Listen, if you’re stopping by social media and lighting up Donald Trump for what he said about those coming across the border illegally, at least do yourself and the rest of us a favor and actually know what he said and in what context. He was decrying the fact that the United States of America is being beaten by China and Japan and the Middle East. He spoke of building a wall and making Mexico pay for it. He said nothing about all Mexicans nor Latinos nor people of color. Although many believe you have to walk on eggs in this day and age when confronting a very serious issue our country is facing, Trump is not one of them. Here are the actual words that came out of his mouth. Don’t listen to me or America Ferrera or Univision nor NBC… judge him by his actual words, IN CONTEXT:
“Our country is in serious trouble. We don’t have victories anymore. We used to have victories, but we don’t have them. When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let’s say, China in a trade deal? They kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time.
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AUDIENCE MEMBER: We want Trump. We want Trump.
TRUMP: When did we beat Japan at anything? They send their cars over by the millions, and what do we do? When was the last time you saw a Chevrolet in Tokyo? It doesn’t exist, folks. They beat us all the time.
When do we beat Mexico at the border? They’re laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me. But they’re killing us economically.
The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems.
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Thank you. It’s true, and these are the best and the finest. When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
But I speak to border guards and they tell us what we’re getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They’re sending us not the right people.
It’s coming from more than Mexico. It’s coming from all over South and Latin America, and it’s coming probably — probably — from the Middle East. But we don’t know. Because we have no protection and we have no competence, we don’t know what’s happening. And it’s got to stop and it’s got to stop fast.(APPLAUSE)
TRUMP: Islamic terrorism is eating up large portions of the Middle East. They’ve become rich. I’m in competition with them.
They just built a hotel in Syria. Can you believe this? They built a hotel. When I have to build a hotel, I pay interest. They don’t have to pay interest, because they took the oil that, when we left Iraq, I said we should’ve taken.
So now ISIS has the oil, and what they don’t have, Iran has. And in 19 — and I will tell you this, and I said it very strongly, years ago, I said — and I love the military, and I want to have the strongest military that we’ve ever had, and we need it more now than ever. But I said, “Don’t hit Iraq,” because you’re going to totally destabilize the Middle East. Iran is going to take over the Middle East, Iran and somebody else will get the oil, and it turned out that Iran is now taking over Iraq. Think of it. Iran is taking over Iraq, and they’re taking it over big league.”
(source: Wall Street Journal)
Now, if you see hatred for anyone or bigotry here, you’re not paying attention. Stop letting people lie to you. Stop taking the America Ferreras of the world’s word for it and do a little leg work. You don’t have to like Trump.. but, have a problem with someone based on fact. Don’t allow others to use you as a tool to advance their own agendas.
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