President Donald Trump on Wednesday said some undocumented immigrants "aren't people" but "animals" who will be taken out of the country "at a rate that’s never happened before."
"We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in, we’re stopping a lot of them, but we’re taking people out of the country, you wouldn’t believe how bad these people are," Trump said during a meeting with California lawmakers and officials who oppose their state's policies on sanctuary cities.
"These aren’t people. These are animals, and we’re taking them out of the country at a rate that’s never happened before," Trump added.
The president's comments came in response to a California official's remarks on MS-13 gang members.
Trump, who has long condemned sanctuary cities, also said the US has the "the dumbest laws on immigration in the world."
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