It has been reported that when Donald Trump came down the escalator at Trump Tower in New York City in June 2015 and announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, he followed it up with a speech many political opponents claimed would end his bid as quickly as it began.Trump focused on illegal immigration — some say he “attacked Mexico” and ‘insulted’ the country when he claimed it was “bringing their worst people” to the U.S., including criminals and “rapists.” He also vowed to build a “wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The billionaire businessman was lampooned, ridiculed, and attacked for those remarks and the prediction was made that he completely lost the Hispanic vote. But like so many predictions made about Trump then — like, ‘He has no chance of beating Hillary Clinton’ — that was wrong.
By 2020, Trump had managed to secure a larger percentage of the Hispanic vote than he did in 2020; turns out that many Hispanics, especially those who live along the U.S.-Mexico border, are not fans of illegal immigration, either.
The 45th president made inroads with Hispanics and now the demographics’ trend toward Republicans is continuing, thanks in part to Trump’s economic policies and Democrats’ assaults on Hispanic cultural norms and traditions.
Just the News reports:
Donald Trump cut into Democrats’ traditional advantage with Hispanics during his four years in office, though Joe Biden still won a majority in the 2020 election among America’s fastest growing and largest minority population.
But America’s 46th president and his Democratic Party has been losing Latino support ever since, with new polling showing Republicans now dead even among Hispanic voters headed into the pivotal 2022 elections that will determine control of Congress. Last month’s stunning GOP victories in Virginia only further highlighted Democrats’ losses, with one exit poll suggesting Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin captured a majority of the Hispanic vote with his focus on education and lower taxes.
