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DesertRat

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Thu Feb 15, 2018, 12:30 PM Feb 2018

In his inaugural address, trump vowed "Your child isn't going to be shot."

In his inaugural address, Donald Trump declared, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” He knew it would not. We know it did not.

“I’ll be able to make sure that when you walk down the street in your inner city, or wherever you are, you’re not going to be shot,” he declared during the campaign. “Your child isn’t going to be shot.” He has not been able to make sure of that––ask any parent whose children were caught up in any of the recent school shootings.

Trump gave those credulous enough to believe him false hope.

“The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end,” he vowed at the Republican National Convention. “Beginning on January 20, 2017, safety will be restored.” But safety was not restored that day. Neither crime nor violence ended. The vow was a cynical ploy to get votes.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/trump-carnage/553424/
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In his inaugural address, trump vowed "Your child isn't going to be shot." (Original Post) DesertRat Feb 2018 OP
You mean he lied? Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #1
'MURCAN CARNAGE! forgotmylogin Feb 2018 #2
Trump lies about everything Gothmog Feb 2018 #3
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