President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday slammed the United States as a “disaster” and a global “laughing stock” following the deadly terrorist attack in New Orleans and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Las Vegas hotel. .
In a blistering social media post, President Trump blasted the country's “weak” leadership for failing to protect Americans from “violent scum” — including two incidents on New Year's Day that authorities said This comes just hours after it was announced that the incident was being investigated as terrorism-related.
“Our country is a disaster and a laughing stock around the world,” the 78-year-old raged. truth social platform.
“The Department of Justice, the FBI, and Democratic state and local prosecutors are failing in their responsibilities,” he continued.
“They are incompetent, corrupt, and are taking action instead of focusing on protecting the American people from outside and inside the violent scum that pervades every aspect of our government and this country itself. He has spent all his time illegally attacking my political opponents.”
Trump did not directly address the two deadly incidents, but went on to blame “incompetent and virtually non-existent leadership” for the country's current state.
“America is falling apart. A violent erosion of safety, national security, and democracy is occurring across the country,” he said.
His rant comes as US military veteran Shamsud Din Jabbar, carrying an ISIS flag, mowed down revelers in New Orleans in a devastating attack in his pickup truck, killing 15 people and killing dozens more. This came hours after he was injured.
The FBI is investigating the deadly massacre as an act of terrorism, and investigators said they do not believe he acted alone.
Meanwhile, authorities are investigating Wednesday's Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Las Vegas Hotel as a possible act of terrorism.
After a futuristic-looking pickup truck exploded, the driver was killed and seven others were slightly injured, with fireworks mortars and camping fuel canisters found packed in the back.
