Trump issues extraordinary defense of Joe Biden's immigration stance

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : In 2020, Trump told reporters he had always considered Biden 'a very nice man', and in 2024 after surviving an assassination attempt, Trump revealed Biden had called him to check in, revealing: 'He couldn't have been nicer.'
48% : Trump campaigned with a tough-on-borders approach, vowing to embark on the largest mass deportation scheme the United States has ever seen and slamming the Democrats for opening the flood-gates during their time in office.
44% : I'm surprised that it wasn't, you know, the public wasn't notified a long time ago because to get to stage nine, that's a long time,' Trump said.
41% : Now, just days after Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer and amid increasing scrutiny about his cognitive ability, Trump has given the former Commander-in-Chief some unexpected grace.
40% : Trump asked earlier on Tuesday.
35% : I want a deportation.' Trump campaigned with a tough-on-borders approach, vowing to embark on the largest mass deportation scheme the United States has ever seen and slamming the Democrats for opening the flood-gates during their time in office.
33% : Trump was among the first to pay his respects, issuing a statement which read: 'Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden's recent medical diagnosis.
28% : They did it to destroy our Country.' Trump argued that the decisions made by members of Biden's administration - but not Biden himself - has 'cost us Hundreds of Billions of Dollars to get criminals out of our Country, and go through the process we are going through now.' Now, he is calling for a 'very severe' punishment for anyone found to be involved.
27% : White House aides Annie Tomasini (left) and Anthony Bernal (right) were both subpoenaed in the last Congress to provide answers over Biden's autopen, but the administration blocked the efforts Throughout the campaign, particularly before Biden dropped out of the race, Trump would refer to the crisis as 'Biden's invasion' (Pictured: border crossers in 2023) Former Biden aide Ashley Williams was also subpoenaed, but the administration reportedly blocked her from testifying, Comer claimed 'WHOEVER CONTROLLED THE AUTOPEN CONTROLLED THE PRESIDENCY,' the organization said in a post on X sharing their findings.
20% : While Presidents, including Trump, have used autopens for decades, senior members of the current administration have raised questions about how aware Biden was of what he was signing, given his apparent cognitive decline during his term.
15% : He said 'the Biden White House obstructed the Committee's investigation and refused to make the aides available for depositions or interviews.' Trump has not specifically named any aides he accuses of wrongdoing.
14% : Trump railed against two immigration programs created by the Biden administration to encourage migrants not to come directly to the southern border to seek asylum and make the region less chaotic.
14% : But within 24 hours the truce was apparently over as MAGA loyalists and Trump himself questioned how long Biden's inner circle had been sitting on the diagnosis.
11% : Trump said canceling both Biden-era policies would rid America of upwards of one million migrants.
5% : 'Joe Biden was not for Open Borders, he never talked about Open Borders, where criminals of all kinds, shapes, and sizes, can flow into our Country at will.' Trump maintained it was 'not [Biden's] idea to Open the Border and almost destroy our Country.' Instead, he blamed 'the people that knew he was cognitively impaired, and that took over the Autopen. President Donald Trump has issued an astonishing defense of Joe Biden , arguing advisors who took advantage of his cognitive decline in the White House are to blame for an influx of illegal migrants Now, just days after Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer and amid increasing scrutiny about his cognitive ability, Trump has given the former Commander-in-Chief some unexpected grace Since returning to the White House, Trump has conducted mass deportations.
3% : And throughout the campaign, particularly before Biden dropped out of the race, Trump would refer to the crisis as 'Biden's invasion.' In June 2024, he said: 'I want to send Joe Biden's illegal aliens back home where they belong.

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