Political Junky
Gold Member
- May 27, 2009
- 25,793
- 3,990
They're getting squeamish now.
Trump administration scrambles as outrage grows over border separations
Homeland security secretary claims administration is simply enforcing the law as photos and audio of children fuel anger
The Trump administration struggled on Monday to defend its policy of separating parents from their sons and daughters at the southern US border amid growing national outrage and the release of a shocking recording of sobbing children.
As the White House scrambled to respond to the deepening political crisis, the homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, flew from New Orleans to Washington to face a barrage of questions from reporters, even as Democratsdemanded her resignation and the outcry reached a critical mass.
Nielsen claimed that America was a country of “compassion” and “heart” but was unable to square the circle regarding whether the separations were a vindication of the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy towards illegal immigration or an unintended consequence of a law made by the US Congress.
<more>
Trump administration scrambles as outrage grows over border separations
Homeland security secretary claims administration is simply enforcing the law as photos and audio of children fuel anger
The Trump administration struggled on Monday to defend its policy of separating parents from their sons and daughters at the southern US border amid growing national outrage and the release of a shocking recording of sobbing children.
As the White House scrambled to respond to the deepening political crisis, the homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, flew from New Orleans to Washington to face a barrage of questions from reporters, even as Democratsdemanded her resignation and the outcry reached a critical mass.
Nielsen claimed that America was a country of “compassion” and “heart” but was unable to square the circle regarding whether the separations were a vindication of the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy towards illegal immigration or an unintended consequence of a law made by the US Congress.
<more>