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Common thread ties Trump's Aurora, Springfield and Helene aid lies
The more Trump lies about local communities in Ohio, North Carolina and Colorado, the more local Republican officials push back.
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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/common-thread-ties-trumps-aurora-springfield-helene-recovery-lies-rcna175250
It was early last month when Donald Trump helped lead the charge against immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, heavily promoting baseless and racist conspiracy theories. Predictably, there were dangerous consequences — bomb threats, closed buildings, canceled events, terrified residents, death threats, etc. — both for the immigrants and the broader community.
The pushback, however, did not fall neatly along partisan lines: Many of those who told the public the truth were state and local officials from the former president’s own party, many of whom urged Trump to stop lying. (He did not, in fact, stop lying.)....
It was against this backdrop that Trump decided to shift his focus to Aurora, Colorado, where — you guessed it — the same thing happened. NBC News reported:
“It’s not overrun. Without question, Aurora is still a very safe city. It is still a wonderful community that is incredibly diverse,” chief Todd Chamberlain said......
He was, of course, directly contradicting his party’s 2024 nominee, who’s used identical words and phrases, none of which are true.
A few weeks ago, before Trump even announced his visit to the area, the mayor told NBC News, “I want the former president to come, because I want to show him this city. I want to show him that the narrative is not accurate by any stretch of the imagination.”
It was a nice sentiment, which tragically missed the point. Trump concocted “the narrative,” without regard for its accuracy. He didn’t visit Aurora to learn the truth; he visited Aurora to advance his lie.
Will the GOP candidate keep lying, now that he’s been to Aurora? As folks in Ohio and North Carolina know all too well, the answer is obvious.
The pushback, however, did not fall neatly along partisan lines: Many of those who told the public the truth were state and local officials from the former president’s own party, many of whom urged Trump to stop lying. (He did not, in fact, stop lying.)....
It was against this backdrop that Trump decided to shift his focus to Aurora, Colorado, where — you guessed it — the same thing happened. NBC News reported:
Former President Donald Trump painted a dark picture of Colorado’s third-largest city at a rally here Friday as he once again claimed it had been overtaken by a Venezuelan prison gang. But the city’s police chief told NBC News that Aurora is still “very safe.”
“It’s not overrun. Without question, Aurora is still a very safe city. It is still a wonderful community that is incredibly diverse,” chief Todd Chamberlain said......
He was, of course, directly contradicting his party’s 2024 nominee, who’s used identical words and phrases, none of which are true.
A few weeks ago, before Trump even announced his visit to the area, the mayor told NBC News, “I want the former president to come, because I want to show him this city. I want to show him that the narrative is not accurate by any stretch of the imagination.”
It was a nice sentiment, which tragically missed the point. Trump concocted “the narrative,” without regard for its accuracy. He didn’t visit Aurora to learn the truth; he visited Aurora to advance his lie.
Will the GOP candidate keep lying, now that he’s been to Aurora? As folks in Ohio and North Carolina know all too well, the answer is obvious.