> literal whipping They were "literal" reins, not whips, and nothing yet indicates any "whipping" was happening. The reins are standard horseback riding tools

> literal whipping They were "literal" reins, not whips, and nothing yet indicates any "whipping" was happening. The reins are standard horseback riding tools and were used for that purpose. The Whitehouse just spoke with press after their evaluation of the details. They say CBP won't be using horses anymore. That's it, because it was bad optics.