If a New Yorker can't save this country, no one can.
[CHEERS]
CHRISTIANE CORDERO: During his rally in the Deep Blue
South Bronx, former President Trump
pledged to turn New York Red.
It won't be easy.
First of all, he's a big, fat bigot.
He's a crook, a liar, and a cheat.
CHRISTIANE CORDERO: New York City
has voted for the Democratic presidential candidate
in every election since 1924.
Last night, several thousand people showed up for Trump.
It doesn't matter whether you're
Black, or brown, or white, or whatever the hell color you are.
It doesn't matter.
We are all Americans.
CHRISTIANE CORDERO: The district is more than 50%
Hispanic and 30% Black or African-American.
But polls show Trump making gains against President Biden
among those groups, largely because
of concern about the border and the economy.
These millions and millions of people
that are coming into our country, the biggest impact
and the biggest negative impact is against our Black population
and our Hispanic population, who are losing their jobs,
losing their housing, losing everything they can lose.
CHRISTIANE CORDERO: Trump promised
to deport undocumented immigrants, lower crime,
and further reduce inflation, a message
the crowd wanted to hear.
He saved the country.
We were in great shape.
Now we're in terrible shape.
CHRISTIANE CORDERO: Earlier, the Biden campaign launched a series
of TV and radio ads challenging Trump's claims
about his accomplishments for the Black community.
Of course I hate these people.
CHRISTIANE CORDERO: The ad begins with Trump saying,
"Of course I hate these people," a remark he made in 1989,
referring to the men who were accused and later wrongly
convicted in the brutal rape of a jogger in Central Park,
in what became known as the Central Park Five case.
NARRATOR: Donald Trump disrespecting Black folk
is nothing new.
He was sued for refusing to rent his apartments to Black families
and called for the execution of five
innocent Black and brown teenagers.
And it's more than anger.
It's hatred.
CHRISTIANE CORDERO: The Trump campaign called the ad "another
cheap attempt from the Biden campaign
to gaslight Black voters."
Trump's visit to the Bronx was his fourth campaign
stop in New York during his criminal hush money trial.
The jury in that case returns Tuesday for closing arguments.