Reuters – Donald Trump Delivered Some of His Harshest Rhetoric This Saturday Against Migrants Who Have Crossed the U.S. Southern Border Illegally and Committed Crimes in the Country, With a Message Directed Particularly at Young People, While Intensifying His Personal Insults Against Kamala Harris.
In the battleground state of Wisconsin, Trump called the Democratic vice president "mentally deficient" and "mentally disabled," following Harris's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, her first during her presidential campaign.
The Republican candidate stood flanked by posters showing images of undocumented migrants arrested for murder and other violent crimes, along with banners that read "End Migrant Crime" and "Deport Illegals Now."
In the battleground state of Wisconsin, Trump called the Democratic vice president "mentally deficient" and "mentally disabled," following Harris's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, her first during her presidential campaign.
The Republican candidate stood flanked by posters showing images of undocumented migrants arrested for murder and other violent crimes, along with banners that read "End Migrant Crime" and "Deport Illegals Now."
His speech was almost entirely focused on undocumented migrants. He labeled those who had committed violent crimes as "monsters," "cold-blooded killers," and "vile animals."
Trump is in a tight race with Kamala Harris ahead of the upcoming November 5 election. Immigration and the southern border are among the top issues for voters, according to opinion polls.
The former president blamed Harris and Democratic President Joe Biden for allowing undocumented migrants into the U.S. and accused some migrants of wanting to "rape, loot, steal, plunder, and kill the people of the United States."
At one point, Trump admitted, "This is a dark speech."
The speech took place in the small town of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, where a Venezuelan who was in the country illegally was arrested in September for allegedly assaulting a woman and attacking her daughter.
Around 7 million migrants have been detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally during Biden's term, according to government data, a record number that has fueled criticism from Trump and other Republicans against the Democratic presidency.
During her border visit on Friday, Kamala Harris outlined her plans to fix "our broken immigration system," accusing Trump of "stoking the flames of fear and division" over the impact of immigrants on American life.
Harris also called for stricter asylum restrictions and pledged to make preventing fentanyl entry into the U.S. a "top priority."
Trump is in a tight race with Kamala Harris ahead of the upcoming November 5 election. Immigration and the southern border are among the top issues for voters, according to opinion polls.
The former president blamed Harris and Democratic President Joe Biden for allowing undocumented migrants into the U.S. and accused some migrants of wanting to "rape, loot, steal, plunder, and kill the people of the United States."
At one point, Trump admitted, "This is a dark speech."
The speech took place in the small town of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, where a Venezuelan who was in the country illegally was arrested in September for allegedly assaulting a woman and attacking her daughter.
Around 7 million migrants have been detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally during Biden's term, according to government data, a record number that has fueled criticism from Trump and other Republicans against the Democratic presidency.
During her border visit on Friday, Kamala Harris outlined her plans to fix "our broken immigration system," accusing Trump of "stoking the flames of fear and division" over the impact of immigrants on American life.
Harris also called for stricter asylum restrictions and pledged to make preventing fentanyl entry into the U.S. a "top priority."