Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Immigration topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
President says administration has "the strongest border in American history" and cites 25 million crossings under prior term
Summary
In opening remarks at Camp David, the president repeated an assertion that 25 million people came through the border under the prior administration and said the current administration achieved "the strongest border in American history," claiming zero illegal southern-border crossings for the last 15 months in reports he cited.
The president used the cabinet meeting to present a sweeping view of border policy outcomes, saying the prior period saw "25,000,000 people came through in 4 years" and asserting that the current administration has achieved "the strongest border in American history." He reiterated that a recent report showed "no people coming in through our southern border" for the prior 15 months.
"So think of that 0, a big beautiful 0," the president said in the session. The transcript records the claim but does not include the specific report or data source the president cited. Reporters and researchers should seek the underlying Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection statistics to verify these figures and the time windows referenced.
The president also framed border improvements as a central pillar of his argument that the country is "safer and stronger" than before; the meeting transcript does not show a vote or new policy action tied to the claims.
