Trump hails 'beautiful' barbed wire on a southern border in Montana rally speech, slams Tester over VA Secretary saga

President Donald Trump urged Montanans to vote out incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester while also traveling on hot-button issues like the caravans of Central American migrants making their way to the southern border.

"The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal aliens to flood into your communities," the president said, speaking to a boar full of supporters near Bozeman airport.

It was an issue that many Montanans were told they were important to them, that they had long been concerned about illegal immigration and that they were not worried about caravans.

"Matt Woody," said Wood News, "Bozeman told ABC News." That's just a matter of fact. We can not even find apprentices right now, or laborers, and there's a huge need for [a] work force, but I think they should be legal. I do not think they should just come across the border. "

Trump also hailed the deployment of active-duty US military personnel to the border, praising them and then adding them to the barbed wire.

"We have our military on the border. And I noticed that barbed wire going up today, barbed wire can be used as a beautiful sight, "he said.

He also reiterated sentences from the past to describe the caravans, which are made of their way through Mexico.

"These are bad people – as I say bad hombres," Trump said. "There are some bad hombres in that group. So they came out with a list of 300 really bad ones, really bad ones. They're in there. "

The "list" has been referred to by the Department of Homeland Security as having various criminal histories, including gang membership and crimes involving robbery and sexual assault.

He also warned of additional caravans forming in Central America. "Now they have worse caravans actually being formed. It's terrible, "he said.

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Trump mocked TV pundits who say he should be talking about the booming economy instead of stoking fears about what he has called an "invasion" on the southern border.

"CNN is telling me how to run the campaign, but in the meantime, I'm president and they're not," he said.

Not everything was about Democrats and the media. The president talked about the strong economy, a record-low unemployment rate, higher year-on-year earnings and steady job growth at the beginning of his remarks.

But immigration was the most important finding, despite the fact that Montana has one of the lowest percentages of undocumented immigrants, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center survey. Yet, despite having such low numbers of illegal immigrants, most Montanans that ABC News spoke to said the issue was of their minds for this election cycle.

"Immigration's left our country unsafe. It's taken away from workers, "Todd Green, who runs a high-end stereo equipment business in Three Forks, about 30 miles from Bozeman." Bring in legally as many workers as we need. But as far as people breaking the law, who come here, it's not right. "

During the speech, Trump riffed on reports that a little-known accused of Justice Brett Kavanaugh had recanted her allegations of sexual assault. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley referred the woman, Judy Munro-Leighton, to federal investigators.

He also suggested that other accusers may follow suit. Christine Blasey-Ford, who testified under oath before the Judiciary Committee about her allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her, has maintained her account of events. Kavanaugh has denied the allegations.

"She lied about the story. About rape. She lied, "Trump said. "And then we're supposed to sit back and take it. And supposing he did not get to be [a Justice]he's a tremendous man. And what about the others … when are they gonna say what happened? "

The rally marked Trump's fourth trip to Montana this election cycle. His Excellency, who is the Chief Trustee of the Senate, nominates, Admiral Ronny Jackson. The allegations prompted Jackson to withdraw from consideration.

"He tried to destroy Admiral Ronny Jackson. Who is the most clean-cut, wonderful person you've ever put, "Trump said." I've been here so much, and honestly, it's one of the reasons I've been here so much. "

For Montanans who were there to see Trump, though, there are different reasons to oppose Tester.

"Tom Buckmaster, a resident of Bozeman, told ABC News." It's time; we need a change. "