I and my Democrat friends are alarmed at the attitude of many in our Party about the situation at our southern border. Have you read the excellent Newsweek article DONALD TRUMP IS RIGHT, THERE IS A BORDER CRISIS: HERE'S WHAT CAUSED IT AND WHAT'S BEING DONE ABOUT IT ? Read it today. But I’ll give you a general idea:
Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama’s former homeland security secretary, said last week on MSNBC that "We are truly in a crisis...On Tuesday there were 4,000 apprehensions. I know that 1,000 [apprehensions] overwhelms the system and I cannot begin to imagine what 4,000 a day looks like."
Trump announced last week that he would end the $450 million in annual humanitarian aid going to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Trump, meanwhile, is using the crisis to his political advantage. On Friday morning, the Trump 2020 campaign sent out an email and video that featured Democratic candidates downplaying the situation at the southern border.
“Democrats refuse to admit there is a crisis along our southern border and are even actively campaigning on an open borders platform,” said Trump campaign National Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. “President Trump has been an unmistakable leader on the issue of illegal immigration since before he took office and will not rest until our border is secured.”
We have a border crisis. Is it the fault of a woefully inadequate, incompetent, corrupt Federal agency? Why no! It's because of Democrats who just want to ignore the problem, "Just abolish ICE." "Just open the border." Meanwhile Trump is acting to turn the torrent of desperate humanity into a tidal wave by cutting off all aid to Central America.
So, Trump will be running for re-election with the headlines and talking heads screaming "BORDER CRISIS!" A crisis of his own creation? Why no, it's the fault of Democrats who wanted to just ignore the situation.
I read another interesting recent piece by a psychiatrist, quite plausible I thought, suggesting that Trump doesn't lie. He just doesn't know that what he is saying is false because he is in an advanced stage of dementia.
And he's handing our asses to us.