New Book Claims Trump Suggested Shooting Migrants In The Legs

A book excerpt released Tuesday says President Trump once discussed shooting migrants in the legs, electrifying a border wall and building a moat filled with alligators. “You are making me look like an idiot!” Trump reportedly shouted at the meeting when advisers argued against the idea, except laden with more profanity. “I ran on this. It’s my issue.”

The excerpt from "Border Wars: Inside Trump's Assault on Immigration," written by “New York Times” reporters, examines a period in March when Trump was preparing to shut down the entire border with Mexico.

They allege that the President Trump suggested soldiers shooting migrants who threw rocks. When told that was illegal, he suggested just shooting them in the legs to slow them down.That also is illegal. Other suggestions the president is alleged to have privately floated: Fortifying the border wall with electric spikes “that could pierce human flesh”

The book is based on interviews with several former White House officials.

Source:New York Times


View Full Site