On Tuesday, former President Trump criticized President Biden, promising to look into the use of an autopen during his time in office, especially in light of Biden’s recent prostate cancer diagnosis.
“It’s really unfortunate to see what’s going on with Biden,” Trump said, pointing to the individual responsible for signing significant laws during that administration. “Who was it that opened our borders? I’m not sure he was even aware of it. It seems he just signed whatever was handed to him.”
Trump expressed concerns about who was managing the autopen. “This is quite serious,” he remarked. “We had a president who didn’t personally sign off on much. He let an autopen do the work. Look at the borders now.”
Previously, Trump questioned the validity of a last-minute pardon granted by Biden in January. This topic gained traction over the weekend following the release of audio from an interview involving a former advisor.
On Tuesday, Trump didn’t clarify whether specific immigration laws or actions had been signed using an autopen.
In 2021, Biden rolled back “measuring” foreigners at the US-Mexico border, overturning Trump-era policies that limited the number of people allowed at ports of entry. By 2023, Title 42, a policy that enabled the swift removal of immigrants, ended.
Last June, Trump signed an executive order aimed at deterring migrants seeking asylum illegally at the southern border amid high encounter rates.
Biden was advocating for a bipartisan bill in the Senate to enhance border security by increasing the number of patrol agents and investing in technology to combat drug trafficking. Trump has urged Republicans to resist this bill, suggesting it could give Biden an electoral advantage.
Trump continues to voice doubts about the influence of the autopen on immigration policies, implying that one of Biden’s aides, who aligned more closely with Senator Bernie Sanders, had more of an impact than Biden himself.
“A rational person wouldn’t sign that. Who did? The radical left individual who once ran our country, with the autopen working for him, and they didn’t want him actively involved,” he added.
On Monday, Trump raised questions about why Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis wasn’t addressed sooner. “It’s a very unfortunate situation; I genuinely feel bad for him, and I think people should understand what transpired,” he concluded.
