Obama: There’s Nothing Compassionate About Ripping Innocent Children from the Arms of Mothers

‘That’s not how the Constitution of the United States works’

OBAMA: “I know there are sincere conservatives who are compassionate and must think there’s nothing compassionate about ripping immigrant children from the arms of mothers at the border. I’m assuming that they recognize that a president doesn’t get to decide on his own who is an American citizen and who is not. That’s not how the Constitution of the United States works. That’s not how the Bill of Rights works. That’s not how our democracy works. People that think it takes — it’s wrong to spent eight years trying to take away people’s healthcare and then spend the final days pretending you’re Mother Theresa, that you're Florence Nightingale. People who — I’m assuming people must get upset when they see folks who spend all of their time vilifying others, questioning their patriotism, calling them enemies of the people.”

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