President Donald Trump flatly rejected Democrats’ push to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency on Saturday morning, saying there is “zero chance” it will happen.
In a series of tweets, Trump praised the agency as “one of the smartest, toughest and most spirited law enforcement groups of men and women that I have ever seen,” while falsely claiming that ICE “liberated” towns from MS-13.
The Democrats are making a strong push to abolish ICE, one of the smartest, toughest and most spirited law enforcement groups of men and women that I have ever seen. I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13 & clean out the toughest of situations. They are great!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2018
In a following tweet, he says abolition will “never happen!”
To the great and brave men and women of ICE, do not worry or lose your spirit. You are doing a fantastic job of keeping us safe by eradicating the worst criminal elements. So brave! The radical left Dems want you out. Next it will be all police. Zero chance, It will never happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2018
As scrutiny of the agency grows while it carries out the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, several Democrats, including those eyeing a 2020 presidential bid, have heeded activists’ calls to get rid of ICE entirely.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Thursday, “I believe you should get rid of [ICE], start over, reimagine it, and build something that actually works.”
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), another possible 2020 Democratic candidate, made similar comment last week during an MSNBC interview, saying that the government should “probably think about starting from scratch” with immigration enforcement.
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) is currently hammering out legislation to abolish the agency.
And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose shocking primary victory against incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley heralded a new progressive push in the Democratic party, has been a vocal advocate of abolishing the agency.
He’s such a hysterical whiner.
And in his life of crime he’s seen them all
Hey, this is great! The “it will never happen!” Tweet-storm is the first stage in the Trump-stages-of-betrayal:
(1) “It will never happen!”
(2) “Great [agency/gal/guy/idea.”
(3) “We’re looking at that; we’ll see what happens.”
(4) “That [agency/gal/guy/idea] only worked for me for a very short time.”
(5) SQUISH (bus)
As if he could actually stop it, if a Congress (not this one, of course) passed a veto-proof bill. He really does not understand how the government works and has no idea of his Constitutional powers and responsibilities. Impeach. Now.
He’s cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.
It’s like Reagan, recalling his glory days of liberating Europe, from a Hollywood backlot.
Maybe the Surgeon General and a straight-jacket squad can beat Mueller to the punch.