{"id":24373,"date":"2024-03-01T19:54:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T01:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=24373"},"modified":"2024-03-01T19:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T01:54:13","slug":"trump-claims-biden-has-blood-on-his-hands-in-dark-remarks-at-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=24373","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims Biden has blood on his hands in dark remarks at border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former President Trump<\/a> said Thursday that President Biden<\/a> has “the blood of countless innocent victims” on his hands in a bleak address as both 2024 front-runners visited different border towns in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why it matters:<\/strong> Polls suggest immigration is a major political vulnerability for Biden, and Trump is once again making his hardline approach a key tenet of his presidential bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a theme he’ll likely return to over the next eight months, Trump tried to paint a dark image of an America plagued by violent crime because Biden has failed to protect the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The United States is being overrun by the ‘Biden migrant crime.’ It’s a new form of vicious violation to our country,” Trump said Thursday, claiming Biden was “destroying our country.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reality check:<\/strong> Trump’s claims of a “migrant crime” wave are unsubstantiated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Trump highlighted the cases of several individuals who were allegedly attacked by undocumented immigrants, multiple studies have found<\/a> that immigrants are actually less likely to commit crimes than other U.S. residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driving the news:<\/strong> Trump is floating a plan to deport millions<\/a> in the U.S. if re-elected to the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden, meanwhile, blames congressional Republicans \u2014 egged on by Trump \u2014 for blowing up a bipartisan deal that would have enacted some of the most conservative immigration policies in decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Biden is now considering hardline steps of his own to crack down on immigration, including potentially restricting<\/a> the ability of migrants to claim asylum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big picture: <\/strong>Trump was speaking in Eagle Pass, Texas, which <\/strong>has become ground zero<\/a> for the legal showdown between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and the Biden administration, Axios’ Stef Kight and Hans Nichols write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of migrants are apprehended daily by Border Patrol agents in the area, called the Del Rio sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A park in Eagle Pass is the subject of a lawsuit<\/a> between Texas and the Biden administration after the state blocked Border Patrol from entering the area that sits along the Rio Grande.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump didn’t just go after Biden<\/strong>. He repeatedly attacked California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) \u2014 whom he called “New-scum” \u2014 claiming his policies were driving more people to the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the lines: <\/strong>Newsom is already playing a key role as a Biden surrogate<\/a> and Trump attack dog in the 2024 cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other side: <\/strong>Biden is visiting Brownsville, Texas, pushing for action from Congress and trying to counter criticism that he’s soft on immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s meeting with U.S. Border Patrol agents, law enforcement and local leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brownsville is among the border cities<\/strong> with the lowest illegal crossings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBP data indicated that 76,000 apprehensions occurred in the first four months of this fiscal year. In Eagle Pass, Border Patrol reported 169,000 in the same time period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brownsville is also absent of the razor wire and armed guards seen in Eagle Pass, which Abbott authorized in a park on the banks of the Rio Grande after the city asked the state for help managing the influx of migrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abbott has called the surge of migrants an “invasion,”<\/a> though some residents of Brownsville say there is no crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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