Trump keeps pushing 'invasion' narrative that motivated Pittsburgh gunman to kill 11 people

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The shooter who murdered 11 people in Pittsburgh on Saturday was motivated by a narrative pushed by Fox News and Trump allies that a caravan of people traveling through Mexico toward the U.S. border represented a potential “invasion” of the country.

On Wednesday — hours removed from visiting the synagogue where the shooting took place — the president made clear that he has no plans to stop pushing that narrative, despite the bloodshed it helped inspire 96 hours earlier.

“Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border,” Trump tweeted. “Many more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is sacred, must come in legally. TURN AROUND!”

Link to tweet

Trump posted that tweet minutes after one in which he described the caravan using language that is usually reserved for invading armies.

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-caravan-invasion-pittsburgh-shooting-cf58340e2999/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5bda42113ed3f000012d0e47&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR19nAvQtRMPl10ea6AENNVhigHpIZwyufFpmTNo9C_e6P4YoxWKTc5Elx0

[elleng]

1. Of course, it's the issue of the day/election.

[Merlot]

5. And if he stopped it would be like admitting that they're right and he's wrong.

[dameatball]

2. It would make much more sense to have agricultural interests, meat producers, highway departments

construction companies AND various other entities to just have a job fair and check credentials at the border. Let the hiring companies foot the bill and hold them responsible. No need for the army. Anyone with a criminal record can be sent back or detained pending appeal. Children should be able to be with their parents during this process.


I would be more confident in having 15,000 immigration officers to solve this so-called problem than 15,000 army troops. But 15,000 immigration officers would certainly not be needed. More like 500.....IMHO.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. It's like he's on a personal mission to prove to Robert Bowers...

...that he really is a nationalist and not one of those dirty, filthy globalists.

[C_U_L8R]

4. You've got to be nuts to believe Trump.

Trump is such scum... triggering racist psychopaths and doing everything he can to make more racists. All he has to sell is fear. It's pathetic.