Following First Lady Melania Trump weighing in on the emotionally charged debate over children being separated from their parents when they arrive at the border claiming asylum, washed up comedian Kathy Griffin attacked the First Lady on Twitter, calling her a “feckless complicit piece of s–t.”
Stephanie Grisham, the First Lady’s spokesperson, released a statement asking Congress to work together to end the legal loophole in immigration law that prevents child border crossers from remaining with their parents in federal detention after illegally crossing into the United States.
“Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform,” Grisham said.
In response, Kathy Griffin lashed out at the First Lady in what is obviously an attempt to get back into the limelight by jumping on the hate Trump wagon.
“Fu*k you, Melanie,” Griffin wrote. “You know damn well your husband can end this immediately…you feckless complicit piece of shit.”
Fuck you, Melanie. You know damn well your husband can end this immediately…you feckless complicit piece of shit. https://t.co/5NsoFgMuLr
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) June 17, 2018
Twitter users were quick to point out that Barack Obama enforced the same law.
Save some of that vitriol for Michelle Obama, whose husband Barack Obama–in accordance with the law, did exactly, precisely the same thing. Children are separated from parents upon arrest of the parents. This is true everywhere in the US. This is manufactured partisan outrage.
— Troy Riser (@TroyRiser) June 18, 2018
It's the law in every state. When parents are arrested, the children do not go with them to jail or–in this case–whatever holding area or accommodations have been made. Should be pointed out yet again that attempting to cross our borders illegally is by definition a crime.
— Troy Riser (@TroyRiser) June 18, 2018
What one of your multiple personalities is visiting us today Cupcake? Unhinged are we??? pic.twitter.com/iD4nRaxJes
— . (@grindingdude) June 17, 2018
— Chi-town Gin Muscles (@ChitownPatriot1) June 18, 2018
Here is the truth:
— NEVER BE SILENT (@_CatsAreCool_) June 18, 2018
Breitbart reports:
Griffin’s comedy career took a downward spin after she posed last year with a faux head of President Trump and held it next to her, bludgeoned, like a member of the Islamic State, as Breitbart News reported at the time.
Following the public backlash from the photo, Griffin blamed Trump for the outrage, saying:
“Trump knows what would be perceived as something hysterical and he loves hysteria. There are millions of people who think I’m a member of ISIS to this day.”
Kathy Griffin was silent when the Obama administration enforced the same policy at the U.S.-Mexico border, where Breitbart Texas exclusively reported on the conditions in which unaccompanied minors were being packed into crowded cells and holding facilities.
Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy is to prosecute all illegal border crossers, including illegal alien adults who cross the border with children, results in border-crossing parents having their children taken into federal custody. This is a loophole known as the Flores Settlement Agreement.
The Republican-controlled Congress and Democrats have yet to come to an agreement to close the legal loophole in order for child border crossers to remain in federal custody with their parents.