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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Ransom Demand: Give me my wall and maybe these beautiful children don't need to get hurt.
President Trump just made the terms pretty clear. The kids can see their parents again if Democrats agree to fund his wall. Thats actually what hes saying here. If Democrats will support his bill to fund a wall the kids can go free.
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Trump's Ransom Demand: Give me my wall and maybe these beautiful children don't need to get hurt. (Original Post)
kpete
Jun 2018
OP
geardaddy
(24,933 posts)1. Fucking creep.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)2. President Shitstain
gibraltar72
(7,518 posts)3. See what you made me do?
VOX
(22,976 posts)14. Precisely.
It's akin to "Why did you put your face right in front of my fist?"
madaboutharry
(40,247 posts)4. Trump is an evil man.
He is a monster.
global1
(25,298 posts)5. And Pence Is Right There Behind Him....
backing Trump up and supporting these atrocities.
C_U_L8R
(45,040 posts)6. See you in The Hague
What a heinous criminal
teamster633
(2,029 posts)7. He learned that tactic from his old NYC colleagues...
..."nice store you got here...be a shame if something happened to it."
dalton99a
(81,708 posts)8. Cowardly scumbag terrorist.
Stuart G
(38,458 posts)9. k and r.....What can be said of this awful stupid statement?
lame54
(35,359 posts)10. Except there is no reason to believe...
The policy would change
If we give in to this he will do more horrible things for bigger prizes
safeinOhio
(32,756 posts)11. Feel free to build your wall
when Mexico pays for it as you promised on many, many occasions.
That was simple.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)12. Remember he tried to pull this stunt
With the DACA kids too.
dalton99a
(81,708 posts)13. And he'll try again and again
Trump lives for revenge