El Paso is a majority Latino border city represented largely by Democrats. But it’s also a military town with plenty of Republicans, including a chapter of Latinos for Trump.
The crowd gathered at a memorial Wednesday near the El Paso Walmart where a gunman killed 22 people was overwhelmingly anti-Trump. The president was visiting the city, and some mourners held signs saying “Devil go home” or “Trump go home.”
“I came to show my respect,” said the man, who asked to be identified by his first name, Zeke. “Everybody has a right to come show their respect. Any politician who uses that to further their agenda isn’t correct.” Zeke, who is Latino and lives in El Paso, said he voted for Trump in 2016 and plans to vote for him again. He was glad to hear Trump talk about violent video games in the aftermath of the weekend massacres here and in Dayton, Ohio. He said the president’s rhetoric isn’t racist and that “people are taking it out of context.”He found an ally in Brenda Vigil, another Trump supporter who came to the memorial and was upset by the signs attacking the president.
Vigil, who is Latina, got upset listening to people around her at the memorial speak Spanish, and asked them to stop.Daisy Guzman and others in the crowd of more than 100 tried to talk with Vigil and persuade her to drop it.Guzman frequents the Walmart and works at the mall next door.Vigil and Zeke were joined by two men, one in a “Make America great again” hat, and a woman, who stepped up to the open mic where people had been railing against Trump and racism.
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