The "whimsical fringe" of the elite wants security for itself but not for the United States.

LOS ANGELES – Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday called critics of President Trump's zero tolerance policy on illegal immigration as "elites and members of a" whimsical fringe "who live behind virtual walls but do not want the same level of security for the nation.

Referring to the administration's spring policy of separating children from parents trying to get them across the US-Mexican border, Sessions said such elites would be happy to see intruders at home and at home. Exclusive events separate from their children.

"These same people live in closed communities, many of them, and are shown at events where you must have an ID and hear them," said Mr. Sessions, S & H. Addressing a room filled with lawyers from the film and television industry. hometown of Los Angeles. "They like a little security around them."

"And if you're trying to climb the fence, believe me, they'll be just too happy to have you arrested and separated from your kids," he said, drawing cheers and laughter. "And I would like to see that."

The predominantly white and gray-haired attendees of the annual Criminal Justice Legal Foundation luncheon at the Millennium Biltmore hotel ate it with applause and laughter.

"They want boundaries in their lives but not yours and not the lives of Americans," Sessions said of opponents of the administration. "That's why the American people are tired of slogans and hypocrisy, they are fed up with politicians who give up their promises as soon as the mainstream media criticizes them."

Chelsea Clinton, speaking via Twitter, said the "joke" of Sessions on separating child intruders from elite homes and events has shown "indecency and incivility."

One of the politicians appointed by Sessions was California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who was criticized for saying that his immigrant immigrant parents are no different from the people who cross the border illegally, except for "one end of paper". Sessions says that the documentation is to obey the law.

"I guess the Attorney General does not understand – there is value and dignity in every human life, especially those who work hard," said Becerra, who is part of a multi-state trial against the policy of separation of children. email Tuesday. "It was the example of my parents, paper or no paper."

"Once again, the Attorney General is trying to distract attention from the human crisis at the border that was created by the policies of the Trump administration," added Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif . "Jeff Sessions can shed all the false information and misinformation that he wants, but he will not distract our attention from the fact that the administration's policies are tearing innocent children out of their parents."