Trump avoids NY rally criticism during extensive Mar-a-Lago event
The former president used his time at the podium to criticize Kamala Harris, addressing issues such as illegal immigration, border control, inflation, and others.
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PALM BEACH, Florida — During his remarks on Tuesday, Donald Trump did not address the backlash against a comedian who made derogatory comments about Puerto Rico at a recent rally in New York City.
“The love in that room, it was breathtaking — and you could have filled it many many times with the people that were unable to get in,” he stated regarding his rally at Madison Square Garden.
Before the press conference, Trump told ABC News' Rachel Scott that he was unfamiliar with comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who had labeled Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
“I don’t know him, someone put him up there. I don’t know who he is,” Trump remarked to ABC News.
His speech on Tuesday, delivered to hundreds of supporters in South Florida, was largely aimed at countering Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign rally scheduled for the same evening. Harris is expected to deliver the closing message of her campaign at the Ellipse near the National Mall in D.C.
Trump described Harris’ political operation as a “campaign of hate” and claimed that President Joe Biden had been “out of it for a long time.” After speaking for around an hour, he declined to take any questions from the media and criticized a few Democrats who likened his rally to Nazi Germany.
The speech touched on dark topics such as illegal immigration and the economy, while a TV screen behind him proclaimed, “Trump will fix it.”
“This is a campaign that has been long, hard,” he noted toward the conclusion of his remarks. “I have been campaigning for 58 days and I haven’t taken a day off.”
Previously, his campaign stated that the remarks about Puerto Rico did not reflect his views. Nevertheless, Harris' campaign capitalized on these comments in a new advertisement, and several Republicans expressed their discontent with the offensive remarks. Approximately 1 million individuals of Puerto Rican descent live in swing states, including over 450,000 in Pennsylvania, which are pivotal for determining the outcome of the presidential election.
During his time at Mar-a-Lago, Trump announced a new campaign promise, pledging that if reelected, his administration would confiscate assets from criminal gangs and drug cartels to create a compensation fund for victims of migrant crime.
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“The love in that room, it was breathtaking — and you could have filled it many many times with the people that were unable to get in,” he stated regarding his rally at Madison Square Garden.
Before the press conference, Trump told ABC News' Rachel Scott that he was unfamiliar with comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who had labeled Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
“I don’t know him, someone put him up there. I don’t know who he is,” Trump remarked to ABC News.
His speech on Tuesday, delivered to hundreds of supporters in South Florida, was largely aimed at countering Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign rally scheduled for the same evening. Harris is expected to deliver the closing message of her campaign at the Ellipse near the National Mall in D.C.
Trump described Harris’ political operation as a “campaign of hate” and claimed that President Joe Biden had been “out of it for a long time.” After speaking for around an hour, he declined to take any questions from the media and criticized a few Democrats who likened his rally to Nazi Germany.
The speech touched on dark topics such as illegal immigration and the economy, while a TV screen behind him proclaimed, “Trump will fix it.”
“This is a campaign that has been long, hard,” he noted toward the conclusion of his remarks. “I have been campaigning for 58 days and I haven’t taken a day off.”
Previously, his campaign stated that the remarks about Puerto Rico did not reflect his views. Nevertheless, Harris' campaign capitalized on these comments in a new advertisement, and several Republicans expressed their discontent with the offensive remarks. Approximately 1 million individuals of Puerto Rican descent live in swing states, including over 450,000 in Pennsylvania, which are pivotal for determining the outcome of the presidential election.
During his time at Mar-a-Lago, Trump announced a new campaign promise, pledging that if reelected, his administration would confiscate assets from criminal gangs and drug cartels to create a compensation fund for victims of migrant crime.
Thomas Evans for TROIB News
