White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said US President Donald Trump’s Wednesday comments that some deported immigrants are animals was not strong enough, during a press briefing in Washington DC on Thursday.
“The President was very clearly referring to MS-13 gang members, who enter the country illegaly and whose deportations are hamstrung by our laws. This is one of the most vicious and deadly gangs who operate by the motto of rape, control, and kill. If the media and liberals want to defend MS-13 they are more than welcome to, frankly I don’t think the term that the President used was strong enough.” Sanders said.
Sanders also fielded questions regarding the upcoming June 12 meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, and whether the meeting put North Korea in the driver’s seat.
“They’re [North Korea] certainly not in the driver’s seat, nothing could be further from the truth, but they’re the ones that extended the invitation, we’ve accepted it. If they want to meet, we are happy to do that. If they don’t as the President has said, we’ll see what happens, but we’re going to continue the maximum pressure campaign.” Sanders replied.
Sanders later added that there are no plans to change upcoming military drills with South Korea.