Former United States President Donald Trump claimed at a GOP event in Iowa that the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2020 was "the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country" and that it provided Russian President Vladimir Putin with an incentive to invade Ukraine "when he saw the incompetence of our military and our leadership."
Trump said he created "the strongest border in US history" as well as "the greatest economy in the history of the world" during his time in office. He also said that he "fully rebuilt the US military, created the Space Force, defeated ISIS and was the first president in decades who didn't start a war." He repeated his allegation that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged" and insisted the 2024 election is "our last shot to save America."