That set Trump off. “Kirstjen, why are you letting them in?” he demanded. “Why don’t you not let them in?” Nielsen, flustered, tried to correct the record. “Respectfully to the attorney general, that’s not how the law works,” she said. “As soon as they touch U.S. territory, they are guaranteed due process under the law. You can’t push them back across the imaginary border or across the line.” Trump refused to accept that. “You’re making me look bad,” he shouted. “What is the matter with you? Why can’t you get on the program? Why won’t you do this?”

