In a recent appearance from his Florida country club, Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, reiterated his staunch immigration policies. This comes at a time when Democrats are spotlighting the racially charged rhetoric used by his campaign concerning Latinos, as the presidential race approaches its final days.
During his speech at Mar-a-Lago, Trump made brief remarks addressing the criticism of his rally held at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, which drew comparisons to a 1939 American Nazi rally in the same venue. However, he did not directly tackle the controversies stirred by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s comments about Puerto Rico and Latino immigrants.
Trump attempted to shift the narrative surrounding the New York rally, describing it as a “lovefest.” He stated, “I don’t think anybody has ever seen anything like what happened the other night at Madison Square Garden, the love, the love, the love in that room. It was breathtaking.”
He further remarked, “You know, they started to say, ‘Well, in 1939 the Nazis used Madison Square Garden.’ … What a terrible thing to say, right? Because, you know, they’ve used Madison Square Garden many times. Many people have used it, but nobody’s ever had a crowd like that.”
Continuing to emphasize immigration, Trump maintained his hard-line stance, using racially charged language. He stated, “I know we talk about inflation and the economy, but there’s, to me, there’s nothing, nothing more important than the fabric of our country being destroyed by people placed there, violently placed there.” He further claimed, “I think what’s happening on the border is the single biggest issue, and I’m seeing it more and more when I speak.”
Trump repeated a debunked assertion regarding Venezuelan gangs in Aurora, Colorado, and claimed without evidence that “a minimum” of 325,000 migrant children had been trafficked into the country as “slaves or sex slaves.” Notably, he did not entertain questions at the event, which was advertised as a press conference.
Harris, DNC keep Puerto Rico in spotlight
In response, Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris, aimed to differentiate their approach to Latino communities from Trump’s rhetoric. Harris stated, “Donald Trump spends full time trying to have Americans point their finger at each other, fans the fuel of hate and division,” commenting on Trump’s New York rally.
The Democratic National Committee highlighted Harris’s campaign stop at a Puerto Rican restaurant in Pennsylvania, coinciding with Hinchcliffe’s controversial remarks. The DNC emphasized Harris’s contrasting message through a press release.
Monica Guardiola, Co-Executive Director of the DNC, remarked, “Donald Trump’s MAGA Republican Party is driven by hate and extremism – and that’s exactly what the Trump campaign chose to relay to voters as his closing message in this campaign.” She added that the attacks reflect Trump’s agenda, which she claims would set back rights and community investments.
The DNC announced billboard ads in Pennsylvania targeting Puerto Rican communities, featuring a Washington Post headline quoting Hinchcliffe. The billboards will appear on major highways in areas with significant Puerto Rican populations, such as Allentown, Reading, and Philadelphia. Trump had a campaign event scheduled in Allentown on the same day.
Trump tries reversal
At the Mar-a-Lago event, Trump portrayed Harris and the Democrats as opponents of American values, a recurring theme in his campaign rhetoric, labeling them as “the enemy within.” This language has prompted warnings from experts about its fascist tendencies.
Despite his aggressive stance on immigration, Trump described his campaign as one of love, contrasting it with what he termed Harris’s “campaign of hate.” He commented, “Really, perhaps more than anything else, it’s a campaign of hate, campaign of absolute hate.” He further accused Harris of being a “vessel” for a powerful and “vicious” party allegedly attempting to harm the country.
This story was originally published by News From The States
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