Donald Trump’s Wednesday night speech full of hard-line views on immigration prompted one member of his National Hispanic Advisory Council to resign, Politico reported.
Jacob Monty resigned from the board following the Phoenix speech, telling Politico that he was disappointed in the rhetoric Trump used in Phoenix.
“I was a strong supporter of Donald Trump when I believed he was going to address the immigration problem realistically and compassionately,” he told Politico. “What I heard today was not realistic and not compassionate.”
Monty and other members of the Hispanic advisory board met with Trump earlier in August, where the Republican nominee reportedly suggested he could soften his policy on deporting undocumented immigrants.
“When we met [earlier in August] he was going to approach this issue with a realistic plan, a compassionate plan, with a plan that was not disruptive to the immigrants that were here that were not lawbreakers,” Monty told Politico on Wednesday. “He didn’t deliver any of that.”
Another Latino surrogate for Trump, Alfonso Aguilar, also told Politico that he was disappointed by Trump’s speech.
“It’s so disappointing because we feel we took a chance, a very risky chance,” Aguilar, who organized Latino conservatives to support Trump in a letter, told Politico. “We decided to make a big U-turn to see if we could make him change. We thought we were moving in the right direction … we’re disappointed. We feel misled.”
“I can tell you there’s a real possibility we will withdraw support from Donald Trump because of that disappointing speech,” he added.
Good. I’ve my own thoughts about taking so long to reach this conclusion but I’m not in his shoes. I hope he’s the first of many.
I was a strong supporter of Donald Trump when I believed he was going to address the immigration problem realistically and compassionately
I’m thinking this fellow hasn’t been paying attention.
What exactly had the good Senors been listening to that made them think Senor Naranja would change position, or that he hadn’t been batshit crazy and racist from the start?
Nothing changed, except maybe a touch more spittle last night.
As usual, I don’t agree with piling criticisms on the people who left Trump.
A win is a win (for us).
I am really curious what happens in Mexico in the next few days.
If Pena suffers big blowback, Trump won’t look good.
Well, the Mexico City Legislature just declared Trump persona non grata …
Compare this to Obama in Berlin in 2008 where 100K+ cheered him at the Siegessäule (Victory Column).