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The father of Mollie Tibbetts has spoken out against Donald Trump and other Republicans using his daughter’s death in support of “views she believed were profoundly racist”. Iowa conservative seeking to gain from Mollie Tibbetts case fails to make ballot Read more In an opinion piece for the Des Moines Register, Rob Tibbetts also said an op-ed for the same paper by the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr, was “heartless” and “despicable”. The man charged in her death, 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera, is suspected of being in the US illegally. Rob Tibbetts wrote that while he supports debate on immigration, some politicians and pundits went too far in using his daughter’s death to promote political agendas. “Despite what some Democrats may wish in the depths of their hearts, Mollie was murdered by an illegal alien and her murder would never have happened if we policed our southern border properly,” the president’s son wrote. Recorded phone calls citing Mollie Tibbetts’ death in a push for white supremacist views began on Tuesday, just days after her funeral. The calls questioned whether his daughter would feel the same if she were still alive and describe Rivera as “an invader from Mexico”. Allow us to grieve in privacy and with dignity. At long last, show some decency. On behalf of my family and Mollie’s memory, I’m imploring you to stop.”

Cristhian Rivera's lawyer says President Trump is using the murder of Mollie Tibbetts to push his immigration agenda and argues his client's immigration status is separate from the murder charge; reaction from Thomas Homan, Fox News contributor and former ICE…

Two sources tell Fox News that the body of the missing Iowa student has been found; Matt Finn reports. Get the latest updates here: https://fxn.ws/2BxASwK FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news…

Desperate search for Iowa college student gone missing for nearly 2 weeks. Mollie Tibbetts's father exclusively joins 'The Story.' FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business…