1. President Trump asks about mass deportations
President Trump was asked who would do the hard labor if his plan to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally goes through, and how that would affect food prices. .
Questioned by farm worker Jorge Velazquez, he said most of the people doing such work are undocumented.
The former president dodged questions and repeated false claims about immigrants from countries “emptying” prisons and “mental hospitals.”
“We want workers and we want them to come, but they have to come legally and they have to love our country,” President Trump said during the event.
He said the Biden-Harris administration has “completely lost control.”
2. President Trump defends baseless claims about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio
President Trump stood by his debunked claim that immigrants in Ohio are eating pets, telling Latino voters gathered at City Hall: “I’m just saying what’s been reported.”
In recent weeks, President Trump has amplified false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were stealing residents’ pets and taking wild animals from parks for food. There are no reliable reports of Haitians eating pets, and Ohio officials, including Republicans, have repeatedly said the stories are untrue.
An undecided Latino Republican voter in the battleground state of Arizona asked President Trump if he really believed immigrants were eating pets.
“I just said what was reported. All I do is report,” Trump responded. “I’ve been there, I’m going to be there too, and we’re going to see.”
Trump added that “newspapers” also reported the allegations, but did not provide names or details. President Trump has not yet visited Springfield, but he has previously said he would carry out a mass deportation of Haitian immigrants from the Ohio city, even though the majority are in the United States legally. Ta. The city has faced bomb threats since President Trump began repeating false accusations about Haitians.
3. President Trump called January 6, 2021 “Day of Love”
The event also included questions about the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters who invaded the building in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election results.
Ramiro Gonzalez, a Republican from Tampa, Fla., said he is no longer registered as a member of the party but wants to give President Trump a chance to redeem himself. “The vice president doesn’t want to support you right now,” he said. spoke. Gonzalez was referring to former Vice President Mike Pence, who disavowed President Trump in light of the Jan. 6 attack.
“Hundreds of thousands of people come to Washington. They didn’t come for me. They came for an election. They thought that election was fraudulent,” Trump said. That’s why they came.”
“From the perspective of millions of people, that was a day full of love,” Trump told Gonzalez.
4. Mr. Trump was asked to name three virtues of Ms. Harris, and he answered.
Trump was asked to name three virtues of Harris, to which Harris responded before attacking her again.
He said, “She seems to have the ability to survive,” “seems like they’ve had a fairly long friendship,” and “seems to have a good attitude about her.”
“I mean, I like some of the things she’s saying, some of the things she’s doing. But in other ways, I think it’s very bad for our country,” he said. .
Harris was asked a similar question at the network’s town hall last week. “I think Donald Trump loves his family, and I think that’s very important,” she offered, but added, “But I don’t know him very well. I’ve never met him. I have only met you, so I don’t have much more to offer you.”
