Mr Trump went on to reinforce the message while denying it bore any similarities to fascist writings others had noted. Mr Trump said that immigrants in the US illegally are “destroying the blood of our country, they’re destroying the fabric of our country”. In the speech to more than 1,000 supporters from a podium flanked by Christmas trees in red Maga hats, Mr Trump responded to mounting criticism about his anti-immigrant “blood” purity rhetoric over the weekend. As illegal border crossings surge, topping 10,000 some days in December, Mr Trump continued to blast US President Joe Biden for allowing migrants to “pour into our country”. Mr Trump alleged, without offering evidence, that they bring crime and potentially disease with them.

Source: Daily Nation December 20, 2023 11:42 UTC