The Atlantic published a report Tuesday on former President Donald Trump that was supposed to make Americans believe he is a racist bigot and literally Adolf Hitler. But hidden inside the obvious hit piece was the truth about a critical demographic Vice President Kamala Harris is clearly worried about.
When a fellow soldier and his girlfriend murdered U.S. Army Private Vanessa Guillén in April 2020, Trump brought her family to the White House to pay respects and promised to help them with the burial.
“I saw what happened to your daughter Vanessa, who was a spectacular person, and respected and loved by everybody, including in the military,” Trump told Guillén’s mother, later adding, “If I can help you out with the funeral, I’ll help — I’ll help you with that,” he said. “I’ll help you out. Financially, I’ll help you.”
JUST IN: The sister of Vanessa Guillén absolutely rips The Atlantic after they released a hit piece on Trump about her sister’s de*th.
Mayra Guillen says she is voting for Trump after unleashing on the outlet for politicizing Vanessa’s de*th.
The Atlantic tried claiming Trump… pic.twitter.com/VEoMa55QO9
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 22, 2024
Over four years later, The Atlantic is now trying to turn Trump’s generosity into a hit piece by claiming that anonymous sources and one disgruntled ex-staff member informed them that Trump told his staff privately that he wouldn’t pay for Guillén’s funeral bill. The outlet even went as far as claiming that Trump said: “It doesn’t cost 60,000 bucks to bury a f*cking Mexican!” (ROOKE: Trump’s McDonald’s Visit Tears Down Thin Veil Covering Harris Campaign’s Greatest Weakness)
It was the last line that stood out the most. Not only have multiple people in the room and Guillén’s family denied the entire contents of the so-called report, but it seems to point to an issue Harris is having with a particular demographic that has recently shifted from Democrat to Republican — Hispanic voters.
Wow.
I don’t appreciate how you are exploiting my sister’s death for politics- hurtful & disrespectful to the important changes she made for service members. President Donald Trump did nothing but show respect to my family & Vanessa. In fact, I voted for President Trump today. https://t.co/o8cDrKOKBV— Mayra Guillen (@mguilen_) October 22, 2024
Why else would The Atlantic, a leftist rag owned by Harris’ BFF, Laurene Powell Jobs, publish such a thin story based on nameless accusers with the backdrop being that Trump hates Hispanics? They could have accomplished the same goal with just about any storyline during the Trump administration. Still, they chose the death of a Hispanic immigrant solider to drive home their point, which seems to be that Trump apparently hates Hispanics.
There are over 36 million Hispanics in the U.S. with the right to vote, representing nearly 15 percent of eligible voters, according to the Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA). President Joe Biden carried the majority of Hispanic voters in 2020, despite Trump seeing an increase among their demographic at the ballot box compared to 2016.
I was in the Oval Office (pool correspondent) the day Vanessa Guillen’s family visited. The meeting was somber, respectful, and according to Vanessa’s sister Mayra, very much appreciated. @mguilen_ @FoxNews The Atlantic report alleging Trump disparaged slain Army private…
— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) October 23, 2024
In the latest New York Times/Sienna Poll of registered Hispanic voters, Harris is well below the 66% Biden won in 2020. Just 56% of Hispanics told the poll they were voting for Harris, while 37% said they were voting for Trump. Considering that Biden won in 2020 due to a coalition of Hispanic, Black and Asian voters, Harris being so far behind Biden’s numbers is likely worrying her and other Democrats. The last Democrat presidential candidate to fall below 60% was John Kerry. (ROOKE: In Fewer Than 10 Words, Brian Stelter Lays Bare Democrats’ White Liberal Ignorance Problem)
Kamala Harris’s support among Hispanic voters is in dangerously low territory for Democrats, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll, while Donald Trump has maintained his strength with the group poised to play a key role in deciding the election. https://t.co/W9XCL9ILzc
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 13, 2024
Harris is losing critical demographics, like Hispanics and blue-collar workers, that Democrats have counted on in past elections, with only 13 days until Nov. 5. The desperation is evident with the hit piece attempting to portray Trump as a Hilter-esque bigot who hates Hispanics. The Atlantic’s ties to Democrats and Harris only further confirm the suspicion that they need as many Hispanics as possible to break from Trump’s camp and vote for Harris.
One thing we know for sure, Guillén’s sister denies The Atlantic’s accusations and announced she voted for Trump.