Trump, GOP return to border to rev up base
By: Scott Wong (TheHill)
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
Former President Trump on Wednesday will travel to South Texas, where he’s expected to showcase his signature border wall and attack the Biden administration over the surge of migrants — a topic the GOP sees as a potent campaign issue to rev up the base and win back the House and Senate in 2022.
Trump will be joined in the Rio Grande Valley by some familiar conservative allies. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who has vowed to complete Trump's wall with state funds and private donations, will host the former president in Weslaco for a roundtable discussion on border security. Then the pair will tour the border wall, accompanied by two dozen House members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), led by Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.).
Later Wednesday afternoon, Trump and Abbott will participate in a town hall, moderated by Fox News host Sean Hannity and attended by supporters, in a hangar in the South Texas International Airport in Edinburg.
“Republicans understand what a severe case of invasion and illegal behavior we have at the border. And the Biden administration has done nothing about it,” said Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas), who will be among the RSC members who will join Trump at the border.
Trump "is going to reemphasize that we should continue to build the wall and that catch-and-release needs to be stopped."
The Lone Star State is just the latest stop for Trump as he embarks on a jam-packed summer of campaign rallies and other public appearances and continues to flirt with a 2024 presidential comeback campaign.
Earlier this month, Trump shocked his party at a North Carolina rally by making a surprise endorsement of little-known Rep. Ted Budd in the GOP primary for an open Senate seat. On Saturday, Trump had revenge on his mind, campaigning in Ohio against a fellow Republican, Rep. Anthony Gonzalez , who voted to impeach the 45th president and still speaks out against Trump’s election li es.
And Trump will celebrate the Fourth of July weekend with a big campaign rally at the fairgrounds in Sarasota, Fla., his adopted home state.
More than five months after leaving the White House, Trump has made clear he remains the de facto leader of the Republican Party; plans to play the role of kingmaker and reward loyalists in congressional, gubernatorial and other statewide races; and will have a major hand in shaping the party agenda as GOP leaders look to take back control of both chambers of Congress in next year's midterm elections.
“He’s definitely the leader of the party,” Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said on ABC’s “This Week” after Trump drew a big crowd at his rally in the Buckeye State.
Trump’s Texas visit will be a victory lap of sorts. For months, Trump and Republicans hammered Vice President Harris for failing to visit the border after President Biden tapped her to spearhead the administration’s response to a surge in Central American migrants, many of them children, crossing the border illegally.
Harris, a former California senator and state attorney general who has had years of experience handling border issues, refused to kowtow to GOP demands, even as several groups of Senate and House GOP lawmakers staged press conferences and photo ops at the border to blast the vice president's inaction.
But on Friday, after news of Trump's planned visit, Harris relented, traveling to El Paso, Texas, to meet with border agents and tour a migrant processing center. Harris's team argued the vice president was not caving to pressure — Harris herself insisted she was focused on the "root causes" of the surge from Central America — but Trump and his GOP allies chalked it up as a symbolic victory.
“ Kamala Harris , your vice president, only went to the border yesterday for the one simple reason: that I announced that I was going,” Trump told the crowd at his rally in Wellington, Ohio.
"If I didn't do that, I don't know if she was ever going to go."
This will mark Trump's first visit to the border since leaving the White House. He last visited the McAllen area on Jan. 12, just days before his term ended. It was his last trip as president outside of Washington.
But Trump's return to the Rio Grande Valley is not just about touting the construction of his prized border wall. In 2020, Trump lost the White House but Republicans made unexpected inroads with Hispanic voters in the Rio Grande Valley, a rural region in the southern tip of Texas that had been dominated by Democrats in past elections.
Republicans got another boost this month when Republican Javier Villalobos defeated Democrat Veronica Vela Whitacre by roughly 200 votes in the mayoral race in McAllen, which is 85 percent Hispanic.
So Trump and Republicans will look to expand their support among rural Latinos in the region as they vie to hold on to power in the critical state of Texas.
"The president made tremendous inroads in the Hispanic vote down in the Valley," said Williams, who has been making trips to the border since 2005 when he was appointed Texas secretary of state. "They think like we Republicans do: They want less government, and they want to be free to realize their dreams, and these Democrats have taken that for granted."
"Border security is No. 1 with them," he added. "They don't support law-breaking, and they don't support people running through the ports of entry and destroying property."
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Trump is back on message. That is his strength.
It's the right place at the right time.
The “Mexicans are rapists” message?
You've done it again! That was an out of context slur from something he said during the 2016 campaign:
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best ... They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people," Trump said.
Nowhere did he call Mexicans rapists.
So why the need for the lie about his comments?
Did you read this seed?
Read this part:
Republicans got another boost this month when Republican Javier Villalobos defeated Democrat Veronica Vela Whitacre by roughly 200 votes in the mayoral race in McAllen, which is 85 percent Hispanic.
Let me help you with that - AMERICAN HISPANICS KNOW WHJAT IS COMING OVER THAST BORDER AND THEY ARE VOTING ACCORDINGLY!
So many vile Trump messages to pick from.
That was an out of context slur
“When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best ... They're rapists.”
Lol. You’ve presented the context for me!
So many distortions and lies about the man. It's ok, unlike Canada, we still allow hate speech.
Lol, I gave you the actual quote and you are still truncating it in a dishonest manner.
[DELETED] Adding the part in between wouldn’t be doing him any favors. As I said, so many vile Trump messages to pick from.
Oh we still allow hate speech, just not directed at an individual or his/her family. Just as I cannot call for the assassination of my dear fuhrer, neither can you. Ah yes, I forgot to include ethnicities ... would that a bad thing down there, not being able to call them less than human? I know you want to.
The problem is that "hate speech" is subjective.
As for hate speech directed at minorities, those who dare do it would be risking their lives. The only place I hear the "N" word in modern America is from some Blacks talking to other Blacks. So, that's kind of a red herring, isn't it?. "Hate speech" as the term is being used today involves comments that someone doesn't like. As I say it is subjective. I my opinion, I see a lot right here on NT. I'd consider death wishing a former President to be hate speech.
Get it?
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Personal Attack, taunting [&] trolling, insulting and rude [Vic Eldred]
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Good on you.
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Beautiful!!!!
Not present Presidents? Didn't you do that at 2.1?
In other words, you have no problem with the instigator, only the proper response?
Maybe you can be a moderator.
Now please explain how Hal took trmp's comments out of context.
Yes, yes he did.
You instigated a number of "proper responses" from me so far today. Are you aiming for another one so that you can strut your seeder stuff?
Maybe you can stop immoderate moderating.
Leaving off this damn part of the quote again? Yes, just ignore it because it fits the TDS narrative we have all come to know and loath.
Please read Vic's comment at 1.1.2
Then carefully read my comment again
Of course he didn't Vic, he just claimed that Mexico is SENDING rapists.
So is it your posit that they are recruiting them from other Latin American countries or overseas?
Oh wait! That can't be right because Trump said 'IT'S PEOPLE' so they MUST be sending MEXICAN rapists.
How's THAT for context Vic?
Indeed it is. I was stoked watching him on you tube last Saturday night at his Ohio rally! I’m looking forward to what he says to the media and on his town hall there tomorrow night. Then a Saturday night rally complete with fire works. Too bad he didn’t schedule that at Mt. Rushmore again like last year.
He has to be the elder statesman now. DeSantis is the ticket to the White House.
An elder statesman. Hahaha
One that thinks he won the election by a landslide and thinks he will be reinstated...
Yeah, real stable there.
In the words of Bill Barr, ''IT'S ALL BULLSHIT''
What was Barr referring to?
It is dishonest to misappropriate a comment.
Correct. Please and therefore post 1.3 was misleading & dishonest.
Bill Barr Says He Suspected Trump’s Election Fraud Claims Were ‘Bullsh-t’ From The Start
Topline
In his first public comments about his break from Donald Trump following the presidential election, former Attorney General Bill Barr says in an interview published Sunday by The Atlantic that he was skeptical of the ex-president’s election fraud claims long before he publicly dispelled them and green-lighted a Justice Department probe, which he claimed he did in part to help him stand up to Trump.
I expect this comment to be deleted in 3...2...1...
No more dishonest than much of the nonsense you post.
But that isn't what Kavika was applying it to, WAS IT?
Who cares? If the shoe fits....
Besides, to quote Kavika: No more dishonest than much of the nonsense you post.
Oh the fucking irony of YOU making that statement Vic.
Question ... is Donald going to 'rev' up his base like he did this weekend with 1000s leaving before he came close to finishing?
Answer: The Republican base is already revved up based on Biden's first 6 months. Open borders, violence & lawlessness, attempts at indoctrinating young children and rising inflation have done the trick. I think even independents and some democrats have been revved up!
I don't believe we swallow the same pills Vic. Save that nonsense for true believers.
I take it you didn't like the answer?
Come on, can't you see it? I can't walk outside without roving gangs attacking me...
It's the children! The seedcorn...
It was boring and repetitive. Standard issue stuff.
Interesting... Biden still has an aggregate poll of 52.7% favorability rating on day 160 of his Presidency. Compare that with Trump's on the same day of his 160th day 39.9%. I'm not certain we can count Biden out yet.
Though to stay on point here, the best place to hit the Biden Admin is at the border - he hasn't had much of plan. We'll see how this holds. I often accuse Congress of doing nothing, but I was informed yesterday of a bipartisan - bicameral bill that would add a 100 new immigration judges, deploy the 40% of BPA not in the field now, consolidate resources to create regional processing centers and track unaccompanied minor through the complete process. The text of the bill (not some talking head's spin) is at the link.
So you think that the democrats will hold onto congress in 2022?
I open to a wager on that one.
It's way too early to tell. I wouldn't even start speculating for at least another year on specifics, nor would anyone outside a partisian bubble. Traditionally the incumbent party loses seats during a mid-term, but there are way too many variables at play to even try to make sense of the state of politics so far out.
Pills?
The true believer of what exactly? Is there not a problem at the border? Violence is up .. inflation is insane .. can I blame this on Biden .. perhaps not, but if Trump was still president it would be his fault ...? I expect more from you Hallux - you have lost the humour in the insult.. I will not use the T word, but ......................if the glove fits?
Love ya...!
P.s.... do you think anyone realizes that the vaccines that are going into peoples arms are the same ones that (D)s did not trust when Trump was president?
That's not fair. I would have taken the vaccine no matter who made it.
Interesting....
Mrs Giggles of that I have no doubt .. I was being facetious .. yet I stand by it, when Trump wanted to role out vaccines before the election, even though it was not anything that could be done at the time ... heads exploded!
What's the T word? Truculent? Transcendent? Oh no, not Twit!
You know the answer to that.
Some people go out of their way to make excuses for Trump. Outside of the rwnj, it is somewhat inexplicable.
Relax, Color is only trying to (T)oad me ... her wicked heart means well.
All of which was to be expected. It's all happening up here also.
I don't think Colour is a rwnj
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Anywho, what's the point of all you wrote? That I took a poster to task? O woe at such catastrophic calumny and calamity ... crap, I've run out of c-words.
The numbers are up .. Montana border patrol has been snagging up quite a few gate crasher..!
My skin is, it's scary!
I did not expect anyone to pay attention to the nonsense that I post to you ... my bad who knew you had become a such a rock star ... : )
I thought they were all from New York ... you been lying to me again?
thank you Mrs G... much appreciated
The porn queen did.
Nope ... the undocumented formerly known as illegals from the southern border are trying to cross into Canada via Montana - guess people do not know Montana has technology
Oooo Ooo I know .. getting off warfarin has made a difference though
you're welcome. That Hallux is a card, isn't he?
I said it is inexplicable didnt I ?
Hmmmm ... I will check my thought at the door ... I have already derailed the article ... Sorry Vic!
He has his moments - but still needs reminding that humor is the goal, not personalizing things .. that is why he has me .. HA! : )
Fun done, we now return the conversation to the seeder to hoe as he sees fit.
Link?
Keep a lose eye on Hallux : )
That's a tough job...he's slippery
Kamala carefully steered clear of the real border, where kids are dying in the desert heat, being abused by adults, being forced to live in cages, and having to drink from toilets.
I just think that all the old guys and gals need to be replaced altogether... Ds and Rs alike. Just sayin.
if you're going to straddle the fence, please be careful around those big fence posts.
Trump is the most feared person for the Democrats. They go full bat shit crazy when it comes to Trump.
I'm surprised you know who that group is...
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Surprise is reciprocated....
asz he's proven he should be. He should be the most feared by ANY thinking individual, cause a LYING Narcisistic Knumb skull know nothing has know business in that of the peoples, as he cuts them from the Kults just to not see what results , cause his Kult is not a chore for he, but a group of lost soles who's D feat is via know longer a tweet a way, just a LIAR with nothing to say every day.
Of course he's feared. He's a dangerous man with delusions of grandeur. He wants to be a despot, not the POTUS
Wants to be? He's always been one. He's just a bigger one now, and a loser, one in every aspect of his own description and he can't stand it. He know very well that he lost the election, but, he can't accept it because that would make him a loser as well, and his ego just can't accept himself being what he hates the most. That is very evident by his endless claims that he won the election. And he won't give up that lie, which he knows is a lie, as long as there are fools out there who will believe the lie, and he knows it.
And as long as they are willing to lay down their own lives in violent protests and insurrections such as the Capitol invasion he will continue to keep the lie alive in hopes that he can force his way back into the WH.
However, he will one day learnt that his own mouth and actions will be his own undoing. And nothing, and no one, can save him.
seed is locked. Seeder has asked RA to review it and I am locking it until tha happens, to keep it from getting worse charger383
There have been several off topic/ meta threads removed. Any further comments that are off topic or meta will be given tickets with points. This thread has been reopened for comments.
That's nice, but now I've run out of stuff to say.
Stay on topic Hal, but of course Lux ...
Nice to see from the seeded photo that Donald has a new staircase to huff and puff up. Madame DeFarge must be off camera. As to the set designer an Inquisition is in order and by the Brits, the LatinX Spaniards were far too gentle.