Trump's Controversial Statements: Echoing Hitler and Putin, Accusing Immigrants

Former President Donald Trump, in a campaign speech in New Hampshire, referred to undocumented immigrants as "poisoning the blood of our country," drawing criticism from the Biden campaign for echoing Adolf Hitler's rhetoric. Trump's comments come as Senate Republicans push for increased border security under the Biden administration. Trump has a history of using inflammatory language about immigrants and has promised to prioritize immigration policies, including completing the border wall and implementing large-scale deportations, if re-elected in 2024. The remarks were not included in prepared remarks, raising questions about whether they were improvised or pre-written. Record numbers of immigrants have been reaching the US-Mexico border, with 2.4 million migrant encounters recorded in the last fiscal year.