5 highlights from Trump's X interview with Elon Musk

By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Crime crisis

While Trump joked that illegal immigration saved his life because of the chart he turned to look at in Butler, he also spoke about the dangers posed by the unrestrained surge of illegal immigration during the Biden-Harris administration.

Trump painted a grim view of Biden's presidency, claiming that "nobody's better off now" than they were four years ago amid what he claimed were rising crime and inflation.

"Now [people] really feel unsafe, because you have a new form of crime. It's called 'migrant crime.' I call it Biden migrant crime,' maybe I'll call it 'Kamala migrant crime.'"

According to the 2024 mid-year crime trend report released by the Council on Criminal Justice last month, most reported violent crimes in U.S. cities have decreased to pre-pandemic levels.

Musk noted how his mother lives in New York City and that three of her friends were assaulted in separate incidents while walking in the streets.

"They don't even bother reporting it, because they know people aren't going to get prosecuted," Musk said. "They just let violent criminals out in New York."

"The only one that gets prosecuted is Donald Trump," Trump interjected, later adding that the allegedly political persecution against him is setting a dangerous precedent.

"You know, we have a phrase, 'Make America Great Again.' It's pretty simple, but it really says that we want to make America great again," Trump said. "And we can do it, we can do it now. But if we were going to suffer another four years like we suffered for the last four years, I'm not sure the country can ever come back. That's how bad it is."

"I think that's a very real risk," Musk replied.