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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Trump has taken to campaigning in conservative-leaning ​parts of competitive states, rather than in more politically diverse areas</p><p>The family of a British man who was killed by a tiger at a wildlife park have spoken of their “severe distress” after Donald Trump shared a video of the incident on social media.</p><p>The president posted footage of William Chapman, 23, being fatally attacked by a tiger at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park to 13m followers on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday evening.</p><p>In Alaska, Donald Trump repeated his false claim that he had to start his war on Iran because, “they were two weeks away from having a nuclear weapon”. In fact, US intelligence agencies <a href="https://archive.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ATA-2025-Unclassified-Report.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">reported to Congress in 2025</a> that Iran had suspended its pursuit of nuclear weapons in 2003. Despite that assessment, in the summer of 2025, Trump ordered the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities which he later claimed had “obliterated” the country’s nuclear program. Eight months after that, he launched a full-scale war on Iran justified, he now says, by Iran being just weeks away from getting the bomb.</p><p>Aboard Air Force One on his way to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/alaska" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Alaska</a> for a campaign rally, the president of the United States posted video of a British man who was fatally mauled by a tiger last week on his social media platform with the mocking caption: “Don’t ever mess with nature!”</p><p>The new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, passed on an opportunity to set the record straight on whether she is licensed to practice law anywhere in the United States. Asked “Where did you pass the bar exam?” Zacharia just said: “I moved to China.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/14/donald-trump-us-midterms-arizona-montana-politics-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>