Donald Trump urged Homeland security official to close border despite an earlier promise of a delay | World News, The Indian Express

Donald Trump urged Homeland security official to close border despite an earlier promise of a delay | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Published: April 13, 2019 3:04:38 pm

Donald Trump urged Homeland security official to close border despite an earlier promise of a delay

It was not clear what Trump meant by his request or his additional comment to McAleenan that he would pardon him if he encountered any legal problems as a result of taking the action.

President Donald Trump speaks while visiting members of Border Patrol and inspecting newly upgraded border fencing in Calexico, California on Friday, April 5, 2019. At right is Kevin McAleenan. During a conversation in Calexico that day, President Donald Trump urged Kevin McAleenan, who he was about to name as acting secretary of homeland security, to close the southwestern border despite stating a few days earlier that he was delaying a decision on the step for a year, according to three people briefed about the conversation.. (Al Drago/The New York Times)

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