Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said Sunday that President Trump was right to declare a national emergency to build a barrier along hundreds of miles along the U.S.-Mexico border, claiming an “invasion” of Latin American migrants could redefine the nation’s culture.
“This is an invasion,” the radio pundit said during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” warning about “the very existence and definition of American culture, American society, the rule of law.”
“Why does nobody talk about the fact that millions and millions and millions of people are breaking the law coming here illegally and that the Democrat [sic] Party wants that to happen?” he said.
Limbaugh added: “It is undeniable that we have a major immigration problem and a political party that needs a permanent underclass of voters that wants that parade of illegal people who are uneducated, don’t even speak the language, they want them here.”
During the interview, Limbaugh brushed off suggestions that he helped steer Trump toward a harder line on the wall funds, including in December when Trump abruptly said he would not sign a funding bill without wall funds, triggering a 35-day government shutdown.
After Democrats balked at providing $5.7 billion for a wall, Trump broke two months of political gridlock Friday by declaring a national emergency to redirect military funds without Congress.
“If these people in the media really thought that I was telling him what to do and when, they’d be calling me,” Limbaugh said.
