Bit of an exaggeration but it is hard to call the man a liar:

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump told residents of East Palestine on Wednesday that “We’re like a third-world nation” with Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary.

“We’re like a third-world nation, and this is an example of it, the breakdown. Our whole country is breaking down,” Trump said while hanging out with residents of East Palestine in a McDonald’s on Wednesday.

Exclusive — Trump: ‘We’re Like a Third-World Nation’ with Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary

^{Alana Mastrangelo (Breitbart)}