White House press secretary Sarah Sanders fended off questions Monday about whether President Trump was referring to sexual reproduction when he used the word “breeding” in a tweet about immigration enforcement.
“When you think of breeding, you think of animals breeding, copulating,” a journalist told Sanders at the daily White House press briefing.
“I’m not going to begin to think what you think,” Sanders responded. “Certainly I think it could mean a lot of things to a lot of people. But the president is talking about a growing problem.”
Trump used the word in a Wednesday tweet about California officials not cooperating with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.
Trump tweeted: “There is a Revolution going on in California. Soooo many Sanctuary areas want OUT of this ridiculous, crime infested & breeding concept. Jerry Brown is trying to back out of the National Guard at the Border, but the people of the State are not happy. Want Security & Safety NOW!”
Sanders was asked repeatedly at the Monday briefing about the tweet.
In the final attempt, a journalist asked Sanders, “He’s not talking about people having babies?”
“Not that I’m aware of,” Sanders said. “I would have to ask him to dig into that deeper.”
There is a Revolution going on in California. Soooo many Sanctuary areas want OUT of this ridiculous, crime infested & breeding concept. Jerry Brown is trying to back out of the National Guard at the Border, but the people of the State are not happy. Want Security & Safety NOW!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2018
