MACUNGIE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump visited a Mack Trucks facility in the swing state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, attempting to shift attention to the U.S. economy in his first major public event outside the nation's capital since he signed an interim agreement to end the Iran war.
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Trump's trip to Macungie, in the Allentown suburbs, came as he works to put the conflict — and the higher gasoline prices it caused — in the rearview mirror as November midterm elections draw closer.
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In a winding speech that often felt more like a 2024 reelection rally than an effort to promote his second-term accomplishments, Trump offered a list of longstanding political grievances, and only passing mentions of promoting Republicans ahead of Election Day.
