Friday, May 17, 2019

Donald Trump, Political Gee-nyus!


Yeah, sorta like that....

Trump wants to ship immigrants out of El Paso (which is also a Democratic stronghold in Texas) to Florida.  Two counties in Florida, specifically:

Broward and Palm Beach counties are not sanctuary cities, but some have surmised that Trump was targeting the two counties for punishment because of their politics. Trump had said before that he was considering releasing detainees into other Democratic counties beyond just sanctuary cities. “The blatant politics, sending them to the two most Democratic counties in the state of Florida, is ridiculous,” state Sen. Gary Farmer told Politico. “You can’t make this stuff up.”

The two counties have warned federal officials that they are not equipped to handle such a large influx of migrants. According to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, the administration did not give the county any accommodations or even a plan for what it should do. Palm Beach County Mayor Mack Bernard, speaking in the same press conference, said it was possible the resources might only become available with an emergency declaration. Broward County officials said they were put in a similar situation.

“This is a humanitarian crisis. We will do everything possible to help these people,” Broward County Mayor Mark Bogen, a Democrat, said in a statement. “If the President will not provide us with financial assistance to house and feed these people, he will be creating a homeless encampment.”

County officials were not the only ones who felt blindsided by the administration’s decision. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican and Trump ally, also questioned the move and asserted that the counties did not have the resources needed to provide for the migrants. An aide for DeSantis told Florida public radio that the Trump administration had not informed the governor’s office of the decision ahead of time.

"Keep your enemies close, and fuck your "friends" over," seems to be Trump's operating principle.

I'm sure this will have zero impact on the electoral college in 2020.

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