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Salazar says Trump betrayed Hispanics

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Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar criticized President Donald Trump in a campaign video filmed outside the White House, saying his immigration enforcement had "betrayed" Hispanic voters.

The Washington Post
Trump criticizes Republican who said immigration enforcement had ‘gone too far’

Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R) is running in a Latino-heavy district in Florida.

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ABC
Republican revolt against Trump over bad polls for the midterm elections

"Mr. President, some of your immigration-control measures have gone too far," says Representative María Elvira Salazar in a fiery video that has rocked the campaign for the November 3 midterm elections. The reason is that Salazar is not a Democrat, nor someone critical of the president. She is a Republican activist from the president's own state, Florida, and until now a strong defender of him. In the message circulated this week, the congresswoman adds: "The same Hispanics who helped you reach the White House in 2024 today feel betrayed." And she even warns against his closest advisers. These are unusually harsh words in a party that has so far followed Trump's rigid discipline, where there is no dissent. They come just a week after the president urged at the Dallas convention to vote in November as if he himself were the candidate, though his name is not on the ballot. There are figures that help explain

Republican revolt against Trump over bad polls for the midterm elections
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Die Zeit
US election campaign: US Republican woman accuses Donald Trump of betraying Hispanics

Seven weeks before the midterm elections, the US Republicans are struggling with poor poll numbers. Internal criticism is growing regarding the president's immigration policy.

US election campaign: US Republican woman accuses Donald Trump of betraying Hispanics
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Dagens Nyheter
Unexpected Trump criticism from Republican congresswoman

WASHINGTON. In a campaign video ahead of the midterm elections, Donald Trump is criticized by Republican Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar. 'The same Latino voters who helped you win in 2024 feel betrayed today,' she says. The message was recorded in front of the White House and has taken many by surprise.

Unexpected Trump criticism from Republican congresswoman
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Die Zeit
US election campaign: US Republican woman accuses Donald Trump of betraying Hispanics

Seven weeks before the midterm elections, the US Republicans are struggling with poor poll numbers. Internal criticism is growing regarding the president's immigration policy.

US election campaign: US Republican woman accuses Donald Trump of betraying Hispanics
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