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Salazar doubles down on Trump immigration criticism after Miami-district blowback

Florida GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar says Trump was 'receptive' in a private talk after her ad accused him of betraying Hispanic voters.

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What to know

  • Salazar, in a tight re-election race in a 74% Hispanic Miami-area district Trump won by 15 points in 2024, is the rare House Republican to publicly break with Trump on immigration.
  • Her ad and follow-up interview drew mockery ('leopards eating faces') from critics who note the district voted heavily for Trump's enforcement policies.
  • Critics on the left call her break performative, pointing to a 100% party-line voting record; Trump's own response has been comparatively muted, reportedly a 'light rebuke.'
  • Salazar now says a private conversation with Trump was 'very good' and that he was 'receptive,' though it's unclear if any policy shift will follow before the midterms.

The dispute Whether Salazar's break signals a real crack in Trump's coalition over immigration or is merely election-year theater from a lawmaker who still votes with him. · positions read across 731 posts and comments

most voices

Salazar's criticism is hypocritical political theater since she still votes with Trump on immigration.

  • “This is all theater. Looks like she votes with Trump on immigration policy. She enables Trump's immigration enforcement. Another GOP hypocrite.”

    reeseourso.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
many voices

Miami's Hispanic Republicans only object now that enforcement hits their own community, not other Latino groups.

  • “Miami Cubans are the OG leopards eating people's faces people.”

    richardkeppler.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
some voices

The ad reflects genuine, deepening GOP electoral trouble in South Florida over immigration enforcement.

  • “Their internal polling must be apocalyptic”

    diedrichbader.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗

Maria Elvira SalazarMaria Elvira Salazar GOP Rep., Florida's 27th DistrictDonald TrumpDonald Trump PresidentEliott Rodriguez Democratic nominee, FL-27

Salazar doubles down on Trump immigration criticism after Miami-district blowback
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  1. 5

    Salazar reveals 'very good conversation' with Trump

    Salazar said she spoke with Trump after the ad and described him as courteous and receptive, expressing hope he took her message seriously.

    “I certainly hope he listened to what I was saying…”
    — Maria Elvira Salazar

    1. 1 outlet first by Daily Caller, 3d ago · read ↗

    • washingtonpost.com

      In her latest campaign ad, Rep. María Elvira Salazar says the president’s immigration enforcement has gone too far. Many of her constituents in South Florida disagree.

      washingtonpost.comBluesky13h ago22▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 29 posts in this stretch

    • Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida) released a campaign ad in which she speaks directly to the camera and criticizes President Trump over immigration enforcement, noting that half the people arrested by ICE in July did not have a criminal record.

      @washingtonpostX2d ago19▲view on X ↗
    • MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social

      We have already seen defection from the # GOP on Epstein and the Iran War Powers resolution. Now this # Florida # MAGA Congress critter is openly criticizing # Trump on immigration. Clearly she doesn't think even Florida voter suppression will necessarily save her seat. Remember, nobody knows the GOP plan to steal the election better than…

      MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.socialMastodon3d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  2. 4

    Salazar doubles down, blames Trump's advisers

    On CBS's Face the Nation, Salazar stood by her criticism and said some of Trump's advisers were undermining him, while urging him to protect Hispanic support.

    “I think that some of his advisers are compromising his legacy…”
    — Maria Elvira Salazar
    • atrupar.com

      GOP Rep. Salazar, who criticizes Trump's immigration policies in an ad: "I think that some of his advisers are compromising his legacy"

      atrupar.comBluesky3d ago681▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 117 posts in this stretch
    • chescaleigh.bsky.social

      Maria Elvira Salazar thinks Trump’s immigration policies have gone too far. “You can be for immigration what Lincoln was for slavery” 🫠🐆

      chescaleigh.bsky.socialBluesky3d ago217▲view on Bluesky ↗

    • Ah yes. The "Good Tsar, bad boyars" gambit. Unfortunately for Maria it was Trump who was promising mass deportation for years. None of his advisors talked him into it. And "legacy"?! Fugouttahere!

      jimbrowski12.bsky.socialBluesky3d ago26▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  3. 3

    Trump gives Salazar a 'light rebuke' over the ad

    Politico reported Trump responded to Salazar's ad with a comparatively mild rebuke rather than a harsh public attack.

    • GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar is publicly breaking with trump over his immigration crackdown because it’s just weeks before the midterms.

      funnyfeminist.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago2▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 9 posts in this stretch

    • Not a hero. Here she is later, revealed in all her glory.

      johnraftery.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago2▲view on Bluesky ↗

    • Oh shit idk according to my liberal states comments on ice arrests it isnt enough and its hilarious and they will be reporting anyone with a hispanic sounding name. Oh funny enough they have several coworkers they really need but cant afford being weongfully detaines so they makw jokes about others.

      dragcrab.bsky.socialBluesky5d agoview on Bluesky ↗
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  4. 2

    Axios reports GOP anxiety over ICE crackdown in Miami

    Reporting described falling Republican support in South Florida over aggressive enforcement, with a GOP pollster warning the party's Hispanic base is souring.

    “Support is just evaporating. The economy sucks and ICE is just out of control. People feel they didn't sign up for this.”
    — GOP pollster (quoted by Axios)
    • joncooper-us.bsky.social

      Fear and loathing in Trump's Miami backyard over his immigration crackdown

      joncooper-us.bsky.socialBluesky5d ago232▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 63 posts in this stretch
    • PaulWermer@sfba.social

      Funny how Rep. Salazar speaks up now that she's in a tight race. Why not before? She didn't see the damage # ICE was inflicting on immigrant communities? She was unaware of the statistics of who was deported? Is this # ignorance ? # NotPayingAttention ? Or just not caring until her re-election is at risk? House Republican releases campaign ad…

      PaulWermer@sfba.socialMastodon6d agoview on Mastodon ↗

    • She’s right, and that’s why she and every other Republican need to go. This is on all of them and I don’t buy for one second that they’re sorry, they’re just trying to protect their power so they can keep fucking us all over

      Made_Human_Musicr/politics5d agoview on r/politics ↗
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  5. 1

    Salazar airs ad telling Trump enforcement 'gone too far'

    Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar released a direct-to-camera campaign ad criticizing President Trump's immigration crackdown, saying Hispanics who backed him in 2024 now feel betrayed.

    “Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far....The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today…”
    — Maria Elvira Salazar
    1. 12 outlets GOP congresswoman tells Trump Hispanic voters feel betrayed by him in new ad

      first by KEYT-TV, 6d ago · also Tampa Bay Times, New Republic, The Hill, Newser, FT, USA Today +5

      11 more headlines
    2. 9 outlets In new ad, Republican warns Trump he went ‘too far’ on immigration enforcement

      first by The Washington Post, 6d ago · also Newsweek, WSJ, Washington Examiner, Straits Times, Reuters, ABC Australia +2

      6 more headlines
    10 more claims →

    • NEW: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) just rolled out a straight to camera ad breaking with Trump. "Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far....The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today"

      @ShaneGoldmacherX6d ago3.9k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 513 posts in this stretch
    • meidastouch.com

      NEW: GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar is publicly breaking with Trump over his immigration crackdown just weeks before the midterms. “The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

      meidastouch.comBluesky6d ago1.6k▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • tusk81@mastodon.social

      What Florida’s María Elvira Salazar is not telling voters in this ad is that she _repeatedly_ voted to fund those immigration enforcement efforts that are now threatening her political career. She voted for all of this. https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/17/republican-maria-elvira-salazar-campaign-ad-trump-immigration

      tusk81@mastodon.socialMastodon6d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 3 outlets House Republican doubles down on jab at Trump’s immigration enforcement

    first by Mastodon, 3d ago · also Newsweek, Guardian

    1 more headline
  2. 3 outlets ‘Deport Her ASAP’: MAGA Rages at House Republican Turning On Trump Over Immigration

    first by Yahoo, 6d ago · also Guardian, Politico

    2 more headlines
  3. 2 outlets House GOP lawmaker under fire by fellow Republicans after ad bashing Trump on immigration

    first by Fox News, 5d ago · also HuffPost

    1 more headline
  4. 2 outlets Florida Republican hammers Trump over deportations in scathing election ad: ‘Betrayed’

    first by Independent UK, 6d ago · also The Independent

  5. 2 outlets Florida Republican Knocks Trump for Betraying Hispanic Voters

    first by Bloomberg Politics, 6d ago · also Bloomberg

  6. 1 outlet Rep. Salazar to Trump on Hispanic voters: "Preserve that fortune that you have brought" GOP

    first by CBS News, 3d ago

    1 more headline

and 5 smaller pieces

What people are saying 14 voices from 3 sites · best of 731 · verbatim

Still unanswered
  • How many times has she actually voted against Trump in the past two years?
  • Will Trump change enforcement policy in response, or is this just messaging ahead of the midterms?