Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:08 pm
Donald Trump has responded to being called out by Mexico’s president for lying about who will pay for his wall by throwing a fit and scheduling another immigration speech for next week in North Carolina.
Trump will be giving a speech in Greenville, NC next Tuesday, which seems like an obvious attempt at damage control after the Republican nominee was called out by Mexican President Peña Nieto for lying about Mexico paying for the wall, and criticized by his own Hispanic advisors after his “immigration policy speech” ended up being nothing more than an hour of immigrant bashing in Phoenix.
The Hillary Clinton campaign can barely hide their happiness over Trump spinning his wheels on immigration. Clinton campaign chair John Podesta said in a statement, “This is embarrassing to Donald Trump and offensive to people who are impacted by and care about the very serious issue of immigration. Trump is clearly just reacting to being called out by President Peña Nieto and the Hispanic advisers he betrayed. He has shown us from day one who he really is. No rerun of his plan to deport 16 million people will change the fact that he’s clearly a candidate in over his head.”
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Donald Trump got mad after his last speech bombed and half of Hispanic advisors made it known that they were ready to quit after his bigoted address, so his is going to respond by giving another speech probably doubling down on the same rhetoric.
Trump is using his presidential campaign to engage in petty feuds while boosting his own ego. If Trump gives the same talk in North Carolina that he gave in Arizona, he will lose even more votes.
The Clinton campaign was correct. Trump is in way over his head, and his campaign is an embarrassment to the electoral process of the United States of America.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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