"There's no way that I'm nine points down," Trump said. Recent polling has shown Biden pulling ahead in Minnesota, but Trump said Friday that what he's read about the area made him confident he was in good standing. She led an amazing life, what else can you say?" Just before boarding Air Force One after his rally, Trump said: "She just died? I didn't know that. Trump bragged during the speech that he didn't look at the teleprompter when speaking at rallies, and no aides interrupted him on stage. During his Friday talk, attendees were closely packed together, many not wearing masks.Ĭonspicuously absent from his address was any mention of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose death was announced during his rally. Trump has rebranded his rallies as "peaceful protests", mocking municipalities that have allowed protesters to gather in spite of social distancing requirements and crowd-size limits due to the coronavirus pandemic. "They're still trying to get rid of your police force in Minneapolis?" Trump said to a jeering crowd. Trump has since derided the protests as violent uprisings, urging federal forces to restore order. Trump also directly echoed his law-and-order message in the town a couple of hours to the north of Minneapolis, which was a nexus of protests early this summer after George Floyd was killed by a white police officer. "Omar, how the hell did she win the election," Trump said Friday. Trump last year called for Omar and a number of other high-profile progressive congresswomen to "go back" to "the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came." Supporters also chanted "send her back" during a Trump rally last year - a line that has become a rallying cry among his base. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who came to the United States as a child refugee from Somalia, calling her an "extremist." Seeking to draw a contrast with Biden, Trump said the Democratic nominee would open the doors for refugees from "jihadist regions" like Yemen and Somalia. The Trump administration has made stonewalling admissions for refugees a cornerstone of its immigration policy. "These hardened criminals are back in their country where they can do all the complaining they want," Trump said.