Trump draws rebuke for 'animal' remark at immigration talk

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Trump draws rebuke for ‘animal’ remark at immigration talk

By JILL COLVIN
11 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — While railing against California for its so-called sanctuary immigration policies, President Donald Trump referred to some people who cross the border illegally as “animals” — drawing a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders for the harsh rhetoric.

Trump’s remark at meeting with local leaders was in response to a complaint about gang members.

“We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in -- and we’re stopping a lot of them,” Trump said during the immigration round table after a sheriff commented about gangs. “You wouldn’t believe how bad these people are. These aren’t people. These are animals.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., responded on Twitter to the president, saying, “When all of our great-great-grandparents came to America they weren’t ‘animals,’ and these people aren’t either.”

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[deminks]

1. This coupled with the orange one's plan to put immigrant children in army barracks

should leave not doubt where we are headed as a country.

[left-of-center2012]

2. My local CBS morning news mentioned his remark

They said it in such a casual way,
as if they were saying 'nothing to see here'.

Just another day in the life of America under President Trump.