Heartfelt apologies for the disappointment felt by my 1000s of new MAGA followers who read the thread I wrote about my meeting with Pres. Obama that’s bounced around 19M times (literally). But maybe you’ll be interested in what @AlexNowrasteh and @mkolken have to say. #FF
It has been amazing to watch a couple thousand people tweet some version of “where was your outrage when Obama did it?!” at liberals and fake news outlets, while simultaneously showing zero outrage now, and doing nothing to stop it. If that’s the takeaway, idk, Man. IDK.
There used to be three or four main idealogical tent poles to conservatism and the Republican Party: (1) libertarianism/limited government “less government = more freedom; (2) “Moral Majority”/WWJD/“values voters” (3) Fiscal conservatives (4) strong national defense. Not anymore.
There is nothing libertarian about a deportation force that’s seeking 200,000 government detention beds with unlimited power to detain people indefinitely. There’s nothing Christian about demonizing immigrants or ripping kids from their parents. This is costing billions.
And there’s nothing about this process that is enhancing our national defense. Our national guard and armed services are helping the border patrol catch misdemeanant border crossers and tear them apart from their families instead of focusing on readiness. Same re prosecutors.
There is literally nothing republican or conservative about family separation and detention. #EndFamilyDetention #EndFamilySeparation But by all means, carry on.
