US PresidentDonald Trumpbriefly paused an Angel Families Remembrance Ceremony on Monday to point to a woman whom he had helped arrange eye surgery for. While speaking at the White House, he pointed to Patty Morin, the mother of Rachel Morin, sharing that he had given her a "lot of money" to get her eyes fixed, and the doctor had "ripped him off". Addressing the crowd, he said that he hired an "expensive doctor" because Morin was "almost blind".
"I gave her money to get her eyes fixed. A lot of money to get her eyes fixed. That doctor ripped me off. But that’s OK," Trump joked.
Morin said her surgery was scheduled for Wednesday after being delayed. "It was postponed because they said the grief caused me to have a heart attack," she said.
Her daughter, Rachel, was brutally raped and murdered by Salvadoran national Victor Martinez-Hernandez in August 2023. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the summer of 2025.
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Addressing families who said they had lost relatives in crimes involving undocumented immigrants, Trump described the event as a solemn occasion and said the proclamation formally recognises their loss and suffering.
“We’re gathered here today for a truly solemn occasion,” Trump said during the ceremony.
He said the proclamation had faced delays in the past due to legal and procedural challenges, but was now being formally instituted. “February 22 is going to be National Angel Family Day,” the President said.
During his remarks, Trump also criticised the previous administration’s immigration policies, alleging that “11,888 murderers were allowed into our country by the Biden administration,” and said border enforcement measures had since been strengthened.
He said one of the early legislative measures signed under his administration, the Laken Riley Act, had resulted in thousands of arrests related to immigration enforcement.
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