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EL PASO — Earlier this year in his State of the Union address, President Trump described to the nation how the Texas border city of El Paso once had “extremely high rates of violent crime” and was considered “one of our nation’s most dangerous cities.” Then he turned it into the living argument for his border wall.
“With a powerful barrier in place,” he went on, “El Paso is one of the safest cities in our country. Simply put, walls work and walls save lives.”
In this West Texas border city, founded 360 years ago as an outpost of the Spanish empire, those words festered. So did words Mr. Trump repeated at a rally he held on the city’s outskirts a few weeks later. “Murders, murders, murders,” he said, in reference to immigrants, as the crowd chanted, “Build the wall!”
I see that the NYT’s took snippets from the manifesto to make Trump appeared to motivate this nut but in reality of course he had nothing to do with it.
Typical fake news. Trump has them dead to rights this time he should shut them down.
Are there any posts on this thread actually expressing sorrow for the dead people? Nah. This board doesn't care about a bunch of dead Mexicans. You're only sorry there weren't more.
LOL. If he didn't go you'd raise wholly hell besides. Who the hell are you trying to kid? Everything that Trump does infuriates you. "Orange man bad". Trump didn't do anything different than any president should do and has done.
Who the hell are you to speak for most Americans? You can only speak for yourself. Did you go out and ask every single one of us what our opinions are? Instead of relying on Left wing propaganda sites?
Don't speak for me. Unless he actually has some business there, he should not be wasting tax money for a flight. I don't even like to see presidents flying into disaster areas to see damage for themselves. It just ties up resources that should be directed toward the rescue and recovery efforts.
Even though you tried to speak for me, I have spoken for no one. Americans have spoken for themselves and are overwhelming against that stupid wall. So before you accuse someone else of speaking for others, look in the mirror.
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Solid Majority Still Opposes New Construction on Border Wall
60% oppose significant new construction on border walls
Don't speak for me. Unless he actually has some business there, he should not be wasting tax money for a flight. I don't even like to see presidents flying into disaster areas to see damage for themselves. It just ties up resources that should be directed toward the rescue and recovery efforts.
Even though you tried to speak for me, I have spoken for no one. Americans have spoken for themselves and are overwhelming against that stupid wall. So before you accuse someone else of speaking for others, look in the mirror.
You already did raise wholly hell about Trump going there. You're still doing it now. I've read enough of your posts and it's more than obvious that you hate and are against anything and everything that Trump does. You've left a long paper trail that more than proves that. Go back and read some for your own posts for yourself. Whattsa' matter has the truth got your tongue? So my statement about you is absolutely 100% correct. I don't have to speak for you, you've done more than that for yourself.
You're still trying to speak for other Americans. What else do you think that statement implies? I'm an American, I'm all for the wall and nobody ever polled me? Maybe you ought to get your head outta' the clouds?
So before you accuse someone else of speaking for others, look in the mirror.
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Are there any posts on this thread actually expressing sorrow for the dead people? Nah. This board doesn't care about a bunch of dead Mexicans. You're only sorry there weren't more.
Apparently the media last night didn't think so. They aired over 7 minutes of Robert O'Rourke protesting President Trump coming to show support for the families and friends of those killed and wounded. They didn't mention anything about the victims last night, just about O'Rourke's protest and roughly 15 seconds collectively of President Trump and First Lady.
This will be a very non-PC point, but while this shooting is most definitely unjustified, perhaps illegal immigrants and the left themselves are partly to blame for creating this anger? After 9-11, liberals en masse lectured us on how we should understand Islamic terrorists and why we should symapthize with them. Many liberals, not just AOC, Tlaib, and Omar sympathize with Palestinians when they fire rockets into Israel or carry out suicide attacks?
Perhaps we should look at why people are angry about ILLEGAL immigration, about our tax money being spent on people who shouldn't be here? On jobs lost because illegals have driven down wages in so many industries? I don't think its a matter of Americans not wanting to do certain jobs but a matter of illegals having driven down the wages so low because even if they live 20 to a house its still better than in Mexico while an American can't live that kind of Third World lifestyle. Maybe we are tired of drugs and gangs coming here from Mexico.
And I wonder how these illegal aliens feel, how shameless they are, coming to our country knowing that they are not welcome here.
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I don't have to speak for you, you've done more than that for yourself.