President Donald Trump slammed a reporter on Friday who questioned his authority to deport illegal alien gang members before they have had the chance to appear in court.
The question came after the administration deported hundreds of members of the hyper violent Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua despite a federal judge trying to stop the deportations from happening.
“Mr. President, do you think you have the authority, the power to round up people … and that you’re under no obligation to a court to show the evidence against them?” a reporter asked.
“Well, that’s what the law says,” Trump noted. “And that’s what our country needs, because we were unfortunately, they allowed millions of people to come into our country, totally unvetted, totally unchecked.”
“So you ought to ask, did Biden have the authority to allow millions of people in?” Trump continued. “Did…
