Defending Trump’s ‘Poisoning the Blood of Our Country’ Rhetoric

►Subscribe to Mediaite: https://bit.ly/3MjuECB Brian Kilmeade went to bat for former President Donald Trump Monday morning after a political media backlash exploded from “poison America” comments during a weekend speech. Trump told supporters at a New Hampshire rally on Saturday that immigrants from Africa & Asia are “poisoning the blood of our country.” The Republican frontrunner ranted about the amount of migrants coming across the U.S.-Mexico border during the campaign rally. Trump claimed Democrats have let in 15-16 million undocumented immigrants since he left office as well as abandoned his strict immigration policies, including Remain-In-Mexico and construction of the border wall. Welcome to Mediaite, THE site for news and opinion on the intersection of media and politics. Join Mediaite+ https://www.mediaite.com/subscribe/ ► Website: https://www.mediaite.com/ ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediaite/ ► X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mediaite ► Threads: https://www.threads.net/@mediaite ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mediaite The Sunday morning cable news and broadcast talk shows were filled with disbelief and condemnation of the comments because, for many, they closely mirror fascist political rhetoric from the last century. Republican rival Chris Christie called it “disgusting,” and the Biden Campaign flatly asserted that Trump was parroting Hitler. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Defending Trump's Comments on Immigration 00:00:54 - Poison and Fear: Examining Trump's Controversial Comments 00:01:46 - Outrageous Media Moments #donaldtrump #maga #2024elections