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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:20 PM Jan 2017

Fact Checking Trump's Claim "Obama did it too"

We're hearing a lot of chatter from those defending this middle eastern immigration and travel ban.

They are all repeating the same thing as if on cue, "Obama did it" or "You all are just mad because Trump did it".

These sound like potentially valid responses.
Valid that is if the facts of this matter are completely and thoroughly ignored.

"Trump’s comparison of his immigration actions to Obama’s policy in 2011 is a faulty one. The fact is that the Obama administration was responding to a known and specific threat from one country and limited its response to refugees from that country, while Trump’s order temporarily bans refugees from all countries — indefinitely in the case of those from Syria — and temporarily bars all other visitors from seven predominately Muslim countries."

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http://www.factcheck.org/2017/01/trumps-faulty-refugee-policy-comparison/

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Fact Checking Trump's Claim "Obama did it too" (Original Post) SHRED Jan 2017 OP

"seven predominately Muslim countries." * louis-t Jan 2017 #1

Of course SHRED Jan 2017 #2

Which happen to be the ones that have attacked us world wide wally Jan 2017 #3

Here's a clear, concise rebuttal Ms. Toad Jan 2017 #4

Thanks!! SHRED Jan 2017 #7

I thought Barack HUSSEIN Obama was the Kenyan Pretender Antichrist Secret Muslim ck4829 Jan 2017 #5

Strange, isn't it? gratuitous Jan 2017 #10

NOT JUST REFUGEES Johnny2X2X Jan 2017 #6

The drumpers in my office keep saying it's only louis-t Jan 2017 #9

The two programs are not comparable Gothmog Jan 2017 #8

louis-t

(23,295 posts)

1. "seven predominately Muslim countries." *

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:22 PM

Jan 2017

* of course, omitting the countries that Donnie dum dum does bidness with.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

2. Of course

Reply to louis-t (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:36 PM

Jan 2017

world wide wally

(21,743 posts)

3. Which happen to be the ones that have attacked us

Reply to louis-t (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:49 PM

Jan 2017

Ms. Toad

(34,073 posts)

4. Here's a clear, concise rebuttal

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:50 PM

Jan 2017

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8563834

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

7. Thanks!!

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:19 PM

Jan 2017

ck4829

(35,077 posts)

5. I thought Barack HUSSEIN Obama was the Kenyan Pretender Antichrist Secret Muslim

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:55 PM

Jan 2017

Whose legacy the Golden Man-Child was going to utterly destroy?

But yet you defer to him?

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

10. Strange, isn't it?

Reply to ck4829 (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:03 PM

Jan 2017

Suddenly emulating President Obama is A-OK with Trump's supporters. Surprised they don't all have to wear cervical collars from all the whiplash they must sustain, changing direction like that.

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)

6. NOT JUST REFUGEES

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:01 PM

Jan 2017

What people are failing to talk about is that Trump's ban was not only for refugees, it was for people with Green Cards. Totally different. People with green cards aren't necessarily refugees, many of these people had been living in the US for years and were just home for a visit.

louis-t

(23,295 posts)

9. The drumpers in my office keep saying it's only

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:00 PM

Jan 2017

"da illegals" that Donnie dum dum is keeping out. They hail him as a hero. I'm waiting for them to start Sieg Heil-ing him.

Gothmog

(145,275 posts)

8. The two programs are not comparable

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:55 PM

Jan 2017

Trump is a liar

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