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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Jun 19, 2018, 10:56 AM Jun 2018

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Trump Defends Family Separation Policy: 'Only 2000' Kids Separated From Parents

Source: Talking Points Memo

By Matt Shuham | June 19, 2018 10:30 am

President Donald Trump defended his migrant family separation policy on Tuesday by arguing that “only 2000” children had been separated from their families as at the border as a result of the policy.

He appeared to be referencing Department of Homeland Security data for child separations between April 19 and May 31. The actual number is larger than that.

Link to tweet

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told reporters Monday: “The vast majority, vast, vast majority of children who are in the care of H.H.S. right now — 10,000 of the 12,000 — were sent here alone by their parents. That is when they were separated.”

The Trump administration’s new policy is not simply to arrest everyone caught crossing the border in between ports of entry.

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-falsely-says-only-2000-kids-have-been-separated-from-parents-at-border

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Trump Defends Family Separation Policy: 'Only 2000' Kids Separated From Parents (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP

"Only 2000"???? Moostache Jun 2018 #1

Imagine a mother sending her infant child alone, on a dangerous, unknown trip to save him louis c Jun 2018 #2

He's digging in deeper - no moral compass bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #3

Unfortunately sooner or later one of these kids will have a health issue and die in a Walmart FSogol Jun 2018 #5

Not a true number but still 2000 too many, efhmc Jun 2018 #4

To the separated child, PatSeg Jun 2018 #13

Was this tweet before or after he said it was Democrat law that's doing this? nini Jun 2018 #6

In the future, when all this is written down, we will hear people Doitnow Jun 2018 #7

Or: I know nothing. olegramps Jun 2018 #10

Heartless cretin. marble falls Jun 2018 #8

I believe the figure used yesterday was TWELVE THOUSAND, with the total expected niyad Jun 2018 #9

...and really, what kid DOESN'T like going to summer camp? brooklynite Jun 2018 #11

And why are they being.... Wuddles440 Jun 2018 #12

Oh, well, if that's all........ DFW Jun 2018 #14

"ONLY" packman Jun 2018 #15

Only 2000? There should be 5 separated from Trump by putting him into prison for a long time. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #16

Putting Those Who Do Illegal Things in Prison LeFleur1 Jun 2018 #17

This puts me in mind of the Holocaust semi-deniers DavidDvorkin Jun 2018 #18

'Only 2000' Kids rock Jun 2018 #19

everytime he cites a number, he is lying. Lawrence OD pointed this out before. bettyellen Jun 2018 #20

Moostache

(9,895 posts)

1. "Only 2000"????

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 10:59 AM

Jun 2018

Rot in hell you piece of shit. Fuck you Trump. Fuck you.

louis c

(8,652 posts)

2. Imagine a mother sending her infant child alone, on a dangerous, unknown trip to save him

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:00 AM

Jun 2018

Hey, Bible scholars in the White House, read the story of Moses.

bucolic_frolic

(43,180 posts)

3. He's digging in deeper - no moral compass

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:02 AM

Jun 2018

Republicans are being roasted alive like a goose in a Thanksgiving pot

And they haven't a CLUE they are in this predicament

This is as good as it gets

Kids, the cavalry is gathering, hold on tight

FSogol

(45,488 posts)

5. Unfortunately sooner or later one of these kids will have a health issue and die in a Walmart

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:08 AM

Jun 2018

Detention Center. It will only get worse for the Trumpians.

efhmc

(14,726 posts)

4. Not a true number but still 2000 too many,

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:08 AM

Jun 2018

nt

PatSeg

(47,501 posts)

13. To the separated child,

Reply to efhmc (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:46 AM

Jun 2018

ONE is too many!

"Only 2000"??? Even if that was true, how could that make it alright?

nini

(16,672 posts)

6. Was this tweet before or after he said it was Democrat law that's doing this?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:12 AM

Jun 2018

Doitnow

(1,103 posts)

7. In the future, when all this is written down, we will hear people

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:13 AM

Jun 2018

involved in this crime saying, "We were only following orders." It is way past time time to start disobeying orders that separate families.

olegramps

(8,200 posts)

10. Or: I know nothing.

Reply to Doitnow (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:23 AM

Jun 2018

marble falls

(57,102 posts)

8. Heartless cretin.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:13 AM

Jun 2018

niyad

(113,336 posts)

9. I believe the figure used yesterday was TWELVE THOUSAND, with the total expected

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:18 AM

Jun 2018

to be TWENTY THOUSAND by 1 august.

brooklynite

(94,594 posts)

11. ...and really, what kid DOESN'T like going to summer camp?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:27 AM

Jun 2018

Wuddles440

(1,123 posts)

12. And why are they being....

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:43 AM

Jun 2018

so secretive regarding the status of the female prisoners? We all know that if something like this atrocity occurred with a Democratic administration, the wing nut propaganda machine would be spewing conspiracy theories 24/7 about pedophile and sex rings.

DFW

(54,405 posts)

14. Oh, well, if that's all........

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 11:47 AM

Jun 2018

Then only one single measly president should be removed from office for it.

(Hardly anyone would miss him)

packman

(16,296 posts)

15. "ONLY"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:07 PM

Jun 2018

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,005 posts)

16. Only 2000? There should be 5 separated from Trump by putting him into prison for a long time. . . nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:08 PM

Jun 2018

LeFleur1

(1,197 posts)

17. Putting Those Who Do Illegal Things in Prison

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:20 PM

Jun 2018

Forget the law that says they can ask for asylum.
If the USA put everyone in prison who did illegal things the line would form with this administration, trump first, his adult kids next, then his cabinet, and the rest of the republicans who have been stuffing their pockets with money from corporate America for votes.

DavidDvorkin

(19,479 posts)

18. This puts me in mind of the Holocaust semi-deniers

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:44 PM

Jun 2018

who say things like, "It wasn't six million. At the most, it was one million, or even less." As if that makes it okay.

It's only 2,000. Oh, that's okay, then.

rock

(13,218 posts)

19. 'Only 2000' Kids

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:57 PM

Jun 2018

That's no problem at all, not even an inconvenience!

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

20. everytime he cites a number, he is lying. Lawrence OD pointed this out before.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 01:48 PM

Jun 2018

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