President Trump campaigns in Duluth
President Trump remains popular in parts of Minnesota. But the backlash to his recent policy moves has some state Republicans treading lightly as they weigh going all-in or keeping some distance during the president's Wednesday visit to Duluth.
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Trump returns to hardline immigration talk
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — President Donald Trump is returning to his hardline immigration rhetoric hours after signing an executive order that will halt his administration's separation of migrant children from their parents after illegally crossing the border.Trump is telling a rowdy crowd of supporters in Duluth, Minnesota, "We're going to keep families together but the border's going to be just as tough as it's been."
Trump is continuing to rail against Democrats, claiming they don't care about the negative effects of illegal immigration.
And he's once again threatening to cut aid money to countries for failing to do more to stop migrants from reaching the U.S. border, or making the issue part of the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
Trump has been interrupted several times by protesters who have been led out without incident.
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At raucous rally, Trump touts hawkish immigration plans
Again attacking the special counsel probe as a "witch hunt," Trump went on to blast the media for focusing on the recent immigration crisis at the expense of covering what he contends is bias against him at the FBI. -
Fact check: President Trump's Duluth rally speech
During his brief stint in the state, Trump covered a lot of ground, telling crowds that he has created millions of jobs, unemployment is at its lowest levels in history and Democrats favor an open border policy on immigration, among other things. Here's what he got right, and what he got wrong.