With Election Day closing in, former President Trump took a stunning detour to ultra-blue California to highlight the state’s sky-high inflation, crime and unlawful immigration.
Trump touched down in Coachella Valley on Saturday night to tackle Vice President Kamala Harris on her residence turf.
Voters within the decidedly blue state got here out in droves, with Trump remarking on the sheer dimension of the crowds as he took the stage at 5:30 p.m. PST.
“We’ve had a fantastic reception right here. Have a look at this crowd,” Trump stated, marveling on the crowd. “That is like document stuff so far as the attention can see.”
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to talk at a marketing campaign rally on the Calhoun Ranch, in Coachella, Calif., Saturday. (AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)
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Trump highlighted California’s failed insurance policies, saying that “we gotta make it higher.”
“I stand earlier than you right this moment within the coronary heart of the majestic Coachella Valley, to declare that the Republican Occasion will all the time put America first and lead us on to victories like you may have by no means seen earlier than,” he stated. “As a result of we have grow to be the get together of frequent sense.”
The previous president promised that he’d battle for “hard-working residents of each race, faith, shade and creed.”
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Throughout the Trump marketing campaign’s announcement that the previous president would make a uncommon go to to California, spokesperson Steven Cheung stated that it was to “spotlight Harris’ poor document and present that he has the fitting options for each state and each American.”
Trump highlighted Harris’ in addition to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s monitor document within the state, promising to “reserve it.”
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“The novel left Democrats have destroyed this state, however we’re going to reserve it,” he stated. “And we will make it higher than ever earlier than.”
“I’ve come right here right this moment not solely to speak about California, the place you may have one of many worst governors within the nation, Gavin Newsom, however you undoubtedly had any individual right here that was horrible – Kamala,” he stated. “And now she needs to destroy our nation.Â
“She needs to destroy our nation like she did San Francisco,” he stated.
Attendees cheer as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to talk at a marketing campaign rally on the Calhoun Ranch in Coachella, Calif., Saturday. (AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)
Trump likened California to “paradise misplaced,” transitioning his spiel to a promise of a protected and safe southern border.
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“California’s actually is a paradise misplaced, however we will convey it again,” he stated. “Don’t fret about it. We’re bringing it again. It will occur quick.
“We’ll cease the murderers from coming in. The drug sellers, everyone coming into California,” he stated.
Republican presidential nominee former President Trump speaks at a marketing campaign rally on the Calhoun Ranch in Coachella, Calif., Saturday. (AP Photograph/Alex Gallardo)
Trump reminisced of what California was once, saying it was a ‘beacon of what our nation aspired to grow to be.”
“It had the climate, it had the water,” he stated. “The state had one of the best colleges, the most secure communities, and a booming center class, however all that was eradicated by a long time of the very insurance policies that Kamala Harris needs to now pressure upon America.”
The Republican nominee for president pointed to California’s sky-high value of dwelling, ongoing crime disaster and persevering with unlawful immigration disaster.
“Immediately, California has the very best inflation, the very best taxes, the very best gasoline costs, the very best value of dwelling, probably the most rules, the most costly utilities, probably the most homelessness, probably the most crime, probably the most decay, and probably the most unlawful aliens,” he stated.
“Apart from that, I feel you are doing fairly nicely, truly,” he quipped.
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Whereas acknowledging the financial system is high of thoughts in California and throughout the nation, Trump highlighted unlawful immigration as a high difficulty for voters, saying that the U.S. is taken into account an “occupied nation.”
“However we’re recognized all all through the world now as an occupied nation,” he stated. “We bought folks taking on components of Colorado. We’ve folks taking on different states, loads of states.”
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Trump promised to “liberate our nation from criminals” and “rescue California.”
“To everybody right here in California and all throughout our nation, I make this pledge to you. November fifth, 2024 will likely be liberation day in America,” he stated.Â
“We’ll liberate our nation from criminals. I’ll rescue California in each city throughout America that is been invaded and conquered, and we are going to put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in jail or kick them the hell overseas,” he stated.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to talk at a marketing campaign rally on the Calhoun Ranch in Coachella, Calif., Saturday. (AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)
Trump pointed to Eduardo Sarabia, an unlawful immigrant, who was not too long ago arrested in Los Angeles after he allegedly viciously raped two girls in his windowless Ford Transit van.
“He was charged with sadistically raping two girls at the back of a windowless van that police stated was disgustingly outfitted as, quote, a rape dungeon on wheels,” Trump stated. “Detective believes this monster had many extra victims.”
Republican presidential nominee former President Trump speaks at a marketing campaign rally on the Calhoun Ranch in Coachella, Calif., Saturday. (AP Photograph/Alex Gallardo)
Trump additionally pointed to Victor Hernandez, an unlawful migrant from El Salvador, who escaped his nation of origin after committing a heinous crime and allegedly murdered Maryland mom, Rachel Morin.
“We had the strongest border within the historical past of our nation. Now we now have the worst border within the historical past of the world,” he stated.
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“My message to the American folks may be very easy,” Trump stated. “No one that has inflicted the violence and terror that our harass has unleashed on our nation can by no means be allowed to grow to be the President of america once more.”
Trump promised that Harris’ “reign of terror” would finish the primary day he took workplace.
“Anybody who orchestrates an invasion of America can’t lead America,” he stated. “Kamala Harris, her reign of terror ends the day I take workplace.”
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With time an especially valuable commodity for the presidential campaigns within the last stretch of a White Home showdown in a margin-of-error race with Harris, many are questioning why Trump is stopping in blue states.
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The cease in Coachella might profit Trump with Latino voters — who’ve been trending in the direction of the GOP lately — not solely in southeast California, however extra importantly in neighboring Arizona and Nevada, two of the seven essential battleground states that can doubtless decide if the previous president or Harris wins the 2024 election.
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Fox Information’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
