Trump Visits Southern Border

Former President Donald Trump visited the US-Mexico border in Cochise County, Arizona Thursday.

The Details: Trump, accompanied by the families of Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nungaray, who were both killed by migrants, spoke against the Biden-Harris administration border policies, blaming “Border-czar Harris” for the “worst border crisis.”

For Context: Trump’s speech today came as, reportedly unbeknownst to Trump himself, authorities in Arizona were on the hunt for a man who had threatened Trump’s life. It's unclear if that's why the speech started nearly an hour late, but it does seem Trump found out about the threat from a Daily Mail (Right bias) correspondent who asked whether he felt in danger, rather than Secret Service agents. Trump also announced that he will be hosting live commentary during Harris’ speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night.

How The Media Covered It: Media across the political spectrum highlighted the speech and manhunt. Media on the left like The Independent (Lean Left bias) said “Trump gives rambling speech” in headline, and omitted coverage of Thursday's speech to highlight a different speech Trump gave on Wednesday. Outlets on the right tended to focus more on Trump’s rhetoric surrounding Harris, often omitting how Harris was assigned to address the origins of migration issues from Central American countries, rather than to oversee general immigration policy.