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Taking to Twitter Tuesday morning, President Trump seized on a car accident that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his driver Sunday, to blast Democrats' stance on immigration. Police believe Jackson was struck in a suspected drunk driving accident by an undocumented immigrant who has been deported twice, per CNN.

Trump seizes on NFL player's death to attack Democrats on immigration

Edwin Jackson was reportedly killed by an undocumented immigrant.

Edwin Jackson was a linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts. Photo: Joe Robbins / Getty Images

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<p>Taking to Twitter Tuesday morning, President Trump seized on a car accident that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his driver Sunday, to blast Democrats&#x27; stance on immigration. Police believe Jackson was struck in a suspected drunk driving accident by an undocumented immigrant who has been deported twice, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per CNN" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/americas/colts-player-edwin-jackson-killed/index.html" data-vars-content-id="f852c3f2-cab8-49f5-9d39-766f04cf2414" data-vars-headline="Trump seizes on NFL player&#x27;s death to attack Democrats on immigration" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/americas/colts-player-edwin-jackson-killed/index.html" target="_blank">per CNN</a>.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/960868920428253184"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/960869939694505984"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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Trump seizes on NFL player's death to attack Democrats on immigration

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