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Donald Trump continued his stump on the marketing campaign path on Saturday forward of his rematch with President Joe Biden within the first presidential debate of 2024 scheduled for Thursday. Trump hit his standard marks, from attacking migrants and border complaints to touting his position in erasing ladies’s reproductive rights by appointing Supreme Court docket justices who ended the federal proper to abortion entry, and another really wild stuff in between.
The 2 candidates have taken completely different approaches within the lead-up to their upcoming debate. Biden has reportedly been at Camp David together with his senior marketing campaign aides getting ready for the controversy. In the meantime, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee spent Saturday talking on the conservative Religion & Freedom Coalition’s “Highway to Majority” convention in Washington DC and held a rally within the swing state of Pennsylvania at Temple College in Philadelphia.
Trump introduced up the controversy throughout his Pennsylvania look, claiming that Biden will want some medical assist. “They need to get him good and powerful. So just a little earlier than debate time, he will get a shot within the ass — they need to strengthen him up,” he stated. He added: “I will say he’ll come out all jacked up, proper?” The unfounded accusation prompted some to allege that Trump spoke from his personal remedy experiences.
Persevering with together with his fear-mongering relating to the US border and migrants within the nation, Trump proposed the dehumanizing concept to have migrants be made to combat towards skilled UFC fighters throughout each of his appearances on Saturday.
“I stated, ‘Dana, Dana (White, President of Final Preventing Championship), I’ve an concept so that you can make some huge cash. You are gonna go and begin a brand new migrant combat league. Migrants, solely migrants,'” Trump stated throughout his Philadelphia speech, echoing what he proposed throughout his DC speech earlier within the day. “After which on the finish of the 12 months, the migrant champion goes to combat your champion.”
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Trump: I stated, Dana, I’ve an concept so that you can make some huge cash. You are going to go and begin a brand new migrant combat League, solely migrants, pic.twitter.com/n6C6ZqRhuP
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 22, 2024
“And I hate to let you know, Dana, I believe that migrant may win. That is how robust they’re. These aren’t, this isn’t a traditional state of affairs… These persons are drug sellers, gang members, killers in so many various methods. Now, and we most likely have 18 million, we’ll have 20 million by the point we get this man (Joe Biden) out of there,” Trump additional claimed.
Earlier on Saturday, throughout his speech for the Christian proper group, Religion & Freedom Coalition in DC, he talked about his favoring having the Ten Commandments posted at faculties. “Has anyone learn ‘the Thou Shall Not Steal?’,” he stated, teeing himself up for certainly one of his favourite topics: falsely claiming that he misplaced the 2020 election as a result of stolen votes — by no means thoughts different commandments, resembling Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery.
Trump: Who likes The Ten Commandments going up in faculties? Has anybody learn the thou shalt not steal? I imply has anybody learn this unimaginable stuff? pic.twitter.com/o7HFNymLfX
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 22, 2024
Throughout his DC speech, he performed martyr as properly. “I’ve the injuries throughout my physique,” he claimed. “If I took this shirt off you’d see a phenomenal, lovely individual.” He did not comply with by way of with eradicating his clothes, fortunately, however added: “However you’d see wounds throughout. Throughout me. I’ve taken a number of wounds, I can let you know. Greater than I count on any president ever.” It seems he might have forgotten concerning the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy, and likewise the assassination try on Ronald Reagan.
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Trump: If I took this shirt off, you’ll see a phenomenal individual. However you’ll see wounds throughout. I’ve taken a number of wounds I can let you know. Greater than I think any president ever pic.twitter.com/ETzIt9jJI0
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 22, 2024
Trump additionally took credit score for the eradication of Roe v. Wade. “I need to thank the six Supreme Court docket justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett — for the knowledge and the braveness they confirmed to finish Roe v. Wade,” Trump stated throughout his look in DC
Trump: I need to thank the six Supreme Court docket justices, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett for the knowledge and the braveness to finish Roe v. Wade pic.twitter.com/px4tuLDFAA
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) June 22, 2024
Biden and Trump’s debate on Thursday can be hosted by CNN in Atlanta at 9 pm ET, with CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash serving as moderators.
