The White House said Friday it had no idea where Donald Trump came up with the allegation that President Obama is allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the United States so they can vote, and help tip the election in Hillary Clinton’s favor.
“I haven’t seen those comments, and I have no idea what he would use to back those up,” Eric Schultz, deputy White House press secretary, told reporters Friday.
During a roundtable meeting Friday morning, Trump accused the Obama administration of instructing border patrol agents not to deport illegal immigrants so they can remain in the country and vote in November.
“They’re letting people pour into this country so they can go and vote,” said the Republican presidential nominee while meeting with members of the National Border Patrol Council inside Trump Tower.
The allegation came during a conversation with Art Del Cueto, national vice president of the NBPC, which represents more than 18,000 border patrol agents and personnel.
