travel to India in the near future, with trade high on the agenda. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to Beijing this week, accompanied by dozens of British business executives, following years of strained ties with China.

Against this backdrop, the India-EU trade deal, which is still subject to ratification, assumes greater geopolitical significance as it achieves more than just trade results – for both Brussels and Delhi.

It sends a message to Trump that global powers have started to look at ways to club together to protect themselves against his administration.

“One could argue that the Trump factor provided a very strong impetus to the deal because both India and the EU are facing shock US tariffs that they never expected,” said Michael Kugelman, senior fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council.

He added that Trump is a big reason why the EU and India have been able to overcome most of their differences and put issues they couldn’t resolve on the back-burner for future negotiations.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen both called Tuesday’s agreement “the mother of all deals”.

“This is the tale of two giants – the world’s second and fourth largest economies – two giants who choose partnership in a true win-win fashion, a strong message that co-operation is the best answer to global challenges,” said von der Leyen, standing beside Modi after they exchanged agreements.

“By combining these strengths, we reduce strategic dependencies at a time when trade is increasingly weaponised… We are not only making our economies stronger – we are also delivering security for our people in an increasingly insecure world.”

Modi said the global order is in “great turmoil” and the trade deal would strengthen supply chains globally.

“This means it is not just a trade agreement. This is a new blueprint for shared prosperity,” he said.

The two leaders’ may or may not have intended the deal to annoy the Trump administration, but they appear to have done exactly that.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told ABC News on Sunday that the EU was “financing the war against themselves” by signing a trade deal with Delhi.

He was referring to India’s purchase of Russian crude, which US officials have often said was indirectly financing Moscow’s war in Ukraine. India has always denied this, saying the purchase of Russian oil secures energy needs of millions of its people.

The time-tested Delhi-Moscow relations are also the reason why India has been reluctant to abruptly cut business ties with Russia. It has long relied on Moscow for military hardware but today’s deal will help it build on already strong defence ties with France as it looks to diversify its defence imports portfolio with other European nations too.

The India deal also gives the EU access to another huge market and may help it reduce its reliance on China in the future.

“India will also look at this partnership as a way to counter China’s dominance in global trade, which it envisaged doing with the US. But it’s a different state of play right now. The EU likewise sees India as a useful country to partner within its own efforts to counter China,” Kugelman added.

But it’s worth remembering that behind the chest-thumping headlines, there is still plenty of work to do for both India and the EU. While negotiations around the deal have concluded, the formal signing of the agreement will take a long time..

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President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of US troops to Portland, Oregon, authorising use of “full force” if needed.

Trump said he was “directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland”.

He claimed that the move would help protect “any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,” adding on Truth Social: “I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary.”

The announcement drew pushback from Democratic lawmakers, who said there was no need for federal troops to be deployed to the city.

“There is no national security threat in Portland. Our communities are safe and calm,” said Oregon Governor Tina Kotek in a statement, adding that she has asked the Trump administration for further information.

Portland’s mayor Keith Wilson said in a statement that the “number of necessary troops is zero, in Portland and any other American city”.

Saturday’s announcement marks the further expansion of deployment of troops in American cities, amid a wider crackdown by the Trump administration on illegal immigration.

Trump’s post does not specify whether he intends to activate national guard or regular US military. The post also did not specify what is meant by the use of “full force”.

“We stand ready to mobilize U.S. military personnel in support of DHS operations in Portland at the President’s direction,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman, Sean Parnell told the BBC. “The Department will provide information and updates as they become available.”

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland has been targeted by protesters since early June, sometimes leading to violent clashes.

As of 8 September, the US Attorney’s Office had brought federal charges against 26 people for crimes including arson, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.

On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that demonstrators had “repeatedly attacked and laid siege to an ICE processing centre” in Portland.

In a post on the social media platform X, the department stated that several individuals had been arrested and charged with federal offences.

“Rose City Antifa, a recently designated domestic terrorist organization, illegally doxed ICE officers. They published their home address online and on public flyers. Individuals associated with Antifa also sent death threats to DHS personnel,” DHS wrote on X.

Earlier this week, Trump signed an order formally designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organisation.

Antifa, short for “anti-fascist”, is a loosely organised movement of primarily far-left activists.

Legal experts have pointed out that there is no legal mechanism in the US that would formally establish any group as a domestic terror organisation. Such efforts, they said, could face constitutional challenges under the First Amendment, which protects free speech and assembly.

Democratic lawmakers have criticised both the president’s rhetoric and the reported actions of ICE agents in the state.

Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon said on Friday that there were “credible” reports that federal agents “may be replaying the 2020 playbook “, in a reference to federal forces being deployed in response to protests against the murder of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody.

“I urge Oregonians not to fall into Trump’s attempt to incite violence,” Wyden said.

Local lawmakers have also accused ICE of going after people who are not an actual danger to society.

“ICE has said they’re targeting people for arrest and detainment who have committed crimes. That’s what they told us. But that’s not what we are seeing,” said Democratic house representative Suzanne Bonamici on Friday.

Lawmakers cited recent incidents, including the detention of a father outside his child’s preschool and a wildland firefighter who was arrested while battling fires in the Olympic National Forest.

They also pointed to a statistic published by the Cato Institute, a US think tank based in Washington DC, which reported that 65% of people detained by ICE had no criminal convictions.

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La fin de 13 jours de conflit? Donald Trump a annoncé hier soir que l’Iran et Israël avaient accepté un “cessez-le-feu total” devant débuter aujourd’hui. Après avoir fustigé les deux camps pour leur violation du cessez-le-feu ce matin, le président américain a assuré qu’il était en vigueur.

Donald Trump a assuré mardi que le cessez-le-feu entre Israël et l’Iran était désormais en vigueur, après avoir accusé les deux belligérants de l’avoir violé plus tôt. Le président les avait appelés à la mesure, se disant “pas content” d’eux, et leur demandant d’arrêter de lancer des missiles et de faire rentrer tous les avions.

Israël et l’Iran se sont eux accusés mutuellement d’avoir violé le cessez-le-feu et s’étaient dits prêts à riposter fermement à toute agression.

Le président iranien Massoud Pezeshkian a déclaré mardi que son pays ne cherchait pas à se doter de l’arme atomique, mais qu’il continuerait à défendre ses “droits légitimes” pour son programme nucléaire civil. Il a ajouté que l’Iran était prêt à résoudre les différends “à la table des négociations”.

– Benjamin Netanyahu a également annoncé avoir atteint “tous les objectifs” de son attaque contre l’Iran, en ayant éliminé la “double menace existentielle” du nucléaire et des missiles iraniens..

De la Turquie à l’Arabie saoudite, en passant par la Russie et la France, la communauté internationale s’est félicitée de la conclusion d’un cessez-le-feu et a appelé les deux parties à le respecter.

La guerre déclenchée par Israël contre l’Iran le 13 juin a fait à la date de mardi au moins 610 morts et plus de 4700 blessés, selon un nouveau bilan communiqué par le ministère de la Santé iranien

L’Iran “prêt à résoudre les différends à la table des négociations”, affirme son président

Le président iranien Massoud Pezeshkian a déclaré mardi que son pays ne cherchait pas à se doter de l’arme atomique, mais qu’il continuerait à défendre ses “droits légitimes” pour son programme nucléaire civil, alors qu’un cessez-le-feu est entré en vigueur avec Israël.

“Nous attendons de vous que vous leur expliquiez, dans vos relations avec les Etats-Unis, que la République islamique d’Iran cherche uniquement à faire valoir ses droits légitimes”, a déclaré Massoud Pezeshkian lors d’un appel téléphonique avec le président des Emirats arabes unis, Mohammed ben Zayed, selon l’agence officielle Irna.

Il a ajouté par ailleurs que l’Iran était “prêt à résoudre les différends (…) à la table des négociations”.

Le président iranien dit que son pays respectera le cessez-le-feu si Israël fait de même

Le président iranien Massoud Pezeshkian a déclaré que Téhéran respecterait le cessez-le-feu avec Israël, à condition qu’Israël en respecte également les termes.

“Si le régime sioniste ne viole pas le cessez-le-feu, l’Iran ne le violera pas non plus”, a affirmé Massoud Pezeshkian lors d’un entretien téléphonique avec le Premier ministre malaisien Anwar Ibrahim, selon le site de la présidence.

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L’Organisation de la coopération islamique a adopté vendredi le plan arabe pour la reconstruction de Gaza, ont indiqué deux ministres. Il a été élaboré en réponse à la proposition du président américain Donald Trump de prendre le contrôle du territoire palestinien.

L’armée israélienne a annoncé avoir mené une frappe aérienne contre un membre du Hezbollah dans le sud du Liban, où il “dirigeait les activités terroristes” du mouvement islamiste libanais.

Le Hamas a évoqué samedi des “signaux positifs” pour la poursuite de la trêve avec Israël

Le Hamas a évoqué samedi des “signaux positifs” pour la poursuite de la trêve avec Israël dans la bande de Gaza, lors de discussions avec les médiateurs au Caire concernant la deuxième phase de l’accord du cessez-le-feu.

“Les signaux sont positifs pour le début des négociations sur la deuxième phase” de la trêve, a affirmé dans un communiqué le porte-parole du Hamas, Abdel Latif Al-Qanoua, alors que “les efforts des médiateurs égyptiens et qataris se poursuivent pour achever la mise en oeuvre de l’accord de cessez-le-feu” entré en vigueur le 19 janvier et dont la première phase a expiré le 1er mars.

Le Hamas dénonce le blocage de l’aide humanitaire par Israël

Le Hamas a dénoncé samedi le blocage de l’aide humanitaire à destination de la bande de Gaza par Israël, affirmant que les otages encore détenus dans le territoire palestinien en étaient également victimes.

Le gouvernement israélien “exacerbe la catastrophe humanitaire qu’il a causée dans la bande de Gaza en commettant le crime de guerre de punition collective à travers la famine et la privation des biens de première nécessité pour le septième jour consécutif”, affirme le mouvement islamiste palestinien dans un communiqué.

Outre les 2,4 millions de Palestiniens vivant à Gaza, les otages israéliens encore aux mains du Hamas “sont aussi affectés par le manque de nourriture, de médicaments et de soins”, ajoute-t-il.

Après quinze mois d’une guerre entre Israël et le Hamas qui a ravagé Gaza, la première phase de la trêve, entrée en vigueur le 19 janvier, a permis la libération de 33 otages, dont huit morts, en échange de quelque 1800 détenus palestiniens.

Israël a aussi autorisé l’entrée d’une aide humanitaire accrue dans la bande de Gaza assiégée, avant de la bloquer le 2 mars.

Des ex-otages appellent Netanyahu à un cessez-le-feu complet

Plus de cinquante ex-otages israéliens de Gaza ont appelé le Premier ministre Benjamin Netanyahu à conclure un accord de cessez-le-feu “complet” avec le Hamas pour permettre la libération du reste des captifs.

“Nous qui avons vécu l’enfer, nous savons qu’un retour de la guerre menace la vie de ceux que nous avons laissés derrière”, écrivent 56 otages libérés du territoire palestinien, dans une lettre ouverte publiée sur Instagram.

“Appliquez l’accord complètement, en une fois”, demandent à Benjamin Netanyahu les signataires, en référence à l’accord de cessez-le-feu en vigueur depuis le 19 février dans la bande de Gaza.

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The race is still too close to call between Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, with only two days to go until Election Day.

Harris is holding several rallies in Michigan, while Trump is jumping between Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia – all crucial swing states.

Trump visited Virginia and North Carolina on Saturday, while Harris was also in North Carolina, and made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live in New York City.

The national polls are tightening even further. Harris is now only ahead by one point, within the margin of error.

Hello from Detroit, Michigan, where Kamala Harris is beginning her day at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ.

At the moment, the minister is giving an impassioned sermon, accompanied by an organ and electric guitar.

As we entered the building, a gospel choir was in full song.

The black churchgoing vote has been the backbone of many a Democratic victory, not just here in Michigan but across the battleground states.

The vice-president’s expected to address the congregation soon.

Media watchdog says no complaint made about Harris SNL appearance

As we reported earlier, Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance last night on the US comedy-skit show Saturday Night Live – its final edition before the election.

Brendan Carr, a Republican member of the media watchdog, the Federal Communications Commission, said Harris’s participation on the NBC programme was “a clear and blatant effort to evade” its “equal time rule”.

But a spokesperson for the FCC tells the BBC’s US partner, CBS News, that it “has not made any determination regarding politically [sic] programming rules, nor have we received a complaint from any interested parties”.

The independent government agency must first receive a formal complaint from a political candidate alleging that they have requested “equal time” and been denied it, in order to review whether the policy was violated.

The Trump campaign has indicated it did not receive an invite to the show but has not yet made a complaint.

Earlier this week, it sued CBS for $10bn alleging the network made a “deceitful” edit of a Harris interview.

Trump uses rally to hit his talking points, again and again

And they might not be what his campaign wants him to focus on, as Trump acknowledged.

The start of his speech in Lititz, Pennsylvania, was on the topic his campaign wanted him to focus on: the economy and inflation. But he quickly veered off the prepared speech on the teleprompter.

Trump started a lengthy section on themes that are less popular among the general public his strategists. These include his repeated complaints over the voting process and some of the nastier language he uses towards leading Democrats and the “fake news”.

His focus on these topics energises his base, but is it the kind of material that will win around crucial undecided voters in the swing states? The very type of voter these last-minute swing state rallies are supposed to win over.

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Kamala Harris a affirmé mercredi que “oui”, son rival républicain Donald Trump était un fasciste, à moins de deux semaines d’une élection aussi tendue qu’acrimonieuse entre les deux candidats à la Maison Blanche.

“Pensez-vous que Donald Trump est un fasciste?”, lui a demandé un journaliste de la chaîne CNN lors d’une réunion publique avec des électeurs, en Pennsylvanie. “Oui, je le pense”, a répondu la vice-présidente et candidate démocrate à l’élection du 5 novembre.

Cette question lui a été posée en référence cette semaine aux propos de l’ancien chef de cabinet du républicain à la Maison Blanche.

Les Américains ne veulent pas d’un “président des Etats-Unis qui admire les dictateurs et qui est un fasciste”, a lancé la vice-présidente lors d’une réunion publique avec des électeurs, en Pennsylvanie, organisée par CNN.

“Pensez-vous que Donald Trump est un fasciste?” lui avait demandé peu auparavant un journaliste de la chaîne.

“Oui, je le pense”, a répondu la candidate démocrate à l’élection du 5 novembre, dans une déclaration forte tranchant avec ses réponses plus vagues à des questions sur d’autres sujets, notamment l’économie et l’immigration.

Cette question lui a été posée en référence cette semaine aux propos de l’ancien chef de cabinet du républicain à la Maison Blanche, John Kelly.

“Pouvoir absolu”

Cet ancien haut gradé de l’armée américaine a estimé que le candidat républicain répondait à la définition d’un fasciste, et a assuré que l’ex-président aurait dit que le dictateur nazi Adolf Hitler avait “fait de bonnes choses”.

Kamala Harris a estimé que John Kelly avait “sonné l’alarme”, à l’approche d’un scrutin qui se jouera certainement à quelques dizaines de milliers de voix d’écart dans une poignée d’Etats cruciaux.

Dans une courte allocution très solennelle à Washington mercredi, la candidate démocrate avait déjà estimé que Donald Trump était “de plus en plus déséquilibré” et à la recherche d’un “pouvoir absolu”.

Donald Trump, en Géorgie, le 23 octobre 2024 AFP Jim WATSON

Le candidat républicain qualifie lui aussi son opposante de “fasciste”, mais aussi de “marxiste” et de “communiste”.

Mardi, Kamala Harris poursuivra dans la même veine en livrant un “réquisitoire final” contre Donald Trump à Washington, à l’endroit où l’ancien président avait harangué des milliers de partisans juste avant qu’ils n’attaquent le Capitole le 6 janvier 2021.

Les deux candidats se démultiplient dans la dernière ligne droite de la campagne, cherchant à toucher tous les électeurs, toutes les communautés avant le 5 novembre.

Serrée

La course entre Donald Trump et Kamala Harris, deux candidats que tout oppose, est décrite comme l’une des plus serrées de l’histoire américaine dans un pays particulièrement polarisé.

Âge des candidats à la présidence des Etats-Unis au jour de l’élection, pour chaque élection depuis 1789 AFP Valentin RAKOVSKY, Gal ROMA, Jean-Michel CORNU

Dans cet immense pays, les candidats arpentent tout particulièrement une poignée d’Etats cruciaux pour tenter de convaincre les électeurs indécis.

Donald Trump s’est rendu mercredi dans l’un d’entre eux, en Géorgie, où le vote anticipé a commencé très fort. Le républicain s’est offert un bain de foule après une réunion publique sur le thème de la foi dans une chapelle à Zebulon, avant de donner un grand meeting de campagne auprès de jeunes ultra-conservateurs.

Le républicain n’a pas évoqué durant ce rassemblement les accusations, révélées mercredi par The Guardian, selon lesquelles il aurait agressé une mannequin durant les années 90.

Des insultes de la part de Donald Trump

Tenant des propos de plus en plus outranciers ces derniers jours, Donald Trump a de son côté multiplié les attaques personnelles contre son adversaire qu’il décrit comme “une personne stupide” qui “ne mérite pas de pouvoir se présenter”. “Si elle devient présidente, ce pays est fini.”

“Vous devez dire à Kamala Harris que vous en avez assez. (…) Tu es une vice-présidente de merde, la pire, tu es virée. Dégage d’ici”, avait-t-il lancé à ses partisans le 19 octobre lors d’un meeting en Pennsylvanie.

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Democratic presidential candidate in ‘excellent health’ before November’s US election, doctor says.

United States Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, released a letter from her doctor that pronounced her in “excellent health” and fit for high office, in an effort to draw a contrast with her counterpart, Donald Trump.

As president, I will take on corporate price gouging to lower the cost of groceries.

Donald Trump can’t figure out what groceries are. pic.twitter.com/fhvYsYj9Ep

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 12, 2024

In a memo released on Saturday, physician Joshua Simmons said Harris’s April exam was “unremarkable”, noting her active lifestyle, “very healthy diet”, seasonal allergies, sporadic hives, and moderate alcohol use.

“In summary, Vice President Harris remains in excellent health. She possesses the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the presidency, to include those as chief executive, head of state and commander in chief,” Simmons wrote.

Donald Trump’s Project 2025 plan will gut Social Security and Medicare. pic.twitter.com/BcmhhA593n

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 9, 2024

Harris, 59, is running against Republican Trump, 78, for the White House in November.

Locked in a tight race, Harris’s campaign hopes that contrasting her comparative youth and mental acuity with Trump’s more advanced age and tendency to meander, along with the differences in transparency between the two, will help convince undecided voters that she is more fit for office than he is.

Simmons said Harris’s allergies had been well-managed with over-the-counter and prescription medications.

Her urticaria, or hives, were “sporadic and transient and do not seem to be triggered by any particular exposure nor are they associated with other symptoms” and respond well to antihistamine treatment.

Harris has been on allergen immunotherapy for the last three years, dramatically improving her allergy and urticaria symptoms and negating her need for medication other than occasional nasal spray, he said.

Trump’s health

Former President Trump questioned President Joe Biden’s health when the 81-year-old president was seeking re-election. Since Biden was replaced on the ticket with Harris, Trump’s own health has drawn more attention.

According to a Harris aide, the vice president made her medical information public on Saturday in an effort to draw attention to Trump’s refusal to do so.

Trump has released very little health information, including after his ear was grazed by a bullet during an assassination attempt in July.

Last November, Trump marked Biden’s birthday by releasing a letter from his physician that reported the former president was in “excellent” physical and mental health.

The letter posted on Trump’s social media platform contained no details to support its claims – measures like weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, or the results of any test.

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