On the recordJuly 30, 2018
It's very clear when you listen to the leadership, the words you hear from the Attorney General, from the chief of staff of the White House, that they did view this as a deterrent.
Source
transcripts.cnn.comEditor's note · Context
Senator Klobuchar asserts that the leadership's statements confirm the family separation policy was intended as a deterrent.
Share & report
More from Amy Klobuchar
Nov 6, 2025
We’ve started to see the reticence of Congress to engage in these across-the-board tariffs
Jun 14, 2025
Let me be absolutely clear: this was an act of targeted political violence, and it was an attack on everything we stand for as a democracy.
Other voices in this conversation
