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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 08:50 AM Aug 2016

Trump goes to war against media

Republican nominee Donald Trump said the country needs "very smart people" to vet immigrants coming into the country under his recent proposal and scrutiny of social media accounts.

During an interview airing Wednesday night, Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Trump how he would "vet what's in their heart," referencing people coming to the U.S. from places where "men can tell women how to dress and they can't drive and they can't go to school and you can't build a church or a temple."

"Well, let me just you, you get very smart people," Trump responded. "And there are those people. And they're very good at understanding what's going on."

Beyond that, Trump said security needs to scrutinize potential immigrants' social media accounts. "I mean they're better at social media than we are," the GOP nominee said. "ISIS, if you look at what ISIS is doing with social, they're recruiting over the internet. And I also said we have to end that. We have to knock it out."

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/291797-trump-on-vetting-immigrants-beliefs-you-get-very-smart

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Trump goes to war against media (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2016 OP
Such detailed plans, so specific. This from a man who has hired sinkingfeeling Aug 2016 #1
These sentences: MoonRiver Aug 2016 #2
How's he going to "get very smart people" for his administration Jarqui Aug 2016 #4
He'd say he would then jilt them sailfla Aug 2016 #3

sinkingfeeling

(51,275 posts)
1. Such detailed plans, so specific. This from a man who has hired
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 08:58 AM
Aug 2016

some of the dumbest people in the country, i.e., Katrina Pierson.

Do you think Trump would actually pay all those 'smart people'?

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
2. These sentences:
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 09:02 AM
Aug 2016

"Well, let me just you, you get very smart people," Trump responded. "And there are those people. And they're very good at understanding what's going on," are almost incoherent. If Rump is looking for smart people, he better cover his mirror with a sheet. SMH over this clod's ignorance.

Jarqui

(10,110 posts)
4. How's he going to "get very smart people" for his administration
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 09:16 AM
Aug 2016

when he hasn't been able to do so after more than a year of trying for his campaign?

Trump can't because he's not smart enough to pick out which ones are smart.

Look at Obama's campaign team: there's a guy who knew how to attract and identify smart people.

No drama Obama in the campaign because no drama Obama in the White House with very little noise and scandal about his administration - except for the politician the GOP were targeting: Hillary.

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