While touting the installation of new flag poles at the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump paused to ask the workers involved an awkward question about their immigration status.
“Do we have anybody here?” Trump asked the workers, who were flanking him in an apparent photo opportunity. “Any illegal immigrants?”
While some shook their heads, few responded to the abrupt and bizarre query.
“They’ll find out,” he continued while gesturing toward the reporters gathered in front of him. “They’ll be checking you. You won’t believe it. Your whole life will be destroyed because of this press conference.”
“They’ll be ... He’s a so-and-so. This one’s from you-know-where,” he said.
