Vulnerable Republicans Are Increasingly Defying President Trump Ahead of the Midterms
The 30-second ad says 50% of 50,000 detainees in July had no criminal record and warns Trump's policies could alienate Hispanic voters.
- On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar released her first general-election advertisement publicly challenging President Donald Trump over his administration's immigration enforcement policies in her Miami-area district.
- Citing July data that 50% of 50,000 detainees had no criminal record, Salazar warned Trump that his policies risk alienating Hispanic voters who supported his 2024 White House victory.
- Barry University political science professor Sean Foreman called the critique 'notable,' noting Salazar targets independent and moderate voters frustrated by the administration's immigration policy, including the ending of TPS for Venezuelans and Haitians.
- Democratic opponent Eliott Rodriguez, former CBS News Miami anchor, criticized the ad as contradictory, while Trump responded Friday that he still supports Salazar's reelection despite their disagreement.
- Across the midterm map, Republicans are increasingly seeking to differentiate themselves from the president as they scramble to maintain their congressional majorities in competitive races.
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Vulnerable Republicans are increasingly defying President Trump ahead of the midterms
By Patrick Svitek, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Two vulnerable House Republicans from Iowa voted this week for the first time to rein in President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers. A lawmaker from South Florida, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, released an ad saying Trump’s immigration crackdown had “gone too far.” And a bevy of farm-state
Trump says he still backs Salazar after video criticizing him on immigration
President Trump said he still supports Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) but disagrees with her on immigration one day after her campaign rolled out an ad criticizing the president on the policy issue. “She obviously doesn’t have a very strong feeling about the border. I do,” Trump told reporters when asked about the video in…
Trump responded by dismissing the criticisms and attributing the congresswoman’s political career exclusively to her previous support: “I managed to get her elected. Without me, she would not have been elected.” Although the president claimed to maintain his support, he marked a clear ideological distance by declaring that “I don’t agree with her” and suggested that Salazar’s position has become “softer” for electoral convenience.
Maria Elvira Salazar brought her migration differences with Trump to her first campaign announcement. A professor at Barry University analyzes the electoral risk of confronting a president who backed her re-election.
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