It is yet to be determined whether Donald Trump's chances for the 2024 election have been impacted following reports of his negative comments about the largest city in Wisconsin. Recent polls indicate that he and President Joe Biden are in a dead heat in this crucial swing state.
The ex-president reportedly criticized Milwaukee during a gathering with House Republicans at Capitol Hill last Thursday.
It is yet to be determined whether Donald Trump's chances for the 2024 election have been impacted following reports of his negative comments about the largest city in Wisconsin. Recent polls indicate that he and President Joe Biden are in a dead heat in this crucial swing state.
The ex-president reportedly criticized Milwaukee during a gathering with House Republicans at Capitol Hill last Thursday.
Dukhong Kim, Ph.D., an associate professor of political science at FAU, stated that Trump and Biden do not possess a "significant advantage" in any of the three battleground states with just a few months left before the November election.
According to a Bloomberg/Morning Consult survey of 4,962 registered voters in seven swing states released in late May, Trump is narrowly ahead in Wisconsin (47 percent to 46 percent), as well as in Arizona (49-44 percent), Georgia (47-44 percent), North Carolina (49-42 percent), and Pennsylvania (48-46 percent).
A survey released in May by the Cook Political Report and GS Strategy Group, a Republican polling firm, and Democratic polling firm BSG also indicated that Trump is leading Biden in all the crucial battleground states except for Wisconsin, where both candidates are tied at 45 percent each.
Milwaukee's Democratic Mayor Cavalier Johnson was among those who suggested that Trump's alleged comments about the city could harm him in November.
Milwaukee voters have received a clear message, according to Johnson, as reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It is imperative that we collectively strive to prevent him from relocating to another city, which he likely views as equally unfavorable - Washington, D.C.
Trump's office has been reached out to via email for comment. In an interview with Fox News, Trump refuted the allegations initially reported by Punchbowl News and CNN, which were based on anonymous sources. Trump clarified that he was specifically discussing the high crime rate in Milwaukee, not the city itself, as well as alleged issues with voter fraud.
"I have a great fondness for Milwaukee and many friends there, but the crime statistics are extremely concerning," Trump stated.
"However, I was also referring to the election, the handling of the ballots, and the overall process, which was disastrous in Milwaukee. It was truly terrible. The people understand this and agree with me. Everyone agrees," Trump emphasized. "The story that was published is completely false."
GOP congressman Derrick Van Orden, who represents Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, echoed a similar viewpoint.
"Trump was explicitly addressing the CRIME RATE in Milwaukee," Van Orden shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, along with a screenshot of a Spectrum News article titled "Milwaukee ranks third for violent crimes nationwide," dated May 2023.
These remarks from Trump were reportedly made a month before the Republican National Convention, which is scheduled to take place in Milwaukee. It is during this convention that Trump will be officially confirmed as the GOP's presidential nominee for 2024.
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