Outcry over Trump’s hint at ‘little secret’ with House Republicans
by Robert Tait in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6RT6Q)
Critics condemn sinister' remark that suggests potential Trump-Mike Johnson plot to settle contested election
Donald Trump faced mounting suspicion of hatching a plot to steal next week's presidential election as Democrats and commentators focused on his references to a little secret" at Sunday night's tumultuous Madison Square Garden rally.
The allusions initially attracted little notice amid the angry backlash provoked by racist jokes and incendiary rhetoric from a succession of warm-up speakers, including an offensive comment about Puerto Ricans that even Trump's own campaign felt obliged to disavow.
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