President Donald Trump reportedly wanted to use extreme measures to prevent migrants from entering the U.S., including shooting people in the legs to slow them down.
But years before Trump's reported suggestion, then-President Obama had mocked the idea of an alligator moat as something Republicans—desperate to shore up border security—would enjoy.
"We have gone above and beyond what was requested by the very Republicans who said they supported broader reform as long as we got serious about enforcement," CBS News reported Obama saying in reference to border security during a trip to Mexico in 2011. "But even though we've answered these concerns, I gotta say I suspect there are still going to be some who are trying to move the goalposts on us one more time. Maybe they'll need a moat," he added."Maybe they'll want alligators in the moat."article, with CNN's Don Lemon among those comparing the commander-in-chief with the character Dr.
that claimed aides had said the president privately suggested extreme measures to tackle the issue of migrants crossing into the U.S. outside of a designated port of entry. "Did Dr. Evil come up with that?" he asked of the moat idea."Seriously Mr. President, what is the matter with you? A moat with snakes or alligators, that is some Harry Potter..." Lemon broke off, unable to stop laughing.
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