White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer opened today’s briefing by outlining President Trump’s recent executive orders, and among them is an EO that seeks to strip certain federal funds to cities providing sanctuary to people in the country illegally in violation of federal law:
Sean Spicer announces Trump will sign executive order today stripping federal funding from so-called "sanctuary cities."
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) January 25, 2017
Spicer says Trump plans to strip federal funding from "sanctuary cities." There are about 200 cities in U.S that fall under the distinction.
— Miranda Green (@mirandacgreen) January 25, 2017
.@PressSec says Trump administration will "strip federal grant money from sanctuary states and cities" that harbor undocumented immigrants. pic.twitter.com/vAOhL9V7cs
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 25, 2017
.@PressSec: The American people will no longer be forced to subsidize a disregard for our laws. pic.twitter.com/9P0mXcD6MT
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 25, 2017
Reaction from the Left side of the issue: Predictable:
Defunding sanctuary cities is not an attack on illegal immigrants–it is an attack on Americans who don't agree with the president.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) January 25, 2017
Picking a fight on sanctuary cities is substantively gross but probably good politics for the Trump coalition.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/atqdave/status/824323798761512961
Then we should withhold our federal income tax from "welfare queen" red states. https://t.co/7xMFiAhMoe
— Amanda Weaver (@AWeaverWrites) January 25, 2017
@chrislhayes wow. He is truly despicable.
— Randy (@sunnyvaletp05) January 25, 2017
I assure you, all similarities to fascism are solely in your head.no fascism here. No sireebob. https://t.co/APag0oEeiJ
— ??⛵ (@Karstan) January 25, 2017
@SaundraMitchell Madness, absolute madness.
— jason r. totten (@ottoflux) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/meaghan_ryan/status/824321051899416576
https://twitter.com/mariacolsen97/status/824324271644278786
Trump is declaring financial war on my city and most of the West Coast. Neat. https://t.co/SJUtj7anUk
— Andrew TK (@agtk) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/brentonar/status/824319164558913536
This is literally terrifying https://t.co/8YsG0paFkP
— Alex (@spider_mansion) January 25, 2017
Wow. He doesn't want people to feel safe anywhere. https://t.co/6o4UBPNedV
— Kristi Helvig (@KristiHelvig) January 25, 2017
Ladies and gentlemen, start your litigation https://t.co/8sbFnozW9c
— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) January 25, 2017