President Donald Trump’s White House was called out Friday out for sharing a “disrespectful” Valentine’s Day message to migrants on Instagram.
The White House official Instagram account posted the cruel card on Valentine’s Day featuring Trump and his border czar Tom Homan threatening to deport those who enter the country illegally.
“Roses are red, violets are blue, come here illegally and we’ll deport you,” the Trump administration’s spin on the poem said.
It was accompanied by the caption, “Happy Valentine’s Day” with a red heart emoji.
Followers were stunned that the callous message was posted on the official White House account.
“This is an insane thing to post from a government account,” one person replied.
“This is an embarrassing and disrespectful post regardless of anyone’s side of the aisle,” another said. “Way to uphold the respect of the Oval Office.”
Actress Alyssa Milano said she was “embarrassed” by the Trump administration.
“I hope the world knows that this country is filled with beautiful, hardworking people who know that diversity is our strength,” Milano wrote.
“Politicizing and ridiculing the pain of millions of families in America is not the ‘flex’ you think it is,” another follower responded.
The cruel message comes as Trump has pledged to carry out the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history.
This week Homan also suggested that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would be in “trouble” for hosting a webinar explaining migrants’ rights in the U.S.
Homan appeared on Fox News Thursday and revealed that he’s working with the Justice Department to determine whether Ocasio-Cortez was “crossing the line” when she aired a “Know Your Rights with ICE” (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) webinar on Facebook Wednesday.
“I sent an email today to the deputy attorney general,” Homan said. “At what level is that impediment? Is that impediment? I'm not an attorney, I'm not a prosecutor. Is that impediment?”
“So I'm working with the Department of Justice and finding out where is that line that they cross, so maybe AOC won't be in trouble now but I need the AAG [assistant Attorney General] to opine on that, because impediment is impediment in my opinion,” he continued, implying that explaining American legal rights could somehow be construed as illegal.
“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw,” Ocasio-Cortez mocked Homan’s threats in a post on X. “Maybe he can learn to read,” she added. “The Constitution would be a good place to start.”
