In more news from Milwaukee, anti-immigrant hate speech and misinformation about the U.S.-Mexico border took center stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention. Several of Donald Trump’s former rivals took to the stage, including former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Vivek Ramaswamy. Many lashed out at Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she and Biden have enforced “open border” policies that have led to a wave of what Trump’s campaign describes as a “migrant crime epidemic.” There is no data linking immigrants to rising crime. Meanwhile, Senator Cruz falsely claimed immigrants kill U.S. citizens “every damn day,” while many remarks scapegoated asylum seekers for the smuggling of fentanyl across the southern border. Evidence shows fentanyl is largely smuggled by U.S. citizens across U.S. ports of entry. We’ll have more on the RNC later in the broadcast.
RNC Dominated by Xenophobic Hate Speech on Day 2 as Republicans Line Up Behind Trump
HeadlineJul 17, 2024