President Donald Trump said he would target cities and states run by Democrats in a post-midterm threat made Thursday.
“I have asked Vice President Vance to focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States throughout the U.S.,” the president wrote on Truth Social.
The president claimed Minnesota, California, Illinois and other blue states are “poorly run, corrupt disasters,” with “Billions of Dollars is being stolen each and every month.”
Trump did not offer proof of the claims.
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The midterm elections resulted in several new Democratic cities and states, including Texas and Georgia, where voters elected the first Latina and Black governors, respectively, in their state’s history.
In a separate Truth Social post, Trump said Republicans performed poorly in the midterms because he wasn’t on the ballot, a claim he’s previously made, despite telling voters at campaign rallies to cast their votes as if he were on the ballot.
Trump further claimed caravans of migrants are forming and beginning their “illegal march through Mexico.”
He implored Mexico to stop the caravans, threatening to double tariffs against the country if the caravans reach the U.S. border.
Trump said he notified Mexican authorities, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa, Border Patrol and ICE.
“There will be no leniency!” Trump said.
The assertions come nearly a week after Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, stepped down and the president appointed deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller in her place.
Miller is the architect of some of Trump’s hardline immigration policies and has pushed for more corruption efforts to be aimed at Minnesota and its Somali population, The Washington Sun previously reported.
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