{"id":2329571,"date":"2024-08-22T21:11:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T01:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-whine-as-trump-visits-the-border-exposes-how-much-damage-has-been-done\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T21:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T01:15:49","slug":"democrats-whine-as-trump-visits-the-border-exposes-how-much-damage-has-been-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-whine-as-trump-visits-the-border-exposes-how-much-damage-has-been-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Whine as Trump Visits the Border, Exposes How Much Damage Has Been Done"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-whine-as-trump-visits-the-border-exposes-how-much-damage-has-been-done%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2329571&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a \u200drecent\u200d event in Arizona, Donald Trump showcased \u2064a section of the border wall, using it\u200c as a visual\u200b contrast to the policies of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. \u200cAccompanied by grieving \u200cmothers of crime victims\u200c linked to\u2063 unauthorized immigrants and various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn&#039;t\">local officials<\/a>, Trump emphasized his &#8220;tough-on-border security&#8221; stance under \u2062the theme &#8220;Make\u2064 America Safe Again.&#8221; He criticized the current administration&#8217;s border policies, framing \u200cthem\u200c as dangerous and ineffective. <\/p>\n<p>During the event, Paul Perez, president of the Border Patrol union, illustrated the difference between what he termed the &#8220;Trump wall&#8221; and the \u2063&#8221;Kamala wall,&#8221; which he claimed was ineffective. Mothers of\u200d victims spoke about their personal losses, urging for stronger border control. Trump&#8217;s rhetoric aimed to highlight fears \u200daround crime associated with \u200cillegal\u200b immigration, despite \u200csome studies \u200csuggesting\u200d that undocumented immigrants\u200b are\u2063 less likely\u200d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-in-the-dc-omnibus-crime-bill-heading-before-the-council\/\" title=\"What&#039;s in the DC omnibus crime bill currently before the council\">commit violent \u200bcrimes<\/a> than native-born Americans. <\/p>\n<p>The event featured heightened security measures, including snipers monitoring the border, reflecting the tense atmosphere surrounding discussions on immigration. Trump\u2019s campaign continued throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as &quot;Always the Smartest Person in the Room&quot; Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground states<\/a>, aiming to reinforce his narrative on border security and sway public opinion\u200d ahead of the upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>On a dirt road below the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona, Donald Trump used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel beams to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing the border and that of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Trump brought along grieving mothers, the sheriff of Cochise County and the head of the Border Patrol union to echo his tough-on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-governors-and-gods-army-caravan-descend-on-border-with-urgent-call-to-end-immigration-crisis\/\" title=\"GOP governors and &#039;God&#039;s Army&#039; caravan rush to border, demanding immediate action on immigration crisis\">-border security message<\/a> at Thursday&rsquo;s visit, which was themed &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-tariffs-mexico-will-help-make-america-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make America Safe Again<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To my right is what we call Trump wall. This was wall that was built under President Trump,&rdquo; said Paul Perez, the president of the Border Patrol union. &ldquo;To my left, we have what we call Kamala wall. It&rsquo;s just sitting there doing nothing, lying down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The visit was the fourth in a series of events held in battleground states this week.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Thursday&rsquo;s border visit were the mothers of children who were killed during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administration-declares-war-plastic-silverware-green-obsession-goes-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> in cases where the suspects are immigrants in the country illegally. Trump frequently highlights attacks involving immigrants to fuel concerns about the Biden administration policies, though some studies have found that people living in the U.S. illegally are less likely than native-born Americans to have been arrested for violent, drug and property crimes.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just really, really, really want everybody to please take into consideration how important border control is because we&rsquo;re losing very innocent people to heinous crimes,&rdquo; said Alexis Nungaray, the mother of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was strangled to death in Houston in June.<\/p>\n<p>At the Arizona event, snipers stood nearby at an elevated position, their eyes and weapons pointed toward Mexico, a day after Trump held his first outdoor rally since an assassination attempt last month. Security forces were also visible on the Mexican side of the border, including several men with rifles and tactical gear. Others wore uniforms identifying them as members of the Mexican state police.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What Biden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-raises-eyebrows-bizarrely-skipping-obama-night-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala<\/a> have done to the families here with me and so many others, thousands and thousands of others, not only killed, but also really badly hurt, badly hurt to a point where they&rsquo;ll never lead a normal life again. It&rsquo;s shameful, and it&rsquo;s evil,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Elected Democratic officials argued Wednesday night at the convention that their party is the one offering real leadership on border issues.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has spent the week campaigning across the battleground states. He traveled to Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina and will hold events in Las Vegas and the Phoenix suburb of Glendale on Friday. His running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, spoke at the same location near the border a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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During his visit themed &#8220;Make America Safe Again,&#8221; Trump was accompanied by mourning mothers, the Cochise County sheriff, and the leader of the Border Patrol union to reinforce his strong stance on border security. Paul Perez, president of the Border Patrol union, stated, \u201cTo my right is what we call Trump wall. This was wall that was built under President Trump; to my left is what we call Kamala wall. It\u2019s just sitting there doing nothing.\u201d This event marked Trump&#8217;s fourth in a series held in key states this week. Present were mothers whose children were killed during Biden&#8217;s presidency by suspects who were undocumented immigrants. Trump often emphasizes crimes involving immigrants to raise concerns about Biden&#8217;s policies; however, some research indicates that undocumented individuals are less likely than native-born citizens to commit violent or property crimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really want everyone to understand how crucial border control is because innocent lives are being lost due to horrific crimes,\u201d said Alexis Nungaray, whose 12-year-old daughter Jocelyn was murdered in Houston last June. At the Arizona gathering, snipers were positioned nearby with their sights set on Mexico\u2014this followed Trump&#8217;s first outdoor rally since an assassination attempt last month. Security personnel could also be seen on the Mexican side of the border wearing tactical gear and identifying uniforms as state police.<\/p>\n<p>Trump remarked on how Biden and Harris have affected families like those present at the event: \u201cWhat they\u2019ve done has not only resulted in deaths but has caused severe harm that will prevent many from living normal lives again\u2014it\u2019s disgraceful and evil.\u201d In response at their convention Wednesday night, Democratic officials asserted that their party provides genuine leadership regarding border issues. Throughout this week, Trump has campaigned across battleground states including Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina; he plans events in Las Vegas and Glendale near Phoenix on Friday. His running mate Sen. JD Vance had previously spoken at a similar location near the border weeks ago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2329572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5e92791a8d034d24b731800faad35733-1-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35231,3685,32171,3634],"class_list":["post-2329571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-border-visit","tag-democrats","tag-political-commentary","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5e92791a8d034d24b731800faad35733-1-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}