Sen. Tom Coburn: Obama immigration order could lead to 'instances of anarchy'

Sen. Tom Coburn: Obama immigration order could lead to 'instances of anarchy'
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Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn (R) warned that the country is "going to go nuts" over President Obama's immigration order.

"The country's going to go nuts, because they're going to see it as a move outside the authority of the president, and it's going to be a very serious situation," he told USA Today. "You're going to see — hopefully not — but you could see instances of anarchy."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.