On CNN's “Newsnight,” network contributor Scott Jennings sparred with Ana Navarro, a co-panelist over President Donald Trump's immigration policy.
The discussion focuses on Kilmer Abrego Garcia and his tattoos, indicating that he is a member of the MS-13 gang.
Philip: 52% say Trump is going too far when it comes to undocumented immigrants who have been deported by Trump, according to this new CNN poll. That's 52%. Scott?
Jennings: Well, a few things. Number one, the children you mentioned were not deported. They went with their mother. Their mother demanded that their children come with them. So their mothers were deported as they were illegal aliens.
Navarro: They didn't get a legitimate process. And they went, so here are really two options. Split the family or keep the family together. The US government's policy here was to let the mother decide. The mother decided to take the child with her. That's the best.
In effect, what you are passionate about Garcia's case, and what Democrats are passionate about is that the US president will reimport dangerous members of multinational terrorist organizations who have a clear connection to gangs committed violent abuse. And whether you bring him back here or not, I'm going to explain to you about this politics. The family chair Hakeem Jeffries tells you what he did today.
The President knows he was elected to protect us from MS-13, so this politics is not bad for the left and not bad for the Democrats. That's what they do.
Reyes: Politics may be correct –
(Crosstalk)
Jennings: What do you say about tattoos?
Navarro: I say Trump said yesterday was an absolute lie.
Jennings: They're not Photoshop.
Navarro: Are you saying that the MS-13 that Donald Trump claims is a legal tattoo for this guy is true? Are you saying Photoshop is true?
Jennings: Are you a tattoo touser? I mean, I don't understand that.
Navarro: Wait, are you a Photoshop Denier?
Reyes: You're running away from the problem.
Philip: Wait. Yes, we're running away from the problem, Scott. The photo of his knuckle is not called an MS-13. It has –
Jennings: They are symbols.
Philip: Okay, yes. Let people explain –
Navarro: That's not proven, Scott. Nothing he said –
(Crosstalk)
Philip: Let people explain what we're talking about here. His knuckles have symbols. None of them are called MS-13s. However, this administration decided that they would represent something related to MS-13. This is being contested by many people.
Jennings: That's not contested.
Philip: I'll move on. This is not a conversation about tattoos, so we'll move on.
