Sen. JD Vance dodges on whether Trump's immigration policy would lead to family separations
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, evaded multiple questions Saturday about whether Trump’s proposed “zero tolerance” policy on immigration would lead to family separation.
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, evaded multiple questions Saturday about whether Trump’s proposed “zero tolerance” policy on immigration would lead to family separation.
First, Vance told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that before he imposed mass deportations, Trump would need to “stop the bleeding.”
“You have to stop so many people from coming here illegally in the first place, and that means undoing everything that [Vice President] Kamala Harris did practically on day one of the administration,” he added, later saying: “Before we even fix the problem, we’ve got to stop the problem from getting worse.”
Asked again by moderator Kristen Welker about whether the Trump administration’s plan would include family separation, Vance dodged again.
“I think that families are currently being separated,” he said, adding that “you’re certainly going to have to deport some people in this country.”
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