Trump to mark Hispanic Heritage Month with White House celebration
President Donald Trump is set to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House, hosting hundreds of Hispanic Americans and business owners. the event aims to boost support for the Latino community ahead of midterm elections, although it contrasts with his administration’s tough immigration policies and ongoing deportation efforts targeting Hispanics.Notable attendees include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is Cuban, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy with his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, who is Latina. Rubio emphasized honoring Hispanic Americans’ contributions across society and highlighted ongoing policies focusing on regional security and economic initiatives benefiting Hispanics. Trump is expected to showcase his administration’s actions against Cuba’s communist regime, including additional sanctions that have worsened Cuba’s power grid and economy. He will also promote his achievements like tax cuts, record-low poverty rates among Hispanics, and increased Hispanic homeownership. Additionally, trump will discuss Operation Absolute Resolve, aimed at capturing venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, which led to a U.S.-Venezuela oil deal. The president previously recognized Hispanic Heritage Month in September, praising Hispanic Americans’ role in shaping American culture and advancing the American Dream.
President Donald Trump will mark Hispanic Heritage Month on Wednesday, hosting a celebration at the White House with hundreds of Hispanic Americans and some business owners.
The celebration underscores the administration’s push to solidify the Latino vote ahead of the midterm elections. However, the optics of the event present a stark contrast to the president’s hard-line immigration agenda, which has seen a nationwide deportation effort led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement that critics have argued disproportionately targets the Hispanic population.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is Cuban, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy alongside his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, who is Latina, will attend the event, according to a White House official. Rubio said marking Hispanic Heritage Month is intended to pay homage to Hispanic Americans who have contributed to “every realm of society.”
“Under the Trump Administration we are seeing the implementation of a foreign policy agenda that is once and for all prioritizing our region’s safety and security,” Rubio said in recognizing the month. “From the creation of the Shield of the Americas, to holding accountable Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and restoring an economic agenda that works for Hispanic Americans, we remain committed to working and winning for the American people.”
During the event, Trump is expected to highlight his administration’s efforts to tighten sanctions on Cuba’s communist regime. In August, the White House announced sanctions on five Cuban entities and eight individuals who help Cuba secure weapons and maintain relationships with foreign militaries. The economic pressure on the island has worsened an already struggling electric grid in Cuba, which has led to several blackouts over the past year.
Trump is also expected to tout his accomplishments benefiting Hispanic Americans, including tax cuts for working families, a drop in the poverty rate among the Hispanic population to a record low, and a record-high single-year increase in Hispanic homeownership.
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Additionally, the president will champion Operation Absolute Resolve in which U.S. forces capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. In the aftermath of the operation, the United States and Venezuela have built a working relationship in which the Trump administration secured an oil deal that grants North American Blue Energy Partners access to over 60 million barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves.
Trump had marked Hispanic Heritage Month earlier in September, saying Hispanic Americans “shaped the fabric of our culture, strengthened our most cherished institutions, and advanced the promise of the American Dream.”
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