REPORTER: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted and it came up clean
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
REPORTER: Actually, your DOJ IG just reported that there was thorough vetting of Afghans who were brought into the US. So why do you… pic.twitter.com/0SRbdZ6RjU
REPORTER: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted and it came up clean180,000: the number of Afghan refugees admitted to the U.S. since 2021.
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
REPORTER: Actually, your DOJ IG just reported that there was thorough vetting of Afghans who were brought into the US. So why do you blame Biden?
TRUMP: Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person? You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
Q: You just detailed that this suspect was flown in under the Biden administration. But was he granted asylum under your administration?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
TRUMP: Uh, when it comes to asylum, when they're flown in, it's very hard to get them out no matter how you want to do it. But we're gonna be… pic.twitter.com/xEfEm1piAW
Q: You just detailed that this suspect was flown in under the Biden administration. But was he granted asylum under your administration?Not very likely:
TRUMP: Uh, when it comes to asylum, when they're flown in, it's very hard to get them out no matter how you want to do it. But we're gonna be getting them all out now. *slams table*
As stateless refugees or asylum seekers, [Afghan refugees] are protected by the well-established non-refoulement principle and the U.N. Convention Against Torture. They receive the maximum government benefits and protections in countries such as Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For example, those that receive green cards under 8 U.S.C. § 1159 can immediately become "non-citizen nationals of the United States" pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1452(b), without needing to meet the requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1427(a). This allows them to travel with distinct United States passports.Oh, there's more:
Unlike in certain other countries, all admitted refugees and those granted asylum in the United States are statutorily eligible for permanent residency (green card) and then U.S. nationality or U.S. citizenship. All of their children automatically become Americans if they fulfill all of the requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1408(4), 8 U.S.C. § 1431(a) or 8 U.S.C. § 1433(a). This extends their privileges, and gives all of them additional international protection against any unlawful threat or harm.Not exactly an analysis of immigration law; but I don’t think Trump is going to be seizing and deporting 180,000 people on an executive order. Especially since they are not here illegally.
That would be the income from the tariffs that you are changing almost daily, and the Supreme Court is expected to end? Tariffs that are taxes on Americans? Tariffs that are causing inflation and are likely to cause your party to lose Congress?Trump: Over the next couple of years I think we will be substantially cutting income tax. Could be almost completely cutting it because the money we will be taking in will be so large pic.twitter.com/e3SQdCrwjP
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 28, 2025
On the Presidential Thanksgiving Day call to the troops.Trump: I've won 38 golf championships and I don't get to practice very much. I beat a 27-year-old kid. I've won 38 of them, every one of them legitimately. It has to be legitimate because you have a lot of people following you with club championships. pic.twitter.com/0DejwTvZBG
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 28, 2025
I wasn’t kidding. And sure enough, it gets worse.Trump brags at length about his golf game during his Thanksgiving call with service members pic.twitter.com/N8jxNeODJy
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
Trump during his Thanksgiving call with service members: "We're ordered a lot of Coast Guard cutters. Brand new, beautiful, the best machines in the world. I'm a looks person. I wanted the hull to be perfect. You know, I sort of redesigned the hull a little bit. The hulls. But we… pic.twitter.com/I3NrUWek8m
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
Trump during his Thanksgiving call with service members: "We're ordered a lot of Coast Guard cutters. Brand new, beautiful, the best machines in the world. I'm a looks person. I wanted the hull to be perfect. You know, I sort of redesigned the hull a little bit. The hulls. But we ordered a lot."Is there nothing this man can’t do? Or claim he can do?
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere. pic.twitter.com/AtHAzjIQQB
Say goodnight, Gracie.Reporter: What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving?
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 28, 2025
Trump: The fact that America is great again pic.twitter.com/9C1yRjuBFS
"deranged xenophobic racist, completely detached from reality"
ReplyDeleteand fundamentally dishonest. And comprehensively ignorant. And reflexively mean-spirited.
on the other hand, Joe Biden had a speech impediment and was seen being tired in public. Kamala Harris was not only a woman but also not quite white. (shrugs) I guess the voters just didn't have a choice...