Trump draws contrast with Biden over border

President Donald Trump is drawing contrast with Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate over the southern border.

"Most important, election, November 3rd. Get out and vote. Joe Biden is the puppet of the radical left wing movement that seeks the complete elimination of America's borders and boundaries," said Trump at the Yuma airport on Tuesday.

"They want to take the wall down. They don't want to have borders. They want to have sanctuary cities. Lots of bad things they want."

Trump flew to Arizona, one of the top 2020 battleground states, to press his case against the Democratic former Vice President.

With his second trip in two days, Trump is hoping to mitigate a convention polling bump for his rival and to shore up support by contrasting his position with Biden's on immigration, one of the most important issues to his political base.

He was also trying to staunch an erosion in support among female voters with a symbolic nod on the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.

Trump aimed to highlight his immigration agenda in Yuma and receive an update on construction of his southern border wall, making his second trip to the city in two months. It was an effort to highlight his work to deliver on a key 2016 campaign pledge.

Trump’s schedule Tuesday did not show him venturing beyond the airports in Iowa or Arizona,  a reflection of the new realities of campaigning in the midst of a pandemic. Instead, Trump has been delivering speeches that have had the feel of small outdoor rallies in airport hangars, often flouting recommendations against large gatherings and mask-wearing.

Trump is set to travel to Pennsylvania on Thursday, visiting an important battleground - and the state of Biden’s birth - ahead of his opponent's acceptance speech.