In response to last week's controversy after President Trump referred to MS-13 gang members as "animals," the White House has published a handy primer on the organization.
After originating in Los Angeles during the 1980s, MS-13 has a heavy presence in California, Boston, New York City, Houston and elsewhere. Most of its members are originally from El Salvador and other Central American countries.
Dozens of media outlets only shared Trump's response to Simms, completely omitting the context. This made it appear as if Trump was calling all immigrants "animals," not just members of MS-13.
Democrats, meanwhile, doubled down – and began defending MS-13.
On Wednesday, President Trump will travel to New York for an immigration event on Long Island's Morrelly Homeland Security Center, where he is expected to talk about the need to rid the country of the violent gang.