Defiant Trump defends his economic agenda

Close call: Supporters cheer at a Trump campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia. With early voting having started in Georgia, both Trump and Harris are campaigning in the Atlanta region this week amid polls that show a tight race. — AFP

NEW YORK: Former US president Donald Trump says his policies will inspire growth despite adding to the debt as he sought to assuage business leaders who worry his economic plans will fuel inflation.

“We’re all about growth,” Trump told Bloomberg News editor-in-chief John Micklethwait in an interview at the Economic Club of Chicago. “We’re going to bring companies back to our country.”