Mayor Deegan said she regrets her choice of words in describing Donald Trump's deportation plan and would "never diminish" the horror of the Holocaust.

Donald Trump campaign, Sheriff T.K. Waters and City Council member Ron Salem denounce Mayor Deegan's "concentration camp" comment.

This is not only unequivocally false but the same type of dangerous rhetoric that led to two assassination attempts on President Trump’s life ..." - Trump campaign

Former President Donald Trump’s political operation is firing back after a Democratic Mayor said he would set up concentration camps if President, saying rhetoric like hers was what led to the attempts on Trump’s life earlier this year.

Some city leaders call Mayor Deegan's comments "shocking" and "disturbing," while others agree with the mayor, saying she "answered a question truthfully."