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The Guardian - US
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Justin Glawe in Savannah, Georgia

Trump scapegoats migrants again at Georgia event meant to discuss economy

A man in a suit and tie gestures while speaking at a podium in front of a crowd
Donald Trump speaks on Tuesday in Savannah, Georgia. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

At an event intended to tout economic policies that would usher in what his campaign calls a “new age of American industrialism”, Donald Trump spent as much time discussing personal grievances and blaming immigrants for everything from fentanyl overdoses to crime and taking Americans’ jobs as he did discussing the economy.

“This is a speech on economic development but this is a big part of economic development,” the former president said of immigration at a speech in Savannah, Georgia, on Tuesday.

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