Stacey Abrams urges Trump to 'tell the truth' and 'respect his duties'

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published 6 February 2019

In the Democratic response to the State of the Union, Stacey Abrams said that while she is "very disappointed" in the way President Trump approaches problems, she doesn't want "him to fail," but rather to "tell the truth, and to respect his duties and the extraordinary diversity that defines America."

"The administration chooses to cage children and tear families apart," she said. "Compassionate treatment at the border is not the same as open borders. President Reagan understood this. President Obama understood this. Americans understand this. And Democrats stand ready to effectively secure our ports and borders. But we must all embrace that from agriculture to health care to entrepreneurship, America is made stronger by the presence of immigrants — not walls."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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