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WATCH: Dem Sen. Menendez Blames Trump For ‘Criminalizing’ Illegal Alien Drunk Drivers

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) blasted President Trump on Monday for criminalizing illegal aliens who drive under the influence of drugs and or alcohol.

Menendez appeared on CNN Monday night and told Wolf Blitzer that Trump and ICE are to blame for detaining more illegal aliens than Congress has budgeted for.

“The reason that they [ICE] are already 8,000 [beds] over their budgeted amount — so they’re violating the budget, is because of the president’s zero-tolerance policy that has turned everyone, regardless of their record, into a criminal,” Menendez said.

“For example, if you cross the border undocumented, he [Trump] has now made you a criminal,” Menendez said. “If a person has a driving while under the influence violation, he is now making that, saying that’s criminal.”

Read the full story from The Gateway Pundit


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