According to a new book, US President Donald Trump suggested shooting migrants in the legs to slow them down.
The book, by two New York Times journalists, says Trump suggested extreme methods of deterring migrants from crossing the southern border.
They included building an electrified, spiked border wall and a snake or alligator-infested moat.
Trump called the claims "fake news", Trump tweeted: "I may be tough on border security, but not that tough."
Now the press is trying to sell the fact that I wanted a Moat stuffed with alligators and snakes, with an electrified fence and sharp spikes on top, at our Southern Border. I may be tough on Border Security, but not that tough. The press has gone Crazy. Fake News!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2019
Source: BBC
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