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Irish Daily Mirror|August 25, 2023
He dodges TV debate before his prison date and warns of more political violence and hatred before US poll
CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN
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DONALD Trump suggested the US could see greater political violence as tensions in the nation reach boiling point - after snubbing his party's first 2024 election debate.

The Republican frontrunner, due to surrender to authorities in Georgia last night on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, spoke to conservative TV star Tucker Carlson on X, formerly known as Twitter.

And the chat was timed to overshadow his eight rivals as they took to the stage in Wisconsin to make their cases for the White House.

The streamed interview - in which the former US president branded his nearest rival, Ron DeSantis, "a lost cause" - gained 154 million views.

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