Politics
Amid dangerous exaggerations about migrants, Trump says he’ll ‘rescue’ Aurora, Colorado
Donald Trump once again spread dangerously exaggerated claims about migrants having “invaded” and “conquered” Aurora, Colorado, intensifying his anti-immigration rhetoric and attacking Vice President Kamala Harris.
At a rally in Aurora on Friday, Trump repeated claims about a violent Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, “taking over” the city. The Republican presidential nominee, who has long supported capital punishmentalso called for the death penalty for migrants who kill U.S. citizens and law enforcement officers.
In a long, rambling speechTrump blamed Harris for allowing immigrants to enter from “the dungeons of the Third World, from prisons and jails, insane asylums and mental institutions” and who he claimed have preyed on “innocent Americans” across the country, including in Colorado’s third-largest city.
“I will rescue Aurora and every town that has been invaded and conquered,” Trump said.
Local officials in Aurora have repeatedly pushed back on Trump’s lies. Police have said they are investigating several gang members for involvement in crimes but rebutted the claim that any gang has “taken over.” Ahead of Trump’s rally on Friday, the city released a statement saying exactly that:
A gang has not ‘taken over’ the city. The overstated claims fueled by social media and through select news organizations are simply not true. It is tragic that select individuals and entities have mischaracterized our city based on some specific incidents.
With less than a month until Election DayTrump has stepped up his nativist rhetoric as part of his well-worn tactic of stoking fears about immigration, one of the biggest issues in this race. But his singling out of specific cities like Aurora and Springfield, Ohio, have had serious ramifications for the communities there.
Prior to Trump’s rally, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, a Republican, said that claims about Venezuelan gang activity are “grossly exaggerated and have unfairly hurt the city’s identity and sense of safety.”
“The city and state have not been ‘taken over’ or ‘invaded’ or ‘occupied’ by migrant gangs,” Coffman said.
Aurora’s police chef, Todd Chamberlain, told NBC News that the city is “not overrun” and that it remains “a very safe city” with a “wonderful community that is incredibly diverse.”
Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking/trending news blogger for BLN Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.
Senate Republicans are on the cusp of formally adopting a controversial accounting tactic to zero out much of the cost of their massive domestic policy bill. The matter came to a head on the Senate floor Sunday afternoon, when Democrats sought to prevent the use of the current policy baseline…
Read More
Senate clerks have completed a nearly 16-hour reading of the GOP’s 940-page megabill. Clerks began reading the text aloud at 11:08 p.m. Saturday and finished Sunday at 3:03 p.m. By refusing to waive chamber rules allowing for reading, Senate Democrats hoped to create an opportunity to highlight some of the most unpopular issues in the legislation…
Read More
White House officials will host Kentucky state Sen. Aaron Reed in the coming weeks for a discussion about challenging GOP Rep. Thomas Massie in next year’s Republican primary, according to two people granted anonymity to describe the private plans. President Donald Trump and his political operation have been searching for a candidate to challenge Massie over his opposition to the president’s “big…
Read More
- Cities lose hope for restarting disaster projects killed by Trump
- Vote-a-rama, last hurdle before megabill’s Senate approval, is underway
- Capitol agenda: Thune heads into a perilous vote-a-rama
- Republicans move forward with controversial megabill accounting move
- Megabill reading wraps up after nearly 16 hours
- White House eyes Kentucky state senator for Massie challenge
- Thom Tillis says he will retire following Trump attacks
- ‘We don’t pay people in this country to be lazy,’ Mullin says of Medicaid work requirements
- Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis announces he will not run for re-election
- RFK Jr. wants all Americans to use wearable health tech. I have questions.
-
The Josh Fourrier Show8 months agoDOOMSDAY: Trump won, now what?
-
Uncategorized8 months ago
Bob Good to step down as Freedom Caucus chair this week
-
Politics8 months agoWhat 7 political experts will be watching at Tuesday’s debate
-
Politics8 months agoHow Republicans could foil Harris’ Supreme Court plans if she’s elected
-
Economy8 months ago
Fed moves to protect weakening job market with bold rate cut
-
Economy8 months ago
It’s still the economy: What TV ads tell us about each campaign’s closing message
-
Politics8 months agoRFK Jr.’s bid to take himself off swing state ballots may scramble mail-in voting
-
Uncategorized8 months ago
Johnson plans to bring House GOP short-term spending measure to House floor Wednesday