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After a trio of CNN political analysts pestered Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders about a controversial Trump tweet on immigration during Monday’s White House press briefing, the speculation about the President’s intent continued on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront later that evening. And, of course, the only implications they could think of involved the President being a staunch racist. “And pretty much all of them are pretty racist. In fact, all of them are pretty racist,” declared Burnett.
The tweet sent out by President Trump read:
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!
After playing a clip on their exchange during the press briefing, Burnett chastised Sanders for not giving them the answer that they wanted. “I mean, April, it's not funny, but yet I hear this, ‘it could mean a lot of things to a lot of people.’ ‘The President has recognized this as a major problem.’ But we never define what the “this” [is]. She never actually will go there,” she bitterly spat.
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