'I never offered Pardons to Homeland Security Officials, never ordered anyone to close our Southern Border (although I have the absolute right to do so, and may if Mexico does not apprehend the illegals coming to our Border), and am not 'frustrated.' It is all Fake & Corrupt News!,' Trump wrote.
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to deny a series of media reports regarding statements he allegedly made about the U.S.-Mexico border and pardoning the head of a federal agency if he went to jail."I never offered Pardons to Homeland Security Officials, never ordered anyone to close our Southern Border , and am not 'frustrated.' It is all Fake & Corrupt News!," Trump wrote.
"Trump reportedly made the comment during a visit to the border at Calexico, California, a week ago. It was not clear if the comment was a joke," CNN's Jake Tapper wrote."Two officials briefed on the exchange say the president told McAleenan, since named the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, that he 'would pardon him if he ever went to jail for denying US entry to migrants,' as one of the officials paraphrased.
During Trump's visit to California, the president spoke publicly and cited a lack of room in the United States as a reason that immigration laws should be changed."We're full, our system's full, our country's full — can't come in! Our country is full, what can you do? We can't handle any more, our country is full. Can't come in, I'm sorry. It's very simple," he said.
Following the resignation of Kristjen Nielsen as the Secretary of Homeland Security, several media outlets reported that Trump had grown annoyed with how Nielsen had handled the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. In his tweet Saturday, the president also denied those reports.
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