Trump posts series of attacks on GOP congresswoman who criticized him on immigration

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President Donald Trump appeared to intensify his irritation with GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar on Saturday evening after reposting a series of social media attacks on the congresswoman who made waves last week for breaking with him on his immigration tactics.

The president shared in quick succession on Truth Social at least 14 posts from other users critical of Salazar, who is facing a tough reelection race in Florida as Republicans’ midterm fortunes decline.

“She is nothing but a back stabber. I’m glad the Latino support hasn’t wavered,” one user wrote in a post shared by Trump.

Another user slammed the congresswoman: “She wants amnesty for the ppl how criminally crossed our borders defying our laws.”

“So we need a NEW Republican to Replace Salazar,” different user said .

The GOP stampede away from Trump is growing — including in pretty red districts

CNN reached out to the White House and Salazar’s office and reelection campaign for comment on the reposts.

Salazar, who represents a heavily Hispanic district, drew Trump’s ire last week after she broke with the president in a new ad ahead of the midterms. The congresswoman addresses Trump directly in the ad, speaking straight to the camera as she says, “some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far.”

Salazar points to statistics she said show that 50% of the people detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in July “had no criminal record.”

Following the ad’s release, Trump confirmed in response to a question from a reporter that he had seen the ad and still backed the Florida congresswoman, even though he did not share her view.

“I disagree with her,” Trump said in the Oval Office. He claimed that Salazar “got a little bit soft on the border” and wouldn’t have won without his endorsement.

Salazar told “Face The Nation” that she had a “very good conversation” with the president after releasing the campaign ad and characterized Trump as “very receptive” to her warning that Hispanic voters feel “betrayed” ahead of the midterm election.

The congresswoman’s ad comes as ICE increased immigration arrests nationwide over the summer. In August, for example, ICE took around 51,000 people into custody, setting a new high under the second Trump administration. The previous high had been set the month prior when the agency took more than 46,000 people into custody in July.

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周六晚上，唐纳德·特朗普总统似乎加剧了他对共和党众议员玛丽亚·埃尔维拉·萨拉查的不满，他转发了一系列针对这位女议员的社交媒体攻击。萨拉查上周因在移民策略上与特朗普决裂而引起轩然大波。

总统在 Truth Social 上迅速转发了至少 14 条其他用户批评萨拉查的帖子。萨拉查在佛罗里达州面临着一场艰难的连任竞选，而共和党在中期选举中的形势正在恶化。

“她不过是个背后捅刀的小人。我很高兴拉丁裔的支持没有动摇，”一位用户在特朗普转发的帖子下写道。

另一位用户抨击这位女议员：“她想赦免那些非法越境、藐视我们法律的人。”

“所以我们需要一位新的共和党人来取代萨拉查，”另一位用户说道。

共和党人纷纷远离特朗普的趋势越来越强烈——甚至在一些传统上支持共和党的选区也是如此。

CNN已联系白宫、萨拉查办公室和竞选连任团队，就这些转发内容寻求置评。

萨拉扎尔代表的是一个以西班牙裔为主的选区，上周她在中期选举前发布的一则新广告中与特朗普决裂，激怒了特朗普。这位女议员在广告中直接对着镜头说道：“你的一些移民执法行动做得太过火了。”

萨拉扎尔指出，统计数据显示，7 月份被美国移民和海关执法局拘留的人中，有 50% “没有犯罪记录”。

广告发布后，特朗普在回答记者提问时证实，他已经看过这则广告，并且仍然支持这位佛罗里达州女议员，尽管他并不认同她的观点。

“我不同意她的观点，”特朗普在椭圆形办公室说道。他声称萨拉查“在边境问题上有点软弱”，如果没有他的支持，她不可能赢得选举。

萨拉扎尔告诉“面对国家”节目，在发布竞选广告后，她与总统进行了“非常好的谈话”，并表示特朗普“非常乐于接受”她的警告，即西班牙裔选民在中期选举前感到“被背叛”。

这位女议员的广告发布之际，正值美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）在夏季期间加大了全国范围内的移民逮捕力度。例如，8月份ICE拘留了约5.1万人，创下了特朗普第二任期内的新高。此前的最高纪录是7月份创下的，当时该机构拘留了超过4.6万人。