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Trump bets in Las Vegas on the Latin vote to give the definitive blow to Biden
Former Republican President Donald Trump (2017-2021) bet on Sunday for Latino voters in an electoral rally in Las Vegas dedicated to this community in which he charged the migrants who are arriving by the southern border and of those who he said “are hurting” the economy of Latinos who already live in the United States.
Trump insisted that the situation on the southern border is “unsustainable” and accused President Joe Biden of having created a “crisis” and pointed out that the asylum restrictions announced by the president last Tuesday “mean nothing.”
“If Joe Biden wanted to sign an executive order to stop the invasion, all he should do is say: ‘Here I reinstitute all the border policies of someone named Donald Trump,’” the former president said in front of the attendees who met in Sunset Park at a temperature of about 38 degrees Celsius.
As he did since 2016, Trump used anti-immigrant rhetoric and criticized directly with the people who arrive at the southern border by assuring that they are hurting the “American Latins,” as he refers to the members of this community who have a legal status in the country.
He also falsely stated that migrants who enter irregularly “are taking 100 percent of the new jobs. “They are hurting our families, they are destroying our black population, they are destroying our Hispanic population, and they know that more they are destroying our unions,” the president said.
Trump took advantage of today’s event to rename the campaign focused on the Hispanic and Latin community that went from being called Latinos for Trump to Latin American for Trump, the change was made to emphasize that Latinos are Americans, Jaime Florez, director of Hispanic communications of Trump’s campaign, told Efe.
Nevada has become an elusive state for Republicans since 2008, when former President Barack Obama (2009-2017) won the state comfortably, something that in 2020 cost Biden when he won by about 34,000 votes, or 2.4 percentage points in favor.
Érika Castro, organizer of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada fund, explained to EFE that the votes of the Latino community helped Biden win Nevada, considered a hinge state.
But the situation seems to be changing, for the moment, the polls are being decanted in Nevada in favor of Trump. According to the average of polls on the FiveThirtyEight website, it is five percentage points ahead, with 45% of the voting intentions.
A recent survey by the New York Times/Siena College showed that Trump is gaining support among Latinos with 36% who said he would vote for him compared to 26% who said he would vote for Biden.
The young people of Nevada are also leaning in favor of Trump, an example of this are Puerto Ricans Gustavo and Elena, 24 and 26 years old, respectively, the brothers who resided in Nevada more than a decade ago believe that the former president represents “a good future” for the country, they told EFE.
The same arguments were expressed by Guatemalan Mary Gutiérrez, 50, who came from San Bernardino (California) with her family to attend Trump’s rally.
The immigrant told EFE that Trump’s defeat in 2020 prompted her to become a citizen and that the former president will count on her vote and that of her family. This morning the Gutiérrez family arrived at five in the morning to line up early and be able to secure a seat near the podium and express their support to close the border.
“Someone has to put this situation in order and I think that immigrants who come to not comply with the rules should be deported,” Gutiérrez said.
At the end of the speech, Gutiérrez said she was excited about the Republican’s promises to secure the border, lower taxes and revitalize the economy.
Trump concluded his rally by inviting attendees to vote in the primaries that Nevada holds next Tuesday, June 11, in which he will surely be elected as the Republican candidate, despite the fact that the party’s statutes in this state specify that no convicted person can be elected as a candidate.
International
Looting Spreads in Venezuela’s Hardest-Hit Areas After Deadly Earthquakes
Not even the wires were left behind at a small grocery store. Before the ground had even stopped shaking, looting and theft began in the areas hardest hit by the double earthquake that struck Venezuela.
Reports of robberies have multiplied in the coastal state of La Guaira, located near Caracas and now transformed into a landscape of collapsed buildings and debris.
Videos circulating on social media show groups of people removing boxes of household appliances from a damaged store. Other images show similar boxes being carried on top of vehicles and motorcycles.
Social media platforms have also been filled with accusations against police officers and military personnel who allegedly stole from homes and even from victims who died during the disaster.
A branch of a major pharmacy chain was looted, along with supermarkets and other businesses. Some residents have described the situation as “disaster tourism,” while others say the looting reflects hunger and desperation among people who lost everything in a country already facing a prolonged economic crisis.
“Is it fair that our own people turn against our own people?” said María Esther Bernal, 71, who rented commercial spaces to Chinese merchants, all of which were looted. “They left nothing behind, not even the wallpaper. They even took the cables,” she said.
“Next door, a man died. He was Chinese. People walked over his body while they looted the place. It was a supermarket,” she added.
An AFP journalist witnessed looting in La Guaira since Thursday, following the earthquakes.
Jenifer Mayora, 34, defended some of the actions, saying that “the things people took were because the owners of the stores allowed us to take them.”
However, she criticized the limited response from authorities. “I have been waiting for a mattress so my children can sleep,” she said.
Residents have expressed anger over what they describe as a slow and insufficient response from authorities after the double earthquake, which has left around 1,450 people dead and tens of thousands missing.
Communities are demanding not only faster rescue operations in La Guaira, but also stronger security measures and urgent assistance with food, water, and medicine.
International
UN warns Venezuela earthquakes could affect up to 6.76 million people
Up to 6.76 million people could be affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, according to an assessment released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency.
The organization said the projections are based on available population data and damage assessments, and include up to two million people living in Caracas, the country’s capital.
The estimates highlight the potentially massive humanitarian impact of the disaster, the IOM warned.
Entire buildings collapsed in La Guaira, a coastal area north of Caracas, following the powerful twin earthquakes that reached magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 on Wednesday.
The national death toll has risen to 920, while rescue teams continue searching for people trapped beneath the rubble in coastal regions and other affected areas.
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told AFP on Friday that more than 50,000 people were reported missing.
The IOM also revealed that it worked with Microsoft’s artificial intelligence laboratory on an initial satellite mapping analysis, which showed that 31.5% of buildings in the town of Catia La Mar had suffered damage.
Authorities and international rescue teams continue operations as Venezuela faces one of its largest humanitarian emergencies in recent years.
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United Nations Coordinates Relief Efforts as Venezuela Death Toll Rises After Twin Quakes
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday expressed his condolences to the people of Venezuela following the two devastating earthquakes that struck the country and highlighted the ongoing coordination between UN humanitarian teams and interim President Delcy Rodríguez.
Speaking during the UN’s daily press briefing, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Guterres was deeply saddened by the loss of life and widespread destruction caused by the disaster.
“The Secretary-General is deeply distressed by the loss of life and the widespread devastation caused by the earthquakes that struck Venezuela yesterday. He extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured,” Dujarric stated.
Venezuela was struck on Wednesday by two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude. According to official figures, the disaster has left at least 164 people dead and 971 others injured.
Dujarric noted that preliminary reports indicate significant damage across several states, including the capital, Caracas. Numerous casualties have been reported, while other individuals remain trapped beneath collapsed structures or are still missing.
“Critical infrastructure has been damaged and essential services have been disrupted,” the spokesperson said.
The United Nations confirmed that its humanitarian team remains in close contact with interim President Delcy Rodríguez and other relevant authorities as emergency operations continue.
To support relief efforts, the UN has established a coordination center in Caracas and is assisting local authorities to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches affected communities as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Guterres also welcomed the expressions of solidarity and offers of assistance from countries around the world that responded following news of the disaster, underscoring the importance of international cooperation in addressing the humanitarian emergency.
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