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Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) said Sunday that President-elect Trump will use military assets to execute his mass deportation plan only as a “last resort.”
In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” anchor Martha Raddatz asked Donald to describe in more detail how Trump plans to carry out his mass deportation plan, which he has said would include using military assets to help run the big business.
Donalds reiterated the Trump administration’s pledge to prioritize the deportation of criminals residing in the United States illegally and appeared to downplay the role military assets would play.
“Well, first of all, we’ve been very clear throughout the campaign that the first order of business is going to be to eliminate the repatriation of these illegal alien criminals, nearly a million of them, back to their countries of origin. This is the first step.”
“When you’re talking about using military assets, that’s only as a last resort,” Donalds said. “There are over 6,000 officers … who have dedicated their lives to having to deport illegal aliens from our country, people who already have a legal order to deport but haven’t, Joe Biden didn’t has done.”
“What Donald Trump is going to do, we’re going to repatriate those people who are using these personnel in ICE and other parts of the Department of Homeland Security to remove them. I think if you’re going to use military assets, that’s ultimately, but only with logistical purposes, Martha,” he continued.
Donalds warned Americans not to worry about seeing military assets on their streets.
“So I think what we have to be very careful about is not trying to throw out this idea that you’re going to have troops in the United States going door to door. That’s not going to happen,” he said.
