Trump rails on border failures, intensifies personal attacks on Harris

TODD RICHMOND and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press
Sep 29, 2024
Sep 29, 2024 Updated Jan 1, 2025

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Former President Donald Trump delivers what he described as a "dark" speech during a campaign event Saturday at the Prairie du Chien Area Arts Center, along the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin. He was flanked by posters of migrants accused of brutal crimes in the United States.
CHARLIE NEIBERGALL, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Supporters listen to former President Donald Trump at a campaign event Saturday in Prairie du Chien, a day after Vice President Kamala Harris visited the U.S.-Mexico border.
MORRY GASH, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Supporters cheer former President Donald Trump in the Prairie du Chien Area Arts Center, which held about 300 people for Saturday's event.
MORRY GASH, ASSOCIATED pRESS

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