Democracy Dies in Darkness

Trump said he spoke to murder victim’s family. The victim’s sister said it never happened.

Updated April 2, 2024 at 8:46 p.m. EDT|Published April 2, 2024 at 7:51 p.m. EDT
At his April 2 campaign event, former president Donald said he had spoken to Ruby Garcia’s family. The Post confirmed Trump has not contacted them. (Video: The Washington Post)
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Donald Trump used his campaign event in Michigan on Tuesday to denounce what he called “Biden’s border bloodbath,” zeroing in on the case of a young woman killed by someone immigration officials say had entered the country illegally.

“She lit up that room, and I’ve heard that from so many people,” Trump said at a news conference in the hometown of the 25-year-old victim, Ruby Garcia. “I spoke to some of her family.”