Donald Trump showed up at Univision Studios (near his golf resort) yesterday for a town hall with Latino voters. The event‚ happening roughly 3 weeks before the big day‚ was a change from his usual rallies
Trump tried to sound less harsh about immigration‚ but still said some iffy things. He didnt use words like “invasion“ or “animals“ this time‚ instead talking about wanting legal immigrants who “love our country“. But he also repeated false claims about the current government letting out “hundreds of thousands“ of bad people
When asked about farm work and food costs if undocumented immigrants are deported Trump didnt really answer. He just said: “We want workers and they have to come in legally. They have to love our country‚ they have to love you love our people“
One voter asked about Trumps weird claim that Haitian migrants are eating pets in Ohio. Trump said “This was just reported. I was just saying what was reported“ — not really taking it back
A construction worker who used to support Trump asked about January 6 2021. Trump called it “a day of love“ and said there was “nothing done wrong“ which is pretty shocking
Polls show Kamala Harris leading Trump with Hispanic voters‚ but not by as much as Biden did in 2020. A recent poll found:
- 56% of Latino likely voters support Harris
- 37% support Trump
Interestingly‚ most Hispanic voters (even those born in other countries) dont feel Trump is talking about them when he attacks immigrants
Trump didnt mention his plan for mass deportations during the town hall. He did repeat his claim that illegal immigrants take jobs from “the African American population and the Hispanic population in particular“ — which many find offensive
This Univision appearance shows a big change in Trumps relationship with the network. In 2020 his campaign called it “leftist propaganda“ but now theyre giving him airtime. Some Latino groups and Democrats are not happy about this
At a rally two days ago‚ Trump said some pretty insulting things about Black and Latino voters who support Harris. The Harris campaign fired back saying “If Donald Trump thinks insulting Black and Latino voters is the key to earning their respect and their votes its him who should have his head examined“