Conservative author Ann Coulter suggested Sunday that immigrant children who are “weeping and crying” at the border after being separated from their parents are “child actors,” who have been given scripts to read as they appear on news networks.
“I would also say one other thing, these child actors weeping and crying on all the other networks 24/7 right now,” Coulter said during an interview on the Fox News show “The Next Revolution” with Steve Hilton.
“Do not fall for it, Mr. President,” Coulter added.
As support for her theory, Coulter pointed to an article from the New Yorker that allegedly detailed how children have been given scripts before the appear on television news networks for interviews.
“A New Yorker article, the New Yorker is not a conservative publication, they describe how these kids, these kids are being coached,” Coulter said. “They’re given scripts to read by liberals, according to the New Yorker. Don’t fall for the actor children.”
In the article referenced by Coulter, a woman seeking asylum is tutored on how to act like a rape victim by her landlady, who had not been raped, either, but successfully applied for asylum.
Coulter went on to say she is uneasy about President Trump getting his news from television because of the “child actors.”
“Don’t fall for the actor children,” Coulter concluded.
The Trump administration is facing criticism for separating immigrant children from their parents at the border. The administration has argued it’s just following the law, which is leading to more separations as it tries to crack down on illegal immigration.
Last week, Trump blamed Democrats for refusing to agree on an immigration bill that could fix the problem. He tweeted Saturday that Democrats could “fix” the practice by working with Republicans on immigration reform.
“Democrats can fix their forced family breakup at the Border by working with Republicans on new legislation, for a change!” Trump tweeted.
This month, Democrats introduced a bill that would prevent the separations, and Republicans are considering related language in a bill that could get a vote on the House floor this week.
Over the weekend, Republican senators Jeff Flake of Arizona and Susan Collins of Maine wrote a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar demanding more information about the separation of immigrant children from their families.
