Donald Trump claimed he had spoken with the family of Ruby Garcia, a 25-year-old woman allegedly killed by Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 25, an undocumented immigrant, to underscore his stance on stricter border control. However, multiple sources, including Garcia's sister, have refuted Trump's claim, stating that no such conversation took place. The controversy arose after Trump's comments at a Michigan rally, where he also attempted to invite Garcia's family, who refused to attend. The family has expressed outrage over Trump's use of Garcia's story, accusing him of lying and exploiting the tragedy for political gain.
Trump is being accused of politicizing the death of their family member, Ruby Garcia. https://t.co/JeNQWkU65Q
Trump lied during rally in Michigan when he said he spoke with family of teen murder victim Ruby Garcia, according to her family Ruby Garcia was 25 years old when she was allegedly killed by man who was in U.S. illegally. Trump said she was 17 https://t.co/jZzAWKGr47
Trump attempted to get Ruby Garcia’s family to attend his speech in Michigan but they refused to be exploited. So he then claimed he spoke to them and they just so happened to tell him the exact words that appeared in the NY Post from her obituary. This man is scum. https://t.co/HoZTEtCkiQ
Mr. Trump highlighted the murder of 25-year-old Ruby Garcia in Grand Rapids last month. The suspect, Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 25, entered the country illegally from Mexico. https://t.co/0C6whCqT3s
The sister of Ruby Garcia, who was killed by an undocumented immigrant, says the former president never spoke to their family despite his claim to the contrary at a Michigan campaign event. https://t.co/QgPDdHVZ9q
Ruby Garcia’s sister says Trump lied about reaching out to murder victim’s family: ‘Shocking’ https://t.co/GaLM42piNb https://t.co/yQCInZioKG
Trump Lies About Speaking to Murder Victim’s Family https://t.co/xW7g3BzODU
Ruby Garcia's family found Trump's comments about her killing 'shocking' https://t.co/MNv2cX6UZM
The family of Ruby Garcia, a 25-year-old woman who was murdered in Michigan last month, has accused Donald Trump of lying about having contact with them, and of using Garcia’s death to villainize undocumented migrants. Story: https://t.co/ZRLd0WcdIK https://t.co/NweFlAMgBy
The sister of murder victim Ruby Garcia said she and her family were home watching live in disbelief as former President Trump told a Michigan audience that he had spoken with “some of her family.” https://t.co/sxBbr7ZFmi
The sister of murder victim Ruby Garcia said she and her family were watching live, in disbelief, as Trump told Grand Rapids crowd that he had spoken with her family. "He did not speak with any of us, so it was kind of shocking seeing that he had said that he had spoke with us,…
Ruby Garcia's family disputes that Trump spoke to them despite what he said on the campaign trail as he attacked immigrants suspected of crimes https://t.co/kK35LMeC8j
"The sister of murder victim Ruby Garcia said she and her family were home watching live, in disbelief, as former President Donald Trump told an audience in Grand Rapids that he had spoken with 'some of her family.'” “He did not speak with any of us.” https://t.co/AGS5AI6Opj
Despite what Donald Trump said at a Michigan event Tuesday, the family of homicide victim Ruby Garcia told @ABC News that the former president has not spoken to them. https://t.co/GZN2ytOpcG
Donald Trump said he learned about murder victim Ruby Garcia's "contagious laughter and when she walked into a room, she lit up that room" from her family. The family denies speaking to him, and that language appears in her obituary as reported in Trump's beloved New York Post. https://t.co/RjeuEdLdIW
Trump lied about talking to family of woman killed by man illegally in US, they say https://t.co/8UsOCXMMAY
Murdered Ruby Garcia's sister Mavi denies Donald Trump's claim he has spoken to any family members https://t.co/qPl8odrbdu https://t.co/SQnzRa37aw
Mavi Garcia, Ruby Garcia's sister, tells me despite what Trump said— the former president has NOT spoken to her family. “I can confirm and assure you he did not speak with me or my immediate family,” Mavi Garcia said. At his WI rally, Trump said “I spoke to some of her family”
'Shocking': Murder Victim's Family Rips Trump For Falsely Claiming He 'Spoke To Some Of Her Family' https://t.co/SIGLAIYKHD
Whitmer on Trump's visit: "There is a family that is grieving the loss of Ruby Garcia, and she was a real person, with a real story, and its a horrible story that happened." Trump "came in to perpetrate the continued storyline that he had done everything to keep us safe, which is…
Trump highlighted the killing of Ruby Garcia and said that he had spoken with her family about the shooting. But her sister said that did not happen and criticized Trump and other lawmakers who have made her sister's death political. https://t.co/i8FHir7DTA
Trump claimed he spoke to the family of Ruby Garcia, who officials say was killed by a man who entered the country illegally. Her sister said that conversation didn’t happen. https://t.co/Y9rfWnFwG4
Trump said he spoke to murder victim’s family. The victim’s sister said it never happened. By @KnowlesHannah https://t.co/A0NPSe2mFS
“He did not speak with any of us, so it was kind of shocking seeing that he had said that he had spoke with us, and misinforming people on live TV,” Ruby Garcia’s sister told a Grand Rapids NBC affiliate. https://t.co/GYA2ITWsGV via @politico
Trump said he spoke to murder victim’s family. The victim’s sister said it never happened. Garcia’s sister...rebuked the GOP presidential nominee’s effort to make the case part of his calls for a border crackdown. “It’s always been about illegal immigrants,” the victim’s… https://t.co/mFHiEaACPJ
Trump said he spoke to murder victim’s family. The victim’s sister said it never happened. Garcia’s sister...4 rebuked the GOP presidential nominee’s effort to make the case part of his calls for a border crackdown. “It’s always been about illegal immigrants,” the victim’s… https://t.co/1nWdQOy1hw
The family of Michigan murder victim Ruby Garcia said they were shocked Tuesday while watching Donald Trump announce that he had spoken with them, because as they claim, it never happened. https://t.co/PropgzYofd
Trump said he spoke with a slain woman’s family. The sister says he didn’t. https://t.co/fpu3k0YEG2
Sister says Trump never contacted family about Ruby Garcia's death https://t.co/EIYR62oEEn
It doesn't get more deplorable than this. Donald Trump claimed to have talked to the family of Ruby Garcia and exploited her tragic story to demonize migrants at his event today. The family says he made the whole thing up and they are furious at Trump. https://t.co/pUt43EMnl9
Here is Trump claiming in a speech today that he spoke to the family of Ruby Garcia and what they supposedly told him. Then Ruby Garcia’s sister who says Trump is lying about this entire thing and never spoke to a single family member. https://t.co/kPVZ3HuGMH
Trump said he spoke to murder victim’s family. The victim’s sister said it never happened. https://t.co/8iE6p3HgnI
The family of Ruby Garcia is outraged that Trump exploited them in his Michigan speech today. They say he completely lied today when he claimed that he talked to them and wish he would stop exploiting migrants. https://t.co/wqD28Tenew
Trump said he spoke to a murder victim’s family. The victim’s sister said it never happened. Via @KnowlesHannah https://t.co/kcR1ojAQtf
Ruby Garcia's sister reiterates to The Post that Trump and his campaign haven't spoken with her family, despite Trump's claim today as he talked about her murder case. No comment from campaign at this point. https://t.co/9aUiXeMDB6 https://t.co/HewT5DerKU
Trump said today he spoke to the family of Ruby Garcia, the young woman whose murder case he highlighted as a reason for a border crackdown.... But Garcia's sister tells local station Target 8 that they haven't heard from Trump or his campaign: https://t.co/u7eOtz0bTs
The family of a slain woman in Michigan, Ruby Garcia, blasts Trump, saying he blatantly lied in his speech today about meeting with them: “He did not speak with any of us, so it was kind of shocking seeing that he had said that he had spoke with us" https://t.co/slAckcQiAW
TRUMP: “Ruby Garcia, a beautiful young woman was savagely murdered by an illegal alien criminal. Under the Trump Administration this monster had been deported, thrown out of the Country—We threw him out of the Country but Croked Joe Biden took him back.” https://t.co/zTcBG7gAfX
Trump says he’d ‘love’ to see family of Ruby Garcia, 25-year-old allegedly killed by illegal migrant, at Michigan rally https://t.co/uEzGwAgZW5 https://t.co/pypPU1GZKi