WASHINGTON — President Trump has railed against undocumented immigrants in recent days, branding many of them “ murderers and thieves ” who want to “ infest our country .” Not long ago, he referred to them as “ animals ,” although he insisted he meant only those who join a violent gang. The president’s unpresidential language has become the standard for some on his team. This week his former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, made a mocking noise, “ womp womp ,” when a liberal strategist raised the case of a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome separated from her parents at the border. Mr. Trump’s coarse discourse increasingly seems to inspire opponents to respond with vituperative words of their own. Whether it be Robert De Niro’s four-letter condemnation at the Tony Awards or a congressional intern who shouted the same word at Mr. Trump when he visited the Capitol this week, the president has generated so much anger among his foes that some are crossi...
Pope Francis and British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday led global condemnation against the Trump administration's controversial policy of separating children from migrant parents at America's border with Mexico. Pictures of dozens of children sleeping in cages and audio of children crying for their parents have emerged in recent days, triggering widespread criticism. It comes after a 'zero-tolerance' crackdown on illegal immigration was brought in by United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Reacting to the Trump administration's 'zero tolerance' policy, Pope Francis said he supported US Catholic bishops who said it was 'immoral' and 'contrary to our Catholic values'. "I am on the side of the bishops' conference," Francis said. Prime Minister May said holding children 'in what appear to be cages [is] deeply disturbing' and 'wrong'. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the US ...
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