Trump blames Democrats for separating migrant families at the border

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JOSH DELK - 05/26/18 10:46 AM EDT

President Trump on Saturday called for an end to his administration's policy of separating undocumented immigrant families at the border for legal prosecution, blaming Democrats for inaction on immigration policy.

Link to tweet

A Trump administration policy announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month mandates the prosecution of adults separately from children when families arrive at the U.S. border seeking asylum.

“If you cross the border unlawfully, then we will prosecute you. It’s that simple,” Sessions said. “If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you. And that child may be separated from you, as required by law.”

Trump has blamed Democrats for the policy, and accuses Democrats of desiring "open borders" that would allow criminal migrants, such as members of the gang MS-13, into the country.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/389503-trump-calls-for-end-to-immigrant-family-separation-blames-democrats

[OneGrassRoot]

1. I don't use this word lightly: He is EVIL. n/t

[forgotmylogin]

17. Well, isn't THAT just fascist!

Create a horrible human rights violation as a bargaining chip, blame it on your opponents, then reap the optics when you soberly scrawl your signature across its repeal.

It's like the mechanic coming to your house and sabotaging your car so he can fix it and blame you for not maintaining it correctly and then extorting an extra fee so he can build a fence around your driveway to keep people from messing with your car.

[TheRealNorth]

27. We'll see if the media has learned

He knows that tweet/quote will be plastered across the news media despite it being a disgusting lie.

[marble falls]

2. 'Cause we held a gun to his hairdo?

[Achilleaze]

3. "And another thing. The Dems are the ones who make me lie all the time." - Dirty Donny* (R)

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Honeycombe8]

4. What???????? WTH????? Insanity. Pure insanity. nt

[Midnight Writer]

18. Not at all. His approvals are rising. This actually works on many levels.

1) It strengthens the intensity among his supporters. The tribe sees their leader under attack and rally to defend.

2) "Flooding the zone" with misinformation. While the logical folk sputter, Trump just carries on, controlling the narrative.

3) Creates chaos and confusion. The issue changes from rational to "whose side are you on?".

Monica Crowley was on Hannity yesterday and said it is "rational to be irrational" if it accomplishes your goals.

And recall Karl Rove under Bush 43. "We create our own reality. While the rest of you spend your time responding, we go on to create another reality".

And KellyAnne. "You have your facts. We have alternative facts". Then she winks at the camera.

[Honeycombe8]

19. We need some strong spin doctors of our own. But we don't have the Presidency...

to give them the bully pulpit, anyway.

[keithbvadu2]

21. "rational to be irrational" - sounds like Machiavelli

[TheRealNorth]

28. Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

[packman]

5. Well, of course we do -

We are evil incarnate, the spawn of the devil, the beast of many eyes, the shadow in the darkness, the afterbirth of Satan's mistress -
the alpha and the omega of disorder and chaos

And that's on a good day with one hand tied behind our backs -

[samnsara]

6. i thought ms was an american gang.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

7. Right.

The Democrats are to blame for the Trump administration policy. If he wants it stopped, he just has to say so. But please, Donnie, STOP LYING!

[Stuart G]

8. Now the police don't have to enforce a "bad law"..who is in charge of "the poiice"

In the Federal Government..................Trump is in charge of the "police"...that enforce the law....The laws are enforced by the government. who is the top cop in federal government?...Trump..he can order enforcement in another way....just like below.......Trump does not have to carry out the law in a way that is harmful!!!!!
____________________________________________________________________________________
Proof:........Let's say the speed limit is set too low on a fast moving expressway. Let's just imagine that it is set by law at................55 miles per hour......so...if you go over that, you are in effect breaking the law....

But we know that the highway easily takes a 65 miles per hour limit..... Perhaps it was set low before, but never changed back up......You can imagine such an idea.....

.............So what often happens in situations like this....hold on tight.........
.............The Police do not give speeding tickets to those going 55 to 60.....everyone is going 55 to 60..
.............at those speeds, the highway is safe and quite manageable......for all.........

.............What the police often do...is give the speeding tickets to people weaving in and out of traffic
.............going 70 to 80mph...or 15 to 25 miles per hour over the limit... An officer knows who is causing a "
.............problem by going too fast......doesn't he/she?..............question....who is in charge of the
.............local police????.............the mayor....he appoints the chief of police who carries out the law......

Trump carries out the immigration laws.....He is responsible for this .....NOT THE DEMOCRATS

..................HE IS LYING AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN,,,AND AGAIN..

[Turbineguy]

9. "They made me do it!"

[dhill926]

10. just go fuck yourself....

so tired of this shit....

[jayschool2013]

13. Yes

That's pretty much all I have left as well.

[red dog 1]

26. The Chinaman is not the issue here, Dude.

[VWolf]

11. separates children from "there" parents

Seriously???

[red dog 1]

25. There's no "their" there

[dalton99a]

12. Republicans are in control of the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate,

the U.S. Supreme Court, and everything else in Washington.

For how long now?

[sinkingfeeling]

14. So which is it? Did the Democrats put in place a law to separate parents and children or do they

support open borders for everyone?

[Gothmog]

15. Trump is an asshole

Link to tweet

[keithbvadu2]

22. GOP - the party of personal responsibility - other persons, of course

GOP - the party of personal responsibility - other persons, of course

[KPN]

16. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Will someone please

do something to incapacitate this monster's ability to divide and damage us further? Please God.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. Trump is a bully. Period. He harms children to bully parents and then bullies Democrats over it. .nt

[keithbvadu2]

23. Jewish children in concentration camp

Jewish children in concentration camp

[turbinetree]

24. Hey sexual predator, your one sick fucker, since you like to deflect who is in power

have you looked in the mirror lately,you POS, your the one, and your sick fucking Jeff Sessions, John Kelly and lets add Miller to your hypocrisy......................and who created MS-13, Nancy Reagan and Ronald Reagan and the war on drugs.............


So fuck you .............and the orange horse you ride on...............you twisted demented narcissistic fuck..............

[Bleacher Creature]

29. His lie per tweet ratio is quite impressive! NT

[flibbitygiblets]

30. The "I know you are, but what am I?" president

Ashamed of my country.

[Cicada]

31. Great news! it means he sees the policy as politically damaging

Blacks asked Huey Long to let black nurses work in a state hospital treating black patients. He told them he would do it but they wouldn’t like his method. He then went on a tirade about how horrible it was that white nurses had to touch, clean, treat blacks in that hospital. He said they shouldn’t have to do that. Then they hired all black nurses.

What matters most here is that this nightmare ends.