Former US President Donald Trump has slammed the US & Mexico border during a trip to Texas with fellow Republicans.

Trump says the US is a “sick” country in many ways, and believes “if you don’t have a strong border, you don’t have a country”.

The former president also took a swing at Vice President Kamala Harris who recently visited El Paso in Texas.

He said “we’re going over to the border right now… but we’re going to the real part of the border where there are real problems, not a part where you look around and don’t see anybody,”

Harris visited El Paso to assess the ongoing border situation, meeting with border agents and viewing a border crossing facility.

Trump is touring Texas with several individuals who previously formed part of his administration – including senior aide Stephen Miller and former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf.

Texas officials announced new data relating to the increased border crossings, with the aim of the trip to highlight the differences between Trump and Biden’s border policies

Recently, conservatives have blamed the Biden administration for a surge in immigrants at the border this year.

During the trip, Trump asked whether Biden really wants open borders, or whether is he incompetent.