Bigotry Flashcards
Trump says immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country.’ - NBC News, December 2023
Former President Donald Trump sparked controversy by stating that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” during a rally in New Hampshire, a phrase also repeated on his social media. Critics, including President Joe Biden’s campaign, likened the language to Adolf Hitler’s rhetoric in Mein Kampf about “blood poisoning.” The Biden campaign condemned Trump’s remarks as authoritarian and divisive, while Republican rival Chris Christie called them “disgusting” and criticized GOP figures like Nikki Haley for enabling Trump’s rhetoric. Trump’s allies in Congress continue to prioritize stricter immigration policies, tying border measures to funding for Ukraine and Israel. Meanwhile, Senator Lindsey Graham dismissed concerns over Trump’s language, though he acknowledged disagreement with the choice of words.
Donald Trump’s direct quote from the rally in New Hampshire was:
“They let — I think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country. When they do that, we got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. That’s what they’ve done. They poison mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just in South America, not just to three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. They’re coming into our country from Africa, from Asia, all over the world.”
He later reiterated on Truth Social:
“ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS POISONING THE BLOOD OF OUR NATION. THEY’RE COMING FROM PRISONS, FROM MENTAL INSTITUTIONS—FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.”
