Trump likens immigrants to someone trespassing on your lawn

Trump on South Lawn.
(Image credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Just as the U.S. is increasingly difficult to enter as an undocumented immigrant, the White House lawn is notoriously challenging to breach.

While President Trump is happy to allow an enterprising 11-year-old to mow the South Lawn, he's apparently not so eager to let immigrants on the premises, or onto U.S. soil at all. Tell immigrants to get out, Trump tweeted on Thursday, "and they must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn."

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Summer Meza, The Week US

Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.