Speaking to his supporters in Houston on Thursday, former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed to have invented the term "caravan" amidst his rant over immigrants, especially those from Africa.
What Happened: During the event, which was live-streamed by Right Side Broadcasting Network, Trump expanded on his immigration stance, including a pause-filled mention of migrants from "parts of Africa" and a pledge to halt what he described as an "invasion" of U.S. borders.
The former president's claim was part of his larger argument for immigration reform, which he insists would begin within a day of his potential re-election, reported Mediaite.
Accusing other nations of sending undesirable immigrants to the U.S., Trump named El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, and made specific reference to recent migrants from Congo, insinuating that some from the African country were criminals.
"And they don’t put their best in those caravans. You know, these countries are very smart," he said.
He starkly contrasted the migrants with American inmates, suggesting that even U.S. prisoners, including those convicted of murder, were preferable to the migrants he had described.
"By the way, our prisoners are like the nicest people in the world compared to some of the prisoners that our country has taken right now," he said.
Trump's xenophobic speech emphasized the urgency of expelling such immigrants to safeguard national interests.
Despite the former president's assertion of having popularized the word "caravan," the term has been in use for many years to describe groups of migrants, predating his 2018 tweet that brought the term into the political limelight.
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