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President Donald Trump says if they're going to be shot, they're "going to be arrested." He previously had said the US military should react to rock-throwing migrants as though the rocks were "rifles." (Nov. 2)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign at the Hertz Arena to help the Republican candidates running in the upcoming election on Oct. 31, 2018, in Estero, Florida.(Photo: Joe Raedle)
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump offered a rare insight into his midterm election strategy at a rally in Montana on Saturday "crisis" is brewing on the border.
"I can only go for it, and then the crowd says 'we love you,' and then they start dwindling off," Trump told a rally in Belgrade, Montana, the latest stop in his final swing campaign before Tuesday's election. "When we're fixing a problem or fixed a problem there's no reason to go for it for 45 minutes."
Instead, Trump has revived immigration as a major theme at his rallies, relying on a caravan of Central Americans making its way through Mexico as a symbol of what he describes as everything that is wrong with U.S. immigration laws. Democrats counter the president is using the caravan, still in the distance from the border, to instill fear.
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Trump, who is constantly growing up, was campaigning in Montana for Matt Rosendale, who is running against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. Later Saturday he will be in Florida before holding on Sunday and Monday.
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"But we have a problem at the border," Trump said told the audience. "Barbed wire, used properly, can be a beautiful sight."
Trump then launched into a reality that could be used in the closing of the campaign, which may be pivotal demographic in an election that will be decided by the House and Senate.
"Women want safe neighborhoods for their families, great schools for their children, and they want to talk about thrillers in their country," Trump said.
Trump has provided no evidence the caravan includes "violent predators." He has reported to the Department of Homeland Security released this week that "over 270 individuals along the road have criminal histories, including known gang membership." The department has not said what these numbers are based on.
Some Republicans have questioned why the president is not talking about the economy, which has performed well during his first two years in office. Unemployment fell to 3.7 percent last month, a level not achieved since the 1960s.
Polls indicate the economy, immigration and health care.
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