Former President Trump lashed out at Vice President Harris in his hometown of California on Saturday night, ranting about immigrants in the Golden State and bashing illegal immigrants.
Speaking at a rally in Coachella, Trump cut back on part of his speech to denounce the “lost paradise” of the West Coast and criticize Democratic presidential candidate Harris for violent crime, border issues and high inflation.
“I'm not going to let her destroy our country like she did in San Francisco,” Trump said of his White House opponent. He served as district attorney for a Northern California city before becoming attorney general and senator.
“It's paradise lost, but we're going to get it back,” Trump said.
The former president spent much of his speech in the state's 25th Congressional District raving about the immigration policies pursued by Harris in the Biden administration, using fear-mongering language and delivering a “violent and bloody” speech that he claims has overtaken the Biden administration. He blamed “criminals hungry for criminals” and “savage gangs”. California.
The former president accused Harris of giving the green light to a wave of dangerous people to enter the state while holding a senior elected office. “She imported an army of illegal aliens from the dungeons of the Third World,” President Trump said without evidence.
“They are now living happily in California,” he added.
The Republican presidential candidate, who is running neck-and-neck with Harris in many battleground state polls, has falsely claimed that Harris has “resettled” non-citizen criminals “from prisons and jails” into local communities. did. “They can now prey on innocent Americans,” he lamented, before pledging to “rescue people” from Harris.
Immigration is often high on voters' list of concerns, and President Trump used his brief visit to highlight Harris' support for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE. It drew attention to his most liberal policy positions.
A few progressive Democrats have expressed support for shrinking the agency or abolishing it entirely, but the call has not gained much traction within the party and has faced pushback, especially from moderates. . Harris, who promised to cut some ICE funding when running for the 2020 Democratic nomination, will serve under President Biden and is aiming for the top spot on Pennsylvania Avenue this November. I am moving away from that position.
In a campaign where candidates typically focus on issues closer to home, Trump emphasized immigration over domestic issues such as jobs and the economy. Instead, he reinvigorated the border wall rhetoric that sparked the 2016 presidential campaign against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and dominated much of his administration.
President Trump promised to “close the border on day one.”
In the middle of his speech, President Trump became even more furious about the prevalence of illegal immigration in the United States, and flew out of California to address a national audience.
He called for the death penalty for illegal immigrants who kill American citizens or law enforcement officers, and said he would deploy special forces to deport illegal immigrants state by state.
President Trump told the crowd, “The immigrant invasion ends and our country's recovery begins.” He also used cryptic language when describing his political opponents.
“She will be finished the day I take office,” he exclaimed.
While President Trump's trip to blue-heavy California is unlikely to shake up the top spot in the race, some election analysts and pollsters told The Hill this week that there are several key issues surrounding the House majority. He said it could have an impact on parliamentary elections. The 22nd and 27th Congressional Districts, both represented by Republican incumbents, are the closest to Coachella.
