Trump slams border deal as ‘catastrophe waiting to happen’

Former President Trump slammed the U.S.-Mexico border deal as a “catastrophe waiting to happen” in a flurry of Truth Social posts written on Saturday. 

In a Saturday morning post, Trump called the southern border the “worst” in the “history of the world” and alleged that the U.S. might suffer from another terrorist attack. 

“Just 3 years ago we had the strongest and safest Border in U.S. History,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Today we have a catastrophe waiting to happen. It is the WORST BORDER IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, an open wound in our once great Country. TERRORISTS ARE POURING IN, UNCHECKED, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. There is now a 100% chance that there will be MAJOR TERROR ATTACKS IN THE USA. CLOSE THE BORDER!” 

Trump continued his messaging to Republicans in Congress that they should abstain from reaching a bipartisan deal addressing the southern border. 

“A BAD BORDER DEAL IS FAR WORSE THAN NO BORDER DEAL,” Trump wrote in another post on Truth Social. 

He said that the border has become a “weapon of mass destruction” and that the U.S. went from having the “best” border in history to “worst” in “just” three years, referring to the timeline since President Biden took over the Oval Office. 

The former president’s stance on the current Senate negotiations over giving aid to Ukraine and other countries and addressing the border is giving lawmakers trouble in reaching an agreement. It has also upset lawmakers on both sides as they deal with the former president’s influence over the Republican Party.