During his campaign rally in Michigan, one of the most important battleground states in the election, Donald Trump promised to make security and justice a priority, He stressed that if he returns to power he will end the country’s crime rate, a central theme in his campaign for the White House, and distanced himself from those who call him a radical.
“I’m not a radical. I’m just a common-sense person,” he said at a rally in Howell focused on crime and safety.
Americans, he said, want a strong border and police: “We want a good life. We want to be safe.”he said before law enforcement officers in that city, adding that if he wins the November 5 elections, he will offer the country “compliance with the law, security and peace.”
Against his opponent, Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, there will be, in his opinion, “crime, chaos, destruction and death.”
According to a poll detailing voting intentions in Michigan, which was revealed by Rasmussen Reports, Democratic candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris leads Trump by one percentage point, that is, 48% to 47%.
Given this context, in search of reversing the numbers, Trump insisted on his promise to stop violent crime in the United States, “We are going to stop Kamala’s crime wave, which is reaching levels never seen before. He is the most radical leftist person who has ever considered the presidency.”
“People don’t know the real Kamala, but I do. She’s further to the left than anyone could ever imagine. She would be a disaster as president. I love our country and I didn’t need to do this. I didn’t need to be indicted every time I come through a state,” he added.
Trump reiterated his promise to “close the border” on his possible first day in the White House and to return to their country immigrants who cross into the United States illegally.
“We want people to come, but we want them to do it legally. I will send Kamala’s illegal immigrants back home, where they belong,” he said, adding that he intends to provide more funding to the security forces and that crime in the United States is “out of control.”
Despite the violent picture painted for the country as a whole, however, the latest figures point to a general reduction in the crime rate in the first six months of 2024 compared to a year ago.
Data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) released this August with information from 69 of the 70 cities where this organization of police executives is present indicate that homicides have increased from 3,783 to 3,124, rapes from 14,472 to 13,064 and robberies from 48,529 to 45,575.
Trump’s appearance comes during a week in which the 78-year-old New York magnate is carrying out an intense campaign agenda to counter the media spotlight that will be placed on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Harris will be officially announced as the candidate on Thursday.
Trump and his team will be visiting four key states in the coming days, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina and Arizona, focusing on issues that are crucial for conservatives in the presidential election, such as immigration, security and the economy.
*With information from EFE.
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