'A Disgrace': The Pope Raises Holy Hell Over Trump's Biggest 'Day 1' Promise
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Pope Francis put the incoming administration on blast over an expected mass deportation program.
Pope Francis on Sunday spoke out against President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to launch a massive migrant deportation program on his first day in office.
“If it is true, it will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches who have nothing pay the bill for the imbalance,” the pontiff said in an interview with Italian television, according to a CNN translation. “It won’t do. This is not the way to solve things.”
Trump has repeatedly vowed to launch a sweeping deportation program immediately after taking office on Monday.
“On day one, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out,” he said in October.
He repeated that promise at a pre-inauguration rally on Sunday.