During his speech, Trump described the coronavirus outbreak as the Democrats' 'new hoax,' suggesting they were overlooking the effort his administration has made to confront the virus.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – President Donald Trump criticized and mocked Democratic presidential candidates in a wide-ranging speech in South Carolina on Friday, a day before the state holds a crucial presidential primaryy.
"The Trump Administration has mounted an opaque and often chaotic response to this outbreak," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. Trump held several events yesterday at the White House with African American leaders. The Trump campaign, meanwhile, rolled out an African American voter outreach program this week that includes opening campaign centers in several cities.
He continued to state that that is why he asked congress to prohibit late term abortions, saying that Republicans believe “Every child is a sacred gift of God.”Although he has been previously against"show votes" on measures that have little chance of passing, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made his colleagues vote on the bills related to abortion, a divisive issue that Republicans are focusing on ahead of the 2020 elections.
Trump doesn't have that high a bar to clear: Hillary Clinton defeated him among African-Americans by 89% to 8%, according to exit polls four years ago.The Democratic candidates campaigning in South Carolina – where the Democratic primary vote on Saturday is expected to be 60% black – have argued that too many of Trump's policies are hurtful to African-Americans.President Donald Trump often discusses immigration at his rallies.
But Trump broke out a fair amount of new material in South Carolina on Friday – much of it driven by news. He, as expected, spent a significant amount of time discussing the coronavirus, which has been dominating the news . But political analysts believe crossover voting would have a negligible effect in South Carolina, just as it did in the New Hampshire primary after Trump made a similar request there.Beyond the new defenses on coronavirus policy, Trump has used his South Carolina speech to riff on some common speech elements.
The president touted his administration’s decision to ban foreign nationals who had traveled to China amidst the spread of the coronavirus.He then intermingled touting his wall on the southern border with the coronavirus. Just minutes into his rally in South Carolina, Trump claimed that Democrats were “politicizing” the administration’s response to the virus.The president quickly turned to the relatively small number of people in the U.S. who have been confirmed to have the virus.Trump starts off with an attack on the media
The president's flight was newsier than usual: Trump announced a new director of national intelligence by tweet. Trump announced he will nominateThe rally is set to begin at 7 p.m. EST. The crowd in the North Charleston sports arenaTrump last visited the state in October to discuss criminal justice reform.Trump said Friday his administration is considering further travel restrictions to countries such as Italy that have been heavily affected by the coronavirus.
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