Apparently Donald Trump has decided that if you lie often enough, people will believe it. He was at it again this morning with this fabrication:
Separating families at the Border is the fault of bad legislation passed by the Democrats. Border Security laws should be changed but the Dems can’t get their act together! Started the Wall.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2018
The separation of families caught crossing the border has nothing to do with legislation. It’s Trump’s policy. It’s not “Border Security laws.” Own it, Mr. President.
- Axios has a deep dive but the bottom line: “The recent practice of separating migrant families is due to the Trump administration’s decision to institute a “zero-tolerance” policy at the border. And while the mechanisms that allowed the Trump administration to institute its policy came about under Democratic administrations, they are not “law” and could be changed at any time.”
The Trump administration is doing this to discourage families from coming to America. That’s it, plain and simple.
Again, this isn’t in “legislation.” It’s Trump administration policy that his chief of staff has explicitly and publicly argued for as a deterrent. Didn’t happen under Obama or Bush. https://t.co/kCbXbdpgnl
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 5, 2018
