{"id":1036020,"date":"2024-06-17T17:38:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T17:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1036020"},"modified":"2024-06-17T17:38:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T17:38:38","slug":"icymi-dnc-slams-trump-for-calling-milwaukee-a-horrible-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-dnc-slams-trump-for-calling-milwaukee-a-horrible-city\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: DNC Slams Trump for Calling Milwaukee a \u201cHorrible City\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"341\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png 1500w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=768,256 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=1024,341 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, in just one of many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/all-in\/watch\/-drunk-uncle-trump-rants-and-raves-at-republican-pep-rally-on-capitol-hill-212951109772\">unhinged comments<\/a> during his visit to Capitol Hill, Donald Trump called Milwaukee \u2013 where the RNC will host its convention in July \u2013 a \u201chorrible city.\u201d When called out for it, Republican sycophants lied on his behalf, offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/06\/13\/trump-calls-milwaukee-host-for-the-2024-rnc-a-horrible-city\/74083831007\/\">conflicting<\/a> accounts of what happened, only to be humiliated as Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/republicans-trump-work-clarify-milwaukee-horrible-city-comment\/story?id=111123305\">doubled down<\/a> on his false attacks on Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, the DNC rolled out ten billboards with two new ads across Milwaukee, because Trump himself needs to answer for his insult to the beautiful city of Milwaukee. This cycle, the DNC is making sure Wisconsinites \u2013 and voters across the nation \u2013 know just how Trump feels about them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Democratic National Committee Spokesperson Addy Toevs issued the following statement:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><br>\u201cDonald Trump has made his contempt for Wisconsinites and their home clear. Last week, he called Milwaukee \u2013 which will host the RNC in July \u2013 a \u2018horrible city.\u2019 The dislike is mutual \u2013 in 2020, Wisconsin handed Trump a one way ticket back to exile in Mar-a-Lago and sent President Biden to the Oval Office. In November, they\u2019ll do it again. Thanks to President Biden, Wisconsinites are seeing job creation, higher wages, and lower costs on things like prescription drugs and health care. That\u2019s in sharp contrast to Trump, who cost Wisconsin more than 80,000 jobs during his term, incentivized companies to ship jobs overseas, and rolled back worker protections. Trump hates Milwaukee because Milwaukeeans know exactly who he is \u2013 a sore loser who they\u2019re going to make a two-time loser this November.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check out some of the coverage below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/06\/14\/dems-dot-milwaukee-with-billboards-after-trump-horrible-city-comment\/74091675007\/\"><strong>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>Democrats launch billboards in Milwaukee after Trump says it&#8217;s a \u2018horrible city\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>National Democrats are looking to draw attention to former Republican President Donald Trump&#8217;s Thursday comment that Milwaukee is a &#8220;horrible city&#8221; by launching 10 billboards with his face and those words.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfyjRVh8WrOlR6FBO9p5WUT1rHoGi4Nxg4ifrsNqqSd7bR1H3iEM_sfTXfVTNKyRk57XPU6kJwptQEtTTzpDmLIO8Lmt85nXCO_8aUU8FdU0TM2k4Ha5BE0asHFvCb9-HJqeQSMM3JyBjnZw3hy4QJUY6w?key=h2uItKQgvNzWNgnmXDK15g\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cDemocratic National Committee spokesperson Addy Toevs in a statement said Trump had \u2018made his contempt for Wisconsinites and their home clear.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWisconsin is a key swing state in the Nov. 5 election, which is expected to be a rematch of the 2020 race that pitted Trump, then the incumbent, against Democrat Joe Biden.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018The dislike is mutual \u2014 in 2020, Wisconsin handed Trump a one way ticket back to exile in Mar-a-Lago and sent President Biden to the Oval Office. In November, they\u2019ll do it again,\u2019 Toevs said in the statement.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXerjzBREEoOyUaryHJqTmoR8GrAG3-zI-uRYCJew8PKs3mpS_Q0ENX6kD9w66HyT9WdYbl2DOBMwSFrrdS_eUiWHJXaj2ZStdXmKitxEGlsPG9HuosQxB38tJovctkXwX-hYU-dj9fELT0_esZZtlE1UNc?key=h2uItKQgvNzWNgnmXDK15g\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/06\/14\/trump-milwaukee-billboards-dnc\"><strong>Axios<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>Exclusive: DNC launching billboards hitting Trump over Milwaukee comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201c\u2018Donald Trump has made his contempt for Wisconsinites and their home clear,\u2019 DNC Deputy communications director Abhi Rahman said in a statement.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-quote-billboards-milwaukee-dnc-democrats-wisconsin-1912977\"><strong>Newsweek<\/strong><\/a>: Donald Trump \u2018Horrible\u2019 Quote To Appear on Billboards Across Milwaukee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: \u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has announced plans to run a new billboard campaign across Milwaukee featuring an alleged disparaging comment former President Donald Trump made about the city.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe former president is said to have told a group of House Republicans that the largest city in the key swing state of Wisconsin is a \u2018horrible city\u2019 during a closed-door meeting on Thursday.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amp.cnn.com\/cnn\/2024\/06\/14\/politics\/trump-milwaukee-horrible-democrats\"><strong>CNN<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats pounce on Trump calling Milwaukee \u2018horrible\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: \u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>The Democratic National Committee said Friday it was launching 10 billboards across the city featuring Trump\u2019s comments. President Joe Biden\u2019s campaign immediately began selling T-shirts and stickers with images of Wisconsin, with Milwaukee\u2019s location marked on them, and the words: \u2018(Not) a Horrible City.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/elections\/2024\/06\/14\/trump-milwaukee-democrats\/\"><strong>Washington Post<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>Democrats seize on disputed report that Trump called Milwaukee \u2018horrible\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: \u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>Democrats are seizing on a report \u2014 denied by Donald Trump \u2014 that the former president insulted Milwaukee as a \u2018horrible city\u2019 during a closed-to-the-press meeting Thursday with House Republicans on Capitol Hill.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018I happen to love Milwaukee,\u2019 Biden said in a social media post Thursday, sharing a photo of him posing with the Milwaukee Bucks at the White House in 2021.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amp.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/jun\/14\/democrats-trump-milwaukee-billboards\"><strong>The Guardian<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats seize on Trump\u2019s \u2018horrible city\u2019 remark about Milwaukee for ads<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cIn a graphic sign of the high stakes, the Democratic election machine swiftly commissioned several billboards to be erected in Milwaukee, the local newspaper the Journal Sentinel reported.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOne featured a picture of Trump next to an image of the X post that broke the story. \u2018TRUMP TO HOUSE REPUBLICANS: \u2018Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city,\u2019 it read.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe other had the incriminating quote next to a picture of the former president against a red background.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cTen billboards are planned to be placed throughout the city in the run-up to the convention to maximise the words\u2019 effect.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/amp\/Politics\/republicans-trump-work-clarify-milwaukee-horrible-city-comment\/story?id=111123305\"><strong>ABC<\/strong><\/a>: Republicans, Trump work to clarify Milwaukee &#8216;horrible city&#8217; comment as Democrats, Biden seize on it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201c\u2018If Donald Trump thinks Milwaukee is so horrible, then he shouldn&#8217;t come to our city,\u2019 Wisconsin Democratic Coordinated Campaign Manager Garren Randolph said in a statement. \u2018Milwaukee &#8212; our state&#8217;s largest and most diverse city and home to more than 577,000 people, the Bucks and Brewers, and the country&#8217;s best beer &#8212; deserves better than a convicted felon, racist, and wannabe dictator who hates us and our values.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4721739-dnc-launches-milwaukee-billboards-trump-comment\/mlite\/\"><strong>The Hill<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>DNC launches Milwaukee billboards with Trump \u2018horrible\u2019 city comment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cThe Democratic National Committee (DNC) is launching ten new billboards in the Milwaukee area spotlighting former President Trump\u2019s alleged remarks calling Milwaukee a \u2018horrible city,\u2019 according to the DNC.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe billboards include Trump\u2019s face alongside bold capital letters that says, \u2018Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city,\u2019&nbsp; attributing the quotation to \u2018Donald J. Trump.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-slams-milwaukee-as-horrible-ahead-of-rnc\"><strong>Vanity Fair<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>Trump Slams Milwaukee As \u201cHorrible\u201d Ahead of RNC. Democrats Are Using It To Campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cThe Democratic National Committee is funding billboards in 10 locations across Milwaukee, Axios reported. Half of the billboards will show Trump\u2019s comments in all caps, while the other half will feature the X post from Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman, who reported the news.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/13\/us-news\/republicans-leap-to-trump-defense-after-he-calls-rnc-site-milwaukee-horrible\/\"><strong>New York Post<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>Trump calls RNC site Milwaukee a \u2018horrible city\u2019 \u2014 and Wisconsin Republicans leap to his defense&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201c<\/em><em>The Democratic National Committee was quick to respond to the remark and highlight Trump\u2019s loss in Wisconsin to Joe Biden four years ago.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2024\/jun\/14\/dnc-buys-10-billboards-in-milwaukee-to-amplify-don\/\"><strong>Washington Times<\/strong><\/a>: DNC buys 10 billboards in Milwaukee to amplify Trump\u2019s \u2018horrible city\u2019 comment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201c\u2018The dislike is mutual \u2013 in 2020, Wisconsin handed Trump a one-way ticket back to exile in Mar-a-Lago and sent President Biden to the Oval Office. In November, they\u2019ll do it again,\u2019 DNC spokeswoman Addy Toevs said.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cMr. Biden piled on, posting a picture of him celebrating the Milwaukee Bucks\u2019 2021 NBA championship with the comment: \u2018I happen to love Milwaukee.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3044998\/democrats-jump-trumps-horrible-city-comments-billboards-plastering-milwaukee\/\"><strong>Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats jump on Trump\u2019s \u2018horrible city\u2019 comments with billboards plastering Milwaukee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cDemocrats are leaping to capitalize on reports former President Donald Trump called Republican National Convention host Milwaukee a \u2018horrible city,\u2019 a remark his campaign has rejected. The Democratic National Committee has quickly rolled out billboards in the swing-state city displaying his alleged comments.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe effort will feature 10 billboards, the majority on portions of I-43 and I-94, in Milwaukee. The DNC is pushing voters in the already Democratic-leaning area away from Trump in a state he lost by less than 1 point in 2020.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinexaminer.com\/briefs\/trump-tells-house-republicans-milwaukee-is-a-horrible-city\/\"><strong>Wisconsin Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Trump tells House Republicans Milwaukee is a \u2018horrible city\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: \u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>In response to the comment, Democrats said if Trump doesn\u2019t like Milwaukee, he doesn\u2019t need to come.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018If Donald Trump hates Milwaukee so much, we have one message for him: don\u2019t come, we won\u2019t miss you \u2014 your campaign is barely here in the first place,\u2019 Democratic National Committee spokesperson Addy Toevs said in a statement. \u2018In November, Wisconsinites will show Trump how the dislike is mutual and will reject him again once and for all.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/democrats-look-to-use-donald-trumps-horrible-city-comment-as-rallying-cry\"><strong>WPR<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats look to use Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018horrible city\u2019 comment as rallying cry&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cThe Democratic National Committee announced its billboard campaign Friday. The DNC will roll out ten new billboards across Milwaukee with Trump\u2019s quote on it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018Trump hates Milwaukee because Milwaukeeans know exactly who he is \u2014 a sore loser who they\u2019re going to make a two-time loser this November,\u2019 DNC spokesperson Addy Toevs said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cPresident Joe Biden narrowly won Wisconsin in 2020. He took Milwaukee County, a democratic stronghold, by getting nearly 70 percent of the vote.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newser.com\/story\/351702\/dems-highlight-trumps-horrible-remark-in-milwaukee-billboards.html\"><strong>Newser<\/strong><\/a>: Dems Highlight Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Horrible&#8217; Remark in Milwaukee Billboards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201c<\/em><em>Donald Trump was quoted as calling <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newser.com\/story\/351654\/trump-returns-to-capitol-hill-gets-warm-gop-greeting.html\"><em>Milwaukee a \u2018horrible city\u2019<\/em><\/a><em> in remarks to Republican lawmakers Thursday, and Democrats want to make sure Milwaukeeans know about it. The Democratic National Committee is launching 10 billboards around the city with Trump&#8217;s face and the all-caps quote, \u2018Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city,\u2019 the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/06\/14\/dems-dot-milwaukee-with-billboards-after-trump-horrible-city-comment\/74091675007\/\"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel <\/em><\/a><em>reports. \u2018The dislike is mutual\u2014in 2020, Wisconsin handed Trump a one-way ticket back to exile in Mar-a-Lago and sent President Biden to the Oval Office,&#8221;\u2019DNC spokesperson Addy Toevs said in a statement. \u2018In November, they&#8217;ll do it again.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milwaukeerecord.com\/press-release\/dnc-donald-trump-says-milwaukee-is-a-horrible-city-the-dislike-is-mutual\/\"><strong>Milwaukee Record<\/strong><\/a>: DNC: Donald Trump says Milwaukee is a \u201chorrible city.\u201d The dislike is mutual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: \u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>Speaking to congressional Republicans on the Hill today, Donald Trump called Milwaukee a \u2018horrible city.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe dislike is mutual \u2013 in 2020, Milwaukee County went for President Biden by around 40 points, helping to flip the state blue and send Joe Biden to the White House.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VQ-aR2MhsNY\"><strong>MSNBC<\/strong><\/a>: MSNBC: Trump attacks Milwaukee; DNC Chair Jaime Harrison on the Reid Out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: DNC Chair Jamie Harrison: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cYou know Joy, it\u2019s really amazing when you think about Donald Trump \u2013 the cities that he doesn\u2019t like and the countries that he calls \u2018asshole countries\u2019 all have something in common: they have a lot of Black folks. [&#8230;] It\u2019s sad that he says that he hates Milwaukee. Well I guess Milwaukee hates him too, because in 2020, 70% of Milwaukee County voted for Joe Biden. And they\u2019re gonna vote for Joe Biden again in this 2024 election. You know, we need a president that celebrates all of America and all of America\u2019s diversity. Donald Trump has never done that and he will never do that.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1qOl5xj1GEs\"><strong>MSNBC<\/strong><\/a>: MSNBC: DNC Chair Jaime Harrison joins MSNBC roundtable to discuss Trump\u2019s \u201chorrible city\u201d comment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: DNC Chair Jamie Harrison: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cThis is a disaster for D0nald Trump and the Republican Party. [&#8230;] Listen, I was in Milwaukee this last weekend, I marched in the Pride parade, I had a Black men\u2019s roundtable, I had a roundtable with Latino citizens there about immigration, I visited churches. This is a remarkable city, a vibrant city, very very diverse, has a proud union background. So it is amazing how Donald Trump just stepped in this.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UF-wzdTOsTI\"><strong>CNN<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>DNC launches billboards after Trump tells House Republicans Milwaukee is a \u2018horrible city\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: \u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>We also saw the Democrats jump on this immediately. The DNC is planning to put up billboards around Milwaukee this weekend with Donald Trump\u2019s quote calling the city \u2018horrible.\u2019 [\u2026] I think this is just another moment where Donald Trump, he will say things, particularly in private, and people will be able to run with them after the fact.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wtaq.com\/2024\/06\/13\/wisconsin-political-figures-react-to-trump-reportedly-calling-milwaukee-a-horrible-city\/\"><strong>WTAQ<\/strong><\/a>: Reaction To Donald Trump Reportedly Calling Milwaukee a \u2018Horrible City\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cFormer President Donald Trump reportedly called Milwaukee a \u201chorrible city\u201d during a private meeting with House Republicans Thursday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News reported the comments, which came about a month before Trump is expected to receive the Republican presidential nomination at the party\u2019s convention in Milwaukee.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mxmcxJcq0KE\"><strong>WDJT CBS 58<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>DNC launching billboards hitting Trump over Milwaukee comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cThere\u2019s more fallout from former president Donald Trump\u2019s \u201chorrible city\u201d comment about Milwaukee. Now, the Democratic National Committee is seizing on it with a new ad campaign.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-2TJmSH0l5c\"><strong>WISN ABC 12<\/strong><\/a>: DNC launches Milwaukee billboards with Trump \u2018horrible\u2019 city comment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cThe Democratic National Committee wasting no time in blasting former president Donald Trump after reports that he called Milwaukee a \u2018horrible city.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iEB9v0MVuno\"><strong>Scripps News<\/strong><\/a>: DNC launches 10 billboards in Milwaukee showcasing Trump&#8217;s \u201chorrible city\u201d comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cFormer President Trump\u2019s campaign is both denying and clarifying comments in which he reportedly disparaged the city of Milwaukee. [&#8230;] And, the Democratic National Committee is hoping to draw attention to Trump\u2019s comment by taking the message directly to the streets of Milwaukee. They plan to put up ten billboards on Milwaukee\u2019s highways carrying the \u2018horrible city\u2019 quote.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/news\/trump-criticized-milwaukee-horrible-city-voters-react\"><strong>FOX6<\/strong><\/a>: Trump&#8217;s Milwaukee \u2018horrible city\u2019 controversy; will it sway voters?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cIt&#8217;s a message on ten billboards across Milwaukee. The Democratic National Committee cites Punchbowl News, which reported the former president said this: \u2018Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, in just one of many unhinged comments during his visit to Capitol Hill, Donald Trump called Milwaukee \u2013 where the RNC will host its convention in July \u2013 a \u201chorrible city.\u201d When called out for it, Republican sycophants lied on his behalf, offering conflicting accounts of what happened, only to be humiliated as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1036020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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