Trump Lies in Tweet Ripping 'Fake 60 Minutes' Episode on Child Separation: 'I Tried to Keep Them...

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Source: Mediate

Trump Lies in Tweet Ripping 'Fake 60 Minutes' Episode on Child Separation: 'I Tried to Keep Them Together'

by Tamar Auber Nov 25th, 2018, 9:46 pm 251

On Sunday, 60 Minutes ran a report on Trump's family separation policy.

Trump quickly replied by calling the segment "fake news."

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Trump's tweet repeats a claim made by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and other Trump officials to defend the child separation policy. Yet, the administration [link:https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/did-the-obama-administration-separate-families/cannot provide statistics] to back up their claim that Trump's policy was the same as Obama's or other presidents.

In addition, Theresa Cardinal Brown, director of immigration and cross-border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center [link:https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/did-the-obama-administration-separate-families/noted to FactCheck.org] that previous administrations used "family detention facilities, allowing the whole family to stay together while awaiting their deportation case in immigration court, or alternatives to detention, which required families to be tracked but released from custody to await their court date," making it clear Trump's policy is indeed not the "exact same" policy as Trump claimed in his Sunday night tweet.

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Trump lashes out at ’60 Minutes’ after expose on disastrous family separation policy

Sarah K. Burris SARAH K. BURRIS
25 NOV 2018 AT 21:14 ET

-snip- Same tweets as above

Trump frequently says his policy was the same as former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush. It’s factually inaccurate. Trump’s “no tolerance policy” written specifically into his order was the reason so many families were separated. In the Obama case, courts stopped the president from moving forward with his plan. The former president faced a huge influx of migrants coming over the border, while Trump’s numbers are significantly lower. In Trump’s case, he simply decided any migrant or refugee was unacceptable.

According to the chart from Customs and Border Patrol, Trump experienced a huge decline in migrants coming to the United States. Compare him (in orange) with Obama (in blue) below:



One former Homeland Security official revealed in the expose that the White House never even sought their input for tracking the children and ensuring families could be reunited. When they offered to help, the White House ignored them.

Obama is still referred to as “The Deporter-in-Chief” today for his deportations. The president begged Congress to act and pass meaningful immigration reform that would create a pathway to citizenship to those fleeing violence. Trump, by contrast, has been removing anyone, regardless of whether they have a criminal record. Some have even been pillars of their community and business owners.

full article
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/trump-lashes-60-minutes-expose-disastrous-family-separation-policy/

[C_U_L8R]

1. "Seperation". The Idiot can't even spell.

So unfit, in every regard.

[joshdawg]

2. The only thing he does well,

is lie. One after the other, ad infinitum.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. So his policy is now "Catch and release"

since it is supposedly "the same" as what he whined about was the previous administrations policies earlier?

[duforsure]

4. He intentionally hid starting this earlier

And separated a lot more than they said publicly, and intentionally tried to damage these kids to hurt them and their families for life for trying to find a better life in this country. What a cruel human being he is.

[Racerdog1]

5. Bottom line:

There has never been and hopefully never again be a Fuck wad like this in the oval office. Hanging is too good for this orange asshole.

[riversedge]

6. Thanks for your work on your post. very informative.

[cyndensco]

7. Besides the factual inaccuracies in his tweet,

I find it so disturbing that the asshole watches and comments on tv shows.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Then He Was A COLOSSAL Failure

If that's the best that trying hard produces, then it was a truly EPIC fail.

Moron.

On Edit: I thought i was replying to the OP. Sorry to the poster i stepped on.