CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins called BS on a fresh claim from former President Donald Trump that votes were “rigged,” which he said while trying to urge a rally crowd to go vote.
On Tuesday night’s edition of CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, the host opened the show by correcting claims that Trump made at a rally in New Mexico, and connected the appearance to the fallout from the now-infamous Madison Square Garden rally that featured anti-Latino and anti-immigrant rhetoric:
COLLINS: With just days left, in this race. Tonight, both campaigns are descending on the same state at about the same time, battleground Nevada, which has a large Latino population, and could play a role in deciding what happens next Tuesday night.
Harris just wrapped her rally in Reno. She’s now heading over to Vegas, where she’s going to be rallying with JLo on stage. And Donald Trump just finished his event in Henderson, Nevada a few moments ago as well.
Every stop matters right now, at this close to the end of the race. And that’s what raised questions about why Donald Trump was spending a few hours, in New Mexico, earlier today. It’s a state he’s lost twice before, and right now is seen as safe Democratic terrain.
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DONALD TRUMP (R), FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT AND 2024 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: I’m only here for one reason.
They all said, Don’t come.
I said, Why?
You can’t win New Mexico.
I said, Look, your votes are rigged. We can win New Mexico.
(CHEERING)
TRUMP: So, I’m here for one simple reason. I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.
(CHEERING)
TRUMP: You know, in the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics. You know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COLLINS: All right, we’ll take that one at a time. I should note, the votes are not rigged, not in New Mexico, or anywhere else, in any other state.
But Trump there was appearing to avoid the real reason, saying out loud, he’s hoping to boost his cred with Latino voters. At one point, as you heard there, he was building up to poll the crowd, on whether or not they preferred being called Latino or Hispanic.
All of that that you saw happening in New Mexico is what led Vice President Harris to offer this response.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
KAMALA HARRIS, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S., (D) PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: My opponent is also making his closing argument to America.
(BOOING)
HARRIS: And you’ve probably seen a bit of it. It is an argument that is full of hate and division. He insults Latinos, scapegoats immigrants. And it’s not just what he says. It’s what he will do.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
Watch above via CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins.
