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    JD Vance tells crowd in Flint that Trump will make the American Dream affordable

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    Republican Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance made a final speech to voters in Genesee County on Monday, saying he and former vice president Donald Trump would fix an economy marked by inflation.

    A growing number of Americans are falling behind on credit card debt and auto loans, he said.

    “This election is fundamentally about whether the American Dream will be affordable for our citizens, and I think we have to do better,” Vance said. “There are so many people out there struggling.”

    The Ohio Senator arrived with his wife, Usha, and spoke for about 35 minutes to a crowd of about 800 people at the FIM Capitol Theater in Downtown Flint. He said it was a great place for his final campaign visit to Michigan and promised to return as vice president.

    Vance reiterated the campaign’s call for tariffs, saying some Chinese companies employ slave labor and cannot sell their products in the United States without paying for them. He also blamed Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, for the porous southern border that allows fentanyl to flow into places like Michigan.

    “We will wage war against the Mexican drug cartels and prevent this poison from entering Michigan communities,” Vance said.

    He also blamed Harris and President Joe Biden for the influx of immigrants into the United States that has overwhelmed schools and hospital emergency rooms and threatened local communities with bankruptcy. He said Americans are the most generous and compassionate people in the world, but they also have their limits.

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    “The American president’s compassion belongs to American citizens, to people who have a legal right to be here, not to people who shouldn’t be here in the first place,” he said.

    Vance spoke on stage with a sign behind him that read “jobs jobs jobs.” Red and blue banners saying “Trump will solve the problem” were distributed to the participants. Warm-up speakers included Republican candidates for the U.S. House and Senate.

    Local Democratic leaders, including retired U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint, and Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley, held a news conference to oppose Vance’s speech. Kildee said Trump ended his campaign with a “toxic and frightening approach” to politics.

    “There is a big difference between what a Kamala Harris presidency would mean (hope, optimism, rolling up our sleeves, and getting things done for the American people) and what a Donald Trump presidency would look like (anger, poison, darkness, dystopian).” a perspective on what America should be,” Kildee said in a statement.

    Harold Lawrence, 46, of Flint, runs an HVAC business and is a poker enthusiast. He attended the rally and said he was willing to cast his third vote for Trump on Tuesday. He said his grandfather was a World War II veteran and lifelong Democrat, but he felt the party had changed since those days.

    “If he were alive today, I think he would vote conservative for Trump,” he said. “I totally trust Trump. I’ll bet the farm on it.”

    Donna Smith, 64, is a retired nurse living in Linden. She saw Trump when he visited Flint in September, but was eager to see Vance, hoping he would discuss the economy.

    “It’s just assurance of our safety and the economy of groceries and other items,” he said. “Everything is getting so expensive that you really can’t do it right now.”

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    Vance closed his speech by urging everyone who had not yet voted to vote.

    “We should go out there tomorrow and get everyone you know,” Vance said.

    Trump and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz were scheduled to speak in Michigan later Tuesday.

    Contact John Wisely: [email protected]. @jwisely on X

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