Trump at Black church says immigrants are ‘invading’ jobs for the Black community, pitting disadvantaged groups against one another

Associated Press June 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM Trump delivered speech at 180 Church in Detroit before speaking before at Turning Point Action convention linked to a variety of extremists DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump blamed immigrants for stealing jobs and government resources as he courted separate groups of Black voters and hardcore conservatives in battleground Michigan on Saturday. The Republican former president also made several new baseless claims attacking the nation’s voting system. But Trump’s fiery comments on illegal immigration, long a staple in his unapologetic message, marked a connecting theme in downtown Detroit as he sought to stitch together a delicate political coalition at both a Black church and a group known to attract white supremacists. “The people coming across the border — all those millions of people — they’re inflicting tremendous harm to our Black population and to our Hispanic population,” Trump told a cheering crowd of thousands of conservative activists packed into a vast convention hall. “They’re not human beings. They’re animals,” he said later in referencing members of violent immigrant gangs. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign event at 180 Church, Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)...