Trump says he witnessed a migrant stealing a refrigerator: highlights from his NRA event speech

On Friday, former president Donald Trump addressed a crowd of supporters at the National Rifle Association’s Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he made several surprising comments, including how he saw a migrant stealing a refrigerator and claimed the state’s name would be changed if he isn’t re-elected president.

The event marked Mr Trump’s first Pennsylvania stop on the campaign trial.

Here are some highlights of Trump’s speech:

“We have to win in November,” Mr Trump told the crowd. “Or we’re not going to have Pennsylvania. They’re going to change the name. They’re going to change the name of Pennsylvania.”

It’s not clear who Mr Trump was referring to when he made the remarks. He also criticised decisions to rename buildings and landmarks that were originally named after historical figuress.

In recent years, several institutions have made efforts to change the name of schools named after confederate leaders. For example, several schools in Richmond, Virginia were changed so they would not be named after men who once led the confederacy.

“That’s one even I thought was safe,” he said. “Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, their names are now in danger.”

Mr Trump has not shied away from making controversial gun-rights comments while speaking at NRA events. At an event held by the organisation in April, the former president said mass shootings were “not a gun problem”.

Meanwhile, on Friday, the former president told the crowd, “During my four years, nothing happened and there was great pressure on me having to do with guns.”

He continued: “We did nothing. We didn’t yield. And once you yield a little bit that’s just the beginning. The avalanche begins.”

Earlier this week, Senate Republicans