East President Trump Speaking to supporters at Temple University in the key battleground state on Saturday evening, he claimed that “few communities have suffered more under the Biden regime than Philadelphia.” Pennsylvania,
“The city of brotherly love is being ravaged by bloodshed and crime under the leadership of Crooked Joe,” Trump said in the discussion. Recent shootings and crime statistics.
He added: “Under the Trump Administration, we will bring law and order and safety back to our streets. We will bring success back to our schools. We will bring prosperity back to our forgotten communities. And we will liberate our great cities and make Philadelphia better and more beautiful than ever before.”
“With your vote, Joe Biden’s wave of chaos, death and terror will begin to subside the moment I take the oath of office,” Trump told a crowd packed into the Liacouras Center’s 10,000-seat auditorium.
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Trump addressed a packed crowd at Temple University in Philadelphia on Saturday evening. (Anna Moneymaker/Jim Watson/Getty Images)
He also discussed illegal immigration and said that some family members Rachel MorinThe mother of five children who was allegedly killed last year by Victor Martinez Hernandez, an illegal immigrant living in Maryland, was also at the rally.
“She wanted to be in good shape and she ended up getting murdered,” Trump said, adding that he had just spoken to Maureen’s mother.
“And a lot of Rachel’s family is here. I have to say they’re incredible people,” he said, “They’ve been through hell.”
Trump also said he was “very honored” to be joined at the rally by eight family members of service members who were killed in Biden’s “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.”
“They’re all looking down at this moment and they’re so proud of you, the parents, the sisters and brothers. There are so many of them here,” he told the families.
Pennsylvania Senate Candidate David McCormick He also appeared on stage during the rally, two months after Trump endorsed him.
Trump’s supporters cheered during his speech in Philadelphia on Saturday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“We have a man who is a warrior, a great military man, an incredible person, and we have to elect him as the U.S. senator from your state,” Trump said of McCormick.
McCormick told the crowd, “As a father of six daughters, it breaks my heart to hear about these young women who are raped and murdered by illegal immigrants. Rachel’s story is heartbreaking. As a Pennsylvania native, it breaks my heart to know that 60% of Pennsylvanians are living paycheck to paycheck.”
He said, “We need a new President in the White House who can get our country back on track.”
Trump’s Philadelphia rally took place just days before his first debate. President Biden next Thursday, and after rallies in other staunchly Democratic areas like the Bronx, the Jersey Shore and Detroit.
Winning the swing state in November is crucial for both Trump and Biden. Trump won the state by a narrow margin in 2016, but Biden overtook him in 2020.
Supporters cheer as they listen to former President Trump speak at a rally in Philadelphia on Saturday. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Earlier on Saturday, Trump speaks to conservatives and believers Voters at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s annual Road to Majority conference in Washington, DC
“The federal government will never be used to target Americans of faith,” Trump said at the event, citing crackdowns on gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Merchandise supporting Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump appeared ahead of the start of a campaign rally on Saturday. (AP Photo/Chris Scazgola)
He received his loudest applause when he spoke on illegal immigration, vowing to launch “the largest deportation campaign in American history” on his first day in office.
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Trump greets people at Tony and Nick’s Steaks in Philadelphia before the rally. (AP Photo/Chris Scazgola)
Supporters began gathering at the Liacouras Center even before Trump arrived in Philadelphia, waving American flags, Trump apparel and carrying “Make America Great Again” signs.
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On his way to the rally, Trump stopped at local Philadelphia sandwich shop Tony & Nick’s Steaks to greet customers and employees.
Former New Jersey Senate candidate Mike Crispi said on XTV that Trump left a $500 tip for staff on his sandwiches, and reiterated that he would eliminate taxes on tips if elected.
