The California Democrat made the remarks about the first lady while expressing her opposition to cuts to federal programs by DOGE.
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CongresswomanMaxineWaterssuggestedthatDonaldTrumpshouldconsiderdeportinghiswife,MelaniaTrump,whilecriticizinghisadministration’simmigrationpolicies.
WhyItMattersThepresidenthasvowedtoremovemillionsofmigrantswithoutlegalstatusfromtheUnitedStatesaspartofhismassdeportationprogram.
MaxineWaters(left)speaksatarallyonFebruary10,2025,inWashington,D.C.,andMelaniaTrumponDecember31,2024,inPalmBeach,Florida.
MaxineWaters(left)speaksatarallyonFebruary10,2025,inWashington,D.C.,andMelaniaTrumponDecember31,2024,inPalmBeach,Florida.
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WhattoKnowTheCaliforniaDemocratmadetheremarksaboutMelaniaTrumpwhileexpressingheroppositiontocutstofederalprogramsbythepresident’sadviserElonMusk,whoheadstheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE).
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