President Donald Trump spoke to the media about Mexico, the border and DACA before entering church in Palm Beach, Florida, for Easter service Sunday.
Tiffany Trump joins the President and the First Lady for church on Easter Sunday pic.twitter.com/Yi58D1EuRg
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) April 1, 2018
Trump was accompanied by First Lady Melania and daughter Tiffany.
Video of Trump’s remarks was posted by CBS News reporter Steven Portnoy.
Heading into church this Easter Sunday, Trump said Democrats “blew it” on a DACA deal.
“They had a great, great chance,” he said. pic.twitter.com/oEkA9n7k2Q
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) April 1, 2018
In the 36 second video of Trump’s remarks, he told Mexico three times for emphasis, “Mexico has go to help us at the border,” and concluding with a warning, “They flow right through Mexico. They send them into the United States. It can’t happen that way anymore.”
The White House released a transcript of Trump’s remarks.
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2018
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP
BEFORE EASTER CHURCH SERVICE
Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Palm Beach, Florida
10:54 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Happy Easter.
Q Happy Easter, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Happy Easter. Enjoy it.
Q Mr. President, what did you mean by no DACA deal?
THE PRESIDENT: Mexico has got to help us at the border. If they’re not going to help us at the border, it’s a very sad thing between our two countries.
Mexico has got to help us at the border. And a lot of people are coming in because they want to take advantage of DACA, and we’re going to have to really see.
They had a great chance. The Democrats blew it. They had a great, great chance but we’ll have to take a look, because Mexico has got to help us at the border. They flow right through Mexico. They send them into the United States. It can’t happen that way anymore. Thank you.
END 10:55 A.M. EDT
Trump’s comments were a follow-up to his Sunday morning tweet storm about the caravan of illegal migrants Mexico is allowing to head to the U.S. border.
Photos from the caravan by embedded Buzzfeed reporter Adolfo Flores:
I’m traveling with a caravan of about 1,200 mostly Central American migrants traveling through Mexico. The group is being organized by Pueblos Sin Fronteras. It’s shaping up to be the largest one they’ve ever had. Here’s a clip from yesterday. pic.twitter.com/9hQt6fb3Wv
— Adolfo Flores (@aflores) March 27, 2018
Here’s a clip from yesterday morning. We’re on day three today. I’m also documenting it on IG @adolfof87 pic.twitter.com/mKn6D3LcM3
— Adolfo Flores (@aflores) March 27, 2018
The caravan is organized like an army.
Everyone is part of a group of about 10 people and five groups are put together to make a sector. Each with their own leaders and name like “Fuerza Unida,” “Unión Para La Familia,” and “Los Tigeres.”
— Adolfo Flores (@aflores) March 27, 2018
On the move again. pic.twitter.com/JLhgTShshm
— Adolfo Flores (@aflores) March 28, 2018
Featured image via Twitter:
My first dispatch while on the trail with hundreds of Central Americans who have boldly crossed immigration check points, military bases, & police in a desperate, sometimes chaotic march toward the US https://t.co/cf2rnzbp3n
— Adolfo Flores (@aflores) March 30, 2018
The caravan is organized and led by a group called Pueblos Sin Fronteras.
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