Rep. Salazar tells Trump on Hispanic voters: “Preserve that fortune that you have brought” to the GOP

Updated on: September 20, 2026 / 2:28 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida said on Sunday that she urged President Trump to "preserve that fortune that you have brought to the party" with support from Hispanic voters, after warning in a campaign ad that his immigration enforcement policy has "gone too far."

"Sir, you have this moment in history where you can keep the pot of gold that you brought to the GOP in 2024," Salazar said she told the president.

Last week, Salazar released a campaign ad that gained widespread attention as she warned that Hispanic voters who propelled Mr. Trump to the White House in 2024 "feel betrayed" by his administration's immigration policies. Salazar, who is Cuban American, has been critical of the administration's deportation efforts in the past, but the ad marked a new distance the Republican put between herself and the White House just weeks before the midterm elections.

Salazar told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sunday that she spoke to the president after releasing the ad, describing it as a "very good conversation" in which Mr. Trump was "very receptive."

"No other president was able…

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