President Trump threw his weight behind the GOP candidate within the Westchester County government’s particular election set for Tuesday, blasting Democrats within the Large Apple suburb for “protecting” felony migrants.
The president injected himself Monday afternoon into the little-known race which pits performing County Government Ken Jenkins, a Democrat, in opposition to Republican challenger Christine Sculti in a bid to wrap up the remainder of George Latimer’s time period after he resigned to start out his gig in Congress final month.
“On Tuesday, February 11th, there is an important Special Election for Westchester County Executive in New York! Democrats have made Westchester County a ‘Sanctuary County’ protecting criminal illegals!” Trump wrote on Reality Social.
“Republicans, Conservatives, and Common Sense Voters must GET OUT THE VOTE, and send a message to the Corrupt Democrats. No more protecting criminal aliens. VOTE REPUBLICAN!”
Lawmakers within the closely blue county handed laws in 2018 in response to Trump’s hardline immigration stance throughout his first time period within the White Home.
The Immigrant Safety Act instructs county businesses, together with the Division of Corrections, to not interact within the enforcement of federal immigration regulation, together with accepting detainer requests until hooked up to a judicial warrant.
It limits the data county officers can share with federal immigration authorities and prevents county employees from asking about an individual’s immigration standing usually.
Jenkins was Latimer’s deputy county government when the measure was signed into regulation.
Sculti vowed Monday to scrap the county’s “sanctuary” standing and “protect Westchester residents from criminals and taxpayers from wrong-headed policymaking.”
“We are very grateful to President Trump for raising awareness of this crucial special election, which is all about Ken Jenkins’ disastrous sanctuary law,” Sculti mentioned in an announcement.
“Right now criminal illegal aliens are protected from federal authorities in Westchester, but we can change everything and make Westchester safer if our people show up as the president urged them to do.”
However Jenkins’ group batted down the county’s “sanctuary” designation in an announcement to The Put up.
“Westchester County is not and has never been a sanctuary county, which our opponent should know but apparently doesn’t. But the law in place now is the same law that was in place under Trump 1 and Biden,” a marketing campaign spokesperson mentioned.
“Here’s the reality: Ken Jenkins is the proud son of an NYPD officer, and built a career delivering real results for Westchester County. Trump lost here by a nearly 2-1 margin in November, so if our opponent wants to attach herself to the Trump-Musk dumpster fire of incompetence and rage, she’s welcome to do so.”
