Trump praises Border Patrol agent, noting he can speak 'perfect English'

Donald Trump and Adrian Anzaldua.
(Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Earlier this month in Texas, Border Patrol agent Adrian Anzaldua arrested a smuggler who was holding 78 undocumented immigrants inside a trailer, but that's not the only thing about him that impressed President Trump.

During an event honoring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, Trump urged Anzaldua to share his story. "Come here, you're not nervous right?" Trump said. "Speaks perfect English."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.