In the final days of the election, Donald Trump has escalated his dark rhetoric about the state of the country, launching increasingly vitriolic and angry attacks on his political opponents.
In a speech in Arizona on Thursday, President Trump called the United States “the trash can of the world,” railed against illegal immigration and slammed the Biden administration’s border policies.
“They unleashed an army of immigrant gangs and launched a campaign of violence,” Trump told the audience. (National data does not support President Trump’s repeated claim that illegal immigrants are causing a surge in violent crime.)
“We are a dump,” he continued. “We are like a trash can to the world. It was the first time I said ‘trash can.’ But did you know? That’s a very accurate description. ”
His attacks on political opponents have become increasingly harmful.
Mr. Trump often resorts to crude rhetoric when painting harsh portraits of the United States and issuing dire warnings about the state of the country if he does not win the election. But with less than two weeks until Election Day and Trump and Kamala Harris maintaining a narrow lead in the polls, the Republican candidate’s rhetoric has become darker and more menacing, and his attacks on his political opponents have become more aggressive. It is becoming increasingly harmful.
In recent weeks, President Trump has increased his personal criticism of Harris in meetings with supporters, insulting her intelligence and character. At a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, he took it a step further, calling her “Vice President,” to loud cheers. And on Tuesday in North Carolina, he called Harris a “lunatic” and suggested without evidence that she had an alcohol or drug problem.
He also falsely accused Democrats of engaging in “rampant fraud and skullduggery” in the 2020 election, vowed to prosecute anyone who denies his victory in November, and threatened to punish his opponents. is strengthening.
“If I win, those who commit wrongdoing will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, including long prison terms, and this corruption of justice will be abolished,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. I will make sure it doesn’t happen again,” he said furiously. “Please note that this legal enforcement also extends to lawyers, political operatives, donors, illegal voters, and corrupt election officials. We’re going to see a level of search, arrest, and prosecution that we’ve never seen before.”
