'You and the shooter in El Paso used the same language. Do you regret that?' a reporter asked the president.
President Trump avoided answering a reporter's question Wednesday morning about his use of the word"invasion" to describe Latin American immigrants amassing at the southern border. The term was also referenced in a manifesto linked to the mass shooter in El Paso on Saturday.
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before departing from the White House en route to Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas on August 7 in Washington, D.C."You are talking about illegal immigration, yes? I think illegal immigration is a terrible thing for this country," the president responded. He went on to argue that"open borders are a very bad thing for our country.
Prosecutors say they are considering filing hate crime charges against Crusius, believing his motivation was based largely on a racist ideology.
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