Former President Donald Trump blamed the Biden-Harris administration for the nation's illegal immigration crisis during a town hall event with undecided Hispanic voters, saying that Hispanic voters are “the most opposed” to illegal immigration crossing the border. ' he claimed.
“We have to get a lot of people into our country. We just want them to come through the system legally, because (the Biden-Harris administration) is a murderer, a drug trafficker, a terrorist. Because they released hundreds of thousands of people,” he said, “who are completely invading, and no one knows who they are or where they come from. And the people who are most against it are the Hispanics. People of this descent,” President Trump said at an event broadcast Wednesday night.
Asked by Spanish-speaking voters who would occupy the farms and create jobs if illegal immigrants were deported under his administration, he added, “They're completely against it.”
“Noticias Univision Presenta: Los Latinos Preguntan … Donald Trump Responde,” airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m., is a one-hour pre-recorded event highlighting immigration, the economy and advocacy for the former Trump administration. The town hall, hosted by Televisa anchor Enrique Acevedo, was the second hosted by Univision this election cycle, after hosting Vice President Kamala Harris last week.
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DORAL, FL – OCTOBER 16: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump reacts during a Univision Noticias town hall event on October 16, 2024 in Doral, Florida. President Trump appealed to undecided Latino voters as he continues to campaign against his rival, Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Joe Radle/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Mr. Trump's appearance on Univision comes as he strives to win over Hispanic voters, a group that recent polls show he is gaining support among.
A Republican voter in the battleground state of Arizona asked President Trump about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, saying they were eating dogs and cats, as he had previously mentioned on the campaign trail and in presidential debates. I asked the 45th president if he thought so. against Harris.
President Trump said he would visit Springfield and provide a “full report” after his visit.
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Former United States President Donald Trump at the Noticias University Presidential Town Hall on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 in Miami, Florida, United States. Mr. Trump has shifted from a mostly defensive stance with protectionist trade policies to a more aggressive stance by pursuing protectionist trade policies. He considers it “anti-tariff.” Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images)
“I just said what was reported, what was reported. And I eat other things that I shouldn't eat. But this is all I'm doing is reporting. …I've been there, I'll be there.'' I'm going to go there and investigate, and I'll give a full report at that time, and it's in the newspapers, and it's pretty extensive. ,” Trump responded.
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“As far as Springfield is concerned, I say this because I know the situation. You have a city of 52,000 people, and you have almost 30,000 immigrants added to it. If you lived there, So, if you were living in Springfield, Ohio, and suddenly you couldn't go to the hospital, you couldn't send your kids to school, you couldn't buy groceries, and the government was paying your rent. he continued. “…If that were to happen, it would be very difficult for you.”
A sign welcoming drivers to the city of Springfield, Ohio. (Michael Lee/Fox News Digital)
A poll released this month found that Vice President Kamala Harris had an advantage over Mr. Trump among self-identified Hispanic voters in two key battleground states, Arizona and Nevada, but Mr. Two people familiar with the matter said that Trump is gaining more support among young Hispanic male voters than he was four years ago. Suffolk University/USA Today poll.
Harris has a majority of support among Hispanics, 52%, and voters under 30, at 54%, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday, but according to the Fox News Voter Analysis Election Survey. The statistics fall short of President Biden's approval rating in 2020. Overall, the poll shows Trump leading Harris by an average of two points, a reversal from last month when Harris had a narrow lead.
In Florida, various recent polls have shown Trump leading Harris among Hispanic voters, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday.
Mr. Trump continued to field various questions from the audience, including one full-time female student from Florida who asked how he planned to tackle the soaring national debt that worried her.
“We have a record national debt. We've never seen anything like this before. As we were getting ready to start paying off the debt, the coronavirus, or what we call the China virus, hit us. “I was attacked,” he replied.
“The solution to the problem is growth. It's called growth, but no one even talks about it from a Democratic standpoint because they don't know about growth. But we're going to attract businesses. And “We have Elon Musk, a great man, a great genius, and he's a great business person,” he explained, adding that tech billionaire Elon Musk has been re-elected. He cited plans to appoint a “Cost Reduction Secretary''.
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Doral, Florida – October 16: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Univision Noticias town hall event on October 16, 2024 in Doral, Florida, hosted by moderator Enrique Acevedo. Stand with (left). President Trump appealed to undecided Latino voters as he continues to campaign against his rival, Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Joe Radle/Getty Images)
North Carolina housewife asks whether she agrees with pro-abortion wife Melania Trump's position in new memoir suggesting a woman's right to choose abortion is a “fundamental right” asked President Trump. It's personal freedom. ”
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“First of all, I told Melania she has to follow her heart and do what she has to do. She has to support what she wants to support. And she wrote a great book. It's just, it was true. It's a number one bestseller, but it's a really great book and you should buy it. “But I want her to do what she wants,” he replied.
Regarding abortion, he added, “They wanted to get rid of Roe v. Wade and bring it back to the United States. And that's what I did.” “And now that the people are voting on this issue, you will see it cured. This disease will never be cured. Even if this issue had remained in Congress, or even if it had remained in the federal government. , it would never have been cured. It's in Congress now. As we speak, people are voting. It's settled in some states, like Kansas and Ohio. To make matters worse, it was a long-running, large-scale conflict.”
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The town hall was originally scheduled for October 8, but was postponed due to Hurricane Milton.
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