By The newspaper
Amid cries of “Send them back” and “Build the wall,” former Republican president Donald Trump (2017-2021) promised “the largest criminal deportation in history” in his speech yesterday at The Bronx, the poorest county in NYC and one of the most Democratic in the country.
Trump, a New York native who hopes to return to the presidency in the November elections, suggested that immigrants “are creating an army from within” because “they tend to have good physique, between 19-25 years old, almost all of them are men, and they are of fighting age.”
The 77-year-old Republican candidate was received by a “dedicated” audience that he engaged with his usual campaign themes, especially immigration, and even with life lessons. Although he no longer lives in New York, Trump has been in the city frequently in recent days for the trial he faces over alleged payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels.
Yesterday’s rally in Crotona Park brought together thousands of people – 10,000 according to the organization and 3,500 according to the city – of great diversity in race and age and who showed fervent support, while an imposing police deployment separated the few anti-Trump protesters that were presented.
In the Bronx, where more than half the population is Hispanic and more than a quarter is black, Trump argued that “millions” of immigrants are leaving their countries’ prisons empty, entering the United States illegally and committing “migrant crimes.” .
The politician cited anecdotes such as the “attack by a migrant gang on police officers” in Times Square or the use of a school as a migrant shelter in Brooklyn. He also proclaimed himself more capable than his rival, Democratic President Joe Biden, on numerous occasions during his speech and stated that the leaders of China, North Korea and Russia are “on top of the world.”
- Trump rally in Democratic territory of the Bronx shows divisions among Latinos
Trump’s followers listened with admiration to his words, including anecdotes from his career as a real estate businessman in New York, and even more so when he joked that he had “an overdose of politics” and wanted to offer a “talk about success” to “young people.” from the Bronx.”
“The harder you work, the luckier you get,” began the tycoon, who spent several minutes visibly comfortable giving advice on how to choose a profession you enjoy, continue to rise in the face of adversity, and maintain “momentum” throughout of the career.
A group of neighbors of Dominican origin who waved their flag declared to EFE that Trump is their candidate for being “a man of values and pro-life” (anti-abortion) who, according to them, will defend the borders better than Biden and reduce crime.
For his first rally in New York since 2016, Trump surrounded himself with Republicans such as commentator Andrew Giuliani or Florida congressman Byron Donalds; and highlighted the former Democratic senator and Reverend Rubén Díaz Sr, who gave him his vote and told EFE be sure that the Bronx could become Republican.
The candidate concluded, his voice drowned out by cheers, adapting his slogan to “Make Our City Great Again.” And he asked that you go vote for the “patriots who work hard like you and who are going to save our country. Our vote is going to be too broad to be manipulated,” in reference to his unproven accusations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, when he was defeated by Biden.
The immigration crisis has marked the administration of Mayor Eric Adams of New York, in the midst of a national political battle between Democrats and Republicans. In September, the mayor declared that the massive arrival of immigrants will “destroy” the city, alleging a lack of resources from the Joe Biden government.