Donald Trump is apparently still finding ways to blame Democrats for just about everything — and his latest early-morning social media meltdown involves migrant caravans. But there’s one rather obvious problem: Trump is still the president. His administration remains in charge of the country’s border and immigration policies. So when he starts raging about migrants heading toward the United States, the obvious question is: Who exactly does he think is running the country?
In an early-morning Truth Social tirade Thursday, Trump complained that “huge CARAVANS are forming and beginning their illegal march through Mexico” toward the United States, then threatened to immediately double tariffs on Mexican goods unless Mexico stopped them.
But rather than explain what his own administration was doing about the reported caravan, Trump appeared more interested in blaming Democrats — even suggesting that the movement of migrants was somehow connected to their sweeping midterm victory.
The president offered no evidence to support that claim.
“Many of the people in these Caravans are those that various countries don’t want — ‘Send them to America,’ they say — But they will not be accepted!” Trump wrote.
“MEXICO MUST STOP THEM, NOW, and if they do not do so, the Tariffs on Mexico will be IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED,” he added.
He also claimed that Mexico, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, federal Border Patrol officials and ICE had been informed of his demand.
Trump’s latest outburst appears to have been prompted by something he was watching on television.
Fox News’ Fox & Friends featured segments about the migrant caravan throughout its Thursday morning broadcast, repeatedly highlighting reports of migrants traveling north through Mexico. The caravan reportedly includes people from El Salvador and Honduras hoping to seek asylum in the United States.
Apparently, the president saw the coverage and decided it was time for another tariff threat.
The post was part of a broader early-morning social media spree in which Trump also attacked Democrats over alleged corruption, bragged about donating his presidential salary and defended his record just days after Republicans suffered a major midterm defeat.
At 5:50 a.m., he declared that Democrats were trying to distract from what he called “MASSIVE BLUE STATE CORRUPTION.”
“THE DEMOCRATS ARE CORRUPT AND EVIL, and I am the exact opposite,” he wrote.
Trump also claimed he was the only president to donate his salary. That’s simply not true. Former presidents Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy also donated their presidential salaries.
But the biggest irony in Trump’s latest rant is that he’s talking about the border as though he’s just another frustrated observer watching the news.
He’s not.
Trump is the sitting president. His administration controls federal immigration enforcement, oversees Border Patrol and ICE, and is responsible for carrying out the country’s border policies. If a migrant caravan is approaching the United States and poses a concern, his administration has the authority and responsibility to respond.
Yet instead of explaining what his government is doing, Trump is threatening Mexico with higher tariffs and dragging Democrats into the argument.
