Retiring Guy's Digest: Population of Charleroi Pennsylvania, focus of Demented Don's latest racist ire, has declined 64% since its 1920 peak of 11,516

Friday, September 27, 2024

Population of Charleroi Pennsylvania, focus of Demented Don's latest racist ire, has declined 64% since its 1920 peak of 11,516

It now has fewer residents than it did in the early 1900s.

Source: Wikipedia (population and maps)

Located in southwestern PA

NewYork Times, 9/24/2024

Demented Don brings MAGA racism boiling to the surface

Charleroi, a borough of about 4,000 people, has attracted its own growing community of Haitians, many of whom came to the United States legally through a federal humanitarian aid program for migrants.
Some local leaders have become frustrated by misinformation about Charleroi’s migrant population. Camera Bartolotta, a Republican state senator who represents the town, recently pushed back against the notion that Haitian migrants were stealing jobs.
Mr. Trump engaged in a back-and-forth with rally-goers who yelled out to him about Charleroi, asking them if the town has changed. Several attendees shouted back: “they’re everywhere!” and “it’s horrible!”