JD Vance Backs Up Trump’s False Claims About Venezuelan Gangs
5 months, 1 week ago

JD Vance Backs Up Trump’s False Claims About Venezuelan Gangs

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. JD Vance is sticking by Donald Trump and the former president’s false claims that Venezuelan gangs have “invaded and conquered” Aurora, Colorado. And we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in jail or kick them out of our country.” At the rally, Trump vowed to target migrants who he said are criminals and labeled his mission to return them to their native countries “Operation Aurora.” Mike Coffman, the Republican mayor of Aurora, slammed Trump’s claims, calling them “grossly exaggerated” statements that “have unfairly hurt the city’s identity and sense of safety.” On ABC’s “This Week,” Vance struggled to respond to Raddatz’s comment that only a “handful” of Aurora apartment complexes had actually been affected by Venezuelan gang activity. “So, do you support Donald Trump making those claims that the Republican mayor says were grossly exaggerated and have hurt the city’s identity and sense of safety?” she asked. “Only a handful of apartment complexes in America were taken over by Venezuelan gangs, and Donald Trump is the problem and not Kamala Harris’ open border?” Vance argued.

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1 week, 1 day ago

'You are beyond vile': Outraged expert claims Trump just unleashed 'American Gestapo'

Raw Story  

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5 months, 1 week ago

J.D. Vance melts down at ABC fact-check 'nitpicking everything that Donald Trump has said'

Raw Story  

Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, accused ABC News host Martha Raddatz of "nitpicking everything that Donald Trump has said" after she fact-checked the former president's claim about migrants. "The Republican mayor of the city said flatly, the city and state have not been taken over or invaded or occupied by migrant gangs," the ABC News host noted. "So do …

"Focused on nitpicking": Vance stews over another fact-check
5 months, 1 week ago

"Focused on nitpicking": Vance stews over another fact-check

Salon  

JD Vance really doesn't like being fact-checked. Vance started off the interview with a favorite canard of the Donald Trump campaign in recent weeks: that the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton was delayed because affected areas reliably vote for Republicans. "Senator Vance, I’m just going to say that local officials — local officials and FEMA officials say that …

Trump takes most direct swipe at Harris' border record yet and unveils plan to use 1798 law to dismantle migrant gangs
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump takes most direct swipe at Harris' border record yet and unveils plan to use 1798 law to dismantle migrant gangs

Daily Mail  

Speaking to a crowd of thousands of MAGA faithful in Aurora, Colorado, Donald Trump announced a brand new illegal migrant operation named after the town. Trump said Friday that Operation Aurora would act as a gang member removal program invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 'to target and dismantle every illegal migrant criminal network operating on American soil.' Republican …

Trump to hold rally in Colorado city that he says was overrun by migrant gangs
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump to hold rally in Colorado city that he says was overrun by migrant gangs

NPR  

Trump to hold rally in Colorado city that he says was overrun by migrant gangs Former President Donald Trump will visit Aurora, Colorado — a city he has falsely described as overrun by migrant crime and gangs. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been talking lately about a city in Colorado, a suburb of Denver. There's an …

Trump and Vance ramp-up conspiracies about Haitians and Venezuelans to justify lies about ‘migrant crime’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump and Vance ramp-up conspiracies about Haitians and Venezuelans to justify lies about ‘migrant crime’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In recent weeks, he and running mate JD Vance have been spreading unfounded, often …

J.D. Vance slams Kamala Harris during visit to the southern border
7 months, 3 weeks ago

J.D. Vance slams Kamala Harris during visit to the southern border

Daily Mail  

Vance made his first visit to the border as Donald Trump's running mate where he went on the attack against Vice President Kamala Harris as Republicans attempt to paint her as the Biden administration's failed 'border czar.' His visit to the border comes as Republicans have seized on border security as they go after the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Harris …

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