Coverage dated April 2, 2024

Ruby Garcia's family disputes Trump talked with them after he used her name at event

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

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.

ABC 7 Chicago's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. Axios

    Sister says Trump never contacted family about Ruby Garcia's death (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    "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."

  2. New York Times

    Contradicting Trump, Ruby Garcia’s Sister Says He Never Contacted Family (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The former president held up the death of a young Michigan woman at a campaign rally as an example of what he calls “migrant crime,” and claimed to have spoken to her family.

  3. NBC News

    Ruby Garcia's sister denies Trump's claim that he spoke to her family (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    At a Grand Rapids, Michigan, campaign event on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump told his supporters that he had spoken to the family of Ruby Garcia, a 25-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered by an undocumented immigrant.

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    Ruby Garcia's family disputes Trump talked with them after he used her name at event (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    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.

  5. The Guardian

    Murder victim’s sister says Trump didn’t speak to family despite his claim he did (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ex-president’s description of meeting relatives of Ruby Garcia to spin anti-immigration narrative is ‘shocking’, sister says

  6. Triblive

    Trump accused of lying about speaking with murder victim’s family (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    Donald Trump lied during a Tuesday rally in Michigan when he said he spoke with the family of teenage murder victim Ruby Garcia, according to Garcia’s grieving family. For starters, Ruby Garcia was 25 years old when she was allegedly killed by a man who was in the U.S. illegally,

  7. Rolling Stone

    Murder Victim's Family Says Trump Lied About Speaking With Them (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The family of Ruby Garcia says Trump has not had any contact with them, despite the former president claiming he had at an event on Tuesday.

  8. Salon

    “Disbelief”: Murder victim’s family rejects Trump’s claim that he spoke to them (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    “He did not speak with any of us, so it was kind of shocking," Ruby Garcia's sister says.

  9. The New Republic

    Murder Victim’s Family Torches Donald Trump for Using Her in Speech (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The family of Ruby Garcia is speaking out against Donald Trump.

  10. New York Post

    Ruby Garcia’s sister says Trump lied about reaching out to murder victim’s family: ‘Shocking’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The sister of Ruby Garcia, a 25-year-old Michigan resident allegedly murdered by her illegal immigrant lover, has claimed former President Donald Trump lied when he said that he had spoken to the family.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.