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BumRushDaShow

(156,500 posts)
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 10:30 AM Jun 19

'Any illegal immigrants?' Trump questions workers installing White House flagpoles

Source: ABC News

June 18, 2025, 11:18 PM


President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration policies made their way to the White House lawn on Wednesday, when he stopped to ask workers who helped install massive flagpoles at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. about their immigration status.

The remarks, appearing to be made in jest, came after a reporter asked the president about his administration's deportation efforts.

"We're taking them out by the thousands. Murderers, drug dealers, people that are mentally insane, from insane asylums," Trump began before turning to the row of hard hat-wearing construction workers standing behind him during the press conference. "Do we have anybody here who's a member of -- no, I don't think so. You've known these people for a long time?" he asked. "Any illegal immigrants?" The construction workers shook their heads, with a few chuckling, when Trump added, "If there were, we'll find out."

"Your whole life will be destroyed because of this press conference. They'll destroy these people. I didn't want to tell them that before they stood up," Trump said. "Don't worry, I think you're gonna be OK," the president told the workers.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/illegal-immigrants-trump-questions-workers-installing-white-house/story?id=122996015



When you have someone who has ordered his underlings to "disappear" people and remove them from the country, nothing he says is "in jest" and they need to stop normalizing what he says. It's no longer "rhetoric".
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louis-t

(24,408 posts)
1. What an utterly ignorant piece of garbage he is.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 11:00 AM
Jun 19

He thinks he's funny. Republicans are never funny.

PatSeg

(50,587 posts)
4. Well, at least not intentionally funny
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 11:45 AM
Jun 19

Trump boarding Air Force One with toilet paper stuck to his shoe was absolutely hilarious.

Norrrm

(2,362 posts)
2. Remember:::: Donald would rather hire them than pay Americans.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 11:05 AM
Jun 19

Remember:::: Donald would rather hire them than pay Americans.

hadEnuf

(3,303 posts)
6. Trump is just so proud of himself.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:20 PM
Jun 19

Even when it's becoming clear that a majority of this country hates his guts.

Shows what a fantasy bubble he lives in.

DrFunkenstein

(8,790 posts)
7. Looks like the poles are going to be a safety issue for helicopters
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:49 PM
Jun 19

Imagine the ineffable poetry of the justice if Trump were to go down in flames from hitting an enormous American flag.

littlemissmartypants

(28,434 posts)
8. Psychopaths don't joke. But they will laugh after causing others to suffer.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:55 PM
Jun 19

That's mainly what floats their boat.

President Psychopath ...
Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

littlemissmartypants

(28,434 posts)
11. Thanks. It's not my list. It's from a psych site but I can't find the link again.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 01:38 PM
Jun 19

It's transcribed from a meme.

niyad

(125,168 posts)
12. I knew that. The comment was just pointing out that he cannot even pretend
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 01:43 PM
Jun 19

to mimic normal human traits. He is even worse than the list indicates.

Justice matters.

(8,621 posts)
16. They apply to his base of easy-to-manipulate gullible morons.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 03:02 PM
Jun 19

That's all the convicted felon (but never punished) needs.

maxsolomon

(36,896 posts)
9. Hilarious. Just riffing. So charismatic.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 01:06 PM
Jun 19

Filling time with random bullshit. That's what America wanted.

 

Canada Kid

(257 posts)
13. Groundskeeper's answer to Trump!
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 01:46 PM
Jun 19

No señor, llevamos 25 años en este país, nacidos aquí, mis padres llevan aquí desde 1845, lo que precede en décadas a los de sus antepasados. Pero...estupido racista de mierda...me gustaria ofrecerte cavar un hoyo para que te metas y te vayas a la mierda! tu

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