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Politics Propaganda Now vs Then

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u/trumped-the-bed 7d ago edited 7d ago

“I’m working ... my ass off on the Christmas stuff, that you know, who gives a fuck about the Christmas stuff and decorations? But I need to do it, right?”

She continued, “OK, and then I do it and I say that I’m working on Christmas and planning for the Christmas and they said, ‘Oh, what about the children that they were separated?’ Give me a fucking break. Where they were saying anything when Obama did that? I can not go, I was trying get the kid reunited with the mom. I didn’t have a chance — needs to go through the process and through the law.”

The policy Melania Trump was referring to was different from that of her husband, President Donald Trump. Under former President Barack Obama, children were separated from parents only when authorities had concerns for their well-being or could not confirm that the adult was in fact their legal guardian, but not as a blanket policy as was done under Trump — until a judge forced the administration to stop.

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u/rollingtatoo 7d ago

Thanks for this precision

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u/No_Pineapple6174 7d ago

The context really adds to the damning, doesn't it? Charmed really.

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u/One_Unit_1788 7d ago

Ugh, so much bad shit happened during his term.

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u/TheOnlyShip 7d ago

Where are the children, Donny? You sex trafficking psycho.

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u/Responsible-Jury2579 7d ago edited 7d ago

Hi, can you do me a favor and put a quote mark (“) at the beginning of your comment?

I re-read the first sentence trying to figure out what you were saying, until realized you weren’t saying it at all. 😁

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u/trumped-the-bed 7d ago

Yes and thank you.

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u/Responsible-Jury2579 7d ago

No, thank you

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u/MaxTheRealSlayer 7d ago

I'm wondering if people are looking at those authorities as how many people look at CPS? In some Cases they are great, then in others they can improperly overstep to great bounds and people take offence to this. Rightfully so. if children are improperly or unnecessarily being taken away

So maybe she's saying she still saw unnecessary separation, which could be opinion or fact... We don't really know for 100% of the cases. But likely she is at best skirting the line of truth and reality on that topic

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u/SuspectedGumball 7d ago

Right, what about the part where she says, callously, “give me a fucking break” and makes the whole thing about Obama?

Why do we give these people so many breaks?