Trump Rebukes 1 GOP Critic Over Border Stance as Salazar Warns Latinos Feel Betrayed
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 18
Trump Rebukes 1 GOP Critic Over Border Stance as Salazar Warns Latinos Feel Betrayed
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 18
Summary
Trump on Friday called Rep. María Elvira Salazar weak on border security after she said in a campaign video that some of his immigration enforcement actions “have gone too far.”
Salazar, a Florida Republican in a close race Democrats see as a pickup chance, argued Hispanic voters who backed Trump in 2024 now feel “betrayed” by aggressive deportation efforts.
At the White House, Trump rejected that criticism, said he won because of his border message and claimed the U.S. had its most unsafe border before his return to office.
Trump also said he got Salazar elected and that she has softened on the issue, exposing a public split inside the GOP over how hard to press immigration enforcement with Latino voters.