White House defends sending baby formula to border as "morally right"

Psaki Hits Back at Republicans Angry About Giving Formula to Babies at the Border: ‘Morally the Right Thing to Do’

Jen Psaki responded to angst from Republicans over the government's decision to feed babies in their care at the border during a baby formula shortage.

White House stands by baby formula supply to migrants amid shortage

White House press secretary Jen Psaki was grilled on the administration's reluctance to outline when she and her colleagues expect the country's baby formula supply to be replenished, but she expressed its strident support for providing immigrant families with the product.

WATCH: White House says it's 'morally right' that pallets of scarce baby formula are being sent to the border

“This has been a law in the United States for a quarter century … we also think it’s morally the right thing to do," said Psaki.

White House defends sending baby formula to border as "morally right"

The administration said providing baby formula to babies crossing the border is not only required under federal law but also the "morally right thing to do."

Psaki: Providing Baby Formula to Illegal Immigrants Is ‘Morally Right’ and It’s the Law

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday defended the Biden administration sending pallets of baby formula to migrants at Border Patrol facilities on the southern border while parents in the U.S. are struggling to find formula on store shelves, by saying it’s been the law since 1997 to provide “adequate good” or formula for kids under one.

White House defends sending baby formula to border as "morally right"