“The president’s going to make sure that we’re on the same page,” he added.
Trump had canceled a weekend trip to Poland and sent Vice President Mike Pence in his place so that he could monitor the storm.
The president left the White House for Camp David on Friday, where he met with experts and received briefings on the storm.
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During his interview with Raddatz, McAleenan discussed reports of Trump administration plans to divert some DHS funds to the costs of detaining migrants and more quickly processing asylum seekers. The plans include directing more than $155 million from FEMA to create space for new immigration courts.
“I want to emphasize that no potential transfers — no money has been moved yet,” he said on “This Week” Sunday. “Any potential transfers will not impact our ability to respond to this storm or any other storms in the rest of the hurricane season.”
McAleenan also responded to criticism from members of Congress over the plans by noting that hurricane season began in June, three months ago.
“We asked for this funding from Congress in the emergency supplemental,” he said. “We needed that funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to respond to the ongoing humanitarian and border security crisis. The Congress didn’t see fit to provide that funding, so we have to look at departmental sources across that have a limited impact, but will support the ongoing management of that crisis as well.”
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