Trump Makes Inflammatory Immigration Remarks Evoking Racist Rhetoric

Trump referred to immigrants as "poisoning the blood of our country," evoking racist themes.
Commentators compared Trump's rhetoric to Adolf Hitler's writings on immigrant "impurity."
Fact-checkers found no evidence for Trump's claim that South American leaders were sending mentally ill migrants.
Jewish groups condemned the rhetoric as racist and xenophobic.
Trump's team defended the comments, dismissing criticisms.