Trump slams ‘migrants fighting cops and giving America the middle finger’
Former President Donald Trump criticized migrants again in a rally in the Bronx, claiming they are ‘giving America the middle finger’.
Trump spoke at a rally on Thursday evening at Crotona Park in the South Bronx in New York City, where the majority of voters are expected to support President Joe Biden.
The ex-president quickly attacked his opponent in the 2024 election, saying Biden is ‘not getting the job done for the Bronx’ and ‘not getting the job done for New York’.
Trump listed off problems facing the Big Apple including ‘migrants fighting cops and giving America the middle finger’.
Trump also claimed that migrants are forming an army against Americans.
‘You look at these people… they are physically fit, they’re 19 to 25, almost everyone is a male, and they look like fighting age,’ he said.
‘I think they’re building an army. I think they want to get us from within. I think they’re building an army… they have something in mind.’
While criticizing migrants, Trump called for protecting minorities.
‘Remember, black, Hispanic, Asian people need this protection and safety more than anyone else, don’t ever forget it,’ he said. ‘And after years of talk by the radical left Democrats, we’re gonna give them the protection they need.’
Trump also launched personal attacks against the president.
‘You think Biden goes off teleprompter?’ Trump said. ‘He’s no good on teleprompter.’
Trump attracted a large audience, with people watching from outside a gate.
The Trump campaign obtained a permit for up to 3,500 people for the rally. But the campaign’s senior adviser Chris LaCivita told the New York Post that the crowd size was estimated to be 10,000, and that 20,000 had RSVP’d.
One member of the crowd was taken into custody by police and another was taken away by ambulance. It was not immediately clear if they were arrested or injured.
Trump ended his roughly hour-and-a-half speech by saying ‘hard-working patriots built this city’ and that ‘hard-working patriots are going to save this country’.
He walked off the stage to Sam and Dave’s Hold On, I’m Comin’, playing in the background.
Trump’s visit to the deep blue borough appeared to be an attempt to appeal to black and Latino voters.
He has been spending much of his time in New York City amid his hush money trial in Manhattan Criminal Court. Closing arguments in the trial are slated to begin on Tuesday.
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