{"id":38249,"date":"2018-06-20T13:09:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T20:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=38249"},"modified":"2018-06-20T13:55:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T20:55:09","slug":"trump-id-rather-be-strong-and-heartless-than-be-overrun-with-millions-of-criminal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=38249","title":{"rendered":"Trump: ‘I’d Rather Be Strong’ and Heartless than Be ‘Overrun With Millions’ of Criminal Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The president who called immigrants “animals”<\/em> and described them as “infesting”<\/em> America has backed down on his abhorrent policy that ripped children from the arms of their mothers and fathers. Never mind that he and his surrogates insisted that this “horrible”<\/em> policy that doesn’t exist was created by Democrats and was just like “summer camp.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Now Donald Trump, who previously said that only Congress could fix this, has allegedly fixed it (see update below). He was adamant that he couldn’t do anything about it, but now he holds a televised ceremony asserting that he is doing something about it. Either he was lying then or he just signed an illegitimate document.<\/p>\n

However, we must not forget that Trump knew exactly what he was doing when he implemented the family separation policy. Team Trump repeatedly admitted that it was a deliberate effort to provide a deterrent to immigrants and others seeking asylum. He also tried to use the issue – and the children – as ransom for support for his idiotic border wall. And even as he prepared to sign this executive order, he articulated his view that any expression of compassion was a sign of weakness that he rejected:<\/p>\n

“If you\u2019re really, really pathetically weak, the country is going to be overrun with millions of people. And if you\u2019re strong, then you don\u2019t have any heart. That\u2019s a tough dilemma. Perhaps I\u2019d rather be strong.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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TRUMP: "If you're really, really pathetically weak, the country is going to be overrun with millions of people. And if you're strong, then you don't have any heart. That's a tough dilemma… perhaps I'd rather be strong." pic.twitter.com\/lXXoStUbuP<\/a><\/p>\n

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n