Fusion’s Jorge Ramos questioned Obama’s flip-flop on taking executive action to suspend deportations, and Obama did not appear to appreciate it.
“If you, as you’re saying, you always had the legal authority to stop deportations, then why did you deport 2 million people?” asked Ramos. “For six years you did, you destroyed many families.”
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“They called you the ‘deporter-in-chief,’” Ramos recalled.
Obama appeared annoyed by Ramos’ comments, replying, “You called me deporter-in-chief.”
“When you present it in that way,” Obama insisted, “it does a disservice.”
Obama continued to chide Ramos for his line of questioning, ending, “So the question I have for you, Jorge — because you’re going to have a big voice — is, are you going to do a good job, now that we’ve taken these actions, in making sure people understand what their opportunities are…”
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