UPDATE: Ahmad Khan Rahami, wanted in NYC, Seaside bombings arrested

TRENTON -- In the wake of the explosions in New Jersey and New York this weekend, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump warned Monday the U.S. may see more terrorist strikes because "our country's been weak."

Trump also suggested that America should conduct more profiling to root out possible terrorists from Islamic countries.

Speaking via phone to Fox News, Trump was asked his reaction to the bombing that injured 29 people in his native New York City on Saturday.

"It's a mess," the real estate mogul and former Atlantic City casino tycoon said on "Fox & Friends." "It's a shame. And we're gonna have to be very tough. I think maybe we're going to be seeing a big change over the last couple of days. I think this is something that maybe we'll get, you know, will happen, perhaps, all over the country."

"More terrorist strikes?" a "Fox & Friends" host asked Trump.

"Yeah, because we've been weak," he responded. "Our country's been weak. We're letting people in by the thousands and the tens of thousands. I've been saying we've got to stop it."

.@realDonaldTrump: We might see more terror strikes around the country; our leaders are "stupid" pic.twitter.com/l1ilg5URPL — FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) September 19, 2016

An explosion also went off before a 5K race in Seaside Park on Saturday and another occurred near an Elizabeth train station early Monday.

Authorities are seeking Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan with an address in Elizabeth, in connection with the New York and Seaside Park bombings. Officials have not said the Elizabeth bombing was linked to the others.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday it's looking increasingly more likely that the blasts were acts of terrorism with foreign connections.

Trump's comments Monday fall in line with the aggressive stance he's taken throughout his campaign on the fight against terror.

Once again, Trump called out President Obama on Monday for allowing thousands of Syrian refugees to take shelter in the U.S. and criticized his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, for vowing to allow thousands more.

Trump said the refugees "can't be properly vetted" and thus could pose a threat.

"Thousands of people are pouring into our country," he said. "We have no idea what we're doing. Our leaders are -- I don't even say 'weak' -- I say 'stupid.'"

.@realDonaldTrump: There are many foreign connections; people making US unsafe because we're not allowed to profile pic.twitter.com/t3lkTPSJ0M — FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) September 19, 2016

Trump also lamented that "we don't want to do any profiling."

"If somebody looks like he's got a massive bomb on his back, we won't go up to that person," he said. "If he looks like he comes from that part of the world, we're not allowed to profile. Give me a break."

.@realDonaldTrump: There are many foreign connections; people making US unsafe because we're not allowed to profile pic.twitter.com/t3lkTPSJ0M — FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) September 19, 2016

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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