In his speech advocating more restrictions on Muslim immigrants, Donald Trump claimed that Orlando murderer Omar Mateen was “from Afghan.”
You might have been wondering just where Afghan might be. As it turns out, Afghan is in New York City. Not only that, it’s familiar territory to Trump. In the image above, Donald Trump was born at the red marker. Omar Mateen was born at the blue marker.
A big part of Trump’s speech was dedicated to the idea that everyone born in a particular country is equally dangerous. Trump attacked Syrian refugees as dangerous. All immigrants from the Middle East as dangerous. All immigrants from Muslim countries as dangerous. He was more than willing to toss terrorist tar onto millions of people based on the fact that they came from the same area as people who were involved in terrorism.
With only a quick trip down New York State Route 25 separating Trump’s birthplace and that of a man who shot more than 100 Americans, surely Donald Trump deserves to be on some kind of watch list. As Trump himself said:
Why would we admit people who support violent hatred?
Absolutely. So can we send Donald Trump back to where he comes from? Apparently, he’s from Afghan.