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Demovictory9

(32,445 posts) Tue Jul 2, 2019, 01:54 PM Jul 2019

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Trump claims homelessness is 'phenomenon that started 2 years ago,' blames 'liberal' mayors

President Donald Trump in an interview with Fox News painted a dark picture of people “living in hell” due to homelessness in major U.S. cities, claiming that it is “a phenomenon that started two years ago,” blaming Democratic mayors for the problem.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-claims-homelessness-phenomenon-started-years-ago/story?id=64083965

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Trump claims homelessness is 'phenomenon that started 2 years ago,' blames 'liberal' mayors (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jul 2019 OP

Seems To Me This Coincides With The Time Trump Is In The WH.....nt global1 Jul 2019 #1

The "liberal mayors" bit is a hate radio staple. ieCities are hellholes because of Democrat policies Midnight Writer Jul 2019 #2

Wow Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2019 #3

The pity is, some mouth breathers will believe him. lpbk2713 Jul 2019 #4

Did the last 40 years of American history stop when Chump became president? Initech Jul 2019 #5

President Fullofshit. spanone Jul 2019 #6

The homeless epidemic actually goes back to Reagan shutting down all the mental institutions Calculating Jul 2019 #7

global1

(25,240 posts)

1. Seems To Me This Coincides With The Time Trump Is In The WH.....nt

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 02:00 PM

Jul 2019

Midnight Writer

(21,738 posts)

2. The "liberal mayors" bit is a hate radio staple. ieCities are hellholes because of Democrat policies

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 02:13 PM

Jul 2019

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,402 posts)

3. Wow

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 02:19 PM

Jul 2019

Who knew homelessness just started two years ago?

lpbk2713

(42,751 posts)

4. The pity is, some mouth breathers will believe him.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 02:21 PM

Jul 2019

This is the asshole who can shoot someone on Fifth Ave and get away with it.

Initech

(100,060 posts)

5. Did the last 40 years of American history stop when Chump became president?

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 02:25 PM

Jul 2019

No, this can all be traced back to Reagan and his extremely reckless corporate deregulation policies. Blame Reagan if anything.

spanone

(135,816 posts)

6. President Fullofshit.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 02:26 PM

Jul 2019

Calculating

(2,955 posts)

7. The homeless epidemic actually goes back to Reagan shutting down all the mental institutions

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 02:28 PM

Jul 2019

Now we have crazy people living on the streets everywhere because it 'cost too much money' to keep them institutionalized.

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