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Hasan's post referenced a video interview that Trump did with Raheem Kassam, the editor in chief of The National Pulse and the former director of Breitbart News London.
The National Pulse is an independent publisher that, among other offers, promotes "Insider" and "Insider Plus" content from former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.
The Trump interview was posted on Sept. 27, 2023. It was made available in full on Facebook, X, YouTube and thenationalpulse.com.
The portion of Trump's remarks relevant to Hasan's post begin at the 1:05 mark in the video interview.
We transcribed Trump's answer below. The part referenced in Hasan's post has been bolded:
KASSAM: You've been giving some huge speeches to some huge crowds, but I noticed specifically the focus on immigration. And I wonder if... it brought to my mind the thing from your inauguration speech where you talked about "American carnage," right?
TRUMP: Right, yes.
KASSAM: And I wonder, you know, between the crime, especially in the cities, immigration, the border, what's going on overseas at the moment, did you ever think you would see this level of "American carnage"?
TRUMP: No, nobody has ever seen anything like this. And I think we could say worldwide. I think you could go to the... you could go to a banana republic and pick the worst one, and you're not going to see what we're witnessing now. No control whatsoever. Nobody has any idea where these people are coming from, and we know they come from prisons. We know they come from mental institutions [and] insane asylums. We know they're terrorists. Nobody has ever seen anything like we're witnessing right now. It is a very sad thing for our country. It's poisoning the blood of our country.
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