A year after Donald Trump narrowly won Florida and the presidency, the state's voters are deeply divided over his performance. His favorability has improved, slightly, in a new Florida poll — but more of the state's voters disapprove than approve of the way he's handling his job. In the previous FAU Florida poll, conducted in August, Trump's performance had 37 percent approval and 47 percent disapproval, a net negative of 10 points. Florida voters' views of Trump are little changed in the year since the election, when he won 49 percent of the vote in the Sunshine State. As surveying was taking place in Florida, Trump was headed to Asia for the longest overseas trip of his presidency.
Donald Trump literally just made the 'good guy with a gun' argument
Washington (CNN) In the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting in late 2012, a new saying became popular among gun rights advocates: "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." The logic behind the saying goes like this: In an era of mass shootings, the best (only?) Shooting back at a shooter may be your only chance at living through such an incident. It's OK if you feel that's an appropriate question even though we're in the heart of South Korea. I can only say this: If he didn't have a gun, instead of having 26 dead, you would have had hundreds more dead.
Donald Trump delivers direct message to North Korea's Kim Jong-un – 'don't try us'
As it stated in "It's good that he didn't make any comments that will enrage North Korea," said Park Ju-min, a lawmaker who attended the speech. "The longer we wait the great the danger grows and the fewer the options become."Before the speech, Trump was forced to abandon a surprise visit to the demilitarised zone separating South and North Korea. "He reassured us and the world that the alliance with South Korea is strong and that will go a long way to calming the people's fears here."Trump has struck a more conciliatory tone during his two days in South Korea, placing more emphasis on diplomatic efforts compared to military solutions. He said there was "progress" in resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis during a press conference on Tuesday, but declined to give details. But the same day, North Korea showed little sign of giving up its nuclear programme.Donald Trump warns North Korea: 'Do not try us'
The US leader is in South Korea as part of a five-nation tour of Asia. Over the past year North Korea has carried out missile tests in defiance of UN sanctions and in September conducted its sixth and biggest nuclear test. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption How would war with North Korea unfold? He pushed China and Russia to up their pressure on North Korea. Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Trump was forced to drop a surprise visit to the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea due to bad weather.
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