White House says Biden is 'comfortable' settling with families separated during Trump administration, but not for $450K
CNN
President Joe Biden is OK with the Justice Department settling with families separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration, White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday, but not for a reported $450,000 each.
"If it saves taxpayer dollars and puts the disastrous history of the previous administration's use of 'zero tolerance' and family separation behind us, the President is perfectly comfortable with the Department of Justice settling with the individuals and families who are currently in litigation with the US government," Jean-Pierre said during the White House press briefing.
Biden said Wednesday that families separated at the border under the Trump administration's so-called "zero-tolerance policy" will not receive payments of $450,000, calling a report on the figure "garbage." But he did not get into details about any possible monetary settlements for those families.