On her first day in the spotlight, new Dem hero Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez already had to backtrack after saying the government was running “black sites” to house migrant detainees on the border.
Ocasio-Cortez said:
“…and that is why [ICE is] able to get away with black sites on our border with the separation of children. We are committing human rights abuses on this border in separating children from their families and this is part of the structure of the agency, we can replace it…”
But then she walked that back a bit and claimed the term “black site” was appropriate because of the “secrecy” around the facilities.
Have a watch:
https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1011960624585281536
Maybe she’s not quite ready for the spotlight:
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/1011987684275830786
She's a star! https://t.co/Wr2MnQPkbw
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) June 27, 2018
Keep going libs, keep going… https://t.co/XAqNo3ApFN
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) June 27, 2018
Good grief https://t.co/oTZmbWb3xU
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) June 27, 2018
But, never fear! Chris Hayes is here to help! Now, we don’t know exactly which lawsuit he’s referring to, but we will point out that it sounds like he just confirmed that these very same sites existed during the Obama administration which has us asking, “why didn’t any of you guys care about the ‘black sites’ then?”
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Not to go all #actually, but CBP really does run detention centers called “ice-boxes” that basically no one has *any* access to. They are the site of much alleged mistreatment and abuse and the only photos we have are from a 2016 lawsuit. https://t.co/TxCP6acd5c
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 27, 2018
Either way, a rough first day for the savior of the Democratic party.
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