Karoline Leavitt touts Trump's successful response to anti-ICE riots
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt touts the Trump administration's successful response to anti-ICE riots across the United States.
'Since June 6 there have been 330 illegal aliens that have been arrested,' Ms Leavitt told the press.
'113 of those illegal aliens had prior criminal convictions.
'There has been 157 people arrested for assault … including the attempted murder of a police officer with a Molotov cocktail.'
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