Dems, Media Outraged After Trump Calls MS-13 Gang Members ‘Animals’
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May 16, 2018
John Binder
Democrats, the mainstream media, and left-wing reporters are twisting President Trump’s words in calling MS-13 illegal alien gang members “animals.”
During a roundtable discussion of California’s sanctuary state laws, Fresno Sheriff Margaret Mims mentioned to Trump the difficulty of working with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to notify them of an illegal alien MS-13 gang member.
In response, Trump called the MS-13 gang members “animals,” as he’s done in the past.
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MIMS: There could be an MS-13 gang member, I know about, if they don’t reach a threshold, I cannot tell ICE about them. [Emphasis added]
TRUMP: We have people coming into the country — they’re trying to come in, we’re stopping a lot of them — but we’re taking out of the country. You wouldn’t believe how bad these people are. These aren’t people. These are animals. And we’re taking them out of the country at a level and at a rate that’s never happened before. And because of the weak laws, they come in fast, we get them, we release them, we get them again, we bring them out. It’s crazy. The dumbest laws, as I said before, the dumbest laws on immigration in the world. So we’re going to take care of it. We’ll get it done. [Emphasis added]
Following the statement by Trump, the Daily Beast published a headline that claimed the president was referring to “some deported immigrants” when he called MS-13 gang members “animals.”
Neoconservative Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin attacked Trump’s Evangelical supporters, posting a link to a report by The Hill which claimed the president called all illegal aliens “animals.”
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this is disgusting. and his evanglical sycophants will applaud his utter dehumanization of men, women and children http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...umYj3E.twitter …
1:04 PM - May 16, 2018
MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell repeated the false claim on her Twitter feed:
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A tough take down by the California governor after @realDonaldTrump calls people trying to get into the country "animals" not people. https://twitter.com/JerryBrownGov/st...46319330209792 …
2:21 PM - May 16, 2018
NBC News reporter Benjy Sarlin called Trump’s attack on MS-13 gang members “a political tactic with a long and deadly history.”
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One of Trump's most consistent rhetorical moves is comparing large classes of human beings to animals -- a political tactic with a long and deadly history https://twitter.com/elisefoley/statu...39161972903936 …
12:54 PM - May 16, 2018
A reporter from the Guardian falsely claimed that Trump was referring to “some immigrants” when he called MS-13 gang members “animals.” The Guardian report posted an edited version of Trump’s remark, specifically omitting the portion where Sheriff Mims refers to MS-13 gang members.
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Trump just verbatim referred to some immigrants as animals. “These aren’t people, these are animals.” **** everyone who voted for him & everyone who continues to appease him.
1:12 PM - May 16, 2018
A writer for New York Magazine claimed Trump “reserves” the term “‘animals’ only for brown people.”
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Never, ever forget this fact: Donald Trump reserves the word "animals" only for brown people. https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/statu...42390660009984 …
1:19 PM - May 16, 2018
CNN pundit Keith Boykin similarly said Trump’s referring to MS-13 gang members as “animals” implied racism and is “the same dehumanization tactic used by slaver traders.”
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Trump referring to human beings as "animals" is the same dehumanization tactic used by slave traders and slave owners to justify the oppression of black people for hundreds of years. https://twitter.com/cspan/status/996845374819192833 …
2:14 PM - May 16, 2018
A researcher with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted photos of children at the southern border alongside Trump’s remarks on MS-13 gang members.
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Trump: "We're taking people out of the country — you wouldn't believe how bad these people are. These aren't people. These are animals."
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1:21 PM - 16 May 2018
The violent El Salvadorian MS-13 gang has flourished in the U.S. after decades of open borders policies whereby unaccompanied minors are resettled throughout the country. Sometimes, those unaccompanied minors are already members of MS-13 or become members.
As Breitbart Texas reported, there have been at least 200 murders by the MS-13 gang across 22 states since 2012. Most recently, Border Patrol revealed to Breitbart Texas that an MS-13 gang member traveling with a caravan of 1,200 Central Americans posed as an unaccompanied minor to gain entry to the U.S.
An explosive report by Breitbart News revealed that nearly 100 MS-13 gang members had been resettled across the country by the federal government as unaccompanied minors. Nearly 65 of those gang members were granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJ), which acts as a quasi-amnesty program for young illegal aliens who cross the southern border.
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Donald Trump, Jr. Slams NBC’s Andrea Mitchell: ‘You’d Rather Side With MS-13 Than Pre
Donald Trump, Jr. Slams NBC’s Andrea Mitchell: ‘You’d Rather Side With MS-13 Than Pres. Trump’
by Kristinn Taylor May 16, 2018
NBC Chief Foreign Correspondent Andrea Mitchell led the pack Wednesday afternoon in lying about President Donald Trump calling immigrants ‘animals’ when he was speaking about MS-13 gang members at a round table discussion on California’s sanctuary policies for illegal aliens. Much of the media and many Democrats joined Mitchell in lying about Trump’s comments.
“A tough take down by the California governor after @realDonaldTrump calls people trying to get into the country “animals” not people.”
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A tough take down by the California governor after @realDonaldTrump calls people trying to get into the country "animals" not people. https://twitter.com/JerryBrownGov/st...46319330209792 …
2:21 PM - May 16, 2018
A fed up Donald Trump, Jr. called out Mitchell on Twitter, “He was specifically talking about MS-13, and you know it. They are animals. I know you would rather side with them than Trump as you so often make clear but it’s a bad look for you Andrea.”
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He was specifically talking about MS-13, and you know it. They are animals. I know you would rather side with them than Trump as you so often make clear but it’s a bad look for you Andrea. https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/...63168189222913 …
8:07 PM - May 16, 2018
CBS News was the exception in the media, posting video and reporting online about Trump’s comments in proper context.
President Trump on Wednesday encouraged the Justice Department to investigate Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf for “obstruction of justice,” after she tipped off immigrant communities about an Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweep. Mr. Trump made the comments in a California “sanctuary state” roundtable at the White House, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions feet away down the table.
“To me, that’s obstruction of justice,” Mr. Trump said. “And perhaps the Department of Justice can look into that…”
According to the White House pool reporter in the room, Sessions sat stone-faced as Mr. Trump made those remarks.
The president also called some illegal immigrants not human, but “animals,” after Fresno’s mayor expressed the difficulty in capturing and punishing illegal immigrants accused of crimes, such as members of the MS-13 gang.
“We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in — and we’re stopping a lot of them — but we’re taking people out of the country,” Mr. Trump said. “You wouldn’t believe how bad these people are. These aren’t people. These are animals. And we’re taking them out of the country at a level and at a rate that’s never happened before. And because of the weak laws, they come in fast, we get them, we release them, we get them again, we bring them out. It’s crazy.”…
Katie Watson
Here is the transcript of what Trump said in describing some illegal immigrants as "animals," in context
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3:21 PM - 16 May 2018
Shorter video clip without context posted by C-SPAN.
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President Trump during California #SanctuaryCities Roundtable: "These aren't people. These are animals."
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1:10 PM - May 16, 2018
Donald Trump, Jr. also retweeted this tweet that criticized C-SPAN for misleading editing that helped stoke the smear job against his father, “You intentionally began the clip immediately after he was asked about MS-13 gang members, an international criminal gang, crossing the border. Why would you mislead the public like this?”
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You intentionally began the clip immediately after he was asked about MS-13 gang members, an international criminal gang, crossing the border.
Why would you mislead the public like this? https://twitter.com/cspan/status/996845374819192833 …
3:31 PM - May 16, 2018
He also retweeted the following tweets criticizing Mitchell.
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That’s not what he said & not even remotely close to the context. The animals comment was in response to concerns about MS-13. Backing MS-13 over Trump isn’t the media narrative road I’d go down but this is going to be another rake so have at it https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/...63168189222913 …
2:39 PM - May 16, 2018
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You're a liar, @MitchellReports.
He called MS-13 animals and they are, they brutally murder people. https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/...63168189222913 …
4:46 PM - May 16, 2018
Here are a few tweets from the Fresno Sheriff about the meeting with President Trump.
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@FresnoSheriff @MargaretMims was at the table today in the @WhiteHouse with @POTUS @realDonaldTrump to discuss California's Sanctuary State Law #SB54 and the impact it's having on local law enforcement agencies.
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2:14 PM - 16 May 2018
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Staging in the Eisenhower Exec Office Building Belfor meeting with the President
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11:13 AM - 16 May 2018
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Awesome experience at the White House today!
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1:52 PM - 16 May 2018
Kudos to Sheriff Mims for standing against MS-13.
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White House defends Trump’s ‘animal’ comment
By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times - Thursday, May 17, 2018
The White House on Thursday fiercely defended President Trump’s use of the word “animals” to describe illegal immigrants in the MS-13 gang.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the word “animals” didn’t go far enough in describing the brutal street gang known for hacking people to death with machetes.
“It took an animal to stab a man 100 times and rip his heart out,” she said, referring to a reported MS-13 attack. “I think the term animal doesn’t go far enough.”
Mr. Trump came under fire from immigrant-right groups for making the comment Wednesday in a meeting with local officials who have challenged California’s sanctuary-state law.
Mr. Trump did not specify MS-13 in his remark, but he was responding to a sheriff’s complaint that under the California law her office can’t contact immigration officials about known MS-13 members.
“The president was very clearly referring to MS-13 gang members who enter our country illegally,” said Mrs. Sanders.
She added, “If liberals and the media want to defend MS-13 they are welcome to.”
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