During his latest rally in New Mexico, president Trump made some pretty strange claims.
Speaking at the rally, Trump insisted that Hispanic voters are big supporters of his beloved border wall. After quoting a poll and saying he’s “up 17 per cent” with Hispanic voters (he didn’t specify which poll, and it seems no such poll exists), the president said:
Hispanic Americans, they understand.
They don’t want criminals coming over the border, they don’t want people taking their jobs, they want to have that security – and they want the wall.
In an apparent turnaround from 2016, He even said:
Nobody loves the Hispanics more.
Given that Trump began his campaign by calling Mexican immigrants “rapists” and that several Southern American people have died in the custody of US border control, but also that Hispanic voters are more likely to vote for Democratic candidates, people were quick to correct the president.
Let’s just say that most Hispanic voters certainly weren’t happy about the president promoting the wall in their name.
Does Trump think the way to win New Mexico is to say the word "Hispanics" 3492 times in one hour? "Who do you like… https://t.co/NQL5DmdDq0— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@Holly Figueroa O'Reilly) 1568690663
@CNNPolitics You can’t spend your entire campaign and your presidency calling Mexicans rapists and criminals and th… https://t.co/HiFzKX5jsN— Jon (taylor’s version) 🧣 (@Jon (taylor’s version) 🧣) 1568691171
Tonight Trump said, “Who do you love more, the country or the Hispanics?" I don’t even know where to begin with t… https://t.co/49WTmDq8fi— Ben Ray Luján (@Ben Ray Luján) 1568687008
Trump: “We love our Hispanics.”— Alan Rappeport (@Alan Rappeport) 1568685866
Trump: "Who do you like more, the country or the hispanics?" That is a totally normal thing to ask a supporter at… https://t.co/t8X6qLdFh1— Josh Jordan (@Josh Jordan) 1568687965