Donald Trump painted an apocalyptic picture of a country “occupied” by hordes of criminal foreigners in a campaign speech Friday as he escalated his
efforts to make November’s US election about a migrant crime wave that isn’t happening.
“But to everyone here in Colorado and all across our nation, I make this pledge and vow to you: November 5, 2024 will be Liberation Day in America,” he added, flanked by posters of foreign suspected criminals. Smearing Harris as a “criminal,” the convicted felon said falsely that Venezuelan gangs in Colorado had been given permission to shoot police, and spoke darkly of an “enemy from within” that he said was a bigger threat than any foreign adversary.
Migrants commit fewer crimes proportionately than the native population, though foreign suspects have been named in a few high-profile cases of violent attacks on women and children, infuriating Republicans. Harris, campaigning in Scottsdale, Arizona, provided a marked contrast to Trump as she pushed a message of unity, pledging to institute a “bipartisan council of advisors” in addition to having a Republican in her cabinet.
Aurora’s police department told AFP it had only isolated reports of activity in the city by the Venezuelan street gang called Tren de Aragua, while the Republican mayor, Mike Coffman, called Trump’s claims “grossly exaggerated.”
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