Remarks by President Trump on the National Security and Humanitarian Crisis on our Southern Border | Eastern North Carolina Now

    I've seen out at Secret Service, where they showed me the dogs, certain types of German Shepherd - very specific types of dog. But what they do is they'll run by 15 boxes, all empty except one. And they'll be very, very strongly sealed boxes. And they'll coming running full speed and stop like on a dime. They know the drugs are in that box. It's the most incredible thing.

    So, we're spending hundreds of millions of dollars on equipment, but I will say this: It's not as good as the dogs. (Laughter.) But, as you know, we're getting you - so you're going to have the best equipment, but we're getting a lot of dogs for the various entry points also.

    So with that, I just want to thank everybody for being here. In particular, I want to thank you, folks, because you have been - and please say "hello" to all of your friends that have been with us, really, from day one. What you've gone through is unthinkable, and I appreciate it.

    And you're strong people. You're strong and you're proud. And your kids are, you know, looking down on you right now and they're - they're very proud of their moms and their dads. You know that, right? They're very proud. (Applause.) Thank you very much.

    And, again, to those Republican senators that did what they had to do yesterday, I want to thank them. They're very special friends and very special people. And they want to see borders that are strong, where we don't allow drugs and crime and all of the problems coming into our country.


    Thank you all very much. Thank you.

    Q Do you see, today, white nationalism as a rising threat around the world?

    THE PRESIDENT: I don't really. I think it's a small group of people that have very, very serious problems. I guess if you look at what happened in New Zealand, perhaps that's the case. I don't know enough about it yet. They're just learning about the person and the people involved. But it's certainly a terrible thing. Terrible thing.

    Yes?

    Q Mr. President, some of the Republicans who voted for this resolution say they support border security but oppose executive overreach. Do you have sympathy for their position?

    THE PRESIDENT: I do. Look, they were doing what they have to do. And I'm - look, I did - I put no pressure on anybody. I actually said - I could've gotten some of them to come along. I said, "I want you to vote your heart. Do what you want to do." I'm not putting any pressure. I'll let them know when there's pressure. Okay? And I told them that.

    I said, "When I need your vote, I'm going to let you know." I didn't need the vote because we all knew it was going to be a veto, and they're not going to be able to override. It's going to go very quickly.

    And we have a great - as your Attorney General just said, the case is a very strong case, a very powerful case. It was - I think, actually, a national emergency was designed for a specific purpose like this. So we have a great - we have a great case, and I think it's going very -

    I mean, ideally, they shouldn't even sue in this case, if you want to know the truth. They shouldn't be suing on this case, but they will because they always do.

    We want border security, we want safety, we want no drugs, we want no human trafficking. Okay?

    Q And on - just one follow-up on New Zealand. The killer in this tragic incident wrote a manifesto apparently. Did you see that? Apparently, he mentioned your name.

    THE PRESIDENT: I did not see it. I did not see it. But I think it's a horrible event. It's a horrible thing. I saw it early in the morning when I looked at what was happening in New Zealand. I just spoke, as you know, to the Prime Minister. I think it's a horrible, disgraceful thing and a horrible act.

    Okay? Thank you all very much. (Applause.)

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