Trump Would Tie Aid to Action on Sanctuary Cities

[applegrove]

Trump Would Tie Aid to Action on Sanctuary Cities

April 28, 2020 at 5:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 2 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/04/28/trump-would-tie-aid-to-action-on-sanctuary-cities/

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President Trump indicated he wouldn’t allow federal aid for states facing budget deficits from the coronavirus outbreak unless they take action against “sanctuary cities” — municipalities that prevent their police from cooperating with immigration authorities, Bloomberg reports.

Said Trump: “We would want certain things including sanctuary city adjustments, because we have so many people in sanctuary cities. What’s happening is people are being protected that shouldn’t be protected and a lot of bad things are happening with sanctuary cities.”

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[dalton99a]

1. What an evil monster does in a pandemic

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. FU tRUMP - FU.

I keep wondering how he got through his adolescent
years without getting beaten senseless by his peers on a daily basis.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Why don't Sanctuary City's states withhold their Fed Tax money

as a response. I am sure CA's and NY's contribution to the Fed piggy bank is pretty substantial. Cuomo already said blue states pay more than their fair share to cover states like KY.

[applegrove]

8. Right. And part of why they are sanctuary cities is their economies would be hurt without all

the jobs done by these people. A sign that federal immigration policy, the official one, has not served these cities well enough.

[sheshe2]

4. Welp.

Massachusetts won't be seeing any help from the Don.

Sounds to me like more Quid Pro Quo. I am pretty sure we already impeached him for that. Yet here he is threatening aid to US/Blue States and condemning many of us to die.

[Docreed2003]

11. And that exact scenario was brought up during impeachment

I can't remember which constitutional scholar brought it up but basically she said, "if this act is ignored, what would prevent the president from a similar act of 'quid pro quo' when dealing with states during a disaster." Well, here we are!

[sheshe2]

14. Yup.

We have an R Governor.

He stood up to Don about sanctuary cities in the past. He closed the state to late, yet I will give credit where credit is due. He has not thrown us to the wolves yet. He is not opening as we are in critical condition right now. Schools are closed for this year. He has openly dissed Don for seizing much needed PPE.

I will wait for what he does next.

[Docreed2003]

15. I'd love to be in Mass though sheshe

As bad as having a GOP gov, at least Baker is a more "traditional" conservative. I so miss living in New England. Moving back home to my home state has been good in many ways, living in a purple dot in a red state under Bill Lee, a Trumpian moron, as governor has been trying.

[sheshe2]

16. Born Breed and Raised here.

I love Mass.

Charlie is okay for the most part, at least in this crisis.

[IcyPeas]

5. oh, so another quid pro quo in other words?

[treestar]

6. There's nothing he won't use

to get something he wants. Can he just do something needed for once without demanding a quid pro quo. This situation is not the time!

[42bambi]

10. The true art of giving is to not expect anything in return. Trump in no way

could ever understand that concept.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Trump NEVER gives anything away.

And when he demands a return, it's closer to extortion than an exchange of promises.

[CaptYossarian]

9. Don't look now, but

Hitler Jr. wants to ghettoize "Poland" all over again.

[Docreed2003]

12. The thing he fails to realize and will never realize

Is that our federal government is not a business. He doesn't own those federal dollars, the American people do! When will he be held accountable for these mafia boss, quid pro quo actions? I pray he will come November but damn, thats a long way away.

[Initech]

13. God damn him.