Remembering Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Migrant Children at the Border

During a White House press briefing, reporter Brian Karem accused Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, of lacking empathy over the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant children from their families. Karem asked Sanders if she had any empathy for what these people were going through, saying, "Come on Sarah, you’re a parent." The Trump administration’s policy of prosecuting parents who cross the border with their children has led to an increase in the number of young migrants held in government shelters. Karem expressed his concern about the conditions of the shelters, saying, "These people have nothing, they come to the border with nothing and you throw them in cages."

Ms. Sanders deflected the question and accused Karem of seeking more TV time. She went on to blame Democrats for obstructing immigration legislation and claimed that the Trump administration has always had the same position on enforcing the law. Ms. Sanders, who is a parent of three, has been asked about her status as a parent in previous White House briefings. In a recent exchange with a 3-year-old California student named Benje Choucroun, she visibly choked back tears after being asked about preventing school violence.