(26 Jun 2022)
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Mendon, Illinois - 25 June 2022
1. Former President Donald Trump introducing Illinois congresswoman Mary Miller, UPSOUND (English): "...then this Tuesday, you need to cast your vote for a truly wonderful person, Mary Miller. Respected by everybody, Mary, come on up. Come on up."
2. Mid of Trump welcoming Miller
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Mary Miller, (R) Illinois:
"Oh, my gosh. Thank you so much, President Trump. It's a such an honor to be able to welcome you to God's country. In front of this massive crowd that loves you, I'm so honored to have your endorsement. President Trump, on behalf of all the MAGA Patriots in America, I want to thank you for the historic victory for white life in the Supreme Court yesterday. Our victories for life and the Second Amendment would never have been possible if the never RINO (referring to Republicans in Name Only) had gotten their way."
++EDIT ENDS ON A SOUNDBITE++
STORYLINE:
Illinois congresswoman Mary Miller is raising eyebrows with her comment at a rally with former President Donald Trump.
The Republican called the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade a "victory for white life."
The comment drew cheers from the crowd Saturday night in Mendon, Illinois.
Miller spokesman Isaiah Wartman told The Associated Press that the congresswoman misspoke and had intended to say the decision was a victory for the "right to life."
He told AP that it was "a mix-up of words."
"You can clearly see in the video ... she's looking at her papers and looking at her speech," Wartman said.
Her campaign noted that she is the grandmother of several nonwhite grandchildren, including one with Down syndrome.
The freshman congresswoman, who was among those who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, previously came under criticism for quoting Adolf Hitler.
"Hitler was right on one thing. He said, 'Whoever has the youth has the future,'" Miller said in a speech last year, according to video posted by WCIA-TV. She later apologized after Democrats in Illinois called for her resignation.
The rally came as some elements of the far right have pushed the "great replacement theory," a racist ideology that alleges white people and their influence are being "replaced" by people of color.
Proponents blame both immigration as well as demographic changes, including white birth rates.
During the rally, Trump took a victory lap for the Supreme Court's bombshell ruling Friday ending the constitutional right to abortion. The three conservative justices he appointed all voted in favor.
Miller is running in the state's newly redrawn 15th Congressional District with Trump's support.
The GOP primary is next Tuesday.
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