Trump calls US a ‘garbage can’ in diatribe against immigration in Arizona

Ex-president disparaged Black and Latino voters at Tempe rally, the two groups Republicans are trying to win over

Donald Trump, campaigning in the border swing state of Arizona on Thursday, called the country a garbage can" because of immigration policies under the Biden administration.

We're like a garbage can, you know, it's the first time I've ever said that," Trump said in Tempe, Arizona, the home of Arizona State University. And every time I come up and talk about what they've done to our country, I get angry. First time I've ever said garbage can, but you know what, it's a very accurate description."

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