Parents of baby in viral El Paso photo with Donald Trump were supporters of he president
The family of a baby whose parents were killed shielding him from the El Paso gunman on Saturday met with Donald Trump during the president's visit to the University Medical Center, where survivors are being treated.
."I want to see if he's genuine and see if my political views are right or wrong and see if he feels maybe some kind of remorse for statements that he's made." Tito, who raised the possibility of adopting his now-orphaned nephew, said he was volunteering information about his political views with the understanding that, especially as a Hispanic in El Paso, they might not be warmly received.
He characterized some of the president's comments as having been"in bad taste" and said he can understand why people are linking Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric to a xenophobic manifesto allegedly posted by gunman. But, overall, he believes the public is"misconstruing" the president's ideas.
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