India, Jan. 1 -- US President-elect Donald Trump denounced the Wednesday's deadly truck attack on a crowd of revelers in New Orleans as a "pure act of evil" and linked it to illegal immigration -- the issue that took central stage in the 2024 election.

"When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in the country... it turned out to be true," Trump wrote on Truth Social. However, police have not revealed the citizenship or identity of the suspect.

The crime rate in the country, according to Trump, "is at a level that nobody has ever seen." "Our hearts are with all of the innocent victims and their loved ones, including the brave officers of the New Orleans Police Department," he added while extending ...