Conway deflects questions about Trump's tweet on migrant deaths [View all]
Source: Politico
Updated 12/30/2018 11:59 AM EST
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Sunday deflected questions about President Donald Trump’s statements about children who died in the custody of Border Patrol, instead defending his efforts to resolve immigration issues and the government shutdown.
Speaking to host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Conway called the deaths “tragic” but said, “I don’t like some of these Democrats using these deaths as political pawns.”
“The president’s point is an important one,” she said when asked about Trump’s tweet Saturday that stated, “Any deaths of children or others at the Border are strictly the fault of the Democrats and their pathetic immigration policies that allow people to make the long trek thinking they can enter our country illegally.”
Conway added: “The president does not want these children to come on the perilous journey to begin with. They are paying now — some of them are paying the ultimate price.”
In a contentious discussion with Bash, Conway kept asking “Where are they?” about Democratic leadership. Congress remains adjourned as a partial government shutdown that began last weekend continues with no end in sight.............................
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/30/government-shutdown-conway-kellyanne-border-1076880
Actually, Mitch M. is hiding out in Kentucky--not negotiating
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