Trump’s trip to the border goes on despite death threat against him

Aug 22

Lauren Taylor Anchor

By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)

A manhunt for a suspect reportedly threatening to kill former President Donald Trump in Arizona did not stop the GOP nominee from delivering remarks on Thursday, Aug. 22, in the open air near the U.S-Mexico border. The former president spoke about immigration in front of family members of victims who were killed by undocumented immigrants. The remarks came as authorities searched for a man who said he planned to kill Trump during the event.

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Ahead of Trump’ stumping’s arrival in the Arizona border town, law enforcement said that it had stepped up security “based on threats made” against Trump and because the event was outdoors.

The exact details of the threat leveled against Trump are unclear, but investigators said the threat was made on social media. The suspect, Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, is a registered sex offender with several warrants out for his arrests on separate charges.

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Trump’s visit to Arizona was the fourth in a series of campaign events this week during the Democratic National Convention. The theme of the stop was “Make America Safe Again.”

During the event, Trump criticized the Biden administration and Vice President Kamala Harris. He accused his opponents of wanting “open borders” and claimed that undocumented immigrants were taking “Black and Hispanic” jobs.

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[LAUREN TAYLOR]

A MANHUNT FOR A SUSPECT REPORTEDLY THREATENING TO KILL DONALD TRUMP IN ARIZONA DIDN’T STOP THE FORMER PRESIDENT FROM DELIVERING A SPEECH IN THE OPEN NEAR THE U-S-MEXICO BORDER ON HIS SIGNATURE ISSUE– IMMIGRATION.

[DONALD TRUMP]

“NOBODY COULD BE SO FOOLISH OR STUPID TO WANT OPEN BORDERS TO HAVE THE WORLD’S POPULATION – THE WORLD’S [INAUDIBLE] POPULATION POUR INTO OUR NATION THAT’S WHAT’S HAPPENING.”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

HIS REMARKS CAME AS AUTHORITIES SEARCHED FOR A MAN WHO REPORTEDLY SAID HE PLANNED TO KILL TRUMP DURING THE EVENT.

AHEAD OF TRUMP STUMPING IN ARIZONA LAW ENFORCEMENT SAID IT STEPPED UP SECURITY “BASED ON THREATS MADE” AGAINST THE G-O-P NOMINEE AND DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS OUTDOORS.

THE THREAT COMES A DAY AFTER TRUMP MADE AN APPEARANCE BEHIND BULLETPROOF GLASS AT HIS FIRST OUTDOOR RALLY SINCE AN ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE SIX WEEKS AGO.

THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE THREAT ARE UNCLEAR BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY IT WAS MADE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE SUSPECT IS 66-YEAR-OLD RONALD LEE SYVRUD WHO IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER AND HAS SEVERAL WARRANTS OUT FOR HIS ARREST ON SEPARATE CHARGES.

TRUMP’S VISIT WAS THE FOURTH IN A SERIES OF CAMPAIGN EVENTS IN BATTLE GROUND STATES THIS WEEK.

THE THEME OF THURSDAY’S STOP WAS “MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.”

TRUMP MET WITH PEOPLE WHOSE RELATIVES WERE REPORTEDLY KILLED BY UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

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