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Trump on Fox repeats unfounded ICE 'liberation' claim, warns opponents to 'take it easy'

July 1, 2018

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In an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures, President Trump discussed his forthcoming Supreme Court pick, his plans for "phase two" of the GOP tax reform law passed last year, and his trade policy, particularly in connection to China, the European Union, and Harley-Davidson.

The president also repeated his unfounded claim, first made on Twitter Saturday, that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has "liberated" towns from MS-13:

TRUMP on immigration: "You get rid of ICE, you will be afraid to walk out of your house... how about Long Island? They actually liberate towns." (FACT CHECK: Not a single town in America has been liberated from MS-13.) pic.twitter.com/yDYhozm1KJ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2018

He expressed confidence in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un despite reports from U.S. intelligence agencies that Kim is not pursuing complete denuclearization as promised:

Trump downplays possibility that North Korea won't actually denuclearize, instead touts getting hostages back and return of Korean War veterans' remains."I made a deal with [Kim Jong Un]. I shook hands with him. I really believe he means it."Then pivots to threatening Iran. pic.twitter.com/7on247m6Th
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2018

And Trump warned his political opponents to "take it easy" because "there's probably never been a base, in the history of politics, like [his] base":

Trump warns his critics to "take it easy.""I hope the other side realizes that they better just take it easy. They better just take it easy b/c some of the language used, some of the words used, even some of the radical ideas I really think they are very bad for the country" pic.twitter.com/1v5PzZQO6z
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2018

"Because some of the language used, some of the words used," the notoriously foul-mouthed president continued, "even some of the radical ideas, I really think they're very bad for the country. I think they're actually dangerous for the country."