Former President Donald Trump waded into hostile political territory Thursday in the South Bronx to tell voters that people of color have been the biggest losers on President Biden’s watch.
Former President Donald Trump waded into hostile political territory Thursday in the South Bronx to tell voters that people of color have been the biggest losers on President Biden’s watch.
Mr. Trump said the Biden administration is responsible for the policies that have fed inflation, rising crime and illegal immigration. These problems have hit impoverished communities the hardest, he said.
“African Americans are getting slaughtered, Hispanic Americans are getting slaughtered,” Mr. Trump said. “These millions and millions of people that are coming into our country — the biggest impact and the biggest negative impact is against our Black population and our Hispanic population who are losing their jobs, losing their housing, losing everything they can lose.”
Home to one of the nation’s most demographically diverse communities and the poorest borough in New York City, the Bronx served as an ideal backdrop for Mr. Trump’s message.
“On Day One, we are going to throw out Bidenomics, and replace it with MAGAnomics,” Mr. Trump said, sparking applause from the crowd. “The minute Joe Biden shuffles out the door, I will rapidly rebuild the greatest economy in the history of the world.”
Mr. Trump said everybody was better off economically when he was in office.
Mr. Trump’s star power was on display as the event attracted an estimated 25,000 people, according to a Republican National Committee spokesperson.
