The rejection of Trump’s invite reinforced the White House mantra that the president is willing to cut a deal but Democrats only want to obstruct; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports.
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President Trump invited Elizabeth Alvarado, Robert Mickens, Evelyn Rodriguez, and Freddy Cuevas to his 2018 State of the Union Address. They are the parents of Nisa Mickens and Kayla Cuevas, two girls and close friends who were chased down and brutally murdered by MS-13.
In January 2018 when President Trump honored the parents of Kayla and Nisa and the victims of illegal immigrant violence, the Democrats groaned and booed.
This was a shocking display – even for today’s Democrats.