White House fires right back at former first lady Laura Bush over family separation
The White House fired back at a statement by former first lady Laura Bush criticizing the policy of separating families at the border. (Image Source: YouTube screenshot composite)

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders turned the tables on former first lady Laura Bush over a scathing critique she wrote about the separation of families at the border.

Here’s what she said to Bush

Sanders was asked about the missive Laura Bush wrote during the White House daily briefing Monday.

“Frankly, this law was actually signed into effect in 2008 under [Laura Bush’s] husband’s leadership, not under this administration,” Sanders responded.

“We’re not the ones responsible for creating this problem,” she added. “We’ve inherited it.”

“But we’re actually the first administration stepping up and trying to fix it,” she concluded.

“This zero-tolerance policy is cruel”

The former first lady penned an op-ed in the Washington Post Sunday calling the separation of families at the border…