BORDER/BUSH FAMILY/HILLARY CLINTON/IMMIGRATION/OBAMA FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama provided a signal boost on Monday [6-18-18] to another former first lady, Laura Bush, for her opinion piece slamming the Trump administration’s practice of separating families at the border. Speaking at a women’s forum award ceremony on Monday, Clinton also said Trump’s claim that the Democrats were to blame for the separations was an ‘outright lie.’ Bush wrote in The Washington Post on Sunday [6-17-18] that the practice was ‘cruel’ and ‘immoral.’ The scathing public admonishment from Bush was rare but drew praise from both her predecessor and successor…The Trump administration has come under withering criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike for the current zero-tolerance immigration policy being implemented at the border. The policy has led to days of heart-wrenching stories about families being separated, coverage that has blanketed national and local television. Trump and his aides have responded defensively to the rebukes and the President has tried to falsely blame Democrats for the issue, hoping that scorn will bring them to the table to negotiate a deal. Immigration animated Trump’s 2016 campaign and he has sought to make good on his hardline stance throughout his 17 months in office.”
-Dan Merica, “Hillary Clinton calls Trump’s immigration claim about Dems an ‘outright lie’.” CNN Politics, CNN.com, June 18, 2018 3:39 pm