Nancy Pelosi has sounded the “presidentially unprecedented” alarm about people who crossed the border illegally being held at detention facilities:
.@NancyPelosi: "This is the first time in this era that we had a president that has rejected newcomers to our country." pic.twitter.com/yOrR5f2CYM
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 16, 2018
Though it’s nice for Pelosi to take a break from telling everybody how much an improving economy is detrimental to their wellbeing, her latest straight-jacket escape is even more insane. Pelosi, not unlike the mainstream media, completely napped through the Obama presidency — at least the parts they chose to ignore:
Pres. Obama has deported more people than any other president – 2.5M between 2009 and 2015. https://t.co/BGtQtTyfif pic.twitter.com/6rDsX0TJZu
— ABC News (@ABC) August 29, 2016
The number of immigrant children held in custody has surged under Trump's crackdown–but Obama held many more https://t.co/VsHfbhnOuM pic.twitter.com/yveQQdrwM3
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 30, 2018
Responding to those reality checks about the Obama administration, Pelosi’s office released this statement:
