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Trump Doubles Down on the Border Cruelty He Created

Trump used a Friday media appearance to defend family separation as leverage on immigration, then tried to pin the policy on Democrats. The line only made the backlash worse, because the administration’s own officials and the basic chronology made clear this was Trump’s design, not some unavoidable law of nature.

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First recorded Jun 15, 2018·Meaningfully updated Jun 15, 2018

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Trump Doubles Down on the Border Cruelty He Created

Trump used a Friday media appearance to defend family separation as leverage on immigration, then tried to pin the policy on Democrats. The line only made the backlash worse, because the administration’s own officials and the basic chronology made clear this was Trump’s design, not some unavoidable law of nature.

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Trump Doubles Down on the Border Cruelty He Created

Trump used a Friday media appearance to defend family separation as leverage on immigration, then tried to pin the policy on Democrats. The line only made the backlash worse, because the administration’s own officials and the basic chronology made clear this was Trump’s design, not some unavoidable law of nature.

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