Trump says: The mayor of New York is being persecuted for criticizing Biden – 09/26/2024 – The World

The Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States, Donald Trump, hinted on Thursday (26) that the city’s mayor, Eric Adams, is being subjected to political persecution because of his criticism of Joe Biden’s immigration policy in the past.

Adams, the president’s party colleague, was accused of corruption, fraud, and soliciting illegal campaign donations from foreigners in conspiracy with the Turkish government.

“I watched him about a year ago talking about how harmful illegal immigrants are to our city, and that the federal government should pay us, and that we shouldn’t take them in. And I said, ‘You know what?’ “They will be indicted within a year,” Trump said.

“You were absolutely right, because this is what we have. We have people using the Department of Justice and the FBI at levels that have never been seen before,” the former president added, referring to criminal cases in which he himself is involved. the goal. He defends himself by claiming, without evidence, that he is a victim of political persecution.

The press conference was held on Thursday morning, the day before Kamala Harris traveled to the border with Mexico — she was headed to Douglas, Arizona. The illegal entry of migrants into the United States, which broke a record under the Biden administration, is one of the main attacks used by Trump against his opponent.

The businessman repeated the speech he delivered in rallies, interviews and discussions. Contrary to statistics, he blames immigrants for higher crime rates and claims they are taking jobs away from blacks and Latinos.

On Thursday, Trump returned to talking about the rapes and murders allegedly committed by immigrants, and accused countries around the world of intentionally sending criminals to the United States, and promised mass deportation if elected.

He did not repeat the false story that Haitians eat pets in one Ohio city, but said the need to hire translators in schools to help immigrant children is forcing the city to expel people.