Mayor Landrieu cancels meeting with White House after latest 'sanctuary' warnings

admin · 01-24-2018, 03:31 PM

Following another round of pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice on so-called ?sanctuary? cities, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and mayors from cities across the U.S. have pulled out of an infrastructure meeting with the White House scheduled for Jan. 24.

In a statement as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Landrieu said President Donald Trump?s ?decision to threaten mayors and demonize immigrants yet again ? and use cities as political props in the process ? has made this meeting untenable.?

?The U.S. Conference of Mayors is proud to be a bipartisan organization,? Landrieu said in the statement. ?But an attack on mayors who lead welcoming cities is an attack on everyone in our conference.?
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admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	Mayor Landrieu cancels meeting with White House after latest 'sanctuary' warnings Following another round of pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice on so-called ?sanctuary? cities, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and mayors from cities across the U.S. have pulled out of an infrastructure meeting with the White House scheduled for Jan. 24. In a statement as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Landrieu said President Donald Trump?s ?decision to threaten mayors and demonize immigrants yet again ? and use cities as political props in the process ? has made this meeting untenable.? ?The U.S. Conference of Mayors is proud to be a bipartisan organization,? Landrieu said in the statement. ?But an attack on mayors who lead welcoming cities is an attack on everyone in our conference.? ?