GANGS/IMMIGRATION/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will travel to New York on Wednesday [5-23-18] for a speech on immigration. New York Rep. Pete King’s office says they’re expecting the president to travel to Bethpage, on Long Island, to discuss efforts to eradicate the violent MS-13 gang. Last week, Trump raised eyebrows when he used the word ‘animals’ to describe some people who enter the country illegally, in response to a comment about MS-13. The president has doubled down on his rhetoric, saying he will continue to use the term in referring to the gang. The White House also released a fact sheet Monday morning, titled, ‘WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIOLENT ANIMALS OF MS-13.’ Trump traveled to Suffolk County Community College last July to discuss the gang before law enforcement officials.”
-AP Staff, “Trump to travel to New York for speech on MS-13 gang,” The Associated Press, May 21, 2018 11:03 am