Trump said immigrants are ā€œpoisoning the bloodā€ of America. Tommy Tuberville thinks the former president is too soft

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville expressed his disappointment on Tuesday that Donald Trumpā€™s comments accusing migrants of ā€œpoisoning the blood of our countryā€ werenā€™t even more xenophobic.

During a rally in New Hampshire on Saturday, Trump told a crowd of supporters that migrants are ā€œpoisoning the blood of our country ā€¦ Thatā€™s what theyā€™ve done. Theyā€™ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world ā€” not just in South America, not just the three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. Theyā€™re coming into our country, from Africa, from Asia ā€” all over the world. Theyā€™re pouring into our country.ā€

While President Joe Bidenā€™s campaign pointed out similarities between Trumpā€™s comments and the writings of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Republicans were quick to excuse the screed. Tuberville took things a step further by complaining to reporters that Trumpā€™s comments werenā€™t harsh enough.

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    Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville expressed his disappointment on Tuesday that Donald Trumpā€™s comments accusing migrants of ā€œpoisoning the blood of our countryā€ werenā€™t even more xenophobic.

    While President Joe Bidenā€™s campaign pointed out similarities between Trumpā€™s comments and the writings of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Republicans were quick to excuse the screed.

    Trump himself has promised a harsh crackdown on immigrants should he retake the presidency in 2024, one that includes mass deportations and a network of migrant detainment camps.

    In October of last year, Tuberville drew widespread criticism after delivering a racist, anti-Black screed during a Trump rally in Nevada.

    In November, the Alabama senator claimed that the Biden administrationā€™s border policies would result in ā€œa 9/11 attack every few weeks if we donā€™t watch it.ā€

    ā€œI call them Americans.ā€ During the same interview, Tuberville accused the Biden administration of ā€œdestroyingā€ the U.S. military by working to remove individuals affiliated with extremist movements from the armed services.


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