White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders sought Monday to dismiss criticism of President Trump’s use of the words “breeding concept” in a tweet last week in which he railed against “sanctuary” laws in California that protect undocumented immigrants. After the tweet Wednesday, Trump came under fire from immigrants rights activists and others, who accused him of using racially loaded language that seemed to equate Latinos with animals. Soooo many Sanctuary areas want OUT of this ridiculous, crime infested & breeding concept. “No, he’s talking about the problem itself growing and getting bigger,” said Sanders, who was conducting her first briefing since the episode. A few minutes later, April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks returned to the issue, telling Sanders that “when you think of breeding, you think of animals.”“I’m not going to begin to think what you think,” Sanders said.

Source: Washington Post April 23, 2018 18:37 UTC