"We have to strengthen the border," Trump said in a phone interview with NBC News on the same day. "I said, 'No.
"We want people to come in," he said, meaning he would accept legal immigrants.
During his election campaign, he repeatedly pledged to deport illegal immigrants on the largest scale in the history of the United States.
In response to the cost issue, he said, "It's not a matter of cost," and cited the violent crimes of illegal immigrants. "We have no choice but to deport them on a mass scale," he said.
He mentioned that he had spoken with President Biden and Vice President Ha Ri Su, who was the Democratic presidential candidate, and said, "It was a very good conversation.
"I respected that," he said. He said he planned to have lunch with President Biden "sometime soon." He had met nearly 70 world leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, since the previous morning.
He said he had not yet spoken to Russian President Putin, but added, "We will talk."
2024/11/08 09:53 KST
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