Former President Trump has declared the Mexican border a “war zone” under President Biden, lamenting Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s lack of cooperation as a deluge of migrants converge on the border region. , costing Democratic governors in border states their jobs.
During the exclusivity period “Hannity” interview At the border in Eagle Pass, Texas, where President Biden toured earlier in the day and met with officials in the much quieter border area of Brownsville, host Sean Hannity said the missing He warned that one of the migrants may be plotting his “next plan.” 9/11 or worse. ”
President Trump welcomed the idea, citing the thousands of immigrants who have come from America’s rival countries such as Iran, China, Russia and Afghanistan.
“There’s a lot of stuff coming in from Iran,” he said. “We’re getting a lot of information from where we’re fighting right now.”
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He cited the killings of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Qasem Soleimani during his term, honing his credentials in the fight against terrorism and adding that the U.S. border itself had become a battlefield.
“And Mexico is not doing anything to help us, allowing the caravan to come unimpeded… something has to be done,” Trump said.
He also appeared to be responding to claims by advocates that many of the immigrants are family units seeking refuge from war-torn countries and a better life, and instead said thousands of immigrants are flooding into the San Diego area. pointed out that many of the Chinese immigrants are “everyone.” [of] He’s of fighting age. ”
“I don’t see women, and I don’t see older men. They’re between the ages of 18 and 25.” [or] 26 years old,” Trump said, claiming that many migrants are coming from Yemen and that the majority of migrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo are coming from that country’s prisons, amid rising tensions in the Red Sea.
“The only good thing is that our prisoners seem to be very nice people, because they are rough people that come in,” he said.
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President Trump tells Hannity that he believes immigrants are treated better by the government than U.S. veterans, with immigrants receiving “free” treatment while many veterans receive medical care. He said he was facing long wait times.
“If you come into our country illegally, you get something. That’s why they come. The incentives are huge,” he stressed.
President Trump also contrasted Texas’ response under Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to the rest of the border states with Democratic governors.
He specifically singled out California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs for doing a “terrible job” amid an influx of millions of immigrants and mass exodus of civilian populations. said.
He called Arizona “a problem” on the border and characterized Hobbs as “very liberal.”
But President Trump praised one senior Democratic official, New York Mayor Eric Adams, for “trying” to deal with a surge in immigrants that is straining the city’s resources and causing a crime wave. Stated.
“He wants to do the job, but it’s just not possible,” Trump said of Adams. Mr. Adams was recently rebuffed by his own Democratic-majority City Council after announcing his intention to loosen New York City’s “sanctuary” policies and increase cooperation with ICE.
Mr. Adams was immediately bashed by City Council President Adrian Adams (D-Jamaica). He called the mayor’s consideration “harmful” and said the city council, which is controlled 45-6 by his party, has no intention of changing the law.
Trump, speaking at the border early Thursday, blamed Biden for violent immigration crimes, saying “Crooked Joe has the blood of countless innocent victims on its hands.” [on his hands]. ”
