Former President Donald Trump promised at a rally in Pennsylvania on Monday to cut energy and electricity prices in half in 12 months if elected president in November.
Trump made the comments during a rally in the town of Indiana where he focused on the economy, immigration, and energy, which polls show are his strongest issues. The event took place at the Ed Fry Arena at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex with a crowd of about 5,000 as hundreds waited outside.
“It’s great to be back in this beautiful commonwealth with thousands of proud, hard-working American patriots,” Trump said. “We’re here today because early voting begins in Pennsylvania over the next two weeks, and we need each and every one of you. Don’t take anything for granted. We have to win Pennsylvania.”
During the speech, which came after several other campaign stops in Pennsylvania, Trump ripped into the Biden-Harris energy policies, including a liquid natural gas export ban. The ban is on hold after a coalition of Republican attorneys general sued to block it.
“I will terminate the natural gas export ban, which makes it impossible for you to sell your product to a lot of countries that want it desperately,” Trump said, promising to get Pennsylvania workers “pumping, fracking, drilling and producing like never before.”
He also promised to lower energy prices, which have increased dramatically since President Joe Biden took office.
“If you vote for me, I will cut your energy and electricity prices in half within 12 months,” Trump said. “We have more liquid gold under our feet and we’re buying oil from Venezuela. We don’t need it at all. It’s crazy!”
Trump also criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her apparent flip-flop on fracking, which she previously promised to ban when running for president back in 2019.
“If anybody here believes that she will let your energy industry continue – like fracking – you should immediately go to a psychiatrist and have your head examined,” Trump said.
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Trump also focused much of his speech on illegal immigration and the influx of migrants into small towns across the country, prompting some in the crowd to chant, “Send them back.”
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“It takes centuries to build the unique character of each state,” Trump said. “But reckless migration policy can change it very quickly and it can destroy everything in its way just like we’ve seen in London, and Paris, and Minneapolis.”
“If Kamala Harris wins this election, she will flood Pennsylvania cities and towns with illegal migrants from all over the world—and Pennsylvania will never be the same,” he added. “When I’m president, all migrant flights to Pennsylvania will stop immediately.”
Republican Senate candidate David McCormick also appeared at the rally, saying his campaign against Democratic Senator Bob Casey was a “battle between common sense” and “radical liberal policies.”
Trump’s rally came after earlier stops on Monday at a grocery store in Kittanning and a South Huntingdon farm. Pennsylvania is one of the key battleground states expected to determine the outcome of the 2024 election.
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