The Great America Show Mid-Day Update - July 17, 2023
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Summary
Vladimir Putin pulls out of the Ukraine grain deal. A British billionaire gets permission to build a mosque in the center of London. President Trump says we can expect his poll numbers to only get better. And a new poll shows Donald Trump with a 39 point lead over all his primary challenger.
Transcript
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I'm Lou Dobbs with this Great America Show midday update.
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Vladimir Putin pulling out of the Ukraine grain deal.
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The Russian dictator announced today he is suspending Russia's participation
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in a humanitarian deal that allowed Ukraine to safely export its grains through the Black Sea.
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A spokesman for the Kremlin says Russia would rejoin the deal, quote,
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only if concrete results are received, not promises and assurances.
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The United Nations says the humanitarian deal has helped ease the global food crisis,
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reducing food prices by more than 20 percent since March of last year.
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The Kremlin decision follows the arrival of U.S. cluster bombs in Ukraine
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and Biden's suggestions he may send long-range missiles as well.
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A British billionaire to build a mosque in the center of London.
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Asif Aziz, a Muslim real estate tycoon, has been granted permission
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to turn London's entertainment quarter, Trocadaro, into a mosque.
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The mosque will be built in a very popular section of London,
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now filled with bars, nightclubs and strip clubs.
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Sounds like a beautification plan and urban renewal for London.
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President Trump with another big surge in his poll numbers.
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The latest polling showing the former president with a 40 percent favorability rating right now,
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enjoying a 39-point lead among all his primary challengers,
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President Donald Trump just happens to be our special guest today on The Great America Show,
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He will also be the 47th president of the United States.
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President Trump says we can expect his polling to only get better.
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We've had the best polling numbers, Lou, we've had in a long time,
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So it's been, it's a great, it's a great honor.
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We have one that came out at 52 up with all those people running.
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And Rhonda Sanctimonious is really hitting the skids.
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He has not proven to be a good candidate, which I had a feeling that he wouldn't actually.
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There's never been anything like what's happening to our country, Lou.
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I listened to you for years, and you're at the top of the game.
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And I'll tell you what, there has never been a time where our country is in more danger
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