Trump Lies in Tweet Ripping 'Fake 60 Minutes' Episode on Child Separation: 'I Tried to Keep Them...
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Trump Lies in Tweet Ripping 'Fake 60 Minutes' Episode on Child Separation: 'I Tried to Keep Them Together'
by Tamar Auber Nov 25th, 2018, 9:46 pm 251
On Sunday, 60 Minutes ran a report on Trump's family separation policy.
Trump quickly replied by calling the segment "fake news."
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Trump's tweet repeats a claim made by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and other Trump officials to defend the child separation policy. Yet, the administration [link:https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/did-the-obama-administration-separate-families/cannot provide statistics] to back up their claim that Trump's policy was the same as Obama's or other presidents.
In addition, Theresa Cardinal Brown, director of immigration and cross-border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center [link:https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/did-the-obama-administration-separate-families/noted to FactCheck.org] that previous administrations used "family detention facilities, allowing the whole family to stay together while awaiting their deportation case in immigration court, or alternatives to detention, which required families to be tracked but released from custody to await their court date," making it clear Trump's policy is indeed not the "exact same" policy as Trump claimed in his Sunday night tweet.
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Trump lashes out at 60 Minutes after expose on disastrous family separation policy
Sarah K. Burris SARAH K. BURRIS
25 NOV 2018 AT 21:14 ET
-snip- Same tweets as above
Trump frequently says his policy was the same as former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush. Its factually inaccurate. Trumps no tolerance policy written specifically into his order was the reason so many families were separated. In the Obama case, courts stopped the president from moving forward with his plan. The former president faced a huge influx of migrants coming over the border, while Trumps numbers are significantly lower. In Trumps case, he simply decided any migrant or refugee was unacceptable.
According to the chart from Customs and Border Patrol, Trump experienced a huge decline in migrants coming to the United States. Compare him (in orange) with Obama (in blue) below:
One former Homeland Security official revealed in the expose that the White House never even sought their input for tracking the children and ensuring families could be reunited. When they offered to help, the White House ignored them.
Obama is still referred to as The Deporter-in-Chief today for his deportations. The president begged Congress to act and pass meaningful immigration reform that would create a pathway to citizenship to those fleeing violence. Trump, by contrast, has been removing anyone, regardless of whether they have a criminal record. Some have even been pillars of their community and business owners.
full article
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/trump-lashes-60-minutes-expose-disastrous-family-separation-policy/
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)So unfit, in every regard.
joshdawg
(2,648 posts)is lie. One after the other, ad infinitum.
BumRushDaShow
(128,962 posts)since it is supposedly "the same" as what he whined about was the previous administrations policies earlier?
duforsure
(11,885 posts)And separated a lot more than they said publicly, and intentionally tried to damage these kids to hurt them and their families for life for trying to find a better life in this country. What a cruel human being he is.
Racerdog1
(808 posts)There has never been and hopefully never again be a Fuck wad like this in the oval office. Hanging is too good for this orange asshole.
riversedge
(70,214 posts)cyndensco
(1,697 posts)I find it so disturbing that the asshole watches and comments on tv shows.
ProfessorGAC
(65,021 posts)If that's the best that trying hard produces, then it was a truly EPIC fail.
Moron.
On Edit: I thought i was replying to the OP. Sorry to the poster i stepped on.