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RSS FeedsFacing broad backlash for separating children, Trump digs in - and lies
(The Star Environment)

 
 

19 june 2018 04:34:14

 
Facing broad backlash for separating children, Trump digs in - and lies
(The Star Environment)
 


WASHINGTON—Donald Trump is facing one of the most severe political crises of his presidency over his decision to separate children from their parents after they have unlawfully crossed the southern border.Concerned about his voter base above all others, Trump has always believed that a hard line on Latino immigration is a political winner even when his opponents are accusing him of cruelty and racism. But this stand has triggered a far broader outcry than usual, drawing emotional condemnation from people who have supported or stayed silent about his other provocative moves.Former first lady Laura Bush, who almost never expresses public opinions, wrote an essay in the Washington Post calling the separations “immoral” and heartbreaking. Talk host Ellen DeGeneres, whose online presence is largely apolitical, wrote on Twitter: “I don’t care what your politics are, we can’t be a country that separates children from their parents.”By Monday afternoon, Republican members of Congress worried about campaign damage were using words like “heartless” and “inhumane.” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, normally a hardliner on immigration, announced “emergency legislation” to kill the practice.Trump was unwavering. He was simultaneously pretending that he had nothing to do with the practice at all.Anti-immigration officials like Attorney General Jeff Sessions have proudly touted the separation policy. Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen have chosen to both preserve it and lie about it — falsely claiming again Monday that they are merely enforcing the law, though no such law exists, and are helpless to stop unless Congress passes new legislation, though Trump could end it at any time.Read more: Secret audio reveals the cries of children separated from their parents by U.S. border agents Hundreds of children wait in large metal cages with foil blankets at Texas Border Patrol facilityFirst la ...


 
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