Another Bullsh*t Dire Warning From Donald Trump


Donald Trump may not be able to string together a complete sentence, but he can still manage to make the ignorant shake in fear of the monsters under the bed.

This time, the blustering blowhard is telling us that those sneaky, dangerous refugees that are coming in to our country are going to plan the next major terror attack.


That’s right. Trump wants us to be worrying about these people instead of his insane plans to destroy the country.

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An article in The Hill reveals that Trump recently voiced his opinion on the Nation Border Patrol Council’s radio show “The Green Line.” Since the National Border Patrol Council is made up of those who guard our nation’s borders, naturally Trump talked about how much more secure he would make us.

In his typical incomplete phrasing, Trump told the listeners that:

“Bad things will happen. A lot of bad things will happen. There will be attacks that you wouldn’t believe. There will be attacks by the people that are, right now, that are coming into our country, because — I have no doubt in my mind.”

As is so typical of the GOP standard bearer, there is not one single fact in his statement. There isn’t even a detail, much less a coherent thought. There will most definitely be attacks because he has no doubt that there will be.

Trump went on to say:

“Our country has enough difficulty right now without letting the Syrians pour in, and again, we don’t know that they’re Syrians. We don’t know where they come from; we have no idea. They could be ISIS. They could be who knows, but we’re going to stop that immediately.”

The fact is, according to FactCheck.org, fewer than 3,000 Syrians have actually come to the U.S. since the start of the war. The fact is that they are all referred to the U.S. after being vetted by the UNHCR, and we do know where they come from. The fact is that 70 percent of those who are referred to come here are women and young boys (under the age of 12).

But Donald Trump has never let facts interfere with his words. He wants us to believe that thousands of angry young radical Muslims are pouring into the U.S. with cell phones carrying the ISIS flag on them. He wants us to believe that they are actively planning the next 9/11.

And he wants us to believe that he is the only one who can protect us.

Every one of those claims is pure bullshit.

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Trump On NBPC’s “The Green Line” Show

https://soundcloud.com/buzzfeedandrew/trump-on-nbpcs-the-green-line-show

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Karen is a retired elementary school teacher with many years of progressive activism behind her. She is the proud mother of three young adults who were all arrested with Occupy Wall Street. To see what she writes about in her spare time, check out her blog at "Empty Nest, Full Life"