Brother of Murdered Mom Rachel Morin Delivers RNC Speech Bashing Biden
Michael Morin, the brother of Rachel Morin, the woman who was allegedly killed by undocumented migrant, gave a powerful and emotional speech Tuesday at the RNC as part of the night's "Make America Safe Again" theme.
At the RNC on Tuesday, Michael Moran, 40, blamed the Biden-Harris administration's border policies and blamed them for his sister's murder in an emotional speech.
"Open borders are often portrayed as compassionate and virtuous," he said. "But there is nothing compassionate about allowing violent criminals into our country and robbing children of their mother. My sister's death was preventable."
Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old Maryland resident, was allegedly raped and murdered by Victor Martinez Hernandez, 23, while out for a run in August of 2023. After a 10-month search, officials finally found and arrested Hernandez at a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 14. He is facing charges of first-degree rape and first-degree murder and will be extradited to Maryland for prosecution.
He referred to Hernandez as a "monster" and added of Rachel's alleged murder scene, "This beautiful trail was to us a safe place where we pushed our babies in strollers, where we walked together as a family, where my wife and I got married," he said.
He claimed that his family has still never heard from President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris since his sister's death, but has received support from Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump.
"They never apologized," Michael Morin said of the current leaders. "But when Rachel was killed, President Trump called my family to offer his condolences. He wanted to meet with us."
"He cared. That is leadership, and we need real leadership back in the White House," Michael said of Trump.
More Speeches From Everyday Americans at RNC
More US citizens took the RNC stage Tuesday to share their emotional stories to highlight the night's "Make America Safe Again" theme.
Who is Anne Fundner?
Anne Fundner, a mother of four, spoke onstage Tuesday at the RNC, pointing the finger at the Biden-Harris administration for allowing drugs into the US.
"I hold Joe Biden, Mala Harris (sic) — what a joke — Gavin Newsom and every Democrat who supports open borders responsible for the death of my son," Fundner said about losing her oldest son to fentanyl-laced pills.
She also blamed those Democrats for the other "innocent children" who died from the effects of open borders.
"For that alone, they should be voted out of office."
Who is Madeline Brame?
Madeline Brame, whose veteran son was stabbed to death in Harlem in 2018, brought the crowd's focus Tuesday night to one of right's biggest boogeymen: New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Brame has publicly criticized Bragg for being soft on crime, including in the case of her son's alleged killer. The crowd responded with roaring applause as Bragg is one of the officials involved in Trump's various legal battles.
"They betrayed us and stab us in the back," Brame said about Democrats. "Trump was right when he said they're after us, he's just standing in the way."
Who is Erin Koper?
Erin Koper, a Pittsburgh resident and president of the Allegheny County Council of Republican Women, blamed her local democrats for allegedly rising crime in her community.
"In recent years, I've had a front-row seat to the chaos caused by Democrats and their soft-on-crime policies," she told the delegates. "I've been chased by drug dealers on my own street. I've seen filthy tent cities pop up on my block. ... I felt the chill of fear as a woman when I'm alone in a parking garage or on the street."
Who is Michael Coyle?
Michael Coyle, the Philadelphia man who launched the "Kensington Beach" Instagram account that captures people in his community suffering from the opioid epidemic, blamed Biden and Harris on Tuesday for fentanyl "pouring into our border." Meanwhile, he named Trump "a leader who will end the urban nightmare."
"Our streets are plagued by drugs," Coyle said of Kensington, which he also referred to as one of the "worst neighborhoods in America."
"You'll find human feces in front of your business or someone lying dead on your front steps," he continued. "Politicians say nice things or clean up the streets for a couple of weeks in an election year or when someone famous visits."
"I'm just bringing awareness to what's going on in my neighborhood," Coyle added. "It's already here. It's been here for years. And I'm just a guy who just so happened to start an Instagram page and it's catching a lot of light."
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