Joshua Peguero and Lindsey Lewis
19 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Former President Donald J. Trump had a busy schedule Saturday, speaking at two events in Las Vegas.
President Trump began his remarks at the Republican Jewish Federation conference held at the Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip, stating his commitment to Israel and the protection of Jews in the United States.
“Threats and violent crimes against Jews will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Now they are targeting Republicans, including me,” President Trump said Saturday morning.
By evening, he was at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country in Town Square, trying to woo voters to support him ahead of the state Republican caucuses scheduled for February 8.
The former president addressed about 1,000 voters for about an hour, continuing to criticize the 2020 election as fraudulent.
“They indict me because I’m complaining about the election. Well, 80 percent of the country is also complaining. Because the election was rigged.”
His alleged efforts to undermine the 2020 election led to state as well as federal charges in Georgia.
That’s what Democratic Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada tried to emphasize in her response.
“We have a guy who has been indicted 95 times and has already been impeached twice. Certainly, we are not going to elect him to be our next president,” Titus said.
Opinion polls show Trump continues to lead in the Republican presidential primary. A USA Today/Suffolk poll conducted last week showed his support increased from June to October.
At Stoney’s Rockin’ Country, Trump told the crowd he would lower gas prices, lower inflation and lower interest rates.
“The whole world is laughing at America right now because we have a fool in our president. We’re going to change that in 2024,” Trump said.
Titus said the upcoming election will highlight the stark contrast between Republicans and Democrats.
“Maga, the Make America Great Again agenda and what we have been doing over the last two years of the Biden administration are very different for the benefit of Nevadans,” Titus said.
Under state law, the Republican primary will be held on February 8th, and the Nevada Republican Party will hold its caucuses two days later. The winners of the caucuses, not the primaries, win the state’s delegates.