At a Noticias Univision city corridor in South Florida, former President Donald Trump confronted undecided Latino voters who questioned him on the cause-and-effect of his immigration agenda, his response to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots, and whether or not he believed the issues he’s stated about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump usually prevented direct solutions.
Jorge Velázquez, a 64-year-old farmer who lives in California, requested Trump: “This powerful job is especially accomplished by undocumented individuals, when you deport them, who would do the job and what worth would we pay for meals?”
Trump replied with false marketing campaign rally speaking factors, saying that individuals are coming in illegally, together with from jails and psychological establishments.
Trump additionally prevented speaking about his pledge to do mass deportations or to revoke birthright citizenship. He additionally unnoticed a rally line about immigrants “poisoning the blood of our nation.”
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When Ramiro González, a 56-year-old Tampa man, instructed Trump he was disturbed by Trump’s inaction on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol assault, his dealing with of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the way he misplaced the assist of former advisers, Trump downplayed Jan. 6 as a “day of affection.”
Right here, we fact-checked a few of Trump’s statements. (We additionally fact-checked Vice President Kamala Harris’ Oct. 10 Univision city corridor.)
Trump downplayed Jan. 6, 2021, as a “day of affection,” saying “no one was killed” and that “there have been no weapons.” Video proof, court docket paperwork and information protection present that is false. 4 individuals died Jan. 6, 2021, as Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol; one lady was fatally shot and three different individuals died from medical emergencies suffered in the course of the riot. Court docket information say a number of defendants introduced firearms with them, and a few have been charged with having firearms on Capitol grounds.
Trump stated he instructed supporters who walked down the Capitol to behave “peacefully and patriotically.” Trump instructed his supporters at a Jan. 6, 2021, “Save America” rally, “I do know that everybody right here will quickly be marching over to the Capitol constructing to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” However within the days main as much as the rights and likewise on the rally, he instructed them to “combat.”
Authorized specialists counter Trump’s declare that Biden dropping out of the race and Harris changing into the Democratic presidential candidate was a “coup.” A “coup d’etat” is a French time period for overthrowing a authorities. Biden dropped out of the race July 21 and endorsed Harris, however he stays in energy. Consultants stated that Democrats persuading him to drop out of the race after which utilizing the get together guidelines to interchange him on the ticket just isn’t unlawful, nor a “coup.”
Trump falsely stated “that’s been within the newspapers and reported” that immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, eat pets. This distorts actuality. What’s been reported — repeatedly — is that this declare is unsuitable. Native officers have stated it’s false that immigrants in Springfield are consuming cats and canines. The information protection has targeted largely on debunking the false narrative Trump and his working mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, have pushed.
Trump overstates what number of immigrants are in Springfield, Ohio. “They added nearly 30,000” immigrants, Trump instructed a city corridor viewers member. Metropolis officers have stated 12,000 to twenty,000 new migrants arrived in Springfield over the past 4 years, in a metropolis of simply lower than 60,000 individuals. Many of the immigrants are Haitians and are allowed to quickly reside and work within the nation legally.
Viewers members ask former President Donald Trump questions Oct. 16, 2024, throughout a Univision city corridor in Doral, Fla. (AP)
Trump stated that “underneath Biden and Harris, they allowed 13,099 convicted murderers” to return into the U.S. However that misrepresents the info. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official stated there have been 13,099 noncitizens convicted of murder who aren’t in immigration detention. That represents individuals who entered the nation previously 40 years, not solely underneath the Biden-Harris administration. Many individuals aren’t in immigration detention as a result of they’re in legislation enforcement custody serving sentences.
Trump stated, “Democrats need males to play ladies’s sports activities.” There isn’t a official depend, however estimates present the inhabitants of transgender athletes taking part in class sports activities may be very small. It’s as much as states to determine whether or not to let transgender athletes take part in class sports activities. Lately, 25 states have handed legal guidelines governing the eligibility of transgender college students who want to take part in class sports activities. These restrictions are sometimes targeted on limiting the eligibility of transgender women to play on women’ groups. The U.S. Division of Training is engaged on a proposal that may ban colleges from adopting “one-size-fits-all” insurance policies that ban transgender college students from taking part on groups in keeping with their gender identification.
Trump falsely stated that “they need transgender operations, to alter a person into a lady, and in some circumstances a boy into a lady with out parental consent.” We rated an identical Trump declare Pants on Fireplace. Gender-affirming surgical procedure on minors is uncommon and legal guidelines {and professional} requirements require dad and mom and medical suppliers to be concerned in these selections.
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks Oct. 16, 2024, throughout a Noticias Univision city corridor in Doral, Fla. (AP)
Talking of Roe v. Wade, Trump stated “each lawyer, each authorized scholar, Democrats, Republicans, conservatives … everyone needed it out.” This repeat is False. Earlier than the U.S. Supreme Court docket overturned Roe v. Wade, quite a few authorized students wrote briefs urging the Supreme Court docket to uphold it. Some authorized students who favor abortion rights have criticized Roe’s authorized underpinnings, saying that totally different constitutional arguments, based mostly on equal safety, would have offered a stronger case. However authorized specialists, together with some who held this view, stated these students wouldn’t have advocated for overturning Roe on this foundation.
Trump exaggerated rate of interest ranges throughout his presidency and underneath Biden, saying “rates of interest went from 2% to 10%.” The common 30-year fastened mortgage price reached a low 2.65% shortly earlier than Trump left workplace, however charges had fallen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The height price underneath Trump was 4.94% in November 2018. Mortgage charges are greater underneath Biden as a result of the Federal Reserve has raised rates of interest to stem inflation. However they by no means went as excessive as 10%. The height price underneath Biden was 7.79% in October 2023. It’s now 6.32%.
Trump is unsuitable (once more) about presiding over the “best economic system” in U.S. historical past. The unemployment price fell throughout Trump’s presidency to ranges untouched in 5 a long time. However Biden matched or exceeded these ranges. One other measure, the annual will increase in gross home product — the financial worth of all items and companies a rustic produces — have been broadly comparable underneath Trump to what they have been in the course of the closing six years underneath President Barack Obama. And GDP development underneath Trump was under that of earlier presidents. Wages elevated underneath Trump, however they started rising throughout Obama’s presidency. The wage will increase underneath Trump have been modest in contrast with the two% a yr improve within the Sixties.
Trump provided a doubtful tackle farmers’ prosperity throughout his presidency. Trump stated, “Farmers are doing very badly underneath this administration. Below my administration, farmers have been doing very nicely.” Agriculture Division statistics paint a special image. The previous two editions of the division’s Census of Agriculture coated 2017 (Trump’s first yr in workplace) and 2022 (Biden’s second). The web earnings per farm rose by 85% from 2017 to 2022. The share of farms registering within the high class for web earnings — $50,000 or extra per yr — rose from 33% in 2017 to 40% in 2022.
PolitiFact Senior Correspondent Amy Sherman, Employees Author Maria Ramirez Uribe, Grace Abels and Samantha Putterman, contributed to this report.
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