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President Donald Trump announced upcoming visits to Springfield, Ohio, and Aurora, Colorado, following surging migrant crime under the Biden-Harris administration.
Trump shared the provocative plans during his Wednesday night rally in Uniondale, New York.
“I’m going to go there in the next two weeks. I’m going to Springfield and I’m going to Aurora,” Trump said.
“You may never see me again, but that’s okay,” he continued. “Got to do what I got to do. What happened to Trump? Well, he never got out of Springfield.”
Springfield became a national controversy after news spread of over 20,000 Haitian migrants were relocated to the community. Reports included some migrants eating local ducks and cats, becoming the source of viral memes after being mentioned during the recent presidential debate.
“This is not sustainable. How about in Springfield, Ohio, they had 32,000 This is a little beautiful town. No crime, no problem. 32,000 illegal immigrants come into the town,” Trump said. “So they almost double their population in a period of a few weeks. Can you believe it? And you know what? They’ve got to get much tougher.”
In Aurora, Venezuelan gang members from the Tren de Aragua gang were captured on video overtaking an apartment complex, forcing residents to leave at gunpoint. The video led to widespread concerns of migrants taking over the community, a claim city officials have denied.
“I’m leading in Ohio by like 15 points, a lot, and we’re going to take care of Ohio, and we’re going to take care of Colorado, and we’re going to take care of every single state in the union,” Trump vowed. “They’re all under siege. A lot of people don’t talk about but think of this.”
Trump had previously announced plans to visit Springfield. Republican Springfield Mayor Rob Rue expressed his concerns that the visit would be an “extreme strain on our resources.”
Over 30 bomb threats were also recently made in Springfield. Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine later announced that the threats were hoaxes and had come from “one particular country” which he did not name.