If Donald Trump truly wants to weed out the bigots, hatemongers and state enemies from our country, the divisive presidential wannabe should start with himself.
Trump's call for an "ideological test" as part of his "extreme vetting" proposal to screen for potential incoming terrorists, only punctuates the absurdity of his campaign to win the White House.
"Those who support bigotry and hatred will not be admitted into the United States, " said Trump on Monday.
The disturbing thing here isn't so much the bombastic billionaire's blatant hypocrisy, but that he seems utterly oblivious to the hideous "bigotry and hatred" he has relentlessly spewed since announcing his bid for the White House last summer.
Trump's incessant, inflammatory racist rhetoric regarding Mexicans, Muslims and blacks is a matter of record. And there's no way to measure the damage done by his fear-mongering.
If "The Donald" were ever subject to his own super duper extreme vetting -- and he unquestionably should be -- he'd not only be banned from the country, but possibly charged with treason.
Said Trump on Monday: "We should only admit into this country those who share our values and respect our people."
Nice of the Reality TV star to defend the very American values he has so thoroughly trashed for the past year. But what's this "we" and "our" stuff?
That's the least we should expect from someone running for the highest office in the highest office in the land.
Trump's call for an "ideological test" as part of his "extreme vetting" proposal to screen for potential incoming terrorists, only punctuates the absurdity of his campaign to win the White House.
"Those who support bigotry and hatred will not be admitted into the United States, " said Trump on Monday.
The disturbing thing here isn't so much the bombastic billionaire's blatant hypocrisy, but that he seems utterly oblivious to the hideous "bigotry and hatred" he has relentlessly spewed since announcing his bid for the White House last summer.
Trump's incessant, inflammatory racist rhetoric regarding Mexicans, Muslims and blacks is a matter of record. And there's no way to measure the damage done by his fear-mongering.
If "The Donald" were ever subject to his own super duper extreme vetting -- and he unquestionably should be -- he'd not only be banned from the country, but possibly charged with treason.
Said Trump on Monday: "We should only admit into this country those who share our values and respect our people."
Nice of the Reality TV star to defend the very American values he has so thoroughly trashed for the past year. But what's this "we" and "our" stuff?
Maybe Trump should actually start demonstrating those American values by respecting his fellow countrymen first, before demanding anyone, citizen or immigrant, do the same.
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