Nearly 2,000 children were separated from their families during a six-week period in April and May as the Trump administration adopted a“zero-tolerance” policyforillegal entry into the United States,TIMEreported on Saturday.
After House Speaker Paul Ryanshared a Father’s Day poston Twitter talking about how his life changed when he became a dad,John Legendshot back, “Seriously, f— you.Reunite the families at the borderand we can talk about father’s day.”
The tweet came days after Legend and his wife,Chrissy Teigen,announced they weremaking a $288K donation to the ACLUon President Trump’s birthday to draw attention to the “immigrant families seeking asylum and refuge in America being ripped apart due to the inhumane policies of the Trump administration.”
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In response to a statementfrom First LadyMelania Trumpwhere she said she “hates to see children separated from their families,”Kathy Griffinfired back in a tweet on Sunday. “F— you, Melanie,” she said, spelling Mrs. Trump’s first name wrong. “You know damn well your husband can end this immediately…you feckless complicit piece of s—.”
TheHamiltoncreator and star replied, “Same boat as you, Pa. Sick to my stomach and heartbroken for our nation this Father’s Day. Love you.”
Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, Common,Ellen DeGeneresand more celebrities also spoke out against the current conditions.
President Trump’s eldest daughter and adviser,Ivanka Trump, previouslyfaced the wrath of social medialast month after she tweeted a photograph of hercuddling with 2-year-old son Theodore.
“Isn’t it the just the best to snuggle your little one — knowing exactly where they are, safe in your arms?” tweeted Patton Oswalt in response, referring to the migrant crisis. “It’s the best. The BEST. Right, Ivanka? Right?”
In her first commentary about President Trump and his administration, former First LadyLaura Bushwrote an opinion piece for theWashington Postthat was published on Father’s Day andcriticized the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
“I live in a border state. I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart,” Mrs. Bush wrote.
In another surprising move, current First LadyMelania Trumpon Sundayreleased a statement about her husband’s controversial immigration policy.
“Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families,” her communications director, Stephanie Grisham, told PEOPLE.
Grisham added that her boss is calling on Democrats and Republicans to fix the nation’s immigration crisis.
“[She] hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform,” Grisham said, adding that Mrs. Trump “believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart.”
The spokeswoman did not immediately respond to follow-up questions from PEOPLE on Monday about what Mrs. Trump is doing to help change her husband’s policy.
source: people.com
