Former US President Donald Trump said during an interview that Chinese migrants illegally entering the United States along the US southern border could potentially be building an army inside the country.

"No, they’re probably building an army," Trump said on Thursday during an interview with conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt. "They’re probably building an army from within...because they’re very healthy young men for the most part."

Media reported that there have been more than 30,000 Chinese migrants who have been encountered on the US southern border under President Joe Biden.

There have been three consecutive records for yearly illegal border crossings on the US southern border since Biden came into the White House in January 2021.

(With UNI inputs)