Trump's Campaign Rhetoric, Wisconsin Senate Race, Hezbollah Drone Attack

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🗓️ 14 October 2024

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Former President Donald Trump is ratcheting up his political rhetoric to appeal to extreme-right voters. A close Senate race in Wisconsin could determine whether or not Democrats retain control of the Senate. And, the latest from the Middle East after a Hezbollah drone attack strikes an Israeli military base.

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0:00.0	Weeks before election day former President Trump talks of opponents not as fellow citizens
0:07.7	but as enemies of the country.
0:09.2	We have the outside enemy and then we have the enemy from within.
0:12.6	How Trump is appealing to extreme right voters.
0:15.4	I'm Steve Insky, that's Michelle Martin,
0:17.6	and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.8	A Democratic senator contends that she stands up for the people of Wisconsin.
0:26.0	I've taken their fight to Washington and I produce results.
0:29.0	But will those results be enough for the incumbent to win against her Republican opponent?
0:34.9	The answer may decide control of the Senate.
0:37.0	Plus we have the latest from the Middle East where Hezbollah has attacked a military base in
0:40.8	Israel and the US is sending a missile defense system to Israel
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