Trump calls US a 'disaster, laughing stock'; blasts Democrats, FBI after deadly mishaps sent shockwaves in America

Hours after the deadly mass killing in New Orleans killed 15 people, including the suspect, and injured several others, political figures on the right—most notably former President Donald Trump gave a fiery statement condemning the crash. Donald Trump has said that “the USA is breaking down” and has blamed the “weak, ineffective, and virtually nonexistent leadership” for the nation’s downfall.

His statement slammed the US security system and came after the deadly New Orleans car attack, although he did specifically mention the incident in his post. Trump also blamed the Democrats, Department of Justice and FBI, saying "they have not done their job".

“Our Country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World! This is what happens when you have OPEN BORDERS, with weak, ineffective, and virtually nonexistent leadership,” the president-elect wrote on Truth Social. “The DOJ, FBI, and Democrat state and local prosecutors have not done their job. They are incompetent and corrupt, having spent all of their waking hours unlawfully attacking their political opponent, ME, rather than focusing on protecting Americans from the outside and inside violent SCUM that has infiltrated all aspects of our government, and our Nation itself. Democrats should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen to our Country," his post read.


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Earlier reports which wrongly tied the attack to the southern border, provided ammunition for an explosive narrative centered on immigration, even before the facts had been fully established. The attack, initially reported by Fox News as potentially connected to the southern border, quickly spiraled into a frenzy of speculation from right-wing figures eager to tie the tragedy to President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.


Trump, as well as Republican Senate candidate JD Vance, wasted no time in linking the violence to the southern border. “When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by Democrats and the Fake News Media, but it turned out to be true,” Trump posted on Truth Social just hours after the incident.

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He went on to express condolences for the victims but included a pointed remark blaming border security under Biden’s administration.

JD Vance, who retweeted Trump’s post, echoed similar rhetoric, further fueling the narrative. The frenzy was sparked by a faulty Fox News report that erroneously stated the vehicle involved in the attack had crossed the US-Mexico border just two days earlier. The network retracted the report by midday, acknowledging that the truck had entered the US on November 16 from Mexico but was driven by 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US Army veteran with no direct ties to the border.

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Trump’s statement came following a series of violent incidents in the United States, including the New Orleans attack and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, which resulted in the death of the driver. In the New Orleans attack, at least 15 people died when suspected terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed a pickup truck bearing an ISIS flag into New Year’s Eve revelers on Bourbon Street. He was eventually shot dead by cops.

In a previous Truth Social post, Trump said his administration “will fully support the City of New Orleans as they investigate and recover from this act of pure evil!”