Thread: Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz deletes tweet suggesting 'chemical weapons' used at US-M

Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz deletes tweet suggesting 'chemical weapons' used at US-Mexico border

By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News
Published 2 hours ago

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, tweeted Sunday that the use of tear gas against Central American migrants who attempted to enter the U.S. illegally may have been a violation of international agreements governing the use of chemical weapons -- before he backtracked.

The Associated Press reported that U.S. agents shot several rounds of the gas after migrants tried to penetrate several points along the border at the San Ysidro border crossing between Tijuana, Mexico, and California. Migrants sought to squeeze through gaps in wire, climb over fences and peel back metal sheeting to enter.

In response to the reports, Schatz initially tweeted: "Tear gas across the border against unarmed families is a new low." Approximately 45 minutes later, Schatz tweeted: "Who gave the order? Did it implement or contravene policy?" He then tweeted "WHO GAVE THE ORDER?" in all caps.

Schatz then asked: "Why tear gas? Is this consistent with the Conventions on Chemical Weapons?"

However, the tweet was posted for just a few minutes before it was deleted and replaced by this message: "Anyone uncomfortable with spraying tear gas on children is welcome to join the coalition of the moral and the sane. We can argue about other stuff when we’ve got our country back."

In an exchange with opinion writer Stephen Miller, Schatz admitted that "I went ahead and deleted the one about chemical weapons because I just don’t know enough about what happened." He then asked Miller: "Does this not strike you as excessive?"

A spokesman for Schatz did not respond to Fox News' requests for comment.

Schatz, a former Hawaii state representative and lieutenant governor, was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2012 to serve out Daniel Inouye's term after his death. Schatz was elected to his first full Senate term in 2016.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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LOL!! This is part of the DemoQuack Zoo that Americans just elected to run and control the US House of Representatives after one of the most hard-fought and productive Trump and Republican-led legislative sessions in many decades. Go figure.

Put them all on a barge and dump them in Hawaii!

Unarmed families? They are armed with infectious diseases!

these politicians are borderline retarded and somehow allowed to serve in DC

FLASHBACK: Border Agents Pepper Sprayed Group of Illegals in 2013, Zero Media Outrage

Nov 26, 2018
By Peter D'Abrosca


A 2013 report by the San Diego Tribune has resurfaced online showing that Border Patrol agents used pepper spray to repel 100 illegals after they hurled bottles and rocks during an attempt to cross into the United States.
“A group of about 100 people trying to illegally cross the border Sunday near the San Ysidro port of entry threw rocks and bottles at U.S. Border Patrol agents, who responded by using pepper spray and other means to force the crowd back into Mexico, federal officials said,” according to the report.
Sunday, when the same law enforcement entity used the same means to repel hundreds of migrants from invading the United States in the same location, the issue became a human rights crisis. But mum was the word from Democrats and the mainstream press back in 2013. Why, you ask? Because their savior, President Barack H. Obama was at the helm.
In the era of President Donald J. Trump, though, this is tyranny that will not be accepted by Democrats. The political left does not care about the plight of migrants, or about illegal aliens. They care about power and dominating the news narrative with their anti-Trump hatred.

“The incident occurred about a quarter-mile west of the San Ysidro border crossing in the Tijuana River channel. No one was seriously injured, no shots were fired and no arrests were made, said Mary Beth Caston, a Border Patrol spokeswoman,” according to the report.

A canned Tweet has been spread by the political left in response to Border Patrol disallowing illegals from entering the country:
“As a citizen of the United States, I hereby condemn the actions taken today at the U.S. border in San Ysidro, the firing of tear gas by Border Patrol at migrant women & children. I call for the President of the United States to be held responsible for crimes against humanity,” it says.

Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump

Mexico should move the flag waving Migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries. Do it by plane, do it by bus, do it anyway you want, but they are NOT coming into the U.S.A. We will close the Border permanently if need be. Congress, fund the WALL!

KathyOstman-Magnusen @KathysArt

As a citizen of the United States,
I hereby condemn the actions taken today at the U.S. border in San Ysidro, the firing of tear gas by Border Patrol at migrant women & children.

I call for the President of the United States to be held responsible for crimes against humanity
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Hundreds, if not thousands of liberals have responded to Trump’s Tweets with this message. None of them gave a damn in 2013. This is a case of selective outrage at its finest.


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