Are the MAGA walls cracking? One Republican seeking re-election is distancing herself from Donald Trump.
In a stunning move, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar shared a campaign ad warning Orange Mussolini that he has “gone too far” regarding his administration’s mass deportation campaign that has seen immigrants without any criminal records get swept up in the massive effort.
“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” Salazar said in the campaign ad.
Per Raw Story:
An onscreen graphic notes that 50 percent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees in July had no criminal convictions or pending charges, but she excused Trump himself.
“Be careful what your advisers are telling you about immigration policy,” Salazar said. “The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”
“You can be for immigration what Lincoln was for slavery or what Reagan was for communism,” Salazar said. “I’m not talking about giving them amnesty. I’m talking about giving them a dignified life in this promised land.”
64-year-old Salazar has served in Congress since 2021 and is seeking re-election against Democrat and fellow former TV broadcaster Eliott Rodriguez in a 74-percent Hispanic district that Trump won by 15 points after breaking for Joe Biden in 2020.
Trump was asked about Salazar’s recent campaign ad denouncing his administration’s mass deportation policy, and he, of course, attacked her, telling the reporter, “Without me she wouldn’t have gotten elected … she got a little bit soft on the border.”
Of course, Salazar’s ad is sparking conversations because she has directly called out Trump, leading some to believe she is losing her race.
“Her polling must be terrrrrrrible if she’s posting an ad where she rebukes Trump by name,” journalist Gary Legum wrote.
We’ll see whether Salazar’s decision to distance herself from Trump will work. Until that day comes, you can see more reactions below.
