Former US President Donald Trump doubled down on his anti-immigration rhetoric in a speech in Reno, Nevada, pledging to use overseas US troops to secure the border. Trump dedicated nearly 20 minutes of his 80-minute speech to talking about border security and immigration, repeating claims that "drug dealers," "gang members," "criminals" and people from mental institutions are "invading" the country. Trump's rhetoric on immigration has long drawn criticism for being extremist.
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00:03 Former US President Donald Trump doubled down on his anti-immigration rhetoric in a speech
00:06 in Reno, Nevada, pledging to use overseas US troops to secure the border.
00:10 Trump dedicated nearly 20 minutes of his 80-minute speech to talking about border security and
00:15 immigration, repeating claims that drug dealers, gang members, criminals, and people from mental
00:19 institutions are invading the country.
00:21 Trump's rhetoric on immigration has long drawn criticism for being extremist.
00:25 His comments in New Hampshire comparing immigrants to poisoning the blood of the country echoed
00:28 fascist leaders like Hitler.
00:30 The Biden administration condemned Trump's comments, saying he was echoing the grotesque
00:34 rhetoric of fascists and violent white supremacists.
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