Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said during an interview over the weekend that President-elect Donald Trump has the right to use the U.S. military to remove the millions of illegal aliens who are in the country.
Barrasso made the remarks during an interview on “Fox News Sunday” about Trump’s agenda and the men and women he’s tapped to be in his administration.
When asked about Trump confirming that he is considering using the military to conduct mass deportations, Barrasso said: “Well, I support the president.”
“We have a national security crisis in this country right now because of our open border, and when he declares it a national emergency, he can appropriately use the military,” he said. “There are over 10 million illegal immigrants in the country right now.”
“We are talking about drug dealers, people in criminal cartels,” he continued. “These are folks who have…