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TheBlackAdder

(28,168 posts)
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 12:00 PM Jun 2019

Bullshitter in Chief: Trump Blames Obama For His Policy Of Putting Children In Cages

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Daniel Dale
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Trump again falsely claimed, unchallenged, that he inherited his family separation policy from Obama. Some separations occurred under Obama, but his own "zero-tolerance" policy made them standard.





Obama Didn’t Have A Child Separation Policy

Trump has made this false claim before. In April, Trump claimed that former president Obama also had this policy. Trump has been making this claim since 2018, and the AP concluded in a fact check, “Obama did not have a separation policy. The Trump administration didn’t, explicitly, either, but that was the effect of zero tolerance, which meant that anyone caught crossing the border illegally was to be criminally prosecuted, even if they had few or no previous offenses.”

Trump’s zero-tolerance policy still exists, and since the AP fact check was published, the child separation policies have continued. Family separations occurred at a much higher level than previously reported, and thousands of children still have not been reunited with their families.


If Trump’s immigration policy is so popular, why is he lying and blaming Obama?

Trump has decided to run on immigration in 2020, but his policies are so unpopular that he has to lie about them and blame the former president. If Trump’s immigration policies were popular, he wouldn’t need to blame Obama. Even Republicans see that immigration is an anchor around their necks that will sink them in 2020. Donald Trump isn’t trying to govern. He is trying to change America to fit his racist and bigoted beliefs.


https://www.politicususa.com/2019/06/23/trump-blames-obama-for-his-policy-of-putting-children-in-cages.html


So, let me get this straight. Trump reverses all of Obama's actions EXCEPT for the caging of people?

If Trump is the President, he could stop this in 5 minutes. He remains a consistent bullshitter.

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Bullshitter in Chief: Trump Blames Obama For His Policy Of Putting Children In Cages (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Jun 2019 OP
So what did we learn from this. Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #1
Let's assume for a moment that everything King Don said is true (which it isnt, but . . . ) Vinca Jun 2019 #2
Trump basically tells his racist rabble, "We won't do anything to make your lives better, sop Jun 2019 #3
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. So what did we learn from this.
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 12:14 PM
Jun 2019

Number one,it is all about the Ponzi Don's Image.


Number two,his Racism is worn on his sleeve 24/7.

Number three,he does not nor will he except any responsibility for any of his actions since January 21,2017,it is Obama's fault.

Number four,he is one friggin Heartless vindictive lying POS.

Please add more.


Vinca

(50,237 posts)
2. Let's assume for a moment that everything King Don said is true (which it isnt, but . . . )
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 12:34 PM
Jun 2019

and it's entirely Obama's fault kids are I cages. Obama is not currently in power. In fact, I read he's hanging out in Italy with George Clooney - someone's got to do it - and has no authority to STOP putting children in cages. Dear Leader - aka Big Bad Don, aka the Most Tremendous and Powerful POTUS ever - seems to forget he can stop this cruel and inhumane policy today. This minute. This second. The miserable orange blob can go fuck himself if all he's going to do is tweet blame at other people while little kids are filthy, not taken care of and forced to be away from their parents.

sop

(10,106 posts)
3. Trump basically tells his racist rabble, "We won't do anything to make your lives better,
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 12:47 PM
Jun 2019

but we'll make the lives of the people you hate much worse, and we'll let you watch." Apparently, that's enough for them, and they love him for it.

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