Donald Trump says Rep. Salazar "got a little bit soft on the border"

Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., split publicly with President Donald Trump over immigration when she ran an advertisement calling some immigration measures excessive and saying Hispanic supporters had come to feel let down. Trump responded at the White House by saying she owed her seat to him and criticizing her approach to immigration, while adding that he still favored her campaign. He later used Truth Social to amplify attacks on her, including one seeking a different Republican nominee. Salazar is defending a district that is over 74% Hispanic and has Colombian and Venezuelan connections. She faces Democrat Eliott Rodriguez in a race that has grown more competitive, recently receiving endorsements from Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.