Outgoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan thinks President Trump was being “kind” when he described illegal immigrant members of the MS-13 gang as “animals” last week.

“I know you’ve been taking a hit on your comments about MS-13 and animals,” Homan said to Trump during an immigration roundtable Wednesday in New York’s Nassau County, an area that has been increasingly infiltrated by the transnational criminal group.

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