Former President Donald Trump, speaking at a rally in Aurora, Colorado, doubled down on his hardline stance on immigration, vowing to use the death penalty for migrants who kill Americans and revive a 1798 law used to detain Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Former President Donald J. Trump holds a campaign rally at Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora on Oct. 11, 2024.
Much of his speech in the mostly full ballroom, which had a capacity of 10,000, focused on illegal immigration. His lectern was flanked by mugshots of Venezuelan gang members arrested in Aurora, and the two large screens next to him recurringly played news montages describing crimes allegedly committed by migrants across America., a 1798 law that allows the president to deport any noncitizen from a country that the U.S. is at war with.
“I cannot overstate enough that nothing was said today that has not been said before and for which the city has not responded with the facts,” Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, also a Republican, said in a statement. “Again, the reality is that the concerns about Venezuelan gang activity in our city — and our state — have been grossly exaggerated and have unfairly hurt the city’s identity and sense of safety. The city and state have not been ‘taken over’ or ‘invaded’ or ‘occupied’ by migrant gangs.
Former President Donald J. Trump holds a campaign rally at Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora on Oct. 11, 2024. Though immigration dominated the speech, Trump touched on other favorite personal and Republican talking points. He floated pulling the broadcasting license from CBS and played a clip contrasting footage from the fictional film “Full Metal Jacket,” about Marines training for and then serving in Vietnam, with social media videos showing members of the military dressed in drag.
“In the city, you’re there by yourself,” he said. “You come to a rally like this and you see how many actually do support .” Four police officers were on hand nearby as interactions between Trump and Harris supporters hit intermittent boiling points. One man, holding a Trump flag, yelled homophobic slurs at the counter-protesters.
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