Trump tweeted out this morning that Mexico needs to deport these “flag waving migrants”, saying that they are not coming across the border into the U.S.A.
He then threatened to close the border permanently if need be:
Mexico should move the flag waving Migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries. Do it by plane, do it by bus, do it anyway you want, but they are NOT coming into the U.S.A. We will close the Border permanently if need be. Congress, fund the WALL!
Mexico should move the flag waving Migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries. Do it by plane, do it by bus, do it anyway you want, but they are NOT coming into the U.S.A. We will close the Border permanently if need be. Congress, fund the WALL!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 26, 2018
We reported yesterday that Mexico did say it would be deporting 500 migrants who tried to breach the border.
In related news, Trump also called out 60 Minutes for their double standard over the child separation issue:
.@60Minutes did a phony story about child separation when they know we had the exact same policy as the Obama Administration. In fact a picture of children in jails was used by other Fake Media to show how bad (cruel) we are, but it was in 2014 during O years. Obama separated....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 26, 2018
....children from parents, as did Bush etc., because that is the policy and law. I tried to keep them together but the problem is, when you do that, vast numbers of additional people storm the Border. So with Obama seperation is fine, but with Trump it’s not. Fake 60 Minutes!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 26, 2018
‘Child separation’ never was something reported on by the media much during the Obama years. But they’ve gone full throttle against Trump over it, despite it being the law, and I can’t blame him for pointing out their blatant bias and double standard.