Former President Donald Trump applauded the efficacy of borders before an enthusiastic crowd in Texas on Saturday evening, criticizing the Biden administration’s handling of sovereignty both domestically and internationally.
Trump struck a defiant tone during his “Save America” rally in Conroe, arguing that the U.S. border crisis should be a priority for maintaining national sovereignty amid the recent uptick in immigration, which he deemed an “invasion of this country.”
“Normally a nation has to lose a war to lose its border, and yet our borders have been surrendered,” he said, drawing a stark contrast between the current surge and the “great secure border” the nation enjoyed during his term.
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During Biden’s first year in office, more than 2 million migrants were stopped while attempting to enter the United States illegally from Mexico in 2021, a statistic Trump cited as evidence that his successor’s “incompetence is putting America at risk.”
“Everyone in Washington is obsessing over how to protect Ukraine’s border, but the most important border in the world right now for us is not Ukraine’s. It’s America’s border,” he said. “The first duty of the American president is to defend the American border.”
But Trump did analogize the need for borders in the U.S. to the uncertain sovereignty plaguing nations such as Ukraine and Taiwan.
“Illegal aliens are pouring in by the millions and millions. China is threatening Taiwan. Iran is on the cusp of a nuclear bomb. Russia may take over Ukraine,” he said, rattling off his assessment of President Joe Biden’s failures.
Trump said the recent escalation in tensions between Ukraine and Russia, which many believe could culminate in an invasion of the former after the Winter Olympics, would not have occurred under his administration.
“As everyone knows, what Putin and Russia are doing with Ukraine would never, ever, not even possible, have happened if I was president. Never did. Never did,” he said. “They would not have dreamed of it, and they would not have dared to do it.”
The former president pointed to the Winter Olympics as a milestone for another international act of aggression, predicting China will invade Taiwan, where long-standing tensions came to a head after the Chinese ambassador to the U.S. warned Taiwanese independence efforts could result in military conflict.
“China would never have even thought about taking over Taiwan,” he said. “That wasn’t even going to be discussed with myself and President Xi and watch what happens after the Olympics.”
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The Winter Olympics, set to be held in Beijing from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20, have attracted international outcry from those arguing the contest will spotlight China despite the ruling regime’s human rights abuses. At least six nations, including the U.S., have announced boycotts of the China-based Olympic games.
