The Democratic National Committee (DNC) said it plans to install 10 new billboards in the Milwaukee area focusing on comments made by former President Trump, who reportedly called Milwaukee a “bad city.”
While the Trump campaign quickly clarified the former president’s comments, saying Trump didn’t think Milwaukee itself was “bad,” but did think crime in the city was bad, Democratic political activists have jumped on the criticism of the city, which is the largest in the key battleground state of Wisconsin and will host the Republican National Convention this summer.
The sign features Trump’s face and reads in bold letters, “Milwaukee is a horrible city where we’re holding our convention,” with the statement attributed to “Donald J. Trump.”
Just below that, a sign features a screenshot of the original tweet from the Punchbowl reporter. To tell“From Trump to House Republicans,” before featuring the same quote, emphasizing that the billboard “is a terrible town.”
Democratic National Committee spokesman Adi Toevs said in a statement that Trump “clearly demonstrated disdain for the people of Wisconsin and his home state.”
“Just yesterday Trump called Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention will be held in July, a ‘bad city.’ The dislike is mutual. In 2020, Wisconsin gave Trump a one-way ticket to Mar-a-Lago and put President Biden in the Oval Office. They’ll do it again in November,” Toevs said.
“Trump hates Milwaukee because Milwaukeeans know what kind of person he is. He hates to lose and he’s on track to be a loser for the second time in November,” Toefs added.
Trump campaign spokesman Dylan Johnson previously told The Hill that the situation was a desperate attempt to gain likes on social media, pointing out that there were no reporters in the room where the former president met with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill and allegedly targeted the city.
“That is a complete lie,” Johnson said in a statement that included links to Republican lawmakers defending Trump. “President Trump was specifically referring to issues in Milwaukee, specifically violent crime and voter fraud.”
Wisconsin Republicans also came to Trump’s defence.
“He hasn’t said anything that I would consider a criticism of Milwaukee other than that we need to get more people to vote Republican going forward,” Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), who represents a district near Milwaukee, told NewsNation’s “The Hill.”
President Trump returned to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, meeting with House Republicans in the morning and then having lunch with Senate Republicans.
DNC launches Milwaukee billboards with Trump 'horrible' city comment
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) said it plans to install 10 new billboards in the Milwaukee area focusing on comments made by former President Trump, who reportedly called Milwaukee a “bad city.”
While the Trump campaign quickly clarified the former president’s comments, saying Trump didn’t think Milwaukee itself was “bad,” but did think crime in the city was bad, Democratic political activists have jumped on the criticism of the city, which is the largest in the key battleground state of Wisconsin and will host the Republican National Convention this summer.
The sign features Trump’s face and reads in bold letters, “Milwaukee is a horrible city where we’re holding our convention,” with the statement attributed to “Donald J. Trump.”
Just below that, a sign features a screenshot of the original tweet from the Punchbowl reporter. To tell“From Trump to House Republicans,” before featuring the same quote, emphasizing that the billboard “is a terrible town.”
Democratic National Committee spokesman Adi Toevs said in a statement that Trump “clearly demonstrated disdain for the people of Wisconsin and his home state.”
“Just yesterday Trump called Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention will be held in July, a ‘bad city.’ The dislike is mutual. In 2020, Wisconsin gave Trump a one-way ticket to Mar-a-Lago and put President Biden in the Oval Office. They’ll do it again in November,” Toevs said.
“Trump hates Milwaukee because Milwaukeeans know what kind of person he is. He hates to lose and he’s on track to be a loser for the second time in November,” Toefs added.
Trump campaign spokesman Dylan Johnson previously told The Hill that the situation was a desperate attempt to gain likes on social media, pointing out that there were no reporters in the room where the former president met with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill and allegedly targeted the city.
“That is a complete lie,” Johnson said in a statement that included links to Republican lawmakers defending Trump. “President Trump was specifically referring to issues in Milwaukee, specifically violent crime and voter fraud.”
Wisconsin Republicans also came to Trump’s defence.
“He hasn’t said anything that I would consider a criticism of Milwaukee other than that we need to get more people to vote Republican going forward,” Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), who represents a district near Milwaukee, told NewsNation’s “The Hill.”
President Trump returned to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, meeting with House Republicans in the morning and then having lunch with Senate Republicans.
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