Trump says attack in New Orleans proves he’s correct about criminals crossing U.S. border

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the deadly ​truck attack in New Orleans validated his warning about criminals entering the U.S. across the border.

“When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by Democrats and the Fake News Media, but it turned out to be true,” Mr. Trump said on social media.

A senior law enforcement official preliminarily identified Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, as the suspect who plowed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Orleans revelers early New Year’s Day. The law enforcement source said he was carrying an ISIS flag in the truck, and authorities have said he was dressed in military gear.