In his controversial remarks, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump described illegal immigrants in the United States as “animals” and “not humans” in a speech in Michigan.
Trump, who has appeared with several law enforcement officers, has detailed several criminal cases involving suspects who are in the United States illegally and warned that violence and chaos will wipe out the country if he does not win the November election.
Speaking about Lakin Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student from Georgia who is allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, Trump said some immigrants were not human.
Trump, who served as president from 2017 to 2021, added: “Democrats say, ‘Please don’t call them animals. They are human beings. “I say, ‘No, they’re not human. They are animals.”
The presidential candidate claimed that migrants crossing the border with Mexico illegally have escaped from prisons and shelters in their home countries and are fueling violent crimes in the United States.
Michael Tyler, Biden’s campaign communications manager, told reporters ahead of Trump’s speeches: “Donald Trump is engaging in extremist rhetoric that promotes division, hatred and violence in our country.”
Earlier, Trump threatened during a speech to supporters in Ohio: “If I don’t win the election, I’m not sure there’s another election in the country, and there’s going to be a ‘bloodbath.’
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