DNC chair kicks off ‘battleground’ tour with Latino-focused healthcare talk in Miami

A week after President Donald Trump’s campaign stop at a mostly Hispanic Miami megachurch, Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez came to town to launch a counteroffensive stressing the “broken promises” made by Trump to Latinos when it comes to healthcare coverage.

Calling the effort Latinos Against Trump! Perez told local Democratic leaders Thursday that the Affordable Care Act — reviled by Republicans despite the millions who remain enrolled in the program to obtain their health insurance — will be a main focus in the 2020 campaign.

“As we head into this election cycle, we’re going to be talking about healthcare every single day because it’s the most important issue for so many people here in Florida and across the country,” said Perez, whose South Florida appearance fell exactly one week before Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to headline a Latinos for Trump event in Kissimmee.