For the Mexico trip, Damore said, it was Trump being civil and reaching out to an important U.S. ally. But in the Arizona speech, Trump sent a strong message to his supporters that he is not backing down from strong immigration policies and tough language, Damore said.
Writer and political commentator Ann Coulter had expressed concern that Trump was no longer calling for tough policies against illegal immigration. But she praised him after the Arizona speech.
"I hear (former British Prime Minister Winston) Churchill had a nice turn of phrase, but Trump's immigration speech is the most magnificent speech ever given," she wrote on Twitter.
But Damore and Brooks said the language Trump used in his Phoenix speech turns off many wealthy and well-educated white voters.
I'm Bruce Alpert.
Bruce Alpert reported this story for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor.
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Words in this Story
diverse -- adj. different from each other
unfavorable -- adj. having a bad opinion of someone
match -- v. to do the same thing
spectacular -- adj. very great
phrase -- n. a group of two or more words that express a single idea but do not usually form a complete sentence
magnificent -- adv. very great