Republicans using migrants as ‘political pawns,’ White House says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican governors are using migrants as “political pawns,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday, when asked about a decision by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.

She also described the move as a “premeditated political stunt.”

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal and Alexandra Alper; Editing by Chris Reese)