Donald Trump proposed a shocking, one-off solution to American crime problems that some are saying resembles the popular horror movie series The Purge.
At a rally Sunday in Pennsylvania, Trump cited recent incidents of daylight robberies taking place in local businesses and suggested that criminals ‘have to be taught’ a lesson and suggested a quick and simple way to do so.
‘If you had one really violent day. One rough hour — and I mean real rough — the word would get out and it would end immediately,’ Trump said.
He said that the crime problem exists due to police not being ‘allowed to do their job’ because Kamala Harris and ‘the liberal left won’t let them.’
The speech led many to suggest what Trump is proposing is the plot of the movie series The Purge.
Journalist Brian Krassenstein asked: ‘Did Trump just f***ing suggest The Purge?’
Donald Trump proposed a shocking, one-off solution to American crime problems that some are saying resembles the popular horror movie series The Purge
Armand Domalewski said: ‘Trump is literally proposing The Purge lmao.’
One other social media user wrote: ‘[Trump’s] campaign will try and spin this, but that’s exactly what it sounds like.’
The premise of the first Purge film, released in 2013, is that America has a 24-hour period in which all crime is legal.
What Trump wants to do is give the police a no holds barred pass to crack down on any and all crime for just ‘one violent day’ and possibly for as little as one 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.
Rumors of migrant gangs taking over apartments in Colorado have been mentioned by Trump
Trump has railed against migrant crime, specifically in places like Aurora, Colorado where rumors of a Venezuelan gang invading apartment complexes have gone viral.
‘They’re going in with guns that are beyond even military scope and they’re taking over apartment buildings,’ Trump said in North Carolina last week about Aurora. ‘They’re literally taking over those towns.’
The mayor of Aurora has said the rhetoric is exaggerated and his town has been used to score cheap political points.
Trump also escalated his personal attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, at the rally on Sunday by repeating an insult that she was ‘mentally impaired’ while also saying she should be ‘impeached and prosecuted.’
Trump’s rally in Erie took on similar themes as an event one day earlier that he himself described as a ‘dark speech.’
He told a cheering crowd Sunday that Harris was responsible for an ‘invasion’ at the U.S.-Mexico border and ‘she should be impeached 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 tagline
‘Crooked Joe Biden became mentally impaired,’ he added. ‘Sad. But lying Kamala Harris, honestly, I believe she was born that way. There´s something wrong with Kamala. And I just don´t know what it is, but there is definitely something missing. And you know what, everybody knows it.’
At the rally in Erie, Trump said the ‘invasion’ would end and deportations would begin if he took office.
‘Thousands of migrants from the most dangerous countries are destroying the character of small towns and leaving local communities in anguish and in despair,’ he said, talking about communities in the battleground states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
With just over a month until the election, Trump is intensifying his use of personal and offensive attacks, even as some Republicans say he’d be better off sticking to the issues.
His suggestions that political enemies be prosecuted are particularly notable for their departure from norms in the U.S. in which the justice system is supposed to be protected from political influence.
In recent weeks, Trump has threatened prosecutions of Google for allegedly giving priority to ‘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 ‘involved in unscrupulous behavior’ this election, including election workers, lawyers, political operatives, donors, and voters, yet again attempting to sow doubt about the integrity of the election.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Erie Sunday
At the rally in Erie, Trump said the ‘invasion’ would end and deportations would begin if he took office
On Sunday, he acknowledged he might lose in November: ‘If she wins, it’s not going to be so pleasant for me, but I don’t care.’
Trump has derided Harris, the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to lead a major party ticket, as ‘stupid,’ ‘weak,’ ‘dumb as a rock’ and ‘lazy.’
His allies have pushed him publicly and privately to talk instead about the economy, immigration and other issues.
Harris has not commented on Trump´s recent attacks but has said when asked about other comments that it was the ‘same old show. The same tired playbook we´ve heard for years with no plan on on how he would address the needs of the American people.’
Ahead of the rally on Sunday, some of Trump’s supporters said he often makes offensive remarks.
Still, they support his proposals to restrict immigration and said he would have a better handle on the economy.
Last month, the GOP leader said he was ‘entitled’ to personal attacks against Harris.
‘As far as the personal attacks, I´m very angry at her because of what she´s done to the country,’ he told a news conference then. ‘I´m very angry at her that she would weaponize the justice system against me and other people, very angry at her. I think I´m entitled to personal attacks.’