In a recent campaign event ahead of the Super Tuesday primaries, former President Donald Trump escalated his immigration rhetoric and made baseless accusations against President Joe Biden, alleging a “conspiracy to overthrow the United States of America.” Trump’s comments come in the wake of Biden’s portrayal of him as a threat to democracy, particularly highlighting Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results and the subsequent attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Trump, in his speech in Greensboro, North Carolina, accused Biden of providing “aid and comfort to foreign enemies of the United States” through his border policies. He claimed, without evidence, that Biden’s actions are part of a broader conspiracy aimed at collapsing the American system and establishing a new power base for the Democratic Party.
This narrative taps into a long-standing conspiracy theory suggesting that Democrats are encouraging illegal immigration to dilute the influence of white voters, a claim that has been widely debunked but continues to circulate in far-right circles.
At a later rally in Virginia, Trump reiterated his claims, suggesting that migrants are being signed up to vote in the next election to benefit the Democrats. The Biden campaign responded to these allegations, with spokesman Ammar Moussa dismissing them as a projection by Trump to distract from his own refusal to support a border security bill.
The accusations come as the primaries approach, with 16 states, including North Carolina and Virginia, set to vote on Super Tuesday. This day marks the largest voting event of the year, leading up to a general election that is anticipated to be a rematch between Trump and Biden.
Nikki Haley, Trump’s primary competitor, also campaigned in North Carolina but remained non-committal about her plans post-Super Tuesday when speaking to reporters in Raleigh.
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