Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks at the border with Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nogales, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)
"Look, look, she was in charge of the border. The border’s closed. I mean, everybody gives me A+ on the border. The border was a disaster. People were pouring into our country," Trump said, according to the NBC transcript.
When Llamas pressed the president on the issue of enforcement, Trump doubled down on his confidence in his administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.
"They don’t even try and come up now... We have very good — you just — you just asked me a — Kristi. We have the best crime numbers that we’ve had in 125 years. I think she’s doing a very good job. Again, public relations. She’s not getting credit for the job that she does," Trump is quoted as saying in the transcript.
President Donald Trump mocked former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama with new plaques on the "Presidential Walk of Fame." ( Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Trump, who has not shied away from insulting his opponents, has repeatedly made clear his disdain for Obama and Biden, even going so far as to put it in writing on the new White House "Presidential Walk of Fame."
The walk of fame, which was unveiled in September 2025, features photos of presidents along with plaques featuring facts about America's past leaders. For Biden, rather than using a photo of the 46th president, the Trump administration used a picture of the autopen, a device that was used during his administration to sign important orders, including pardons.
Both Biden and Obama's "Walk of Fame" plaques feature digs at their presidencies. Biden's plaques include the nicknames Trump gave him, including "Sleepy Joe Biden" and "Crooked." Meanwhile, Obama's plaques refer to him as "one of the most divisive political figures in American History."
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