Thread by @almostjingo

🚸 (1) While the Congressional Black Caucus spends the day telling everyone @realDonaldTrump is a racist and that they’re boycotting the #SOTU a wildly unreported story comes to mind. His name was #ToussaintBirwe he was 6 years old when #SamanthaPowers motorcade killed him.

(2) In April, 2016 #SamanthaPower and her giant convoy sped down rual roads in #Cameroon with a helicopter overhead for really nothing more than a photo op to talk about how much she’d done to stop #BokoHaram #ToussaintBirwe #CR

(3) The small villages were excited to see the convoy and they lined the streets waving and little #ToussaintBirwe was struck by an SUV he flew in the air and landed on the ground with a crushed head, and THEY DID NOT STOP @OfficialCBC @RepWilson @RepMaxineWaters @RepRichmond

(4) In fact #SamanthaPower carried on with her press op, she posed for photos, met with victims of #BokoHaram and then FIVE HOURS LATER the convoy decided to return, yet the given for not stopping when #ToussaintBirwe was hit was that it was too dangerous? 🤔

(5) #SamanthaPower later said it was the worst day of her life but she never mentioned it on her social media? Even though her posts constantly spoke of dead children she never tweeted about #ToussaintBirwe here’s ever tweet for the month after he died
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(6) Why didn’t we all hear about #ToussaintBirwe WHY DIDN’T we express outrage that THEY DID NOT STOP? Maybe because Obama’s State Dept. criticized the press for even covering the story? Why didn’t the Congressional Black Caucus protest this? #SOTU #CR

(7) Oh but don’t worry #ToussaintBirwe’s family got $1700 in U.S cash and some cows, flour, onions and soap and #SamanthaPower remains a celebrated #Democrat maybe because her husband is one of Obama’s closest friends?

(8) Tonight the Congressional Black Caucus is going to wear Kente Cloth to protest @realDonaldTrump where was the kente cloth for the dead child from Cameroon #ToussaintBirwe #SOTU

(9) Where was @RepWilson outrage the advocate against #BokoHaram @RepGregoryMeeks took no stand for #ToussaintBirwe @RepJayapal anything and @RepJuanVargas was it insulting to buy off a family for $1600? The @OfficialCBC should be fair with who they call #Racist #SOTU

(10) #WeThePeople are tired of the rhetoric & double standards @TheDemocrats and #MSM you’ve used the word #racist so many times you’ve stripped it of its meaning you can be as loud as you want but FACTS MATTER African American employment rate anyone? #SOTU
RIP #ToussaintBirwe

(11) BTW @OfficialCBC while we are here it’s time for you to talk about #EdBuck #Justice4Gemmel
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