Former President Donald Trump has âgrossly exaggeratedâ matters in Aurora, Colorado, with his outcry about Venezuelan gang activity in the city, Republican Mayor Mike Coffman said Saturday.
âThe reality is that the concerns about Venezuelan gang activity in our city-and our state-have been grossly exaggerated and have unfairly hurt the cityâs identity and sense of safety,â Coffman said in a statement to Newsweek.
During a rally Friday in Aurora, located near Denver, Trump repeated claims that the migrants have âinvaded and conqueredâ the city and accused his Democrat rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, of letting the cityâs buildings be âinfestedâ by gang members, calling them âanimals and barbaric thugs.â
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