Trump meets with New York Latino winemakers after leaving court

The former president donald trump (2017-2021) left the court of New York and met with a group of bodegueros (neighborhood shopkeepers), mostly Latinos, affected by a wave of robberies and violence that claimed the lives of workers and customers.

After the second day of jury selection for his criminal trial, Trump went to Harlemcontinuing his electoral campaign before the November elections, and visited the wine cellar Blue Moonwhere in 2022 Dominican employee José Alba stabbed and killed a man during an apparent attempted assault.

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Alba, who was not here today to receive trumpwas accused of murder, which caused outrage among winegrowers and other sectors, who, like himThey argued that he acted in self-defense.

The accusations against the worker, who spent six days in Rikers Prisonwere fired shortly afterwards by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office after completing an investigation.

trumpunofficial republican candidate for the presidential elections, he was welcomed by a large group waiting for him exclaiming “We love Trump”, an expression of affection that made him turn around and raise his clenched fist in victory as he spoke to the press.

The former president was received by the president of Association of Wineries and Small Businesses, the Dominican Francisco Martewho said he appreciated the visit in a note in which he criticized that the state legislators of New York They refuse to toughen the punishment for repeat thieves.

The wave of violence in bodegas (neighborhood stores), mainly Dominican propertyIt reached a point where a group of these small traders decided to acquire firearms and train in their use to defend themselves against criminals.

“Wineries are a lifeline for underserved communities, and the president trump believes that only by undoing the government’s low-level crime policies Democratic Party law and order can be fully restored in all districts of the city of New York”the Republican campaign said in a statement.

He also highlighted that the wineries, described as “the heart of the community” Because they were a place for neighbors to socialize, they helped hundreds of immigrants and their families become entrepreneurs and realize the American dream.

Source: Elcomercio

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