Comment on Trump stands firm, blames Democrats on family separation policy as criticism mounts

 President Trump stood by his false insistence Monday that Democrats are to blame for the administration’s forced separation of migrant children from their families at the border, even as a growing number of Republicans urged him to reverse course. Speaking at a White House event, Trump said the issue needs to be resolved through broader immigration legislation – a notion that even some Republicans disputed Monday – and claimed that “we cannot even get (Democrats) to the negotiating table.” “I say, very strongly, it’s the Democrats’ fault,” Trump said.