Here’s what they did:
A Trump official tried to argue that detained children don’t need soap, toothbrushes, or beds to be ‘safe and sanitary’ while in Border Patrol custody pic.twitter.com/uLntJOEdx3
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 22, 2019
Problem? The conditions in question were under Obama.
Let me give you an example of just how dishonest all these arguments have been:
How many people are aware that the conditions being discussed in this viral clip from the legal case re toothbrushes and sleep occurred during the Obama administration? https://t.co/RgEqX8zBqB
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 22, 2019
This was an appeal of a 2017 ruling related to a violation of the Flores agreement during the Obama admin. The gov't lawyer's job is not to argue about whether ICE should provide those things (they should), but that the Obama admin didn't violate the Flores agreement.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 22, 2019
Her argument has nothing to do with any unique policy from the current administration. Informed people know that, but they have been using this for days to suggest some unique and intentional cruelty is being enforced now.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 22, 2019
Here was the ruling they are reviewing. You will notice that the original finding of a breach of the Flores agreement occurred in 2015. https://t.co/ObzCuF5g2Z
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 22, 2019