Standing before a backdrop of signs about deporting illegal immigrants and ending migrant crime, Trump was flanked by Border Patrol officials and Alexis Nungaray, whose 12-year-old daughter Jocelyn was killed allegedly by two members of a Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua.

The former president sat down with podcaster Joe Rogan and bashed his previous officials, calling them "disloyal."

Trump has made masculinity a central theme of his campaign, appearing on podcasts targeting young male voters and tapping surrogates who sometimes use crude language.