By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-09-30 14:36:22 | Updated at 2024-10-02 20:32:02
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Bizarre footage shows the moment an elderly woman at a Trump rally claimed to be the adopted daughter of the former president.
The exchange was filmed Sunday in Erie, Pennsylvania, at a rally where the Republican was set to speak.
There, Right Side Broadcasting's Nikki Santio was interviewing attendees, and came across one that stood apart from the pack.
Identifying herself as 'Rosa Kowalski', the 71-year-old claimed to be related to the politician by way of adoption.
Trump turned 78 in June, and has five adult children.
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The exchange was filmed Sunday at a Trump rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, and saw a 71-year-old attendee (at left) claim to be the adopted daughter of ex-President Donald Trump, who is 78
'My name is Rosa Kowalski,' the woman begins by saying, after being met with the mic.
Santio asks her if it's her first time attending a Trump event, to which the longtime replies, 'Yes.'
'OK, so tell me - why are you here to support President Trump?' the host goes on to ask - before getting more than she bargained for.
'I am the adopted daughter of President Trump,' the woman replies, before repeating, 'I am Rosa Kowalski.'
'Oh?' Santio asks.
'Yes, and I am his vice president,' says Kowalski, who appears to be at least in her 60s and speaks with an accent.
'Okay, okay,' Santio goes on to say, staying polite amid the situation.
'Oh, well - I wish you good luck in this election, then,' she manages to state - before distancing herself from the attendee and beginning interviews with other guests.
The exchange was filmed Sunday in Erie, Pennsylvania, at a rally where the Republican would then speak
Public records, meanwhile, show that Kowalski has lived in Eerie since at least 1992, and that she turned 71 this past month
She's lived in the same modest home there for decades, and no reports indicate any connection between her and the ex-commander-in-chief
'You heard it here first,' the journalist concluded.
'Vice president to Donald J. Trump. There she is.'
The exchange was recorded live, and remains on a video that includes more than a dozen other interviews - held in the same state where Trump was shot just a few short months ago.
Shortly after they were filmed, he delivered some pointed remarks, which saw him ramp up his attacks on Kamala Harris - and ironically speak out against immigrants.
'Thousands of migrants from the most dangerous countries on Earth are destroying the character of small towns and leaving local communities in anguish and in despair,' Trump said, referring to the ongoing migrant crisis.
'Our country is being turned into a dumping ground for the world,' he went on, adding that Harris should be 'impeached and prosecuted for her actions,'
He painted her as the person responsible for the influx, while calling some categories of immigrants 'vicious' over 10 times during the nearly two-hour address.
Shortly after it was filmed, Trump delivered some pointed remarks, which saw him ramp up his attacks on Kamala Harris - while forecasting a grim future for the country if she gets elected
Doubling down on the claims in the well-known battleground state, he said, 'They call them of the worst order,' referring to immigrants.
Charged with or convicted with heinous crimes, including child predators, drug dealers, vicious gang members, sadist thugs and people that deal in women.'
At one point, he suggested a solution - 'One rough hour, and I mean real rough [of police violence and arrests].
'The word will get out and it will end immediately,' he said.
Pennsylvania is surfacing as one of several states seemingly up for grabs in the upcoming election. Trump won the Keystone State in 2016, but lost it in 2020.
Polls this year show it exceedingly close, with Harris leading only slightly.
Public records, meanwhile, show that Kowalski has lived in Eerie since at least 1992, and that she turned 71 this past month.
She's lived in the same modest home there for decades, and no reports indicate any connection between her and the ex-commander-in-chief.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Kowalski for comment.
