Conway deflects questions about Trump's response on migrant deaths

By DAVID COHEN 12/30/2018 09:34 AM EST

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Sunday deflected questions about President Donald Trump’s statements about children who died in the custody of border patrol, instead defending his efforts to resolve immigration issues and the government shutdown.

Speaking to host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Conway called the deaths “tragic“ but said, “I don’t like some of these Democrats using these deaths as political pawns.”

“The president’s point is an important one,” she said when asked about Trump’s tweet Saturday that stated, ““Any deaths of children or others at the Border are strictly the fault of the Democrats and their pathetic immigration policies that allow people to make the long trek thinking they can enter our country illegally.”

In a contentious discussion with Bash, Conway kept asking “Where are they?“ about Democratic leadership. Congress remains adjourned as a partial government shutdown that began last weekend continues with no end in sight.

“We haven’t heard from them. It’s complete crickets,” Conway said of the Democrats.

She added: “Let’s have a bipartisan solution.”

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