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Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California

US president makes baseless claims about fraud in blue states and says JD Vance will lead clampdown as ‘fraud czar’ Donald Trump announced a fresh crackdown on “fraud” in Democratic states and tapped JD Vance to lead…

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Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California

US president makes baseless claims about fraud in blue states and says JD Vance will lead clampdown as ‘fraud czar’ Donald Trump announced a fresh crackdown on “fraud” in Democratic states and tapped JD Vance to lead the charge. Officials swiftly announced a string of arrests in California. In a Truth Social post on Friday, the US president announced that his vice-president was now “in charge of ‘fraud’ in the United States”, claiming the problem is “massive and pervasive” and that Vance’s new role as “fraud czar” will be “a major factor in how great the future of our country will be”. Continue reading...

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