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Gino Spocchia

Trump news - live: President 'insists women are equal,' Kellyanne Conway claims, as Tucker Carlson condemned for saying Wisconsin shooter was 'maintaining order'

US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on the third night of the Republican National Convention (Picture: Getty Images)

As the 2020 Republican National Convention turned its attention towards women on Wednesday night, White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway praised Donald Trump as someone who had “elevated” and empowered them.

The US president, whose recent appeals to America’s ”suburban housewives” come amid other sexist remarks, was similarly praised by other high-profile speakers including South Dakota governor Kristi Noem and White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

Meanwhile, Fox News host Tucker Carlson was condemned over comments that appeared to praise a 17-year-old who was arrested and charged with murder after two Black Lives Matter demonstrators were killed in Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid protests against a police shooting.

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  • Gino Spocchia
  • 27 August 2020 08:27
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