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sheshe2

(83,933 posts)
Fri Jun 29, 2018, 08:47 PM Jun 2018

The president calls journalists the enemy, and today five of them are dead. [View all]

I am quite sure that the domestic terrorist who slaughtered five people today in Maryland was not from Venezuela, North Korea, Somalia, Libya, Syria, or Yemen. And in case you were wondering, those are the countries on trump's travel ban list. All those countries are responsible for a whopping eight percent of the world's terrorism. Maybe instead of trying to keep folks from some of these other countries out, we should be worried about the terrorist who are already here in our country. They have created terror time and time again.

Today's attack, sparked in part by the words of the president, is proof of how dangerous the words from the most powerful man on earth can be. There is no denying that trump has created a hostile environment for journalists and those in the news business, and the end result today was the slaughter of five innocent people who happen to work for a newspaper. trump, when asked about the shootings in Maryland, cracked a smile and walked away. Of course, being the twitter coward that he is, he tweeted about it.

"Prior to departing Wisconsin, I was briefed on the shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland," Mr. Trump tweeted. "My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Thank you to all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene."

Save your "prayers". If there is a God she doesn't hear you.


https://field-negro.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-president-calls-journalists-enemy.html
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Mahalo, she.. Cha Jun 2018 #1
That is a great tweet from Abigail. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #6
seems like this event was a personal vendetta using guns to get revenge nt msongs Jun 2018 #2
I've read about that. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #8
The Mad King practices Stochastic Terrorism like a champ. nt Hekate Jun 2018 #20
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2018 #3
And then read from a teleprompter Iliyah Jun 2018 #4
yes.... sheshe2 Jun 2018 #9
It was a personal grudge Raine Jun 2018 #5
And trump did not spur that on? sheshe2 Jun 2018 #11
The perp is being scrutinized by police quartz007 Jun 2018 #12
Is this being talked about in the nightly news programs? Garrett78 Jun 2018 #7
The Cretin is quite familiar and "at one" with personal grudges. n/t Guilded Lilly Jun 2018 #10
K&R Scurrilous Jun 2018 #13
I wonder if the murders of fellow journalists will change how the WH press covers him? irisblue Jun 2018 #14
There is this. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #17
As Katy Tur personally attests, and we witnessed, this was a theme during his entire campaign... Hekate Jun 2018 #21
Yep. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #28
Notice how quickly he shifted the focus away from the victims Marie Marie Jun 2018 #15
Me thinks he is trying to shift the blame away from himself. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #18
Of course he was sheshe - that and the fact that he just has no Marie Marie Jun 2018 #19
He always does that. It's "thoughts and prayers" to victims' families SammyWinstonJack Jun 2018 #23
Yep ck4829 Jun 2018 #25
I think people who murder journalists.... 47of74 Jun 2018 #16
I'd be astonished if Trump has ever prayed in his life... First Speaker Jun 2018 #22
Tonight I actually heard from a friend who is a retired news photograher Liberal In Texas Jun 2018 #24
Don was the trigger on this one. Vinca Jun 2018 #26
the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is a moral degenerate Achilleaze Jun 2018 #27
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