President Donald Trump on Monday made an outrageous claim about how to spot immigrants likely to cause “trouble” once inside the United States.
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And it’s all about how they look.
During his comments in the Rose Garden, Trump attacked President Joe Biden for the migrants who entered the country during his administration.
“They came in through an open border,” Trump said. “They came in through prisons, mental institutions, drug dealers. You have no idea the drug dealers that came in under Biden. Open border. Nobody checked. They just walk in.”
Then he claimed there’s a way to sort good from bad based on looks alone.
“And you could look at some of them, you could say, ‘This is trouble,’” he said. “And they’d walk into our country.”
Since returning to office last year, Trump has stepped up deportations and restricted the number of immigrants allowed into the country. Mother Jones reported last month that for the previous six months, the Trump administration has only accepted white migrants ― and most of them are white South Africans.
Given that track record, critics said Trump’s claim about how to spot “trouble” comes down to one factor: skin color.
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In response, critics lashed out on X:
When I see someone wearing erratically applied orange makeup, I always say “this is trouble” https://t.co/G5I1X2UnlV
— George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway3d) July 6, 2026
When he says he can tell if immigrants are bad “based on how they look,” he means if they’re not white. That’s it. It really is that simple. White person from South Africa=good. White person from Norway=good. Black person from Gambia=bad. Racist to the core. https://t.co/jkgy3pTtkF
— Geoff (@GeoffBrown82) July 6, 2026
The astounding level of racism he’s casually bragging about will get little attention. It should get lots of attention. https://t.co/JE1yyo3GKf
— Jeff Timmer (@jefftimmer) July 6, 2026
Reminder: Under the Trump administration, nearly every single admitted refugee has been a white South African. https://t.co/NvAkXUdMoD
— Homeland Dems (@HomelandDems) July 6, 2026
This is the definition of racism. He’s a stupid racist https://t.co/ruasyzFQ8F
— Ellen Dumm (@TheEllenDumm) July 6, 2026
How long until he starts saying the N word? https://t.co/XQWIxh7MRC
— C-Bo the Eggman (@CBoTheEggman) July 6, 2026
I’ll decode this one.
Trump: I’m racist. https://t.co/D6Dztf1OVD
— Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) July 6, 2026
How does anyone defend this man https://t.co/LUynHUm53a
— Jared Shult (@jared_shult) July 6, 2026
In other words”…if they’re not white…” https://t.co/rtXKy7Y5OA
— Sam Eaton (@SamKeaton4) July 6, 2026
“Why do you guys make everything about race”
Said so seriously as if this isn’t happening. https://t.co/JOJbwSwHmG
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— 🪷Ambiguous Brown Emotional Support Canadian 🪷 (@GammaReigh) July 6, 2026
His own wife is an immigrant. https://t.co/LQ1WbWlZqo
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) July 6, 2026
Do we even have to say it. https://t.co/5b6WPYBcDj pic.twitter.com/DUNi3k8nTg
— 🏳️🌈💛⚖️ PETTY RUBBLE SAYS GOOGLE PROJECT2025 (@HillaryzMyHmgrl) July 6, 2026
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