In the aftermath of the recent terror attack in New Orleans and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion near his Las Vegas hotel, President-elect Donald Trump has taken to his Truth Social platform to express his vehement criticism of the United States.
Describing the country as a "disaster" and a global "laughing stock," Trump's comments reflect his dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs.
According to The New York Post, Trump's scathing critique came just hours after authorities announced they were investigating the two New Year's Day incidents as potential acts of terror. "Our country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the world," the 78-year-old stated on his social media platform. He further lambasted the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Democrat state and local prosecutors for their perceived incompetence and corruption.
In his post, Trump accused these entities of focusing their efforts on "unlawfully attacking their political opponent, ME," rather than safeguarding Americans from the "violent SCUM that has infiltrated all aspects of our government, and our Nation itself." His critique did not directly reference the two recent incidents, but he attributed the nation's current predicament to "ineffective and virtually nonexistent leadership."
"The USA is breaking down a violent erosion of Safety, National Security, and Democracy is taking place all across our Nation," Trump declared. His comments came in the wake of the deadly attack in New Orleans, where Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US Army veteran carrying an ISIS flag, drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers, resulting in 15 deaths and dozens of injuries.
The FBI has since announced that it is treating the massacre as a terrorist act and believes that Jabbar did not act alone. In addition, authorities are investigating the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel as a potential act of terror. The explosion, which resulted from fireworks mortars and camp fuel canisters found in the back of the truck, killed the driver and injured seven others.
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