An online backlash greeted Ivanka Trump on Sunday, after the president’s daughter tweeted a picture of herself cuddling her two-year-old son, Theodore, at the same time widespread news reports detailed children being taken from their mothers by US border agents. US to stiffen border rules and separate children from parents Read moreTrump’s tweet was captioned “My <3! #SundayMorning.”The comedian Patton Oswalt was one of thousands to draw a connection between the tweet and the separation of families at the border under policies pursued by the Trump administration. In a tweet on Saturday, Donald Trump, who as president guides the application of immigration laws, blamed Democrats for the separation policy. The reasoning by which the president held Democrats responsible for a policy announced and followed by his own administration was unclear.

Source: The Guardian May 27, 2018 21:22 UTC