President-elect Donald Trump said during an interview that he is going to deport as many illegal aliens as possible, starting with criminals, the moment he takes office next month. Trump made the remarks during a Sunday interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker on “Meet The Press.” “I think you have to do it,” Trump said when asked if his plan was to deport everyone who is in the U.S. illegally over the next four years. “It’s a very tough thing to do.” “You have to have, you know, you have rules, regulations, laws,” he said. “They came in illegally. You know, the people that have been treated very unfairly are the people that have been on line for ten years to come into the country. And we’re going to make it very easy for people to come in, in terms of they have to pass the test.” Trump said that anyone who was a criminal will never be allowed to come to the U.S. legally under his watch. “We have to get the criminals out of our country,” he said. “We have to get people that were taken out of mental institutions and put them back into their mental institution no matter what country it is.” “Number one, we’re doing criminals and we’re going to do them really rapidly,” he said. “We’re getting the worst gang probably with MS-13, and the Venezuelan gangs are the worst in the world. They’re vicious, violent people. And you’ve seen what they’ve done in Colorado and other places. They’re taking over, they’re literally taking over apartment complexes and doing it with impunity.” CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE When confronted with the logistical challenges of deporting that many people, Trump said that he had “no choice” but to do it. “First of all, they’re costing us a fortune,” he said. “But we’re starting with the criminals and we’ve got to do it. And then we’re starting with others and we’re going to see how it goes.” “Is it your plan to deport everyone who is here illegally over the next four years?” President-elect Trump: “I think you have to do it. It’s a very tough thing to do. But you have rules, regulations, laws — they came in illegally. The people who have been treated very unfairly… pic.twitter.com/THUzmNkRDR — Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) December 8, 2024