Trump floats UFC-style migrant league amid border crisis
At the Faith & Freedom Coalition gathering in Washington, D.C., Trump called migrants “tough people” who could beat the country’s best fighters.
“I think the migrant guy might win,” Trump said, adding that White “didn’t like that idea too much.”
“But actually, it’s not the worst idea I’ve ever had,” he continued.
UFC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump’s rhetoric on Saturday was the latest in a longstanding series of remarks demonizing immigrants entering the country illegally, including previously calling them “vermin” and proclaiming they are “poisoning the blood” of America. But his comments come as voters overwhelmingly support securing the southern border, prompting President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to propose tighter security measures at the border.
“Remember this, these migrants are tough. They’re tough. They come from prisons and many other places, rough places,” Trump said. “They’re just getting used to a country. They’re just settling in.”
During his speech Saturday, he reiterated his plans to, if reelected, “begin the largest deportation operation in American history.” Earlier this week, Trump shared on a podcast his plan to provide green cards to any student who graduates from a U.S. college.
After Trump’s address, his supporters in the crowd largely brushed off his suggestion.
“He likes to tell jokes,” said Kevin McPherson. “This is expressing how some of these illegal immigrants coming [into] this country are hardened criminals. And he’s trying to show that yes, there are criminals here.”
Another conference attendee, Bobbi Newman, said she didn’t hear Trump make the remark but would support the idea if Trump believed in it.
This lunatic literally wants to set up his own deranged THUNDERDOME where migrants can fight for his amusement. The crueler and more sadistic Trump’s rhetoric, the more his followers love him.
At the Faith & Freedom Coalition gathering in Washington, D.C., Trump called migrants “tough people” who could beat the country’s best fighters.
“I think the migrant guy might win,” Trump said, adding that White “didn’t like that idea too much.”
“But actually, it’s not the worst idea I’ve ever had,” he continued.
UFC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump’s rhetoric on Saturday was the latest in a longstanding series of remarks demonizing immigrants entering the country illegally, including previously calling them “vermin” and proclaiming they are “poisoning the blood” of America. But his comments come as voters overwhelmingly support securing the southern border, prompting President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to propose tighter security measures at the border.
“Remember this, these migrants are tough. They’re tough. They come from prisons and many other places, rough places,” Trump said. “They’re just getting used to a country. They’re just settling in.”
During his speech Saturday, he reiterated his plans to, if reelected, “begin the largest deportation operation in American history.” Earlier this week, Trump shared on a podcast his plan to provide green cards to any student who graduates from a U.S. college.
After Trump’s address, his supporters in the crowd largely brushed off his suggestion.
“He likes to tell jokes,” said Kevin McPherson. “This is expressing how some of these illegal immigrants coming [into] this country are hardened criminals. And he’s trying to show that yes, there are criminals here.”
Another conference attendee, Bobbi Newman, said she didn’t hear Trump make the remark but would support the idea if Trump believed in it.
This lunatic literally wants to set up his own deranged THUNDERDOME where migrants can fight for his amusement. The crueler and more sadistic Trump’s rhetoric, the more his followers love him.
