Mick Cornett Slams President Trump Over the Use of the Term Sanctuary Cities
In a politico story last week Oklahoma City Mayor and Gubernatorial candidate Mick Cornett slammed President Trump over the use of the term "sanctuary cities". Cornett called it threatening, imprecise, and used only to stir up fear among voters.
""We're not interested in some label or term that seems to be generated by people outside the mainstream for some political or manipulative effect," said Cornett, a Republican who will soon finish his term as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. "
Cornett was upset that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions used the term during a White House briefing on cutting federal funding to cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Cornett thought that the use of the term was divisive and confusing as well as being undefined:
"To me that's the only end result of that term. It's not a term that we understand or use," Cornett said.
