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Provocative, and unconventional declarations are nothing new in the Trump Administration; the latest comes from Lynne Patton, the New York-New Jersey regional head for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, essentially trolling the New York City Housing Authority on Twitter.
Dear Migrant Caravan:
We know the majority of you seek asylum for a better life in America & are fleeing oppressed conditions of abject poverty w/o heat & running water.
Well, with all due respect, don’t come to NYC because @NYCHA residents don’t have it here either! 😤 #NoMore https://t.co/HuGJ1DF1ar
— Lynne Patton (HUD) (@LynnePattonHUD) December 4, 2018
