Former President Donald Trump Thursday called the most populous metropolis of a key swing state hosting the Republican Nation Convention next month a "horrible city," according to a new report.
Trump insulted Milwaukee to House and Senate Republicans who gathered for a policy discussion on Capitol Hill Thursday, the first of such meetings since January, 2021, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reports.
"Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city," Trump reportedly told Republicans.
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"Great strategy for a state you need to win," quipped X user Philly Nate in response.
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The Republican National Convention will take place in the Wisconsin city from July 15 to July 18, just days after Trump, the presumptive nominee, faces a sentencing hearing in Manhattan criminal court.
Trump last month was found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
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Trump also faces criminal charges linked to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2021.
The day of the U.S. Capitol riots was also the last day Politico updated its 2020 election results website for the state of Wisconsin.
President Joe Biden won the state with 1,630,866 votes roughly 20,000 more than Trump's 1,610,184, Politico reported. In Milwaukee, Biden claimed 317,527 votes while Trump took just 134,482. That's a difference of more than 183,000.
Trump's comment was met with scorn from Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), Milwaukee's representative in the House, who took a jab at the former president on X.
"I am certain he will discover that Milwaukee is a wonderful, vibrant and welcoming city full of diverse neighborhoods and a thriving business community," Moore wrote, "once he's settled in with his parole officer."