Trump Celebrates 78th Birthday, Criticizes Biden
Former President Donald Trump celebrated his 78th birthday in a packed Palm Beach Convention Center filled with supporters — including Republican Sen. Marco Rubio — while he continued his familiar attack lines on President Biden regarding immigration and foreign policy.
"Under my leadership, we had no wars," Trump declared. "Instead of a globalist warmonger in the White House, you had a peacemaker at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue."
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee seized on the arrests this week of eight Tajik nationals accused of having links to ISIS. Prior to their arrests, the men had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without proper documents and were given notices to appear in immigration court, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official.
"Our country has never been in danger like it's in danger right now. Just this week, ISIS arrested not one, not two, but eight suspected terrorists at the highest level of terrorism," Trump said.
The birthday bash was hosted by Club 47, a Palm Beach-based Trump fan club. Tickets to the celebration — which were priced between $25 and $60 — sold out several days prior.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee seized on the arrests this week of eight Tajik nationals accused of having links to ISIS. Prior to their arrests, the men had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without proper documents and were given notices to appear in immigration court, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official.
Public opinion polls show Americans are more worried about the advanced age of Biden, who is 81. But at 78, Trump is just three-and-a-half years younger and he would be the oldest person ever to be inaugurated if he wins a second term.
Trump and Biden are neck-and-neck in national opinion polls, with Trump ahead in several of the battleground states that could decide November's contest.
