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In the midst of the turmoil surrounding a possible impeachment, Donald Trump has attested to success in immigration policy on the border with Mexico.
At his first public appearance after the storming of the Capitol in Washington, the elected US president declared in the city of Alamo that he had put an end to the "immigration chaos".
He did not mention the US government's removal of children from migrant families and the problems it created.
Looking at the border wall - a key promise Trump made during the 2016 election campaign - he said it was crucial for the security of the border.
It was expected in advance that Trump would make positive reference to his administration's immigration policy in his speech in the US state of Texas.
Before giving his address, he signed a plaque for the second time on the border wall between the United States and Mexico.
Most of the construction of the wall that arose under his government replaces smaller barriers that already existed.
The new wall is harder to get around.
Alamo is named after the place where a small group of Texan independence fighters fought off Mexican forces during a 13-day siege in the 19th century.
Most were killed in the confrontation.
Trump spends the last days of his term in office in isolation.
His visit to Texas is seen as a symbol of his defiance.
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President-elect Joe Biden has announced that he will stop the building of the wall.
He will take executive measures to reverse restrictions on legal immigration and asylum seekers that Trump has imposed.
The Democrat has indicated that it could be six months before his administration had the funding and infrastructure to ease Trump-era restrictions.
Trump defended his speech before his supporters stormed the Capitol as "absolutely appropriate".
At the same time, he warned that the impeachment proceedings that threatened him caused "huge anger".
The impeachment promoted by the Democrats was "absolutely ridiculous" and a "witch hunt".
"It's a terrible thing what they're doing," said Trump.
At the same time he emphasized after the storm on the Capitol in Washington last week: “We do not want violence.
Never violence. "
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