Donald Trump proposed a shocking and unique solution to America’s crime problems that some say resembles the popular horror film series The Purge.
At a rally Sunday in Pennsylvania, Trump cited recent incidents of daylight robberies at local businesses and suggested that criminals “need to be taught” a lesson and suggested a quick and easy way to do it.
‘If you were having a really rough day. “In a difficult hour, and I mean very difficult, word would get out and it would be over immediately,” Trump said.
He said the crime problem exists because police aren’t “allowed to do their job” because Kamala Harris and “the liberal left aren’t allowed to.”
The speech led many to suggest that what Trump is proposing is the plot of The Purge film series.
Journalist Brian Krassenstein asked: “Did Trump just suggest The Purge?”
Donald Trump proposed a shocking and unique solution to America’s crime problems that some say resembles the popular horror film series The Purge.
Armand Domalewski said: “Trump is literally proposing The Purge lmao.”
Another social media user wrote: “The (Trump) campaign will try to spin this, but that’s exactly what it sounds like.”
The premise of the first Purge film, released in 2013, is that the United States has a 24-hour period in which all crime is legal.
What Trump wants to do is give the police an unfettered pass to crack down on any and all crime for just “one violent day” and possibly for as little as an hour.
The third film in the franchise, released in 2016 and titled ‘Purge: Election Year’, uses Trump’s campaign slogan of ‘Keep America Great’ as the film’s tagline.
Trump has mentioned rumors that immigrant gangs are taking over apartments in Colorado
Trump has criticized immigrant crime, specifically in places like Aurora, Colorado, where rumors of a Venezuelan gang invading apartment complexes have gone viral.
“They’re coming in with weapons that go beyond even military range and they’re taking over apartment buildings,” Trump said in North Carolina last week about Aurora. “They are literally taking over those cities.”
The mayor has said the rhetoric is exaggerated and that his city has been used to score cheap political points.
Trump escalated his personal attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, at Sunday’s rally by repeating the insult that she was “mentally disabled” while also saying she should be “impeached and prosecuted.”
Trump’s rally in Erie addressed similar themes to the previous day’s event that he described as a “dark speech.”
He told a cheering crowd on Sunday that Harris was responsible for an “invasion” on the U.S.-Mexico border and that she “should be charged and prosecuted for her actions.”
The third film in the franchise, released in 2016 and titled ‘Purge: Election Year’, uses Trump’s campaign slogan of ‘Keep America Great’ as the film’s slogan.
“Corrupt Joe Biden was left mentally disabled,” he added. ‘Sad. But, lying, Kamala Harris, I honestly think she was born that way. Something is wrong with Kamala. And I just don’t know what it is, but something is definitely missing. And you know what, everyone knows it.
At the rally in Erie, Trump said the “invasion” would end and deportations would begin if he took office.
“Thousands of immigrants from the most dangerous countries are destroying the character of small towns and leaving local communities in distress and despair,” he said, referring to communities in the battleground states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
With just over a month until the election, Trump is stepping up his use of personal and offensive attacks, even as some Republicans say he would be better off sticking to the issues.
His suggestions that political enemies be prosecuted are particularly notable for their departure from American norms in which the justice system is supposed to be protected from political influence.
In recent weeks, Trump has threatened to prosecute Google for allegedly prioritizing “good stories” about Harris and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Trump has long threatened legal action against his rivals, including President Joe Biden and his 2016 rival, Hillary Clinton.
This month he vowed to jail those “engaged in unscrupulous behavior” in this election, including poll workers, lawyers, political operatives, donors and voters, attempting once again to sow doubt about the integrity of the election.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Erie on Sunday.
At the rally in Erie, Trump said the ‘invasion’ would end and deportations would begin if he took office.
On Sunday he acknowledged that he could lose in November: “If she wins, it won’t be as pleasant for me, but I don’t care.”
Trump has mocked Harris, the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to top a major party ticket, calling her “stupid,” “weak,” “dumb as a rock” and “lazy.”
His allies have pressured him publicly and privately to speak out on the economy, immigration and other issues.
Harris has not commented on Trump’s recent attacks, but when asked about other comments she said it was “the same old show.” The same tired playbook we’ve heard for years without any plan for how it would address the needs of the American people.’
Ahead of Sunday’s rally, some of Trump’s supporters said he often makes offensive comments.
Still, they support his proposals to restrict immigration and said it would lead to better management of the economy.
Last month, the Republican leader said he had a “right” to suffer personal attacks against Harris.
“As far as the personal attacks go, I’m very angry at her for what she’s done to the country,” he said at a news conference at the time. ‘I’m very angry with her because she would use the justice system as a weapon against me and other people, very angry with her. I believe I have the right to suffer personal attacks.
