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It is now more educated, more female and more dependent on winning big margins with young people and people of color, some of whom have been defecting to Trump or threatening to stay home.

Regular North Koreans who are caught defecting would typically be tortured for a few months, then released, he says.

He also accused Kennedy of being a “fake” opponent of vaccines — efforts that could shore up his support among some in his base who might otherwise consider defecting to Kennedy.

It’s been a busy few days in UK politics since last week’s local election results, with Natalie Elphicke, the new Labour MP for Dover, defecting from the Conservatives on Wednesday.

She has not commented on those previous remarks since defecting on Wednesday.