Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance appeared shocked Sunday on ABC News when co-host Martha Raddatz interrupted him mid-sentence to try to downplay the takeover of a Colorado apartment complex by Venezuelan gangs. Ta.
According to FOX 31, the Torren de Aragua gang was arrested in September after authorities confirmed that 10 members were involved in an investigation into a series of crimes at an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado. was widely reported in the United States. Raddatz pressed Vance on ABC’s “This Week.” Regarding former President Donald Trump’s reaction, the mayor claimed that the city had been “invaded and conquered” by immigrants, a statement the mayor said was “grossly exaggerated.”
“Well, Martha, you said the mayor was exaggerating. So there must be an element of truth here,” Vance began. “Of course, President Trump was actually talking to people there in Aurora, Colorado, and what we’re hearing is that people are scared of what’s happened with some of the gangs in Venezuela. That’s what it means.
“Senator Vance, I know exactly what happened and I’m going to stop you. I’m going to stop you.” We acted in response to the concerns.” There are some issues,” Raddatz said.
Vance fired back at Raddatz, questioning her issues with Trump and her refusal to acknowledge that America’s apartment complexes are “overrun by gangs.” (Related: Mayorkas laments lack of FEMA funding for hurricane response after spending nearly $1 billion on migrant crisis)
“Just Martha? Can you hear yourself? Only a handful of apartment complexes have been taken over by Venezuelan gangs, and the problem is Donald Trump, not Kamala Harris’ open borders? What Americans? I’m so disgusted by what’s going on and they have every right to do that,” Vance said. “Martha, I find this exchange very interesting because you are more focused on pointing out everything Donald Trump says than acknowledging that apartment complexes in the United States are occupied by violent gangs. Because it looks like it is.”
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“I’m very concerned about that issue here more than anything else. We have to make American communities safe again, and unfortunately, millions of people… If you accept (most of which have not been vetted and you don’t know who most of them actually are), you have a problem like this,” Vance added. . “Kamala Harris — 94 Executive Orders to Undo Donald Trump’s Successful Border Policies, We Knew This Was Coming. They Bragged About Opening the Borders” But now we’re living with the consequences. We can do better, and honestly, we can do better without Donald Trump calling this out loud. I’m not going to be, Martha.”
The Venezuelan gang reportedly started as a prison gang in the northern Venezuelan state of Aragua in 2014, but quickly grew into one of the country’s largest criminal organizations. In mid-September, the Aurora Police Department confirmed that 10 gang members from the area were residing in the city and “committed acts of violence against members of the immigrant community.” According to To FOX31.
In response, property management company CBZ Management closed three of its stores in the city (Edge at Raleigh, Fitzsimmons Place, and Whispering Pines), citing gang takeovers. According to To the Denver Post. Charges against the group arrested include felonies such as intimidation, assault, auto theft and multiple shootings.
President Trump spoke at a rally in Aurora on Friday. dealt with It addresses the ongoing immigration crisis with its supporters and reflects on how gangs have “taken over” the city.
“I will rescue Aurora and all the towns that have been invaded and conquered,” Trump said.
But Republican Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman released A day earlier, he issued a statement saying the “reality” is that concerns about gang activity in the city and state are “grossly exaggerated and unfairly damage the city’s identity and sense of safety.”
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