Salazar: Trump ‘Very Receptive’ to Warning on Hispanic Voters
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar says she privately urged President Trump to preserve his gains with Hispanic voters amid criticism of his immigration enforcement.
The update
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) said she had a private conversation with President Trump in which she urged him to preserve the support he has built among Hispanic voters. Salazar, a Cuban American, said she told Trump his immigration enforcement policies have “gone too far” and that he should “preserve that fortune that you have brought to the party.” She described the president as “very receptive” to the warning during an appearance on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.” The conversation comes weeks before the 2026 midterm elections.
Why it matters
Salazar’s public challenge to Trump’s immigration strategy highlights a potential rift within the GOP as the party seeks to maintain its coalition ahead of the midterms. Her warning suggests that the administration’s hardline immigration stance may be alienating a key demographic that helped secure the presidency in 2024.
What to watch
How the White House responds to Salazar’s comments and whether other Republican lawmakers will publicly or privately voice similar concerns about the impact of immigration policies on the Hispanic vote.
Sources
- thehill.com — Confirmation of the 'very receptive' characterization and the context of the warning.
- cbsnews.com — Rep. Salazar's account of the conversation and her specific warning to the president.
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