Trump Warns Ending Border Security Will Put U.S. in 'Serious Danger'

With eight days left in his presidency, President Donald Trump was in Alamo, Texas Tuesday, hailing his administration's progress on curbing illegal immigration as well as his major 2016 campaign promise: the wall along the southern border.

Trump's speech in Texas marked his first appearance in public since the Capitol siege, which came as lawmakers were tallying Electoral College votes affirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

Speaking to a group made up in large part of ICE and Customs and Border Patrol agents, Trump said he was celebrating the "completion of the promised 450 miles of border wall."

The president also urged the incoming administration not to stray from his border security policies, warning if they do, "it will trigger a tidal wave of illegal immigration, a wave like you've never seen before."

"To terminate those policies is knowingly to put America in really serious danger," Trump said.

Aides have been urging the president to spend his remaining days in office highlighting what they see as the chief accomplishments of his presidency.

In the end, his administration has overseen the construction of roughly 450 miles of border wall construction - likely reaching 475 miles by Inauguration Day.

The vast majority of that wall replaces smaller barriers that had already existed, though the new wall is considerably more difficult to bypass.

While Trump promised the wall would be funded by Mexico, U.S. taxpayers ended up footing the bill.

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[NoxTheZombie]

When the borders closed the immigrants stopped going home. They stayed and took up residence in the US then had kids that became us citizens. Before they would work seasonally, grow food and produce for low wages then go home. So tell me what takes more American jobs. Immigrants visiting for seasonal work, or settling and having families here. Wich grow and take more jobs than any single person could take. Use your heads and look at the big picture. Look at when immigration became an issue in American history. Immigrants are an escape goat for this failing government, who wants you to look away from their misdeeds.

[JPaige-thwe]

Did he say put us in danger. Lol, he is the danger.

[carlawilliams]

Why can’t he just focus on what he needs to be doing right now to just get the heck back tomorrow Lago? If he’s so worried about what’s gonna happen when Biden’s president with immigration what the hell did build build the wall and spend billions on taxpayer money?

[sktrsr]

As a Mexican American I approve, we have printed 30% of all US currency under 12 months and people already complain about not finding jobs, more people will kill the economy
Focus on our country first then bring people in

[danniboi]

why does he still get a platform??? msm should ban this clown

[TRES-LECHES]

For a wealthy man hes a horrible reader. If you ask him he'll say the sun is in his eyes or the teleprompter is too far away.