Former President Donald Trump has spoken with the mother of Rachel Morin. Morin, a mother of five, was murdered by an illegal immigrant while on a hiking trail in Maryland.
“I am deeply touched by President Trump’s kindness and concern,” Rachel’s mother Patty said in a statement about the call.
“He was genuine and truly wanted to know how our family was coping,” she added. “He asked about Rachel and showed honest compassion for her untimely death.
“His words brought comfort to me during this very difficult time.”
From The New York Post:
Officers with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies arrested Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, on Friday for Rachel’s murder.
Martinez-Hernandez is an undocumented immigrant who illegally crossed the border four times last year and had been wanted for assaulting a mom and young girl during a home break-in in Los Angeles.
His arrest reignited debates over the besieged southern border.
Patty Morin recently blasted DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for referring to her daughter as an “individual” killed by a suspected gang member.
“It’s a completely political statement because they’re not even willing to acknowledge that she was a mother, a daughter,” Patty Morin told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Wednesday night.
“It totally depersonalizes her and makes her an object,” said Patty,
More over at The New York Post:
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