Donald Trump touched on ISIS, Russia, building a wall, and jobs leaving for Mexico during a 30-minute speech in Toledo today, which was his third stop of the campaign season.
When talking about his desire for a wall between the United States and Mexico, the GOP presidential candidate walked through specific murders committed by undocumented immigrants.
PHOTO GALLERY: Donald Trump visits Toledo
"When I win, when when, you understand me," he said before a crowd of 2,850, "your long reign of crime and terror will come to an end."
Then he shifted to rebuilding the military, which he said is the smallest it has been since World War II.
Mr. Trump’s speech started more than an hour late following an early afternoon campaign speech in Springfield, Ohio. He is leaving Toledo for an appearance tonight in Geneva, Ohio.
5:54 p.m. — He concluded by leading the crowd in saying "We will make America great again," and encouraging supporters to get out and vote.
5:53 — "I'm going to fight to bring us altogether as Americans," Mr. Trump said, followed by claiming he will heal divisions in America.
Then he focused on problems in inner cities in America.
"We're going to work with the African American community, and we're going to solve the problem of the inner city."
He will accomplish that with proper education, including school choice, and safety. No further details were offered before blaming Democrats for the problem.
5:50 — Mr. Trump walked through his major campaign points of taking care of veterans and law enforcement, defending the Second Amendment, and appointing conservative justices to the Supreme Court.
Then he began talking about the problems with the status quo, offering himself as an agent of change.
"I'm going to fight for every American," he said.
5:47 — Mr. Trump said he will change the country's foreign policy. He said Vladimir Putin cannot get along with Hillary Clinton.
"It would be a good thing," if the United States and Russia can work together, he said.
Mr. Trump said change is needed, because the United States cannot handle another four years of President Obama.
5:46 — Mr. Trump walked through specific murders committed by undocumented immigrants.
"When I win, when when, you understand me," he said, "your long reign of crime and terror will come to an end."
Then he shifted to rebuilding the military, which he said is the smallest it has been since World War II.
5:42 — Mr. Trump started to say he would keep radical Islamic terrorism out of the country, but when his supporters started to finish the sentence for him, he paused and let them cheer.
He then shifted to securing the borders of the United States. "And yes, we will build a wall...and Mexico will pay for the wall."
5:41 — "ISIS is dreaming of her becoming president," Mr. Trump said, referring to Mrs. Clinton. He described the gruesome acts ISIS has committed, connecting it to Syrian refugees.
"A Trump administration is going to suspend immigration from terror-prone regions," along with taking in refugees.
He said the country has no money, and will get the Gulf states to create safe zones in the Middle East for refugees.
5:39 — Mr. Trump said the country would be better if President Obama stayed out of the White House. Then he shifted to complaining about President Obama campaigning for Mrs. Clinton, arguing that he should be working on bringing jobs back to the country.
5:38 — Mr. Trump said he will put miners and steelworkers back to work. "We will become a rich nation once again," he said.
Then he started talking about money spent in the Middle East, saying it could have been spent "rebuilding America."
5:36 — Mr. Trump said he will renegotiate NAFTA, or leave and get a new deal. He also said he will lower business taxes.
5:35 — Nearly one in eight Ohio jobs are tied to the auto industry, Mr. Trump said, and blamed the problems in the industry on trade deals signed under Bill Clinton's presidency.
"Hillary wants the Trans Pacific Partnership," Mr. Trump said, but he said that trade deal would not be as bad as NAFTA. He called that defective from day one.
5:32 — Mr. Trump said he has over $100 million invested in the campaign. He then pointed to the media in the back of the room, calling them dishonest and disgusting.
Mr. Trump bragged about winning the primary, and said Mrs. Clinton is low energy.
"She goes to sleep," he said.
5:29 — Mr. Trump then shifted to NAFTA, blaming it for job loss in Ohio.
He paused, and pointed to someone calling Bill Clinton "Slick Willy." "I think I'll use that," Mr. Trump said.
He walked through manufacturing jobs lost in Toledo.
"Whatever the hell they make, when they go to Mexico and want to send their products back over the border ... I say no thank you, its a 35 percent tax."
5:26 — Mr. Trump said information in Wikileaks showed Mrs. Clinton put the Secretary of State office up for sale, but did not say anything more about it.
Then he shifted to critiquing the Washington establishment, but got sidetracked by talking about one of his first jobs in Cincinnati before returning to his original point.
"When we win, we're going to Washington D.C., and we're going to drain the swamp."
He said he did not like the phrase "drain the swamp," but has come around on it.
5:23 — Mr. Trump said he has a plan for cheaper, better health care, but did not get into any more details before moving onto Hillary Clinton's emails.
He said she deleted and "bleached" thousands of emails, before pausing to let a "Lock her up" chant start. He wants to reopen the investigation into her emails.
5:21 — Mr. Trump said he expects to win bigger than anyone expects. "We're going to get our country back on the right track," which starts with replacing Obamacare, he said.
He mentioned the Obamacare premium increases, along with insurance companies getting out of the insurance exchanges. He said he will repeal the bill, but that it would die on its own, anyways.
5:18 — Mr. Trump opens by complimenting the size of the group, before shifting to the polls. "In 12 days, we're going to win Ohio," he said.
5:16 — One hour and 16 minutes behind schedule, Donald Trump takes the stage at the SeaGate Centre in Toledo.
Earlier at the Toledo event, the GOP presidential candidate was preceded in speaking by former Toledo Mayor Donna Owens, along with 2014 Miss Ohio USA Madison Gesiotto, who won her crown when Mr. Trump owned the pageant.
Supporters started lining up this morning to get into the SeaGate.
A steady stream of supporters, many carrying signs and wearing ”Make America Great” apparel, took their places ahead of his arrival. Pop music entertained the crowd as supporters and media waited for the candidate’s third visit to the city this campaign season.
Tim Aleshire, 52, of Port Clinton, said his support of Trump stems from economic concerns.
“Building the wall and bringing jobs back to America,” were important, said Mr. Aleshire, a union member who works in the telecommunications industry.
“I vote my wallet just like any other American,” he said. ”I want to be able to see what’s best for me personally and they way I look at the union stance on Democrat[ic voting], we’ve had eight years of Obama and nothing’s happened. My check hasn’t gone up. I am going to stick with Trump and hopefully he can bring more jobs back.”
His wife, Tonya, who carried a pink “Women for Trump” sign, said national security and ”not lying” topped her list when choosing a candidate.
Protesters also went to the event.
Cheryl Lampkowski-Sowle, of Ottawa Hills, brought her daughter, Warren, 9, to watch the motorcade arrive. The pair held signs reading "Love Trumps Hate" and other messages supporting Hillary Clinton.
"I think it is important for kids to be involved in the political process and understand how important it is," she said.
"I am trying to help her understand that we support the candidate that cares about everyone, we don't support hate speech or discrimination of any kind," something she said she's seen in Mr. Trump's rhetoric and campaign.
But the tenor of the campaign has made her wary. She reported obscenities screamed at them as they stood out with their signs.
"You want them to learn the process but not be afraid of the process," she said.
Earlier in the day, protesters stood outside the SeaGate to denounce Trump. Protest organizer Ann Petlow, 36, of Toledo said as a lifelong Ohioan who is "used to being wooed" during presidential campaigns, she "couldn't sit idly by" as Trump used what she described as a divisive message.
"I don't appreciate him fanning the flames with hateful words," she said. "That's his strategy to get votes, to make us afraid of each other."
She organized protesters at Trump's previous appearance at the Huntington Center and said it was important to her to return again today.
Additional Trump supporters in the crowd were Taylor Rose, 21, and Dakota Bell, 22, who traveled from Bowling Green.
“We came out because we want to make America great again,” Ms. Rose said, who said immigration is a top issue.
“I think we need strong borders. That’s the biggest reason why I’m voting for Donald Trump,” she said. Ms. Rose, who works in real estate, said she has been a fan of Mr. Trump since his days on the reality show ”The Apprentice.”
“He’s a leader and it’s about time we had a real one,” she said. ”All the politicians, they’ve never been in the business world like Donald Trump and they are spending everyone else’s money. We’re in debt. He knows how to handle money, he’s been doing it his whole life.”
She called his history in business an accomplished one.
“Everyone knows he is successful, there’s no doubt about that,” she said.
Mr. Bell said Mr. Trump was looking out for the average American.
“I like how he appeals to the everyday middle class worker,” said Mr. Bell, a college student studying education. ”My whole family is middle class. You can see he really appeals to them.”
Earlier in the day, Donald Trump was an hour late to the Champions Center Expo, but he wasted no time ripping into Hillary Clinton once he took the stage.
A crowd of about 5,000 chanted, "Lock her up" multiple times as the Republican nominee attacked Mrs. Clinton on a host of issues, starting with Obamacare.
"Job-killing Obamacare is just one way in which the system is rigged," Mr. Trump said. "Hillary Clinton wants to double-down and make it even worse."
Mr. Trump said repealing and replacing Obamacare with a cheaper and better option is one of his top priorities. He brought up recent reports that Obamacare premiums will increase substantially for many Americans.
He also hammered Mrs. Clinton and her husband on trade deals, including North American Free Trade Agreement and the Trans Pacific Partnership accord.
"Ohio has lost one in four manufacturing jobs since NAFTA, which was signed by Bill Clinton and supported heavily by Hillary," Mr. Trump said. "Whenever you see an empty factory in Ohio, it was caused by the Clintons."
Contact Jay Skebba at: jskebba@theblade.com, 419-376-9414, or on Twitter @JaySkebbaBlade.
First Published October 27, 2016, 7:21 p.m.
