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PHOENIX — President Joe Biden on Tuesday personally appealed to Latino voters, saying they're the reason he defeated Donald Trump in 2020 and urging them to help him do it again in November.Biden said the upcoming election isn't a referendum on him, but rather a choice between “me and a guy named Trump.
Biden, who is on a three-day campaign swing through Nevada, Arizona and Texas that's designed largely to court Latino voters, told supporters at an earlier political stop Tuesday in Reno, Nevada, that he and Trump have a “different value set." He also criticized Trump's rhetoric.Biden said Washoe County, where Reno is located, and Nevada are “really, really, really critical” for the November election.
In the interview, Biden turned questions about immigration into an indictment of Trump for his language about migrants, most recently saying they are “animals” and not people. Biden also noted Trump’s pledge to carry out mass deportations.Biden's reelection campaign, along with allied Democratic groups, have opened offices in Washoe County and in specific areas of Las Vegas that aides said will help the campaign with Black, Latino and Asian American voters.
Latinos con Biden-Harris formally launched at Biden's Phoenix stop. The campaign has similar groups geared toward women and college students.
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