Donald Trump has claimed that immigration is a bigger issue for the country than the economy at an Atlanta, Georgia rally on Tuesday night.
“I really believe that the border and the illegal immigration and 21 million people, many of them criminals, is a bigger thing than inflation,” Trump said.
“We don’t want them in this country,” he later added. “We’re going too fast. And I think it’s bigger than the economy.”
Trump has often repeated the claim that many people who immigrate to the US are “criminals.” However, several peer-reviewed studies have generally found there is no link between immigration and violent crime in the US, the Associated Press reports.
A recent Gallup poll also indicates that the economy — not immigration — is the top issue for the majority of US voters.
Kamala Harris also continued her media blitz as she laid into Trump in an hour-long town hall interview with Charlamagne Tha God on Tuesday.
Harris said she is “going to” win the election, called Trump’s policy platform “fascist” and defended her own record during the Detroit event.
Republican candidate posts campaign ad appealing to Black voters – and says to vote after election day
A Republican congressional candidate is under fire after running an ad with the incorrect date for Election Day in a Black-owned local publication.
Tom Barrett, who is vying to represent Michigan’s 7th district, ran an ad in the Black-owned Michigan Bulletin that read, “On November 6 VOTE FOR TOM BARRETT.”
Election Day is on November 5.
Katie Hawkinson16 October 2024 04:00
Federal death row inmate says he fears Trump will immediately resume executions if re-elected
A federal death row inmate in Indiana fears that Donald Trump being re-elected would mean an immediate resumption in executions, after the Republican presided over a record 13 executions in his final seven months of office.
“It seems like they’re prepping,” Billie Allen, 46, told the Daily Mail, after a delegation of officials visited the Terre Haute prison, home to the federal execution chamber. “Some of the guys are saying it’s getting real. They’re getting ready and finding out if the equipment’s still working.”
Josh Marcus16 October 2024 03:30
Trump claims immigration is bigger issue than economy
Donald Trump said immigration is a bigger issue than the economy and inflation during his Atlanta, Georgia rally on Tuesday night.
“I really believe that the border and the illegal immigration and 21 million people, many of them criminals, is a bigger thing than inflation,” Trump said.
“We don’t want them in this country,” he later added. “We’re going too fast. And I think it’s bigger than the economy.”
Katie Hawkinson16 October 2024 02:52
Trump rambles about Hurricane Milton in Atlanta
Donald Trump rambled about the destructive Hurricane Milton at his Atlanta, Georgia rally on Tuesday.
“I want to send our love and prayers to everyone here in Georgia, hit by the hurricane,” Trump said. “You got hit hard, as well as Florida. North Carolina, they really got hit hard.” South Carolina, pretty hard, Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee.”
“That’s a lot of hurricane. That was a big hurricane,” he continued. “I thought we were sort of over again. That’s Trump country. It’s Trump country. It is indeed. We love it. We love the people. We wish they took better care of Trump country, right?”
Katie Hawkinson16 October 2024 02:26
Donald Trump takes the stage in Atlanta
Donald Trump has taken the stage at his Atlanta, Georgia rally.
“Our hearts are with the families of every citizen who is tragically lost and all of the people who lost their home,” Trump said, referring to Hurricanes Helene and Milton which devastated the southeastern US.
Katie Hawkinson16 October 2024 02:08
Representative Byron Donalds speaks at Trump rally
Representative Byron Donalds spoke at Donald Trump’s Atlanta rally on Tuesday night ahead of the former president’s appearance on stage.
Donalds, a Republican and staunch Trump ally, addressed women voters from the stage and told them not to “worry” about the gender gap.
“They were trying to lecture us about the gender gap, but women, don’t worry about that,” Donalds said. “You’re going to come home and be with us. It’s going to be all right. You’re going to vote Donald J. Trump, and we’re going to make America great again.”
Katie Hawkinson16 October 2024 01:49
Stanley Kubrick’s daughter claims he would have been a Trump supporter
Stanley Kubrick’s daughter Vivian has claimed she is “very confident” that her late father would have been a Donald Trump supporter after the presidential candidate used footage from the director’s Oscar-nominated 1987 film Full Metal Jacket in a campaign video.
The video includes scenes from Full Metal Jacket in which a brutal, racist Marine Sargeant played by R. Lee Ermey shouts at and assaults Matthew Modine’s Private Joker. These scenes are captioned: “President Trump.”
Kevin EG Perry16 October 2024 01:45
Trump re-ups ‘Barack Hussein Obama’ conspiracy when asked about tariffs at economic forum
Former President Donald Trump referred to President Barack Obama by his middle name Hussein when asked about tariffs during an interview at the Economic Club of Chicago on Tuesday.
Gustaf Kilander16 October 2024 01:30
Pelosi considers saying Trump’s name similar to swearing
Katie Hawkinson16 October 2024 01:00
Watch live as Trump holds a campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia
Katie Hawkinson16 October 2024 00:30