This is a great tweet by Asha Rangappa (who does an excellent job when she is on CNN as an expert):
I’m sure the NRA would be unhappy if Trump treated mass shootings the same as killings by illegal immigrants. I am certainly sympathetic to the victims and families of murders by illegal immigrants. However, Trump is just exploiting them to further his bigoted anti-immigrant agenda.
Trump blames Democrats for immigration problems but this is just an outrageous lie. How is this supposed to get bipartisan negotiations to occur? Liar!
Fact check on Trump’s blame of Democrats
Trump has called some illegal immigrants “animals” and today said Democrats want them to “infest” our country. It’s an effort to appeal to the bigots that are a large part of his base.
Here are some tweets on Trump’s disgusting language.
update:
First, I think what happens in Germany is none of his business. We see how he reacts when anyone criticizes him.
Crime in Germany is down – see the AP Fact check. This is just Trump spewing lies and bigotry. He is encouraging nationalism in Germany.
“What we have right now is a President focused/bordering-on-obsessed with the Mueller investigation, what it has meant and might mean for his presidency. A President who feels like a victim of an unfair media, which won’t give him the proper credit he deserves. A President who, under siege in any number of ways, is increasingly bunkering in — and giving voice to conspiracy theories to justify his behavior.”
He can’t make it clearer than this. He has no interest in being president of the whole country.
Sad!
This is an outstanding column.
Bump points out that headlines, not just articles, should point it out when Trump’s tweets are not true.
This is similar to Nixon and to Trump’s own comments last year when he said the press was the enemy of the people. This is how dictators act.
I agree with De Niro’s sentiment but he was wrong to say it. It distracts from the real issues like health care, racism, and immigration and focuses attention on his bad language. There are plenty of ways to criticize Trump without cursing. I don’t think the audience helped by responding enthusiastically. This will convince Trump voters even more that there are elites out to get them.
Other opinions:
Of course, Trump can never let an insult go by:
Trump has attacked journalists for speculations about Melania Trump. He has lumped legitimate questions from the media in with tweets from the public
The article states: “By attacking journalists who have speculated or asked questions about his wife, the president put himself at odds with his own personal history of using his platform — and a number of his supporters — to target women and effectively amplify rumors about their health, appearance and personal relationships.”
Trump is in no position to talk:
Sad!
Sad! 