Trump attacks Oakland mayor: Warning about immigration raids was a ‘disgrace’

President Trump slammed Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf (D) on Thursday, saying it was a “disgrace” that she warned residents of upcoming immigration raids.

“What the mayor of Oakland did the other day was a disgrace. Where they had close to a thousand people, ready to be gotten, ready to be taken off the streets. … The mayor of Oakland went out, and she went out and warned them all: scatter,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting, according to a White House pool report.

“So instead of taking in a thousand, they took in a fraction of that, about 150,” Trump continued.

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“It’s certainly something we’re looking at with respect to her, individually,” he added.

Schaaf had warned residents of upcoming raids in the Bay Area.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief Thomas Homan said Schaaf’s warning stopped the agency from finding 800 immigrants who they deemed threats to public safety. 

Attorney General Jeff Sessions had targeted Schaaf Wednesday when he announced a federal lawsuit against California over the state’s “sanctuary city” policies.

“How dare you needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers to promote a radical open borders agenda,” he said.

Schaaf hit back at Sessions on Thursday, saying, “How dare you vilify members of our community by trying to frighten the American public into thinking all undocumented residents are dangerous criminals?”

“How dare you distort the reality about declining violent crime in a diverse sanctuary city like Oakland, California, to advance your racist agenda,” she continued.

“It was not my intention to get caught up in a national debate, but I do believe that I am speaking for the residents of my city,” Schaaf added. “The agenda of this administration is petty political vindictiveness.”