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Trump Campaigns in Los Angeles and Las Vegas Despite Cuts

8/13/2026

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Trump Campaign Tour

U.S. President Donald Trump visited Los Angeles on August 12, 2026 and Las Vegas on August 13, 2026 for campaign events.
Center coverage notes his effort to draw sharp policy contrasts with Democratic governors despite low approval ratings.
Trump addressed a fundraising dinner at his family-owned golf club in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Authorities arrested a California man with ammunition at golf course, claiming he was monitoring security.

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Trump Campaign Tour

U.S. President Donald Trump visited Los Angeles, California, on August 12, 2026, and Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 13, 2026, for campaign events.
Critics argue the trips expose worsening cost-of-living pressures on working-class and Black Americans under Trump’s policies.
Disposable income has remained flat since February 2025, a signal of recession risk.
The Big Ugly Bill cut $500 billion from hospitals, Medicaid and SNAP, ending aid for four million.

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The administration’s Big Ugly Bill cut over $500 billion from hospitals, Medicaid and SNAP, producing an estimated four million loss of food assistance, analysts reported.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Trump Campaign Tour

U.S. President Donald Trump visited Los Angeles on August 12, 2026 and Las Vegas on August 13, 2026 for campaign events.
Center coverage notes his effort to draw sharp policy contrasts with Democratic governors despite low approval ratings.
Trump addressed a fundraising dinner at his family-owned golf club in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Authorities arrested a California man with ammunition at golf course, claiming he was monitoring security.

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