Trump slammed for getting basic fact wrong about woman recently killed in Michigan
Former President Donald Trump was slammed Tuesday for getting a basic fact wrong about a young woman violently killed in Michigan last month.
During his rally in Grand Rapids, Trump brought up the tragic case of Ruby Garcia, whose fatal shooting spurred the arrest of Brandon Ortiz-Vite on felony murder charges in March.
Ortiz-Vite has not yet been convicted in the crime, which has raised national attention due to the suspect's immigration status, but that did not stop Trump from declaring, "He shot 17-year-old Ruby."
Trump went on to describe Garcia as a "beautiful, beautiful young woman."
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The presumptive Republican candidate argued Michigan voters should chose him in the upcoming presidential election, saying only he could prevent unauthorized immigrants from "crawling through your windows and ransacking your drawers."
But the former president got a basic fact of the Ruby Garcia case wrong, and commenters on social media did not hesitate to correct him: Garcia's reported age was 25.
"She was 25." wrote X user capitaltigers. "He's not well."
"She was an adult," wrote "Lady O'Gaga." "He only wishes she was 17."
"So disgraceful," replied "Connie." "At least get the facts right when you're using a crime victim to pander to your cult."
The former president has been leaning aggressively into stories about immigrant crime — despite having played a pivotal role in scuppering a bipartisan border security agreement brokered in the Senate this year — as he takes to the presidential campaign trail, trying to whip his supporters into a nationalist frenzy.
He is joined by a number of other Republicans, such as Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), who have pushed the narrative as well. In reality, immigrants of all types and statuses are less likely to commit crimes than native-born American citizens.
Watch Trump's remarks below or at the link here.
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