Former President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to stop the Department of Veterans Affairs funding transgender operations if he returns to power next year, in a speech that also pledged to end homelessness among former military personnel.
He made his promises in a New Hampshire high school, where he couldn’t help but fire at Chris Christie, who exchanged campaign hits with him.
It was the kind of stop that is vital in early states, but the kind of event Trump has sometimes neglected in favor of larger rallies.
It didn’t stop him from delivering some signature tirades, ranting about his latest indictment and portraying President Joe Biden as a “Manchurian candidate.”
“I will prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from wasting a penny on transgender surgeries or gender reassignment procedures,” he said before leaving his script to describe the cost.
“That precious tax money should go to care for veterans in need, not to fund radical gender experiments for the communist left.”
Former President Donald Trump unveiled a plan for veterans during a speech on Tuesday, saying he would ban the Department of Veterans Affairs from funding transgender operations
Trump addressed about 700 people at a school gymnasium in Windham, New Hampshire, on Tuesday as he revisited the crucial early elementary state
It was a wet and steamy day in New Hampshire. And the air conditioning in the Windham High School gymnasium, packed with hundreds of people, was struggling to keep up. (The campaign said 2,700 people attended.)
Trump took the stage and complained that a fan had disturbed his famous yellow head of hair.
And he mostly stuck to his prepared speech for the first half hour before going off-piste and reigning over the field of Republican candidates, including “Ron DeSanctimonius.”
“He is quickly caught by Ramaswamy, who is good.
“Christie, he’s eating now. He doesn’t care.
Someone in the crowd shouted “Fat pig,” allowing Trump to use one of his favorite rhetorical techniques: the repeated insult against insult.
“Sir, please don’t call him a fat pig,” Trump said. “That’s very disrespectful.
‘Don’t call him… Look, I’m trying to be nice.
‘Don’t call him a fat pig. You can not do that.’
Trump is the clear frontrunner in the race for the 2024 Republican nomination
Participants take the oath of allegiance before Trump made remarks at Windham High School. It was the former president’s fourth visit to the state during this election cycle
Trump took the opportunity to launch New Hampshire “Veterans for Trump.”
But the policy meat came with his plan for veterans.
“In addition, I will make it a personal mission to completely eradicate homelessness among veterans,” he said.
“I mean, you have a situation in America. It’s a scandal. It’s a shame what’s happening now.’
He compared Biden’s treatment of refugees to the treatment of veterans.
“On day one, I will sign an executive order to halt Joe Biden’s massive funding for the reception and transportation of illegal aliens that our country cannot handle,” he said.
And I will use that money to provide shelter and treatment for homeless American veterans. They will be treated well.’
His performance comes as a slew of polls shows he has a firm grip on the primary race.
Trump campaign polls show he has a commanding lead in the national primary
The battle for the Republican nomination was meant to be a race between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. But a poll for the Trump campaign suggests the former president is well ahead
An internal poll for his campaign, obtained by DailyMail.com, shows that he has increased his lead over DeSantis in national primary polls. As it turned out, he leads the Republican field with 55 percent support, while DeSantis is down to 13 percent, down five points since June.
It is the final blow to the Florida governor on the day he fired his campaign manager and embarked on a new reset.
It also reveals why Trump’s rivals can’t capitalize on the former president’s mounting legal troubles.
The poll found that 52% of Republicans say they are more likely to vote for Trump since his indictment last Tuesday over allegations related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Coefficient pollsters polled 1,638 likely Republican primary voters nationwide for their views. The results have a margin of error of 2.4 percentage points.
They also showed that 75 percent believe the latest indictments are an attempt by the Justice Department to divert attention from stories of corruption in the Biden family.
“President Trump dominates the Republican primary field as Joe Biden’s Justice Department attacks continue to backfire,” said a delighted Trump campaign official.
“The more voters see a weaponized, two-tiered justice system, the more they rally behind President Trump.”
(TagsToTranslate)dailymail