Donald Trump says U.S. ‘like a third world country’ in video from NYE party

Donald Trump claimed America is “like a 3rd world nation” throughout his New Yr’s Eve celebration at Mar-a-Lago, the previous president’s non-public members membership.

Addressing a whole bunch of attendees, Trump stated: “We’re watching a struggle waging, we’re watching nuclear weapons talked about on a regular basis, we’re watching inflation going by way of the roof. All of this stuff that we’re watching and so pointless, and so unhappy to see. Now we’ve airports the place folks cannot fly.”

Trump gave the impression to be referring to the affect of winter storm Elliott and issues at Southwest Airways, which led to greater than 15,000 flights being cancelled between December 22 and 25.

The main Republican continued: “It is unhappy when folks cannot come from New York to Florida, we’re like a 3rd world nation.”

As he arrived Trump took a variety of questions from journalists, although he pointedly declined to reply one reporter who requested whether or not Florida Governor Ron DeSantis “ought to be investigating the Covid vaccines that your administration helped develop.”

DeSantis, who has emerged as the principle risk to Trump’s hope of being the Republican candidate on the 2024 presidential election, has requested a grand jury to analyze “any and all wrongdoing” involving coronavirus vaccines and their use in Florida.

Nonetheless, movies have resurfaced of DeSantis endorsing the vaccines in Might 2021, when he stated: “My message is the vaccines defend you. Get vaccinated after which reside your life as if you happen to’re protected.”

Trump additionally criticized the FBI, who raided Mar-a-Lago on August 8 as a part of an investigation into the dealing with of official paperwork, together with potential breaches of the Espionage Act.

Chatting with a reporter he stated: “I feel it is a shame what’s occurring with the FBI and with the weaponization of justice. There’s by no means been something like this and it’s disgraceful.”

Plenty of movies from the celebration have emerged on social media, together with one displaying Donald and Melania Trump’s entrance to the sound of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.”

One other clip, apparently recorded by Rudy Giuliani, exhibits the previous New York mayor addressing the digital camera, although he’s largely drowned out by the track Footloose.

The video was reposted on Twitter by Ron Filipkowski, a former legal professional with over 610,000 followers.

PatriotTakes, a Twitter account which describes itself as devoted to “exposing proper wing extremism,” posted an 18 second clip displaying two ladies dancing on the celebration in entrance of a swimming pool, as dozens of different friends look on.

Trump additionally posted a New Yr’s message on his Fact Social web site, the place he took a swipe at Elaine Chao, the Taiwan born spouse of Republican Senate chief Mitch McConnell.

The previous president wrote: “HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the Radical Left Democrats, Marxist Lunatics, China loving Coco Chow and her Obedient Husband, Mitch, and Clueless RINOS, who’re working so exhausting to DESTROY our as soon as nice Nation.”

RINOS, or ‘Republicans in title solely,’ is a time period Trump supporters use to explain GOP politicians they view as insufficiently conservative.

Trump continued: “Extra importantly, HAPPY NEW YEAR to the Unimaginable, Courageous, and Sturdy American Patriots who Constructed, Love, and Cherish America. The REAL leaders of our Nation will at all times stay FAITHFUL and LOYAL to you. The USA shall be again, Larger & Higher & Stronger than ever earlier than. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!”

Newsweek has contacted a consultant for Donald Trump for remark.