The claim: Former President Donald Trump said during Tuesday night's debate that immigrants were “occupying” buildings in Aurora, Colorado, under the direction of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Verdict: It's true. Venezuelan gangs have taken over an apartment building in Aurora.
Trump made the point while discussing the economy, pointing out the impact immigrants are having on Americans.
“They're coming in and taking jobs that are currently held by African-Americans, jobs that are held by Hispanics and jobs that are held by unions,” Trump said. “The unions are going to be affected right away. And you see what's happening. You see what's happening in cities across America. You just look at Springfield, Ohio.”
Look at Aurora, Colorado. They're taking over the town. They're taking over buildings. They're breaking in violently. She and [President Joe] Biden is letting them into our country and they are destroying our country. They are dangerous. They are criminals of the highest order and we need to get them out. We need to get them out fast.
This sad reality is a reality that Aurora residents face daily as Venezuelan gangs take over their apartments. Breitbart News reports:
Just two days ago, [Gov. Jared] Polis and his spokespeople had urged Americans to ignore the lies surrounding a video showing armed immigrant gangs taking over apartment complexes and forcing residents to hand over rent money to the gangs.
A spokesman for the governor told media that reports of armed members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were the figment of Aurora City Councilman Daniel Jurinski's imagination.
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However, a Department of Homeland Security source said Confirmed On Friday, the armed men seen in the video were identified as members of the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua, NewsNation reported.
“It's a disaster,” said one business owner adjacent to the apartment complex. Breitbart News Daily He added that the current situation is “overwhelming” and that he has had to install bulletproof glass to protect his business.
“It's out of control. Denver is really a sanctuary city. They're just shoving them into little communities. Now they're bussing them here. They're bussing them into our little communities and our hotels are full up here. And it's just chaos, chaos,” said a caller who identified herself as Pam.
“The situation is getting worse and worse. We can't open late at night. We had problems not long ago that forced most of the shops on the street to close. I think the night of the elections in Venezuela, everything was closed,” she continued.
“Like I said, it's total chaos. It feels like we're not getting any help from anywhere. And our governor is just in denial that this is happening,” she said of Polis, who, like Harris, is in deep denial.
