President Donald Trump on Monday made an outrageous claim about how to spot immigrants likely to cause “trouble” once inside the United States.

And it’s all about how they look.

During his comments in the Rose Garden, Trump attacked President Joe Biden for the migrants that entered the country during his administration.

“They came in through an open border,” Trump said. “They came in through prisons, mental institutions, drug dealers. You have no idea the drug dealers that came in under Biden. Open border. Nobody checked. They just walk in.”

Then, he claimed there’s a way to sort good from bad based on looks alone.

“And you could look at some of them, you could say, ‘This is trouble,’” he said. “And they’d walk into our country.”

Since returning to office last year, Trump has stepped up deportations and restricting the number of immigrants allowed into the country. Mother Jones reported last month that for the previous six months, the Trump administration has only accepted white migrants ― and most of them are white South Africans.

Given that track record, critics said Trump’s claim about how to spot “trouble” comes down to one factor: skin color.

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When I see someone wearing erratically applied orange makeup, I always say “this is trouble” https://t.co/G5I1X2UnlV

When he says he can tell if immigrants are bad "based on how they look," he means if they're not white. That's it. It really is that simple. White person from South Africa=good. White person from Norway=good. Black person from Gambia=bad. Racist to the core. https://t.co/jkgy3pTtkF

The astounding level of racism he's casually bragging about will get little attention. It should get lots of attention. https://t.co/JE1yyo3GKf

Reminder: Under the Trump administration, nearly every single admitted refugee has been a white South African. https://t.co/NvAkXUdMoD

This is the definition of racism. He's a stupid racist https://t.co/ruasyzFQ8F

How long until he starts saying the N word? https://t.co/XQWIxh7MRC

I’ll decode this one.Trump: I’m racist. https://t.co/D6Dztf1OVD

How does anyone defend this man https://t.co/LUynHUm53a

In other words”…if they’re not white…” https://t.co/rtXKy7Y5OA

"Why do you guys make everything about race" Said so seriously as if this isn't happening. https://t.co/JOJbwSwHmG

His own wife is an immigrant. https://t.co/LQ1WbWlZqo

Do we even have to say it. https://t.co/5b6WPYBcDj pic.twitter.com/DUNi3k8nTg

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