Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to European nations over illegal migration, urging leaders to “get your act together” or risk losing control of the continent.
Speaking to reporters at Prestwick Airport in Scotland, the US president did not hold back, describing illegal migration as an “invasion” that is “killing Europe”.
“I mean, there’s a couple of things I could say, but on immigration, you’d better get your act together or you’re not going to have Europe anymore,” Trump said.
He claimed that under his leadership the United States had brought illegal crossings to a halt. “Last month, we (the United States) had nobody entering our country. Nobody. Shut it down. And we took out a lot of bad people that got there with (former US president Joe) Biden,” he said.
“Biden was a total stiff, and what he allowed to happen…. but you’re allowing it to happen to your countries, and you’ve got to stop this horrible invasion that’s happening to Europe; many countries in Europe.”
Trump praised some unnamed European leaders for their handling of the crisis, adding: “Some people, some leaders, have not let it happen, and they’re not getting the proper credit they should. I could name them to you right now, but I’m not going to embarrass the other ones.”
He concluded: “But stop: this immigration is killing Europe.”