President Donald Trump reiterated a statement he made in this month’s joint address to Congress that securing the U.S.’s southern border only needed a president who would prioritize this topic, suggesting his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, could have done the same if he cared.
Trump sat down for a one-on-one interview to discuss his first two months back in the White House, during which his drastic uptick in border security was one of several topics addressed. The president was asked if it would be possible to repurpose some of the manpower allocated to securing the southern border, as well as if the U.S. even needs “new laws and new money” to further change at the southern border, prompting Trump to suggest the nation would not need “very many new laws” since he was able to keep the border secure during his first term.
“And now, I think we’re going to beat those numbers, I actually think these numbers might be slightly better and we’re going to get them better yet,” Trump stated on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson. “And I said during the speech on Tuesday night, I said that ‘you didn’t need new anything, you just needed a new president for that.’ I said ‘close the border,’ and they closed the border. He could have done the same thing. I think he wanted open borders.”
.@POTUS on border security without passing new laws: “You just needed a new president … I said, ‘close the border’ — and they closed the border.” pic.twitter.com/eoV3im7h6d
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 16, 2025
Trump then clarified he did not know if Biden wanted open borders, but claimed “somebody” that “ran the operation” did want this, adding that “nobody knows” who was in charge of the Biden administration. The president uploaded a photo of a framed picture of Biden’s signature with the dates “2021-2025” on Sunday, with the framed picture in between two portraits of Trump.
The president’s use of tariffs was also addressed, which he described as an “incentive” for companies to build factories within the United States. Trump then predicted how the nation’s economy is going to “roar” and have a great stock market.
Trump was asked how long U.S. citizens need to wait before they can say “wow” about the nation’s economy, to which Trump argued there are already “a lot of things happening,” citing how Apple is investing $500 billion into U.S. factories when the company was previously building in China.
.@POTUS explains how America is getting ripped off by other countries on trade — and how the benefits of tariffs are felt right away when companies choose to invest in America rather than foreign countries. pic.twitter.com/LwvKljAIr1
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 16, 2025
When asked about the release of the files on former President John F. Kennedy, Trump stated the release of these files could occur within the coming weeks. The president added these records are the ones he wants to see the most, and that “2,000 more documents” in this case have been discovered.
We asked President Trump about the Epstein, MLK, and JFK Files. He said there’s more information coming. Watch our full interview on Sunday: https://t.co/1zR7xf8Vn9 pic.twitter.com/3aqo0XWSoS
— Full Measure News (@FullMeasureNews) March 15, 2025
BONDI CONDEMNS JUDGE’S ORDER HALTING TRUMP’S TREN DE ARAGUA DEPORTATIONS
Trump also praised Attorney General Pam Bondi when discussing the Kennedy files, stating she has done “a phenomenal job in every respect.”
On Saturday, Bondi harshly criticized Judge James Boasberg’s 14-day pause on the president’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which Trump invoked in response to the Venezuelan-based Tren de Aragua gang. Bondi stated the Trump administration’s Justice Department is “undeterred” in its efforts to support the White House’s deportation efforts, and warned the order “puts the public and law enforcement at risk.”
