Trump Immigration Message More Prevalent in Closing Days
Alex Angle, Roll Call, November 1, 2024
Thousands of Trump rally attendees turned their heads up to a jumbo screen to watch a campaign video calling out immigration under the Biden-Harris administration.
In a ballroom at Mar-a-Lago during former President Donald Trump’s remarks to the press Tuesday, an emotional ad played on a TV screen detailing the death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. Two undocumented Venezuelan men have been accused of her murder and are in custody. Her mother, Alexis, has appeared at multiple Trump campaign events detailing her daughter’s story and calling for stricter immigration laws.
“I think what’s happening on the border is the single biggest issue, and I’m seeing it more and more,” Trump said during Tuesday’s remarks.
These videos have been played during nearly all of Trump’s recent campaign events, as he’s focused on immigration for his closing argument.
A Roll Call Factba.se analysis of Trump’s transcripts found that since Oct. 20, Trump has mentioned the terms “border,” “migrant” and “immigration” in total around 100 times more than he has used the words “economy,” “inflation,” “prices” and “costs.”
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His remarks to the press on Tuesday started like many of his speeches: with criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris and immigration. On the campaign trail, Trump often finds a way to tie illegal immigration to other topics such as the economy and his criticism of transgender people.
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“The economy, which I think is basically a part of inflation, is rated No. 1 in terms of the most important thing that people vote for. No. 3 is the border. I disagree. I think the border is actually No. 1,” Trump said during a rally in Novi, Mich., on Saturday.
