Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, took aim at former President
Donald Trump while launching her fundraising campaign on Wednesday, accusing the
Republican presidential nominee of tanking tough measures to tackle the border crisis.
President Trump also criticized Michigan’s response to the ongoing
immigration crisis after the state rolled out its “Newcomer Rental Subsidy program,” seeking to entice residents to house illegal immigrants. She then went on to claim that when President Trump was in office, his administration requested her office’s support to secure the border. He also spoke of Gov. Whitmer, whom he said is now “pushing Michigan families to accept $500 a month to take illegal
aliens into your homes,” referring to Michigan’s rental subsidy program which would give landlords up to $500 per month for a year to house illegal immigrants. Elsewhere during his appearance in Michigan, President Trump also mentioned the recent murder of 22-year-old Ruby Garcia. She was allegedly murdered by Brandon Ortiz-Vite, a 25-year-old Mexican national who had been previously deported. President Trump said the alleged suspect had been deported under his administration when immigration restrictions were significantly tightened but claimed that President Biden’s policies had made it easy for him to return to the
United States. “Now, Ruby’s loved ones and community are left grieving for this incredible young woman remembering what they called her ... they said she had just this most contagious laughter and when she walked into a room, she lit up that room,” he said. The
police Officers Association of Michigan, which represents 12,000 officers statewide, endorsed President Trump for the third time during his remarks at the Grand Rapids Convention Center.