Watch Trump official say caged children don't need soap, toothbrushes, or beds to be "safe and sanitary"

The US government is forcing children to sleep in chain-link cages on concrete floors with aluminum foil blankets and depriving them of basic necessities like soap and toothbrushes.

The Taliban gave me toothpaste & soap, tweeted David Rohde, a New Yorker editor who was held hostage by the Taliban for seven months.

The Taliban gave me toothpaste & soap.

— David Rohde (@RohdeD) June 24, 2019

Michael Scott Moore, who was kidnapped and held captive by Somali pirates, also tweeted "Somali pirates gave me toothpaste & soap.":

Somali pirates gave me toothpaste & soap. https://t.co/K8zCP3IVMm

Michael Scott Moore (@MichaelSctMoore) June 22, 2019

And Jason Rezaian, an opinion writer for Washinton Post Global, who was held in custody for a year-and-a-half in Iran, tweeted, "I had a toothbrush and toothpaste not exactly Aquafresh or Toms from the first night. Actually, I had almost nothing else in my cell while I was in solitary confinement. I was allowed to shower every couple of days."

I had a toothbrush and toothpaste not exactly Aquafresh or Toms from the first night. Actually, I had almost nothing else in my cell while I was in solitary confinement. I was allowed to shower every couple of days. https://t.co/3Jc4U5g9Uy

Jason Rezaian (@jrezaian) June 22, 2019

Now, look at this Justice Department lawyer twist her tongue into knots arguing that the children they've trapped in cages don't need the luxuries of soap and blankets that the Taliban and Somalian pirates lavish on their detainees:

A Trump official tried to argue that detained children dont need soap, toothbrushes, or beds to be safe and sanitary while in Border Patrol custody pic.twitter.com/sRFPZsDbwy

NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 21, 2019

How can she live with herself? Read the rest