HOWELL, Mich. – Former President Donald Trump blasted Vice President Kamala Harris’ “anti-police” policies in a law enforcement-centered speech on Tuesday, as his campaign rolled out plans to get tougher on crime — including pursuing the death penalty for child rapists and a return to “stop-and-frisk” strategies nationwide.
Trump accused Harris of waging an “anti-police crusade” and supporting “extremist, pro-crime, anti-police” policies such as “defund the police.”
“We will never even think about defunding the police,” said Trump, flanked by local Michigan sheriffs. “The concept is so chilling and so horrible.”
“We’ll re-fund the police,” he vowed.
Trump blasted low arrest rates under President Biden and Harris, arguing that the current administration “goes after guys like me but they don’t go after people that kill people.”
He also blamed Harris for a crime spike since he left office.
“Since comrade Kamala took office, her own administration’s crime statistics show she has presided over a 43% increase in violent crime, including a 58% increase in rape, 89% increase in aggravated assault, and a 56% increase in robbery,” Trump said.
‘All run by Democrats’
Trump arriving in Romulus, Michigan for a campaign event on Aug. 20, 2024. REUTERS/Rena LavertyMajor cities are “almost all run by Democrats,” Trump said, “you can’t walk across the street to get a loaf of bread. You get shot. You get mugged. You get raped. You get whatever it may be.”
“Kamala Harris will deliver crime, chaos, destruction and death,” Trump argued. “I will deliver law, order, safety and peace. And I will protect those who protect us.”
Standing in front of three Livingston County Sheriff’s Department SUVs, Trump also promised to provide law enforcement with “reinforcements” if he’s elected in November.
Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of delivering “crime, chaos, destruction and death” through her policies. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images“Under my leadership, we will make a record investment in hiring, retention, and training for police officers,” Trump said.
The Trump campaign announced the ex-president’s support for the death penalty for child rapists, a return to “stop and frisk” policing and felonies for doctors who perform transgender surgeries on minors without parental consent.
The 78-year-old candidate also vowed to “aggressively prosecute dangerous criminals who violate existing gun laws and promise to provide members of law enforcement “reinforcements” if he’s elected in November.
He also pledged to close the southern border and “get all of the bad ones out.”
“We’re going to get it done fast,” Trump said.
Trump greeting supporters after arriving in Michigan. REUTERSBefore his remarks on Tuesday, Trump exclusively told The Post that he believes Harris’ “terrible job” as President Biden’s border czar makes her roadmap to victory much tougher than his as Election Day approaches.
“She was in charge of the border and it was the worst and weakest border in history … the job she did is a disgrace,” he said.
“She should be the underdog because she did such a bad job.”
SUBHEAD: ‘Law, order, safety’
Harris has consistently maintained that she is an “underdog” in the race, even as polls have tightened considerably nearly a month since she replaced Biden, 81, at the top of the Democratic ticket.
Former President Trump’s campaign has been seeking to take the spotlight away from the Democratic National Convention. Getty Images“Kamala Harris will deliver crime, chaos, destruction and death,” Trump said. “I will deliver law, order, safety, and peace. And I will protect those who protect us.”
During his talk with The Post, Trump said the theme he saw at the DNC on Monday was “lies.”
“I think it was about lies. It was lies about me, all night long they were saying things that weren’t true,” Trump said.
“Charlottesville has been disproven,” he said of Biden’s claim that he praised neo-Nazis.
“Everything that they’ve said has been disproven. The French soldier thing that they do all the time has been disproven, in the French cemetery,” he added, denying making controversial remarks Democrats attribute to him, such as calling veterans “suckers and losers.”
He then asserted that Democrats “are good at lying.”
“Everything single thing that they talked about. The immigration. How about inflation? We had no inflation and they had a lot and they said the reverse,” Trump said.






