American Voter: Torri Loffreda-Weston

US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling for the presidency in a sharply divided United States. Trump has been focusing on “law and order”, Biden has been trying to strike a conciliatory note. The Black Lives Matter movement, and whether Trump will release his taxes are among the many issues Americans will consider when choosing their president. As the hotly contested election approaches, Al Jazeera has been speaking to voters across the US asking nine questions to understand who they are supporting and why. Torri Loffreda-Weston Age: 47 Occupation: Military veteran Residence: Macomb County, Michigan  Voted in 2016 for: Donald Trump  Will vote in 2020 for: Donald Trump  Top election issue: Immigration reform  Will you vote? Why or why not? “Oh yes, every vote counts! We need to keep Trump in for four years or we’re going to be a socialistic [socialist] country and I don’t want to see it. I have friends that have immigrated here from Poland and Macedonia and Italy, good friends, that say we cannot let Biden in – he is too far left and he’ll make this country a socialistic [socialist] country and our freedoms will be gone. I’m pro-life, I’m against abortion. I’m pro-Second Amendment and that’s why I’m voting for Trump because he stands by the ideologies that I believe in.” What is your number one issue? “Illegal immigration. We need to stop illegal immigration.” Who will you vote for? “Donald Trump.” Is there a main reason you chose your candidate? “We needed change. The Democratic Party was not where it was at. I used to be a Democrat for a while and I did vote for Obama the first time, the second time I didn’t. I didn’t like how [Obama] was building the racial divide and then all of a sudden they want to blame Trump when it’s actually Obama that started the racial divide. He was the one that started putting the kids in the cage, not Trump … I voted for Trump for change. I voted for him because he wasn’t a career politician and we needed something different from what we had for eight years. “The main reason I chose Trump is because he’s pro-life, pro-Christian, and pro-guns. That’s why I chose him in 2016. style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;">