Trump says US is a laughing stock after deadly New Orleans terror attack, Tesla Cybertruck explosion
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday ripped the US as a “disaster” and global “laughing stock” in the wake the deadly New Orleans terror attack and Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside his Las Vegas hotel.In a fiery social media post, Trump blasted the country’s “weak” leadership for failing to protect Americans from “violent scum” — just hours after authorities revealed they were probing the two New Year’s Day incidents as terror-related.
“Our country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the world,” the 78-year-old raged on his Truth Social platform.“The DOJ, FBI, and Democrat state and local prosecutors have not done their job,” he continued.“They are incompetent and corrupt, having spent all of their waking hours unlawfully attacking their political opponent, ME, rather than focusing on protecting Americans from the outside and inside violent SCUM that has infiltrated all aspects of our government, and our Nation itself.”Trump, who stopped short of mentioning the two deadly incidents directly, went on to blame “ineffective and virtually nonexistent leadership” for the current state of the country.
“The USA is breaking down – a violent erosion of Safety, National Security, and Democracy is taking place all across our Nation,” he said.His rant came hours after Shamsud Din Jabbar, an ISIS flag-carrying US Army veteran, mowed down New Orleans revelers with a pickup truck in a deadly attack — killing 15 and injuring dozens.
The FBI has said it is probing the deadly massacre as a terrorist act and that investigators don’t believe he acted alone.Meanwhile, authorities are also investigating the Tesla Cybertruck explosion that occurred outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel on Wednesday as a possible act of terror.Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the futuristic-looking pickup truck after it exploded — killing the driver and leaving seven with minor injuries.
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