Reporter Grills Bruce On Alien Enemies Act Justification To Deport Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members

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State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about the use of the Alien Enemies Act to expedite deportations during a press briefing.

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00:00My second one is what you mentioned before on the AEA, the Alien Enemies Act.

00:07As you know, as this building certainly knows, there are several provisions that have – or

00:13several criteria that have to be met in order to invoke this.

00:16One is there being a declaration of war with the country in which this force is from, or

00:22that the invasion or incursion or however you want to call it is being orchestrated

00:28or influenced by a sovereign state.

00:34Does the U.S. now regard Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate head of state of Venezuela?

00:41And secondly, if you do, or even if you don't, are Maduro and the state of Venezuela now

00:49covered by the Foreign Sovereign Enemies Act?

00:52You know, just before I came up here, my colleague, Caroline Leavitt, had a great

00:58deal to say about this.

00:59This belongs at the White House.

01:00This is a dynamic that's happening out of the White House.

01:02So this is only a war?

01:03This is only a war?

01:04Well, but I also, beyond – in addition to that fact of referring you back to the White

01:07House and to DHS regarding this, this is in the courts.

01:12And as you know, I'm not going to pontificate on or guess or muse about what's going on

01:16with the courts at this point.

01:17So it clearly – the White House has been very transparent.

01:22Caroline was very clear this afternoon about their approach.

01:26Clearly they feel that this is something they want to litigate and they are going to.

01:30And for the good of the American public, it's an important thing to do.

01:35Everything we know that the Trump administration is doing, certainly President Trump himself

01:38and his team, is in the interest of the United States.

01:41I understand that.

01:42And that's why he was elected.

01:44People are excited about the nature of the actions that we're taking swiftly, and this

01:49is one of them.

01:50And we will see it play out in court, and that's the extent of what I'll be saying.

01:54Okay.

01:55My question is not about –

01:56So now there's a third section.

01:57I thought you said you were going to forego the third part.

01:58No.

01:59No, no, no, no, no.

02:00I'd just like to have an answer to the first question.

02:01Sure, sure.

02:02Does the U.S. consider Nicolas Maduro to be the legitimate President of the United States

02:05of America?

02:06Well, I'm not going to discuss with you again a national issue that belongs both with

02:10the White House and the Secretary himself, so I'm not going to be able to remark on

02:15that.

02:16All right.

Reporter Grills Bruce On Alien Enemies Act Justification To Deport Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members

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