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kpete

(72,056 posts) Wed Jun 20, 2018, 03:03 PM Jun 2018

Willie Nelson challenges President Trump to tour border detention centers with him

Veteran Texas country singer, songwriter and activist Willie Nelson has tweeted an invitation to President Trump to join him on tour — not a concert tour, but an inspection tour of detention centers in Nelson’s home state where immigrant children separated from their parents are being housed.

“Hey Donald this is @WillieNelson,” the 85-year-old artist posted through the Twitter account belonging to his wife, Annie D’Angelo. “Let’s go down to a border detention center together to better understand what’s happening down there?! Let’s talk!”

Nelson tagged several prominent lawmakers as well as MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow with the post, which comes on the heels of a statement he issued last week denouncing the Trump administration’s new “zero tolerance” enforcement policy on illegal immigration that has resulted in thousands of children being separated from their parents.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-2018-willie-nelson-challenges-donald-trump-to-1529448194-htmlstory.html

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Willie Nelson challenges President Trump to tour border detention centers with him (Original Post) kpete Jun 2018 OP

The republican Draft-Dodger in Chief is likely to dodge this challenge, too Achilleaze Jun 2018 #1

... and bring Melania and Barron. fierywoman Jun 2018 #2

Also, it's a photo-op for shit-for-brains to follow up on his February '16 campaign promise! Leghorn21 Jun 2018 #3

Thank you Willie! Dem_4_Life Jun 2018 #4

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

1. The republican Draft-Dodger in Chief is likely to dodge this challenge, too

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 03:06 PM

Jun 2018

So he can piss through another $3 million of our tax dollars playing his golden gourmet golf goof off.

fierywoman

(7,709 posts)

2. ... and bring Melania and Barron.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 03:07 PM

Jun 2018

Leghorn21

(13,527 posts)

3. Also, it's a photo-op for shit-for-brains to follow up on his February '16 campaign promise!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 03:07 PM

Jun 2018

"I can look in their faces and say 'You can't come'. I'll look them in the face."

He asked Mr Trump if he could "look children aged five, eight, ten, in the face and tell them they can't go to school here".

Mr Trump did not hesitate and said he could, which brought applause from the crowd.

He said: "I can look in their faces and say 'You can't come'. I'll look them in the face.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/donald-trump/12147515/After-tomorrow-Donald-Trump-could-be-unstoppable.html

Fly your sorry ass on down to Casa Padre TOMORROW. Then, LIVE, and ON CAMERA - on many MANY CAMERAS - you can look children in the face and say “YOU CAN’T COME”.

DO IT, MOTHERFUCKER

WE’RE WAITING

Dem_4_Life

(1,765 posts)

4. Thank you Willie!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 03:12 PM

Jun 2018

Won't happen but that would be great to see.

I love that he tagged Beto though.

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