Through incompetence and ideological blindness, the President is turning our manageable border/regional challenges into what amounts to a crisis for him and his party, and thus all of us. He has already declared a natl emergency on the border; extreme, dangerous acts may follow.
2/Ah, called it. President just declared a national emergency because of a few thousand people, many with children, marching in Southern Mexico.
3/Today is 4th time this yr Trump has declared a natl emergency: 1) border earlier this yr 2) deficit to stop pay increases for federal workers 3) tariffs. This dangerous man is doing things we know from history can end democracies - there is more at stake here than it appears.
4/Ds should ask President to approach the caravan w/restraint, maturity, compassion. Sec of State, DHS should be quietly conferring w/our neighbors to resolve. Ds have many ideas on improving imm system, proud how much better border is today, happy to work on leg in new year.
5/And do not share his tweet.
6/Caravan should be properly seen as a civilian protest, like ones which take place in US all the time. Few thousand people, many w/small children, protesting bad conditions in their lives, region. Does not require a military response, martial language.
7/Kids, moms, struggling to find a better life. Not a threat.
8/If the caravan travels 23 miles a day on average it will arrive at the closest spot on our southern border in early to mid December.
9/And here is the real story behind the caravan. Reporters on the ground there today discussing how hard journey is, heat, lack of hygiene, clothes, food. 2,000 kids. US is at least another 45-50 days away. Feels like it could run out of steam soon. thedailybeast.com/forget-trump-h…
