Using tear gas at the border is an American thing, not a Trump thing. https://www.businessinsider.com/border-patrol-also-used-tear-gas-pepper-spray-at-border-u

Using tear gas at the border is an American thing, not a Trump thing. https://www.businessinsider.com/border-patrol-also-used-tear-gas-pepper-spray-at-border-under-obama-2018-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/border-patrol-also-used-tear... > The use of tear gas at the border by CBP began in 2010. > Since fiscal year 2012, CBP has employed tear gas a total of 126 times, but its use hit a 7-year high under Trump in fiscal year 2018.