Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters has sunk to a new low with her shocking suggestion that President Trump should consider deporting his own wife, Melania. The inflammatory comments, delivered at a Los Angeles rally, have sparked outrage among conservatives while highlighting the increasingly bitter divide in America’s immigration debate.
At a glance:
• California Rep. Maxine Waters suggested President Trump deport his wife Melania before targeting other immigrants
• Waters made these inflammatory comments during a Los Angeles rally protesting cuts to the DACA program
• Melania Trump is a legal immigrant who became a naturalized U.S. citizen after immigrating from Slovenia
• Waters questioned the documentation status of Melania’s parents, who became citizens in 2018 after Melania sponsored them
• The comments come amid Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants
Waters’ Shocking Attack on the First Lady
Representative Maxine Waters launched an extraordinary attack on President Trump’s immigration policies by suggesting he deport his own wife, Melania, before targeting other immigrants. The California Democrat’s inflammatory comments came during a Los Angeles rally protesting cuts to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, showing once again how far left politicians will go to attack the Trump family.
Waters specifically targeted Melania Trump, a legal immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen who came to America from Slovenia and followed all proper immigration procedures. The outrageous suggestion represents a new low in political discourse, turning the legal immigration status of the First Lady into a political weapon.
During her tirade, Waters referenced President Trump’s Executive Order on birthright citizenship and made unfounded insinuations about Melania’s family. “If he wants to start looking so closely to find those who were born here and their parents were undocumented, maybe he ought to first look at Melania,” Waters stated, ignoring the fact that Melania immigrated legally through a visa specifically designed for individuals with “extraordinary ability.”
The Truth About Melania’s Immigration
Contrary to Waters’ implications, Melania Trump followed all legal immigration protocols, becoming a naturalized American citizen in 2006 after arriving in the United States in the 1990s. Her parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, also became U.S. citizens legally in 2018 after Melania sponsored them for green cards, following all proper immigration procedures.
Waters’ attack conveniently ignores the crucial distinction between legal and illegal immigration, which has been at the heart of President Trump’s immigration reform efforts. The Trump administration has consistently emphasized that legal immigration is welcome and celebrated, while illegal border crossings and violations of immigration law cannot be tolerated.
Border Czar Tom Homan quickly dismissed Waters’ comments as absurd, pointing out the hypocrisy of attacking a legal immigrant while advocating for those who entered the country illegally. The comments from Waters represent another example of how Democrats use immigration as a political weapon rather than seeking genuine solutions to border security challenges.
Do Democrats seriously not understand the difference between legal and illegal immigrants?
