WASHINGTON, D.C. November 30, 2025 – Boarding Air Force One en route to a post-Thanksgiving swing through the heartland, President Donald J. Trump doubled down on his administration’s hardline immigration crackdown, vowing an indefinite suspension of asylum claims from abroad. In a candid gaggle with reporters captured on video by the White House Rapid Response team, Trump declared the pause would last “a long time,” bluntly asserting that “many of them are NO GOOD and they should NOT be in our country.” The remarks, shared late Sunday evening via the official @RapidResponse47 X account, cap a whirlwind week of border rhetoric that has galvanized the MAGA base while igniting fresh legal salvos from immigrant rights groups.
The footage, a 68-second clip pulsing with over 90,000 views and 2,400 likes in hours, shows Trump—dapper in a navy suit and purple tie—pausing mid-stride on the tarmac, microphones thrust forward amid the whine of jet engines. Flanked by aides and the iconic blue-and-white Air Force One livery, he fielded a pointed question: “How long does your Administration plan to pause asylum?” His response was vintage Trump—unfiltered and emphatic: “A long time. We don’t want those people. We have enough problems… You know why we don’t want them? Because many of them are NO GOOD and they should NOT be in our country.” The exchange, echoing his Thanksgiving Oval Office broadsides on Somali inflows and Third World migration, underscores a policy pivot aimed at sealing U.S. borders against what Trump calls an “invasion” of economic burdens and security risks.
This comes hot on the heels of Friday’s executive purge nullifying 92% of Biden’s autopen-signed orders—including those greenlighting migrant surges—and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s base-side vigil for wounded Guardsman Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, still recovering from the D.C. attack that claimed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom’s life. White House sources confirm the asylum freeze, formalized via emergency proclamation, targets the southern border’s 2.5 million annual claims, redirecting resources to mass deportations slated to begin next week. “We’re talking real numbers here—millions who game the system, drain welfare, and spike crime in sanctuary cities,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN, tying the move to Beckstrom’s sacrifice: “No more American heroes paying the price for open-door lunacy.”
X lit up like a Mar-a-Lago fireworks show, with supporters hailing the unapologetic candor. @ConsvAF posted a meme of Trump as a border bouncer—”I voted for this”—racking up 20 likes, while @JonesOyl1776 shared a salute emoji cluster: “🤔🇺🇸🫡.” @GodandCountryy amplified with a red-white-and-blue graphic: “Permanently,” echoing @jammles9’s terse “Permanently.” Economic optimists piled on; @CubsWin1776 forecasted windfalls—”Hundreds of billions saved… housing prices will drop, food prices will drop”—as @KathyPowel95627 affirmed, “He’s 💯correct!” @legitbrittFLA gushed, “He is the greatest. Love him,” attaching a heart-eyed collage, and @peggy_gabour beamed, “Nice to see these healthy happy faces!” @destinationXIX drew UK parallels: “Just look at the uk. That is the right decision.” @William84831241 opted for visuals—a stark deportation graphic—while @B-L (Inc.) memed the fallout.
Critics, outnumbered but vocal, decried the language as dehumanizing. @peggy_gabour’s sunny take drew snark from progressives, with @Emilia__writes (from the autopen thread) retweeting: “This is the ‘America First’ they voted for—fear over compassion.” The ACLU fired off a preemptive lawsuit threat, calling the pause “a humanitarian catastrophe” that violates international treaties and strands families fleeing violence. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries labeled it “Trump’s Thanksgiving tantrum extended,” warning of labor shortages in agriculture and construction. Immigration scholars at the Cato Institute projected a 15% GDP hit if prolonged, though Trump allies like Heritage’s Kevin Roberts countered: “Finally, prioritizing citizens over chaos.”
As Trump touches down in Ohio for factory ribbon-cuttings and rally previews, the asylum edict signals the administration’s 2026 blueprint: reverse migration, welfare cliffs for noncitizens, and a “net asset” test for any future entries. With Black Friday sales cooling and Cyber Monday deals dominating headlines, this Air Force One aside reframes the holiday hangover as a border reckoning. “We’ve got enough problems,” Trump reiterated—problems, he implied, solved by walls, not welcomes.
