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Here is the actual quote you are defending: TRUMP: "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best -- they're not sending you [points at unid
by valleyer 5mo ago
Here is the actual quote you are defending:
TRUMP: "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best -- they're not sending you [points at unidentified people off-camera] -- they're not sending you -- they're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs; they're bringing crime; they're rapists and some, I assume, are good people."
There is no apparent indication in that video that the people he's pointing at are Mexican.
- rcxdude 5mo agoAmong other issues, countries are not generally 'sending people' to immigrate to other countries. Most countries are in general keen to avoid emigration.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 5mo ago>There is no apparent indication in that video that the people he's pointing at are Mexican. But it seems like the most natural interpretation. The most obvious, good-faith interpretation of this quote is that Mexico has a mix of good and bad people, like every country, and the ones immigrating illegally tend to be bad. The fact that the media didn't even consider this common-sense interpretation contributed a lot to Trump's popularity.
- valleyer 5mo agoCool. Here's something he said today: TRUMP: "They're all crooks. The Somalians are -- what they've done to Minnesota -- the Somalians. They're crooked as hell. Ilhan Omar. Crooked as hell. They're all crooks. And we got 'em." Really earning that good faith!