Trump to European leaders: Mass immigration crisis is ‘killing’ the continent

President Donald Trump arrived in Scotland on Friday and wasted little time on European leaders on mass immigration, warning that the disaster ‘kills’ the continent and calls it a ‘horrible invasion’.

Trump has fulfilled an vital marketing campaign blade by successfully closing the southern border with Mexico, whereas Europe and the UK are nonetheless struggling to get a grip on the disaster, as a result of dozens of boats stuffed with unlawful migrants circulate into the nation daily.

“With immigration you higher get your act collectively or you’ll not have Europe,” Trump informed reporters after touchdown on Prestwick Airport on Friday night.

President Donald Trump arrived in Scotland on Friday and wasted little time on European leaders on mass immigration, warning that the disaster ‘kills’ the continent and calls it a ‘horrible invasion’. State Secretary Van Scotland (R) and Warren Stephens, the American ambassador in the UK (C) are close by when he arrives at Glasgow Prestwick Airport on July 25, 2025, in Prestwick, Scotland. (Andrew Harnik/Getty pictures)

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“You need to get your act collectively and final month we had nobody who entered our nation. No person. Shut it. And we took out numerous dangerous individuals who got here to Biden.”

Biden repeatedly had just a few days when worry ranged from 8,000 to 10,000 migrants, with its highest single month of December 2023, when 249,785 Border Patrol -Vrees have been registered.

“Biden was a completely stiff. And what he allowed to occur,” Trump continued, reproduced his predecessor.

“However you enable it to occur to your nations and you must cease this horrible invasion that occurs to Europe.”

Migrants tightly packed on a small inflatable boat whereas making an attempt to cross the English canal close to the road of Dover, the world’s busiest transport. (Luke Dray/Getty pictures)

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“Many nations in Europe, some individuals, some leaders haven’t let it occur. And they do not get the precise creditworthiness. They may now name them, however I’m not going to embarrass the others. However cease this. Immigration kills Europe.”

The UK noticed a big improve in 2022 and 2023 when small boat transitions reached greater than 44,000 a yr, based on authorities figures.

Nearly 22,500 individuals have arrived within the UK to this point this yr after crossing the English channel, a rise of 57% on the identical level final yr.

The web migration to the UK was 431,000 final yr, a lower of just about 50% in comparison with 2023.

Hungary and Poles are two of essentially the most outstanding European nations that take hardline positions in opposition to immigration, particularly irregular migration and asylum seekers. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is an ally of Trump.

Trump is in the UK for a 5 -day journey the place he’ll verify in along with his golf resorts in Turnberry and Aberdeen, in addition to with British Prime Minister Kier Starmer and head of the Scottish authorities, Prime Minister John Swinney.

The president is anticipated to debate the final commerce settlement of the US UK, a deal that final month referred to as the “financial welfare deal” that agreed to defeat charges. The UK is among the few nations with which the US has has advanced his trade agreements Underneath comparatively pleasant situations.

A small boat enters the English canal after selecting up migrants at dawn on July 2 in Gravelines, France. (Dan Kitwood/Getty pictures)

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“I really like your prime minister. He’s extra liberal than me, as you most likely heard. However he is an effective man, he has made a commerce settlement,” Trump mentioned reporters. “And so they have been engaged on this deal for 12 years. He has carried out it. It is a whole lot. It is a whole lot for the UK”

Trump added that he would meet Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Fee about concluding a commerce settlement with Europe.

“We meet the European Union. And that may truly be the most important deal of all of them if we make it,” mentioned Trump.

Caitlin McFall from Fox Information has contributed to this report.