Thread by @Stonekettle

I tweeted this.

Since I replied directly to the president, a number of his ... lets be charitable and call them actual real live American patriot supporters and not Russian stooges, shall we? Sure. Whatever you call 'em, they arrived to set me straight.

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https://twitter.com/Stonekettle/status/1079118499916726272

Stormtrumpers definitively established that under the Obama administration somewhere between "oh yeah a few" and "like a just huge super lot" of children died in Customs and Border Patrol custody.

Also "bold" face lie is my favorite malapropism.

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So, 8 children, maybe 10, maybe 20, possibly bazillions died in CBP custody during the Obama Administration.

That's what Trump supporters are telling me.

Hmmmm.

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on December 26th, 2018, Department of Homeland Security Secretary for the Trump Administration, Kirstjen M. Nielsen, made a statement on the deaths of children in CBP custody. You can read the whole thing here:

dhs.gov/news/2018/12/2…

That's the official DHS site.
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Note this part of Nielsen's statement:

"...it has been more than a decade since CBP has had a child pass away in their custody."

A decade. As I said. Those are HER words, speaking in an official capacity for the Trump Administration on behalf of the United States.

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A decade. Right? That's what the DHS secretary said on behalf of the president. A decade. Ten years. Counting backward from today, that's 2 years of Trump, 8 years of Obama, and hello George W. Bush.

Again, these are the TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S OWN WORDS. A decade. 10 years.
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So, either you Trump supporters are calling Trump a liar, or I was right.

Well?

What?

What's that?

Oh. Yes. Checkmate. That's the word you're looking for. Thanks for the game.

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