'I think illegal immigration is a terrible thing for this country. I think you have to come in legally. Ideally you have to come in through merit,' Pres. Trump says when asked if he regrets his rhetoric on immigration following the El Paso shooting.
As he left the White House Wednesday morning heading to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, to visit the scenes of the weekend mass shootings amid criticism his divisive rhetoric was partly to blame, President Donald Trump repeated new claims from conservative media and some Republicans that the Dayton shooter was a liberal sympathizer.
"They're trying to make political points," Trump said."I would like to stay out of the political fray." White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said the president travels to"heal communities" by meeting with the injured, survivors, local law enforcement and medical professionals. In what has become routine for modern presidents, Trump visited victims and local law enforcement in the aftermath of mass shootings like Parkland, Florida, and Pittsburgh. But in El Paso -- a border city with a large Latino population -- some residents questioned why the president would visit.
Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, said on MSNBC Monday that Trump"is not welcome" in El Paso."He should not come here while we are in mourning." "So in that capacity, I will fulfill my obligations as mayor of El Paso to meet with the president and discuss whatever our needs are in this community and hope that if we are expressing specifics that we can get him to come through for us," Margo said.
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