2h...The steps say "Phoenix," but Air Force One just landed in San Antonio. Hmmm. Supporters on the tarmac cheer as Pres Trump steps off Air Force One at @SATairport. He has fundraising events - closed to press- before moving on to Houston.
Saying conditions in Somalia continue to pose "an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States," @POTUS notifies Congess he is entending national emergency re: Somalia for another year. Was first declared in 2010 by Pres Obama.
New numbers from @USTreasury show the Federal budget deficit at $147-billion in March, bringing the 6-month deficit total to $691-billion. OMB expects the deficit to top $1-trillion this year, FY2019.
.34m..Pres Trump unexpectedly summons press pool into his roundtable with supporters in San Antonio. @POTUS said he wanted press to hear about illegal immigrants dying after crossing the border into US. He also said some migrants are a threat to local residents.
Pres Trump says Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador sending "real killers" to enter US illegally. Says that includes MS-13 gang members. Calls them a threat to Americans and says "Democrats don’t want to do anything about it.” Calls it "a real disgrace."
.24m.."These are stories that I've never heard before," said Pres Trump, about the threat to local residents from criminals among some crossing into US illegally. He was told they steal from and threaten the lives of border area residents. "The stories are incredible," he says.
..17m..."If you had a wall - they wouldn't be able to get through," says @POTUS of illegal immigrants. He calls the "coyotes" who bring illegals into the US "the worst scum in the world," saying they abandon the migrants some of whom die trying to make their way into the US.
..12m...“This is a very important story,” says @POTUS. Says local residents find bodies all over their fields - including pregnant women - and "we have to do something about it. Appeals to reporters to write about it. Says he can't believe it hasn't gotten major press coverage.
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..45sec..After hearing the border stories, Pres says he's "going to have to call up more military," even though they "can’t act like a military would act. Because if they got a little rough, everybody would go crazy." Says Dems will pay a very big price for inaction on border security.