Former President Donald Trump focused on the economy and immigration in his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in July, but Vice President Kamala Harris barely mentioned those issues when she accepted her party's nomination on Thursday. According to According to an analysis by The New York Times.
Trump mentioned the words “economy,” “business,” “jobs,” “taxes” and “inflation” more than 70 times. approved Harris, the Republican nominee, Mentioned According to a New York Times analysis, Trump used these same terms just 15 times during the speech, and also used the words “border,” “immigrant,” “invasion” and “illegal immigration” 43 times, yet the “border czar” spoke about these same issues only nine times when he accepted the Democratic nomination. (Related article: 'We have to choose': Here's why RFK quits and his voters chose Trump)
“This will be the most important election in the history of our country,” Trump said in his acceptance speech. “Under this administration, our country is truly in decline. An inflation crisis is making life harder for working families, crashing incomes for working and low-income families, and squeezing Americans like they've never been squashed before.”
“We also face a crisis of illegal immigration that is happening right now as we sit in this beautiful arena,” Trump continued. “This is a massive invasion on our southern border that is spreading misery, crime, poverty, disease and destruction to communities across this country. We've never seen anything like it.”
CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 22: Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on August 22, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
Inflation and prices remain a top concern for nearly a quarter of voters in November. According to An August Economist/YouGov poll found that jobs and the economy were the second most important issue, with 13% of respondents saying it was their priority in the next election.
Harris never mentioned inflation in her acceptance speech.
Some experts point to the Biden-Harris administration's extravagant spending as the main cause of the skyrocketing inflation that has plagued average Americans over the past three and a half years. The Biden-Harris administration has approved several spending plans, such as the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act, that have increased the national debt to $35 trillion for the first time in American history. (Related article: “The dollar went up in value under Trump”: Battleground state voters outraged by rising home prices under Biden-Harris administration)
The American Rescue Plan Passed The Inflation Control Act was enacted in March 2021 at a massive cost of $1.9 trillion. Passed In August 2022, taxpayers were billed for a total of $750 billion.
Harris is Tie-breaking The Senate vote sent the inflation-fighting bill to the White House for President Biden's approval.
Immigration was ranked as the third most important issue after the economy and inflation, according to an Economist/YouGov poll, and was listed as a priority by 12% of November voters.
“I am confident that we can live up to our proud tradition as a nation of immigrants, reform our broken immigration system,” Harris said in her acceptance speech. “We can create a path to citizenship, and secure our border.”
Some politicians, such as Trump's running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, have speculated that this campaign promise may have already been carried out while Trump was in public office in various capacities. (RELATED: Kamala Harris appears to have completely disappeared on border issues)
“She took control of a lot of our border policy at the time that deportations were suspended,” Vance told Jonathan Karl in a recent interview. “They blocked Donald Trump's Remain in Mexico policy and reinstated the capture and release policy.”
The Biden-Harris administration has overseen a record rise in illegal immigration over the past three and a half years. Since the “border czar” took office, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has Encountered More than 10 million immigrants, more than 100,000 encounter According to CBP data, a number of similar incidents occurred along the southern border in July alone.
“They basically opened up our country,” Vance continued in the interview.
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