Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump embraced violent rhetoric at a rally in Pennsylvania, Reuters reports.

Trump, at his first of three rallies on Sunday, frequently abandoned his teleprompter with off-the-cuff remarks in which he denounced opinion polls showing movement for Harris.

He called Democrats a “demonic party,” ridiculed Democratic President Joe Biden and complained about the price of apples.

“To get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news and I don’t mind that so much,” said Trump, who has long criticised the media and sought to rile public sentiment against them.

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