CNN, AP Forced to Correct Stories Saying Trump Called Immigrants 'Animals,' Clarify He Meant MS-13
CNN and the Associated Press were both forced to clarify or delete
tweets and stories Thursday that portrayed President Trump’s remarks
during a meeting Wednesday as referring to illegal immigrants generally
rather than violent MS-13 gang members.We're taking people out of the country. You wouldn't believe how bad these people are. These aren't people — these are animals." During a meeting with public officials who oppose California’s sanctuary policies, Pres. Trump criticized US immigration laws President Trump said “these aren’t people, these are animals, and we’re taking them out of the country at a level and at a rate that’s never happened before,” Wednesday in response to remarks about MS-13.
After reporting on these remarks minus this context that they were about MS-13, AP and CNN clarified the context Thursday.
The New York Times has yet to issue any sort of correction or clarification despite tweeting out a story that the remarks were about illegal immigrants, not just MS-13. President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., called them out Thursday.
“The president was very clearly referring to MS-13 gang members who enter our country illegally,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters Thursday.
“If liberals and the media want to defend MS-13 they are welcome to,” she added.
Several Democratic lawmakers did not update tweets expressing outrage over Trump's remarks despite the clarification that they were about MS-13.
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