Tuesday during a joint hearing before the House Oversight and Judiciary committees, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowit testified after his release of the IG Report.
This was the second day of the hearing. (Video Below)
The IG report didn’t come out well for democrats and they are using their time during the hearing to change the subject and talk about immigration.
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), had a major meltdown in front of everyone that was unrelated to what the hearing was even about.
Cummings screamed and even went as far as choking up crying over President Trump’s administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. This is democrats latest uproar.
Cummings yelled, “Even if you believe people entered our country illegally. Even if you believe they have no valid asylum claims in their own country. Even if you believe immigration should be halted entirely, we all should be able to agree that in the United States of America, we will not intentionally separate children from their parents. We will not do that. We are better than that. We are so much better.” (Video Below)
“We should be able to agree we will not keep kids in child internment camps indefinitely and hidden away from public view. What country is that?” he asked.
“We do not need legislation. This is a policy, and understand this, this was a policy invented, implemented and executed by President Donald Trump.” Cummings said.
“And so in conclusion, Mr. Chairman, we need you. Those children need you, and I’m talking directly to my Republican colleagues. We need you to stand up to President Trump,” Cummings said while almost crying. (Video Below)
He continued, “We need you to join us in telling him that we reject this mean policy. We need you to tell him to abandon this policy.”
This is what grandstanding looks like. Democrats need to come to the table like the President has asked time and time again.
The President tweeted Tuesday morning about immigration:
“If you don’t have Borders, you don’t have a Country!” (Video Below)
If you don’t have Borders, you don’t have a Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2018
President Trump tweeted “Democrats are the problem. They don’t care about crime and want illegal immigrants, no matter how bad they may be, to pour into and infest our Country, like MS-13. They can’t win on their terrible policies, so they view them as potential voters!”
Democrats are the problem. They don’t care about crime and want illegal immigrants, no matter how bad they may be, to pour into and infest our Country, like MS-13. They can’t win on their terrible policies, so they view them as potential voters!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2018
“We must always arrest people coming into our Country illegally. Of the 12,000 children, 10,000 are being sent by their parents on a very dangerous trip, and only 2000 are with their parents, many of whom have tried to enter our Country illegally on numerous occasions.”
We must always arrest people coming into our Country illegally. Of the 12,000 children, 10,000 are being sent by their parents on a very dangerous trip, and only 2000 are with their parents, many of whom have tried to enter our Country illegally on numerous occasions.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2018
“#CHANGETHELAWS Now is the best opportunity ever for Congress to change the ridiculous and obsolete laws on immigration. Get it done, always keeping in mind that we must have strong border security.”
#CHANGETHELAWS Now is the best opportunity ever for Congress to change the ridiculous and obsolete laws on immigration. Get it done, always keeping in mind that we must have strong border security.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2018
Watch Rep. Cummings meltdown on Capitol Hill:
.@RepCummings: “We all should be able to agree that in the United States of America, we will not intentionally separate children from their parents.” pic.twitter.com/uIAaKrfjvb
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 19, 2018
