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Aurora Mayor: Trump ‘Grossly Exaggerated’ Venezuelan Gang Claims

Former President Donald Trump has “grossly exaggerated” matters in Aurora, Colorado, with his outcry about Venezuelan gang activity in the city, Republican Mayor Mike Coffman said Saturday.

“The reality is that the concerns about Venezuelan gang activity in our city-and our state-have been grossly exaggerated and have unfairly hurt the city’s identity and sense of safety,” Coffman said in a statement to Newsweek.

During a rally Friday in Aurora, located near Denver, Trump repeated claims that the migrants have “invaded and conquered” the city and accused his Democrat rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, of letting the city’s buildings be “infested” by gang members, calling them “animals and barbaric thugs.”

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