Trump Jokes About Shooting Immigrants at the Border

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  1. Sychophantastic profile image80
    Sychophantasticposted 5 years ago

    I once made a joke about this very same thing and my post was deleted.

    Why was my post deleted? Because it was an incendiary, horrible thing to suggest and might incite somebody to actually go shoot an immigrant.

    Yet, here we have the POTUS hearing somebody yell out "Shoot them!" and not immediately denouncing the statement, which as far as the President goes, might as well be tacit support.

    Now, to be clear, I doubt the President supports such a thing and this is probably why his supporters like him - he doesn't immediately play politics with statements like that. However, while he may think it's a joke, I don't really think the person who yelled it out thinks it's a joke nor do I think the people at the rally think it's a joke.

    Set let that sink in - the solution to the immigrant issue is simply to murder them all according to people at the Trump rally.

    That's what our nation is coming to - people sitting on the border shooting people.

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/politics … index.html

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    1. Castlepaloma profile image76
      Castlepalomaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I was ban on hubpage for suggesting Trump has a small penis because of his small hands, and his missiles ego. Lol.

      People don't realize more Mexican die over the boarder drugs wars than they do over in Iraqi and Afghanistan.

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    2. peterstreep profile image80
      peterstreepposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      To me it looks as Americans are obsessed with guns, and the president is the mirror of the American society. Apparently that's ok. As it is ok for the many Trump voters that he made the statement : "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters,”
      Apparently Trump voters are used to violence and except it as the norm.

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      1. profile image0
        promisemposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Most Americans are not obsessed with guns.

        It just happens that the National Rifle Association is a powerful lobby with an enormous amount of money. They fight gun laws every step of the way.

        It also happens that Trump voters own a lot of guns -- many of them for good reasons (hunters and farmers) and some of them for bad.

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        1. peterstreep profile image80
          peterstreepposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          I do believe you Promisem but it is the image America has nowadays. And maybe most americans aren’t bothered by the image the US has abroad. But thanks to the behaviour of president Trump Europe does not see the US as a natural ally anymore.
          Pompeo is warmongering against Iran at the moment, and as we all know a war is always great for ellections. Problem for Trump is though that he is probably on his own. Because of his tweets and rhetoric Europe is not eager to help him and the UK has their own Brexit problem.

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            promisemposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Yes, gun nuts and Trump have severely damaged America's international reputation. Many of us are ashamed of what they have done to our country.

            And yes, Trump is itching for a war, but I think he wants one to make people forget about all of the Russia investigations.

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            RTalloniposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Those that oppose President Trump also own guns, and/or are protected by people owning/carrying them. Not all of those people should be trusted with one.

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      2. Live to Learn profile image60
        Live to Learnposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        I doubt any reasonable person took that statement about standing in the middle of the street and shooting someone as anything but ignorant.

        But, we do consider guns a right. That will not be abridged. Although we have a democracy, we understand how quickly liberty can be taken by a tyrannical government. I think the recent example of Venezuela should not be forgotten as an example of how rapidly things can devolve if we let down our guard.

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          promisemposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Do you think all rights have a limit?

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          1. wilderness profile image96
            wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Only when it impacts others (which gun ownership does, to a small amount).

            "Limit" does not imply, however, that gun ownership should either be banned or so difficult to accomplish that no one can do it. "Shall not be infringed" makes that very clear even though we do apply limits.

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            1. Castlepaloma profile image76
              Castlepalomaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              Only one thing that sounds sane enough to make a good point for guns.

              If the American military complex attacked American citizens. They would need their guns incase of a complete take over by the Powers to Be.
              Point made by Jessi Ventura

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              1. wilderness profile image96
                wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                Or any other countries.  Or criminals when police is more than 30 seconds away (that's always). 

                Or, perhaps most important, because there is no good reason to deny them.  It's called "freedom", and is what our country is based on.  We have suffered enough with the not-so-gradual loss of personal freedom - there is no reason to allow it to happen again.

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                1. Castlepaloma profile image76
                  Castlepalomaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  No other country would dare to attack America with public guns or without the public gun.

                  The US military complex is way too much power and the scariest, it unimaginable for anyone to attack them.

                  Please,  Don't attack Canada for our water.  Because we got so....many fighting men as hunters and hockey players.

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                  1. wilderness profile image96
                    wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                    Really?  Was the Taliban a "country", albeit one without the geography?  Was Japan a country 80 years ago?  Germany?

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          2. Live to Learn profile image60
            Live to Learnposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            What type of limit? Crazy people can't have one? Convicted felons can't? Ones like that?

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        2. peterstreep profile image80
          peterstreepposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          There is no connection between owning a gun and guarding democracy.
          In many not democratic countries people own a gun.
          In many democratic countries people don’t own a gun.

          However you interpret the statement, the statement is made. And it is these un-presidential statements that makes President Trump unreliable as a partner. He may touch base with a part of his voters but he lost international credibility and trust.

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          1. Live to Learn profile image60
            Live to Learnposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            All public figures make ridiculous statements. To pretend otherwise is displaying bias.

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            1. peterstreep profile image80
              peterstreepposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              Really? In the same quantities as president Trump does?

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              1. Live to Learn profile image60
                Live to Learnposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                I'll be honest. The president can seem an ass. The media can edit to increase the foolish nature of his words.

                I have faith in people on this immigration crisis. We are fairly united in our desire to welcome those who follow immigration procedure. We are at odds as to how many can just shove their way into our good graces.

                As wilderness pointed out, Trump didn't appear to be condoning, simply commenting on the oddity such a statement would be considered appropriate.

                I am much more concerned about many other things going on in our country than a guy at a rally saying something ignorant.

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                1. peterstreep profile image80
                  peterstreepposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  I understand that. But it's not the first time this  "guy" who happens to be the president, made an ignorant remark. One slip of the tong happens to the best of us, but if you continue to make ignorant remarks, especially as a president of a country (and one of the most powerful countries as such)
                  You could question his credentials for the job. As it breaks up international relationships.

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                  1. Castlepaloma profile image76
                    Castlepalomaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                    You have to be at awe from Trump's lying, ridiculous statement, and false promises in the whole world of leaders and Presidents. Not even Mussolini can hold a candle to this megamaniac. What country kills their neighbor's people at the rate that US dose today. Trump wall, he says, is because of the drugs Mexican bring in.   Most of the drugs are coming in through the regurlar boarder crossing. Still it's not even a drop in a  bucket from the sea of green. Trump says they bring crime. Not at as high rate of crime as native American.

                    He puts his foot in his mouth, like no other in the world.

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                  2. wilderness profile image96
                    wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                    "But it's not the first time this  "guy" who happens to be the president, made an ignorant remark. "

                    What "ignorant" remark?  That only the hillbillies of the panhandle would think of such a thing?  I can understand those people might not be very happy, but outside of that, what makes it "ignorant"?  Just that those hating the man will twist and spin it into "jokes about shooting immigrants at the border", as the title of this thread suggests?

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                  3. Live to Learn profile image60
                    Live to Learnposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                    Take heart. If Biden takes the next election we'll all have another ass in  office making ignorant remarks.

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          2. wilderness profile image96
            wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Which countries with a heavily armed citizenry have descended into a dictatorship?  We know of several with an unarmed people that did - which ones with enough guns to arm everyone in the country did?

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            1. peterstreep profile image80
              peterstreepposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              Afghanistan, iraq, iran, angola, ivory coast, congo...should I go on.

              Most of Europe have democracies and people definatly are not armed like the US.

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              1. wilderness profile image96
                wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                No, they are not armed like Americans.  And haven't been for a few decades.

                Wonder what we'll see there in a couple hundred years?

                But I'm shocked that there is a gun for every person in Afghanistan and Iran.  I wonder just how terrorists manage to do so well in such countries, when every home has a gun or two yet they shoot up schools, conscript young boys for their army, etc.

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                1. peterstreep profile image80
                  peterstreepposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  hard to say. Afghanistan and Iran are countries in war for generations. clans fighting clans.
                  I think that lack of education or one sided indoctrination leads to extremism which leads to terrorism. It comes in handy when guns are easily available..

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  2. wilderness profile image96
    wildernessposted 5 years ago

    "Trump Jokes About Shooting Immigrants at the Border"

    An interesting thread title...but one that has exactly zero to do with the facts.  From the link in the OP, his reply to someone else making a comment about shooting illegal aliens crossing the border:

    "That's only in the Panhandle you can get away with that statement," the President then said with a smile, with the crowd erupting into laughter. "Only in the Panhandle!"

    So Trump didn't joke about shooting people; he made a joke about people that would make such a statement.  Is there no end to the spin and twisting of words in order to demonize our President?

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    1. Sychophantastic profile image80
      Sychophantasticposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Correct. I described this in the body of the thread.

      He laughed about it and didn't denounce what was being said. Think about what was said. He didn't denounce the person, but attempted to sympathize.

      And it's not so much a denunciation of President Trump - after all, he didn't say it, but of the people at his rallies. But since he doesn't want to alienate those people, he puts up with comments like this.

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      1. wilderness profile image96
        wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        "He laughed about it and didn't denounce what was being said. Think about what was said. He didn't denounce the person, but attempted to sympathize."

        Really?  I read his statement as poking fun at anyone stupid enough to advocate wholesale slaughter at the border.  I take that as a denouncement of anyone saying such a thing - a clear "statement" (particularly when coupled with his earlier statements) that it was not acceptable.

        He laughed, then, at the mindset producing the comment, not at the comment.  Of course, I'm not looking for something to fault him with, but at the actual statement he made.

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        1. IslandBites profile image89
          IslandBitesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          He laughed at the mindset and poked fun at stupid people that advocate this?

          Trump, speaking to a crowd of thousands in Panama City Beach, noted the U.S. Border Patrol agents are not allowed to carry weapons to deter illegal crossings.

          “And don’t forget, we don’t let them and we can’t let them use weapons,” Trump said of the border agents. “We can’t. Other countries do. We can’t. I would never do that. But how do you stop these people? You can’t.”


          “Shoot them!” someone yelled from the crowd, according to reporters and attendees at the rally.

          The audience cheered while Trump smiled and shook his head.

          “That’s only in the Panhandle you can get away with that statement,” Trump joked. “Only in the Panhandle.”

          This is not the first time Trump has referenced the lack of weapons at the U.S.-Mexico border.

          While speaking with Fox News host and confidant Sean Hannity in March, Trump said the use of guns would be “very effective” even though it was not an option.

          “Other countries stand there with machine guns, ready to fire,” Trump said at the time. “We can’t do that. I wouldn’t want to do that, OK? It’s a very effective way of doing it, but I wouldn’t want to do it. We can’t do it.”

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          1. wilderness profile image96
            wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            I would say so.  How else can you interpret “That’s only in the Panhandle you can get away with that statement,” Trump joked. “Only in the Panhandle.”?

            Coupled with “And don’t forget, we don’t let them and we can’t let them use weapons,” Trump said of the border agents. “We can’t. Other countries do. We can’t. I would never do that"

            and

            “Other countries stand there with machine guns, ready to fire,” Trump said at the time. “We can’t do that. I wouldn’t want to do that, OK? It’s a very effective way of doing it, but I wouldn’t want to do it. We can’t do it.”

            what I see is Trump denying the use of weapons and poking fun at people that advocate it.  What do YOU see?  Trump saying shoot them?

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            1. Sychophantastic profile image80
              Sychophantasticposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              Admittedly, given how we parse his language on other things, that's an acceptable interpretation.

              I guess what I'm getting at is that by not explicitly denouncing such statements on the spot, he tacitly endorses the statement and tries to make sure he doesn't alienate those kinds of people who support him because he needs them. There are a lot of them.

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            2. IslandBites profile image89
              IslandBitesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              No. What I see is Trump saying we can't, but other countries do and it works.

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              1. wilderness profile image96
                wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                And a simple statement of fact, while denying we will do the same, is what you consider joking and laughing at the idea of killing illegals?

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                1. IslandBites profile image89
                  IslandBitesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  Did I said that?

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                  1. wilderness profile image96
                    wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                    That IS what the thread is about - Trump laughing at the thought of killing illegals crossing the border.  What DID you mean if not that?  Were you simply stating what Trump said - a demonstrably true fact without emotional overtones?

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  3. Live to Learn profile image60
    Live to Learnposted 5 years ago

    I read where Antifa was busted for attempting to purchase guns and storm ice at the border. So, it appears the left are the ones who,as you say, dream of sitting at the border shooting people.

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    1. Sychophantastic profile image80
      Sychophantasticposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I don't know what, intellectually, this kind of response has to do with anything. Please provide a link to this story.

      There's a video of the incident I cited, so you can watch it.

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      1. Live to Learn profile image60
        Live to Learnposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        I think using intellectually in any manner when referring to this thread might be a stretch.

        Edit. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ne … ber-report

        There you go.

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        1. Sychophantastic profile image80
          Sychophantasticposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          So, the very central difference here is that in one instance we're discussing Trump's base and in the other we're discussing a fringe group that, while leftists, are not representative of positions taken by nor are they supported by Democrats. I, along with every Democrat I know, would categorically denounce what those people are alleged to have done.

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          1. IslandBites profile image89
            IslandBitesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            It's like saying that it appears the right are the ones that dream of sitting at the border shooting people.

            A right-wing militia group called United Constitutional Patriots has begun stopping migrant families at gunpoint in southern New Mexico and detaining them before U.S. Border Patrol agents arrive, The New York Times reported last month.

            The group’s leader, Larry Hopkins, was arrested last month on charges of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

            The 69-year-old reportedly bragged two years ago that the group's members had received training to assassinate figures such as former President Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and prominent Democratic donor George Soros.

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  4. Castlepaloma profile image76
    Castlepalomaposted 5 years ago

    What is so surpriseing about psychopath boarder police and Trump laughing about shooting Mexicans. Nazis laughed like hell too. About 29,000 murders have been involved in these  Mexican drug wars in 2018. Across the boarder in the United States, nearly 70,000 people died from drug overdoses, over three times as many as were dying annually less than two decades ago. More Americans now die every year from overdoses than died in the entire Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq wars.. US,... Just try one solution!!! Totally legalized marijuana and most of your problems will go away. The legal marrijanna states have also reduced overall drug overdose by 25%. Or keep these lawyers and drug cartel the winners, and carry on the insanity of creating more murderers. Like screwing a whore to make her a virgin.

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    PrettyPantherposted 5 years ago

    Our president knows how to cater to his base and still claim innocence.  He is a manipulative, lying con artist who embarrasses our nation.

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    1. Castlepaloma profile image76
      Castlepalomaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Trump has a future in comedy and pro wrestling. I am quilty of laughing so hard  it kills me until I cry.

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  6. JAKE Earthshine profile image66
    JAKE Earthshineposted 5 years ago

    This is nothing new, same nut jobs different decade: The racist Trump type crazies here in the USA once shouted "Shoot em" when Scottish, Irish, German and Polish immigrants tried to enter this country but the immigrants just IGNORED the threats, stayed strong and determined and they prevailed:

    The Mexicans who are the flavor of this decade for these paranoid insecure cowards will also stay strong just like immigrants of decades past and they will prevail over the unbridled HATE residing in our oval office:

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