First lady
Melania Trump issued a subtle rebuke to her husband’s administration on Sunday, saying she “hates” seeing children separated from their families by immigration authorities.
In a statement to CNN’s Kate Bennett, Trump made her first public comments about the Justice Department’s
new “zero tolerance” policy towards illegal border-crossing, which has resulted in thousands of children being separated from their parents and placed in
juvenile detention centers.
“Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform,” the
statement, issued through the first lady’s spokeswoman, said. “She believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart.”
