Former President Donald Trump has insisted he loves the city of Milwaukee as he returned to the critical battleground state of Wisconsin just weeks before it hosts the Republican National Convention.
People wait in line to enter the venue where Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump will speak at a campaign event Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Racine, Wis. on Tuesday repeatedly praised Milwaukee just weeks before it hosts the Republican National Convention, playing cleanup after he reportedly used the word “horrible” in talking about swing-state Wisconsin’s largest city.in a closed-door meeting with Republicans in the U.S. House.
In a separate television interview, Trump also denied reports on Tuesday that, during the convention, he was planning to stay overnight in Chicago, Milwaukee’s rival 90 miles to the south, where Trump also has a downtown skyscraper along the Chicago River.The move, which could offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S., came after Biden announced his ownTrump has frequently described the record number of immigrants crossing the U.S.
Several congressmen who support Trump and attended the meeting also said he was referring to crime and voter fraud, which he falsely alleges marred the 2020 election in the state.Trump repeatedly slammed Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin as a “radical” who “100% voted with Biden” amid cheers from the crowd. He thanked her likely opponent, Eric Hovde, who faces nominal opposition in the Republican primary on Aug. 13, for speaking at the rally, calling him the “dynamo” Wisconsin needs.
McKinstry said small Black-owned businesses like his were booming in Racine under Trump’s administration.
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