With Election Day closing in, former President Trump took a surprising detour to ultra-blue California to spotlight the state’s sky-high inflation, crime and illegal immigration.
Trump touched down in Coachella Valley on Saturday evening to take on Vice President Kamala Harris on her home turf.
Voters in the decidedly blue state came out in droves, with Trump remarking on the sheer size of the crowds as he took the stage at 5:30 p.m. PST.
“We have had a great reception here. Look at this crowd,” Trump said, marveling at the crowd. “This is like record stuff as far as the eye can see.”
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Calhoun Ranch, in Coachella, Calif., Saturday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump highlighted California’s failed policies, saying that “we gotta make it better.”
“I stand before you today in the heart of the majestic Coachella Valley, to declare that the Republican Party will always put America first and lead us on to victories like you have never seen before,” he said. “Because we’ve become the party of common sense.”
The former president promised that he’d fight for “hard-working citizens of every race, religion, color and creed.”
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During the Trump campaign’s announcement that the former president would make a rare visit to California, spokesperson Steven Cheung said that it was to “highlight Harris’ poor record and show that he has the right solutions for every state and every American.”
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