President Donald Trump, who this observer claims must resign, set off a Twitter firestorm after he tweeted that Mexico will pay for the wall "one way or another." The President blamed America's escalating drug problem on Mexico and stated that we need the wall "for the safety and security of our country." Trump then described Mexico as "the number one most dangerous countries in the world."
The President did not mention any of the other countries that have been implicated in the illegal drug trade, nor did he offer any suggestions for curbing the drug problem in a broader sense.
The President limited the focus of his blame on Mexico and implied that the key to solving America's drug problem is constructing the wall and forcing Mexico to pay for it.
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Trump provided no data for statistics to prove his allegation that Mexico is so dangerous, or that America needs the wall for its "safety and security." Additionally, last week Trump was quoted as having described third world countries from which people immigrate to the United States as "s***hole nations." It goes without saying that 'the Donald' is not winning any popularity contests with other foreign leaders across the globe, including British Prime Minister Theresa May, who made it known that Trump is not welcome in her country because of his continual rant of racist comments, including the "s***hole" comment.
Twitter comes alive
As if he had not caused enough consternation with his "s***hole" comment, Trump posted his aforementioned tweet claiming that Mexico will pay for the wall, "one way or another:" Tweeters responded with comments about Trump's tweet, the resignation of one of his top administration officials over racist comments, and with promises to support The Dream Act.
We need the Wall for the safety and security of our country. We need the Wall to help stop the massive inflow of drugs from Mexico, now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world. If there is no Wall, there is no Deal!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018
One tweeter responded by directly calling Trump a racist:
Of course Trump is a racist.
— Fredon Moniteau (@FMoniteau) January 16, 2018
"He wanted this individual removed from his job simply because he was black." - former Trump casino executive Jack O'Donnell. #TheResistance #MAGA #Trump #FoxNews #Resist #ImpeachTrump pic.twitter.com/nfttZuJb5Y
Another tweeter stated that "America is looking a lot like Nazi Germany before World War II.
The tweeter was referring to the racist scapegoating of Jewish people by German dictator Adolf Hitler prior to World War II. A number of observers, including this one, have compared Trump to Hitler. Blaming the problems of one's nation on people of other demographics seems to be a common thread for Nazis, fascists, and followers of Donald Trump. And the problem only seems to be getting worse:
The rumors are true. @realDonaldTrump America is looking very much like Germany before WW2#ReleaseTheMemo #Resist #ImpeachTrump pic.twitter.com/pMVOARLrzV
— Sweetcher ♡ (@sweetcher62) January 19, 2018
One tweeter denoted the fact that they are proud of the Senators who waged a fight on the Senate Floor to protect the rights of "Dreamers," who are "vulnerable." The tweeter described the Tweeters as "vulnerable young immigrant kids whose only sin is wanting to become Americans."
Very proud to be a Democrat tonight as our senators stand up to a racist President on behalf of vulnerable young immigrant kids whose only sin is wanting to become Americans.
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) January 19, 2018
Another tweeter denoted the fact that a high-level Trump Administration official, Carl Higbie, has just resigned because of racist comments that he had made about Muslims in 2013:
Carl Higbie has resigned his high-level post and apologized after a report emerged quoting racist and anti-Muslim remarks he made in 2013.https://t.co/PQXTLsePTM
— NPR (@NPR) January 19, 2018
Finally, longtime California Senator Dianne Feinstein, (D), tweeted that she will not vote for a Continuing Resolution to fund the government and prevent a government shutdown through September without the passage of the Dream Act:
I won’t vote for a CR without the Dream Act. We need to get the Dream Act passed, negotiate a multi-year budget agreement and fund the government through September, and we need to do so now.
— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) January 18, 2018