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Trump Falsely Suggested New Orleans Suspect Was an Immigrant

www.nytimes.com Trump Falsely Suggested New Orleans Suspect Was an Immigrant

The president-elect said on social media that he was right about fearing criminals on the other side of the border. Officials later identified the suspect as a U.S.-born citizen and Army veteran.

At this point, is this news ? Though it highlights Trump's politics.

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Public lie, spread by a public figure, with an intention to mislead the public, should be a criminal offence.
- Even if it was, presidents are now immune from criminal charges, and he is set to begin his next term in just a couple weeks, so not likely that anything could stop him from continuing to do this without sweeping reform of the office of president.
  
  You just have to think Republicans in Congress would much rather have a president JD Vance. Most of them hate Trump with a passion
- Nope, best I can do is "falsely suggested" and a sense of legitimacy imbued by constant media coverage of his self-serving asshole behavior
- Intent is very hard to prove.
- Now try proving intent in court.
  
  That needs to be done in number of offences. Your point is?
"Immigrant" means non-white in MAGA speak.
- When they plan to denaturalize people they can make all their noxious dreams come true.
  
  This guy was born in Texas. He's as American as they are not just not as white.
Of course he did. He's a cunt.
- Lying cunt
Is “immigrant” now primarily a racial slur?
- Always has been.
  
  As evidenced by US citizens unwillingness to describe themselves as immigrants, instead using the moniker "expatriate" even though they're immigrating to another country.
  
  Immigrant has always been a racial slur.
If we don't keep calling it out as evil it will become standard. Never be silent.
- Americans had a chance in November and shit the bed
To Trump and most of his followers, anyone with a non-Western-European name or isn't Christian is an "immigrant". Doesn't matter if their families have been in the country for a hundred years.
When % of lies crosses 25% a president should automatically be fired.

If the % of lies crosses 50%, a criminal investigation should be warranted
People will spread that he was now. A lie always gets more traffic then the truth
Yes, it is news. We’re tired of hearing about his lying but, unlike when he was given a huge platform in 2016, now that he’s holding office we don’t get to ignore it. I’m Canadian but even here the power he is wielding and the way it influences our conservatives means even I have to keep up with this bullshit.

He’s going to lie anyway and there will be people who hear him do it so everyone else needs to know ahead of dealing with those idiots that he’s definitely lying.
Well l to Trump, anyone with a dark complexion and foreign grandparents isn't a citizen
And yet he wants to open the door to allow more immigrants for his buddy Elon, curious

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