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kpete

(71,996 posts) Thu Jun 21, 2018, 09:26 PM Jun 2018

There you have it. DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has privately said family separations may resume.

@RepAdamSchiff

Secretary Nielsen privately told lawmakers the Administration may go back to separating children from their parents. Congress must ensure that NEVER happens. I'm urging the House Appropriations Committee to prevent funds from ever being used to separate families entering the US:

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There you have it. DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has privately said family separations may resume. (Original Post) kpete Jun 2018 OP

Trump said it publicly lame54 Jun 2018 #1

If a single penny goes to their fucking wall they will BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #2

The base doesn't care, they just want the wall. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #7

We should say OK, we will give our votes to build the Wall LiberalLovinLug Jun 2018 #8

I could see trading The Wall for BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #9

10 states now suing over this. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jun 2018 #3

He's totally running for prez blake2012 Jun 2018 #4

I'm down with that. Volaris Jun 2018 #5

Exactly. I feel his seat is safe--but plenty we need to fight for blake2012 Jun 2018 #6

lame54

(35,293 posts)

1. Trump said it publicly

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 09:32 PM

Jun 2018

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)

2. If a single penny goes to their fucking wall they will

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 09:42 PM

Jun 2018

lose the midterms. The Dems say "Hell NO!" and the base says, "We want Mexico to pay for it".

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)

7. The base doesn't care, they just want the wall.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:36 PM

Jun 2018

Likewise, they don't care if Social Security and Medicare get cut. The 0.1% got their fat tax cut and that's going to make everything boom like fertilizer plant on fire, right?

And the trade war will only be won by Trump because he's such a brilliant negotiator that he can start one one six fronts and still win, right?

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)

8. We should say OK, we will give our votes to build the Wall

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:55 PM

Jun 2018

stipulating that all the funding will come from Mexico.
(which will never happen, but that is what Trump wants right?)

in exchange reverse the tax giveaway bill, and stop this atrocious policy.