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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 04:36 PM Apr 2018

Trump: Human Trafficking 'Is Worse Than It's Ever Been In The History Of The World'

Source: Talking Points Memo




By Matt Shuham | April 19, 2018 1:44 pm

While advocating for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, President Donald Trump said “human trafficking is worse than it’s ever been in the history of the world,” according to a pool report. The victims of centuries of chattel slavery would presumably disagree.

The comment came during a visit to the Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West, Florida, according to pool reporter Tarini Parti of BuzzFeed News.

“Drugs are flowing into our country,” Trump told reporters, according to Parti. “We need border protection. We need the wall. We have to have the wall. The Democrats don’t want to approve the Wall because they think it’s good politically, but it’s not.”

“If you look at what’s happening in California with sanctuary cities — people are really going the opposite way,” he continued. “They don’t want sanctuary cities. There’s a little bit of a revolution going on in California. Human trafficking is worse than it’s ever been in the history of the world.”

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-human-trafficking-is-worse-than-its-ever-been-in-the-history-of-the-world

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Trump: Human Trafficking 'Is Worse Than It's Ever Been In The History Of The World' (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP
Absolutely dumbfounding HopeAgain Apr 2018 #1
The way he makes proclamations about worst/best everything in "history" forgotmylogin Apr 2018 #11
He's the worst historical scholar in the history of history! tclambert Apr 2018 #12
Well...unless you count the Transatlantic Slave Trade... lagomorph777 Apr 2018 #15
I guess he's never heard of the slave trade dbackjon Apr 2018 #2
What slave trade? Lucky Luciano Apr 2018 #7
That's right - the people from the shithole continent dbackjon Apr 2018 #9
Everyday he becomes more and more of an embarrassment to our nation kimbutgar Apr 2018 #3
Holy white supremacy, Batman! bullwinkle428 Apr 2018 #4
Really ? Worst ? Really ? CincyDem Apr 2018 #5
What, does this man own a dogwhistle factory? Girard442 Apr 2018 #6
Well he's still wearing turbinetree Apr 2018 #8
Wait a minute, didn't anyone ask him? Historic NY Apr 2018 #10
Fucking moron. dalton99a Apr 2018 #13
A poor student of history and a pathetic piece of you know what! NT SWBTATTReg Apr 2018 #14

forgotmylogin

(7,527 posts)
11. The way he makes proclamations about worst/best everything in "history"
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 09:27 PM
Apr 2018

you'd think he believed himself some kind of historical scholar.

Lucky Luciano

(11,253 posts)
7. What slave trade?
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 04:55 PM
Apr 2018

I think you meant to say African immigrants.










It would be lame if I really needed to use the sarcasm emoji!

 

dbackjon

(6,578 posts)
9. That's right - the people from the shithole continent
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 05:12 PM
Apr 2018

That the fine people rescued and brought to a better life in the United States, for which their descendants should be eternally grateful

kimbutgar

(21,130 posts)
3. Everyday he becomes more and more of an embarrassment to our nation
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 04:41 PM
Apr 2018

It appears he doesn’t read books or ever watched the history channel.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
10. Wait a minute, didn't anyone ask him?
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 07:31 PM
Apr 2018

exactly what human trafficking is? Apparently he thinks a wall will stop them like a stop light.......

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