Donald Trump could lose the election due to one controversial comment

With just a few days for the US presidential election, every rally, interview, and action is taken into account on how it might affect the outcome of one of the oldest and most important democracies in the world.

On October 30, Forbes reported that Democratic contender Kamala Harris had a slight edge over Trump in the state of Wisconsin, according to three different polls.

The New York mogul must be regretting some unfortunate remarks he made about the city of Wisconsin a few months back.

Wisconsin is considered a pivotal swing state for the upcoming presidential election, with Democrats and Republicans heavily campaigning to win over the Cheese State.

CNN writes that Trump engaged in some damage control, as he declared his love for one of the biggest cities in the US Midwest to a crowd in Racine, Wisconsin, 30 miles (ca. 48 kilometers) south of Milwaukee.

“These lying people”, Trump declared, as quoted by CNN. “I love Milwaukee. I said we’ve got to fix the crime. We all know that. You’ve got to make sure the election is honest, but I’m the one who picked Milwaukee”.

According to the BBC, Trump privately described Milwaukee as “horrible”, though it was later explained that the former US President was referring to crime statistics in the city, with a homicide rate going up in the past few years.

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All this happened on June 14, when Trump visited Capitol Hill for the first time since January 6, 2021. He met with House Republicans at the GOP headquarters, across the street from the US Congress.

According to The New York Times, the meeting was in preparation of the Republican National Convention, which took place in Milwaukee from July 15 to July 18.

The lawmakers sang “Happy Birthday” to the New York mogul during a private breakfast, who was turning 78. They gave him a baseball and a bat, for the annual congressional game.

According to NPR, Trump took advantage of the moment to speak everything that crossed his mind, as is his usual style, from inflation to his disdain of Milwaukee.

According to the BBC, Pelosi referred to Trump’s visit to the Capitol as the “instigator of an insurrection… returning to the scene of the crime”.

Overall, it was a very positive day for Trump and the Republican establishment. “We have great unity, we have great common sense,” Trump declared to the press, as quoted by NPR. “A lot of very smart people in this room.”

“President Trump brought an extraordinary amount of energy, excitement and enthusiasm this morning,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said afterward, as quoted by AP News. “We’re feeling good.”

Back on the subject of Wisconsin, will November 5 the moment that Donald Trump and the Republican Party will reckon all the mistakes done during the campaign trail? We will soon find out.