Former President Donald Trump spoke at a campaign event in Tucson, Arizona, where he focused on economic issues. However, despite emphasizing his economic policies, Trump continued to target immigration and propagate false claims about immigrant communities.
Former President Donald Trump is currently campaigning across the southwest, with rallies set in Tucson, Arizona, and Las Vegas, along with a press conference at his golf course in Los Angeles.
Campaign statements highlight Trump’s focus on economic concerns in Arizona and Nevada, where inflation, particularly housing costs, is a significant issue for voters. Many are grappling with rising rents and mortgage rates since the pandemic.
In an area heavily influenced by issues related to the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump is using immigration as a central theme, perpetuating misinformation about immigrant communities in cities such as Aurora, Colorado, and Springfield, Ohio.
After raising unsubstantiated claims about immigrants during a recent presidential debate, Trump used his rally in Tucson to repeat outrageous assertions, including falsehoods regarding legal Haitian migrants, inaccurately describing them as illegal and accusing them of criminal behavior.
Despite official pushback in Colorado, Trump has persisted in his claims that violent Venezuelan gangs are active in the Denver suburb of Aurora.
During a press conference in California, Trump reiterated his controversial pledge for mass deportations, specifically mentioning Ohio and Colorado. “We will have the largest deportation in the history of our country. And we’ll start with Springfield and Aurora,” he stated.
Local officials’ appeals for Trump to temper his rhetoric and prevent the incitement of community tensions have not been addressed by him or his campaign.
In California, Trump continued to promote his false narrative about rising violent crime rates, attributing them to migrant-related incidents without substantiating his claims. He contended that the FBI had altered its crime reporting, yet failed to provide evidence for this assertion.
Trump’s rhetoric, while not new, plays into a broader narrative of fear surrounding immigrant communities, further fueling his criticism of Vice President Harris regarding the administration’s border policies.
