Trump declares border a 'war zone,' dings Newsom for doing 'terrible job' as migrant epicenter shifts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "Trump did, however, offer praise for one high-profile Democratic official: New York Mayor Eric Adams - whom he said is "trying" to handle the migrant surge which has strained city resources and led to a crime wave.
42% : They're letting the caravans come unimpeded... something has to be done," Trump said.
39% : "Trump entertained the notion, citing thousands of migrants who have arrived from U.S. rival nations like Iran, China, Russia and Afghanistan.
39% : Trump told Hannity he believes migrants are being treated better by the government than U.S. veterans, saying many vets have been faced with lengthy waits for health care, while migrants get treated for "free."
35% : Trump also contrasted Texas' response under GOP Gov. Greg Abbott with the remaining border states which have Democratic governors.
33% : It's from 18 to 25 [or] 26 years old," Trump said, further claiming many migrants are coming from Yemen amid active tensions in the Red Sea, and that migrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are largely coming from that country's prisons.
26% : but it's just impossible," Trump said of Adams, who was recently rebuffed by his own Democratic supermajority city council after he signaled a willingness to slacken New York City's "sanctuary" policies and cooperate more with ICE.
10% : During his remarks at the border earlier Thursday, Trump accused Biden of liability for violent migrant crimes, saying "Crooked Joe has the blood of countless innocent victims [on his hands]."

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