Opinion: The Trump White House sets a new standard for cynicism and callousness
By Karen Tumulty Karen Tumulty Columnist covering national politics Email Bio Follow Columnist April 12 at 12:02 PM This piece has been updated.The latest proof of this comes in a report by my Post colleagues Rachael Bade and Nick Miroff that the Trump White House has at least twice pushed an idea that represents what may be a new low for sheer callousness and misanthropy. And incidentally, is probably illegal.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s district in San Francisco was among those the White House wanted to target, according to DHS officials. The administration also considered releasing detainees in other Democratic strongholds. After the White House pressed again in February, ICE’s legal department rejected the idea as inappropriate and rebuffed the administration.
Due to the fact that Democrats are unwilling to change our very dangerous immigration laws, we are indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to placing Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only.... So the White House answer, it would appear, would be to devote scarce federal resources to punishing Trump’s political adversaries and inflicting more cruelty on children, many of whom arrive in poor health.
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