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USA: Trump fantasizes about cage fights against migrants

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Pittsburgh. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/dpa

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During his last campaign appearance in the important “swing state” Pennsylvania, Donald Trump dreamed of bloody cage fights against migrants. Trump told his audience in Pittsburgh that the US mixed martial arts organization UFC should create a league in which professional fighters fight against migrants. “In the end, I want the migrants to fight against the champions. And I think the migrants could actually win — that’s how evil some of these guys are,” Trump said.

A little later, he assured the crowd he had incited that serious crimes committed by migrants would be severely punished in the future if his Republicans won the election. “I hereby call for the death penalty for any migrant who kills an American citizen or a police officer,” said the 78-year-old to cheers from numerous supporters. Trump made restricting illegal immigration one of his central election campaign issues by repeatedly portraying migrants as enemies of America and using false claims to deliberately stir up sentiment against foreigners.

SDA

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