At his Glendale, Arizona rally yesterday, Donald Trump made a striking and controversial claim, accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of allowing hundreds of thousands of migrant children to be trafficked into the United States. In a speech that fueled his ongoing criticisms of the current administration’s immigration policies, Trump stated:
“Kamala Harris also lost, and this is impossible to believe. Listen to this, 325,000 migrant children are gone. They’re missing. She allowed them to be trafficked into our country. Many of these children are now in sex slavery or they’re dead, probably mostly dead. They will never see their homes or their parents again. They were swiped out of their homes. They were taken out of their homes. 300, this is a government number, 325,000 children, sex slaves, or they’re dead. Many are dead.”
Trump’s comments were made in the context of criticizing the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of immigration at the southern border. The claim that 325,000 migrant children are either missing or trafficked is alarming, but it also requires context. While Trump referenced “government numbers,” there is no verified public record or government report substantiating the specific claim that this number of children has gone missing or been trafficked into sex slavery under the watch of Kamala Harris.
It’s important to remember that Donald Trump is a liar. WaPo had a running total of his “false and misleading claims” during his Presidency. They wrote, “Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years” and continued:
When The Washington Post Fact Checker team first started cataloguing President Donald Trump’s false or misleading claims, we recorded 492 suspect claims in the first 100 days of his presidency. On Nov. 2 alone, the day before the 2020 vote, Trump made 503 false or misleading claims as he barnstormed across the country in a desperate effort to win reelection.
This astonishing jump in falsehoods is the story of Trump’s tumultuous reign. By the end of his term, Trump had accumulated 30,573 untruths during his presidency — averaging about 21 erroneous claims a day.
What the Pizzagate is this fucking lunatic talking about?
“Kamala Harris also lost… and this is impossible to believe… 325,000 children… they are sex slaves or they’re dead, mostly dead.”Wut? pic.twitter.com/2ZVXHlbKL1
— Jim Stewartson, Counterinsurgent 🇺🇸🇺🇦💙🎈 (@jimstewartson) August 24, 2024
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🚨Deranged maniac Trump just said this at his AZ rally: “Kamala Harris also lost, and this is impossible to believe, 325,000 children… they are sex slaves or they’re dead, mostly dead.”
WILL THE MSM dare to comment on how delusionally insane this man is?! What will it take?!!
— Spiro’s Ghost (@AntiToxicPeople) August 24, 2024
These remarks follow a pattern of incendiary rhetoric from Trump, particularly around issues of immigration, where he often makes bold, sometimes unverified, statements to rile up his base. Immigration, particularly child trafficking and border control, remains one of his core talking points as he ramps up his efforts to secure the 2024 Republican nomination.
While child trafficking and the safety of migrant children are serious concerns, accurate data on the number of children missing or trafficked remains critical in these discussions. Fact-checking organizations have frequently debunked previous similar claims made by Trump, highlighting the importance of scrutinizing such figures before they gain traction in the public narrative.
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