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"We do not want these people in our country, we have tremendous violence," said President Donald Trump. | Alex Brandon / AP Photo
President Donald Trump, back on the campaign trail for the first time since the midterm elections, made a series of dubious statements about Central American migrants to the southern border.
Speaking with reporters from Mississippi, where he organized two rallies for Republican Sen. Cindy-Hyde Smith, the president said that three officers of the Border Patrol "were very badly wounded, struck with stones and stones" Sunday during a scrum of migrants attempting to enter the United States. United at a border post in San Diego.
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"We have had very violent people and frankly, we do not want these people in our society," said Trump, according to a pool report. "We do not want these people in our country. We have a huge violence. "
Trump's account contradicts US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, who said in a statement on Monday that officers and officers "are effectively managing an extremely dangerous situation involving more than 1,000 people" , adding, "They did it safely and without any serious injury near the border."
Returning to the inflammatory speech on immigration that he had pointed out when preparing for the November 6 elections, the president also promulgated a theory on "children" on the southern border, with reference to images Migrant children and relatives seen fleeing Tear gas clouds were dispersed this weekend by US authorities.
"You really say, why does a parent come to an area where he knows that tear gas is forming and that it will form with a child?" Trump said. "In some cases, you know, it's not the parents. They are people, they call them grabbers.
The president went on to point out: "This is a term that is used because, as you know, many people think that it is a very violent and horrible thing. They feel that they have an advantage when they are with a young child and they call them catchers. "
Without providing evidence to support, Trump asserted that "more than 500 people" in the migrant caravans are "serious criminals and gang members", stressing that "the violence is very strong" and speculating that somebody "organized" massive migrations across Mexico.
"I guess because of the quality of the country, we have a lot more people coming in and it seems to be organized," he said. "Someone organizes that. This does not happen by chance. "
