President Donald Trump admitted for the first time Tuesday that he has concerns over the public perception of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Trump, who gave a marathon speech at the White House press briefing room to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration, seemed to signal he was troubled after ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot dead 37-year-old mother Renee Good in her car earlier this month in Minneapolis, sparking outrage and protest throughout the Twin Cities as ICE continues its aggressive operations. Trump spent much of his time at the podium talking about immigration and sharing a slideshow of placards of alleged suspects wanted by ICE.
David Chalian, CNN Washington bureau chief, revealed on a panel with CNN anchor Jake Tapper why this was a significant moment and reaction to hear from the president.
“You noted at the top, he was sort of holding up the criminals. Illegal migrant, the mug shots from Minnesota. That to me was his biggest tell to date, that he understands he has a perception problem on this ICE enforcement piece in Minnesota,” Chalian said.
“Perception and or reality?” Tapper asked in response.
“But that he has a problem that he’s trying to address,” Chalian added.
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