Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin was asked by CNN’s John Berman Wednesday exactly how much of the Somali American community in Minnesota, an estimated 40,000 of whom were born in Somalia, could be considered garbage. Her response was a word salad nowhere near a condemnation.
Grouchy_Row_7983 on
We know who’s garbage and it’s not Somalia where they were born.
zSeia on
All the ones I interact with here must just be really good at pretending to be normal, friendly people.
Maybe MAGA can ask them for tips.
Antipolemic on
This is just another flavor of the “cat eating Haitians in Ohio” trope Vance promoted in 2024, although that was arguably worse since that was a complete fabrication, while it is quite possible that some Somali immigrants aren’t obeying the law or aren’t producing as much in economic value as they receive in benefits. However, this would be true of all refugees since there is often a transition period to full economic independence when fleeing from a conflict country or from political persecution and starting over again in the US. The problem is the blanket disparaging tone and rhetoric that casts them as a monolithically “evil” group that should be banned and eliminated. The fact is, if you can’t give specific, verifiable facts, and retreat into deflection, then you are implicitly admitting your generalized denunciation is ungrounded.
ImLikeReallySmart on
Trump loves it when he says something insane and then gets to watch his faithful have to explain it in detail on TV all day
Not directly related to this but not not related, Bone Spur is somehow the peace presidumbass yet calls people trash?
Imperative_Arts on
I’m confused why so many young people are going down with the ship. Trump likely won’t live to the end of his term, but seeing younger folks throw their entire reputations away like this is bizarre. A main focus for the next (obviously democrat) administration is to properly punish all these people.
speedpetez on
Pretty, vacuous official stumbles as to how to confront the fact that if she’s truthful that her boss misspoke, then she’s fired. But if she lies to protect him then she’s a racist. Well, ya gotta pick!
Uhhh_what555476384 on
The Onion looks at this headline and says “Nah! That’s taking the joke too far.” The actual news OTOH, just reporting the discussion.
Wild_Read9062 on
“This isn’t about politics, this is about…”
It warms my heart watching these turds try to explain away their dear leader’s disgusting worldview. Make it work. Sell the lie. Surely none of it will rub off on them, they hope.
Ex-maven on
I hope her cowardly performance follows her for the rest of her working life
Fantastic_Shaman9230 on
I have had a couple negative interactions with people in the Somali community in my time in MN. That said those were individuals who were assholes, not the whole community. Trump and MAGA are the garbage here.
InAllThingsBalance on
I can clarify how many Trump officials are garbage: all of them.
Niceguy955 on
I always remind people: not all of the Trump appointees are evil. Some of them are just incompetent, or just plain stupid.
IWasOnThe18thHole on
It could be easily quantified if they find how many voted for Trump
infield_fly_rule on
What exactly is the connection between Somalis and afghans?
bassplayerguy on
I actually saw this when it aired and her speaking style could only be described as “middle school remedial student”.
threehundredthousand on
Trump hates Ihan Omar so much for talking back to him that he’s going after the entire nationality. Insane.
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Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin was asked by CNN’s John Berman Wednesday exactly how much of the Somali American community in Minnesota, an estimated 40,000 of whom were born in Somalia, could be considered garbage. Her response was a word salad nowhere near a condemnation.
We know who’s garbage and it’s not Somalia where they were born.
All the ones I interact with here must just be really good at pretending to be normal, friendly people.
Maybe MAGA can ask them for tips.
This is just another flavor of the “cat eating Haitians in Ohio” trope Vance promoted in 2024, although that was arguably worse since that was a complete fabrication, while it is quite possible that some Somali immigrants aren’t obeying the law or aren’t producing as much in economic value as they receive in benefits. However, this would be true of all refugees since there is often a transition period to full economic independence when fleeing from a conflict country or from political persecution and starting over again in the US. The problem is the blanket disparaging tone and rhetoric that casts them as a monolithically “evil” group that should be banned and eliminated. The fact is, if you can’t give specific, verifiable facts, and retreat into deflection, then you are implicitly admitting your generalized denunciation is ungrounded.
Trump loves it when he says something insane and then gets to watch his faithful have to explain it in detail on TV all day
I can’t make a post so I’ll leave as comment here if anyone wants to make it a post:
[https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-s-name-added-to-institute-of-peace-building-signage-253593157846](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-s-name-added-to-institute-of-peace-building-signage-253593157846)
Not directly related to this but not not related, Bone Spur is somehow the peace presidumbass yet calls people trash?
I’m confused why so many young people are going down with the ship. Trump likely won’t live to the end of his term, but seeing younger folks throw their entire reputations away like this is bizarre. A main focus for the next (obviously democrat) administration is to properly punish all these people.
Pretty, vacuous official stumbles as to how to confront the fact that if she’s truthful that her boss misspoke, then she’s fired. But if she lies to protect him then she’s a racist. Well, ya gotta pick!
The Onion looks at this headline and says “Nah! That’s taking the joke too far.” The actual news OTOH, just reporting the discussion.
“This isn’t about politics, this is about…”
It warms my heart watching these turds try to explain away their dear leader’s disgusting worldview. Make it work. Sell the lie. Surely none of it will rub off on them, they hope.
I hope her cowardly performance follows her for the rest of her working life
I have had a couple negative interactions with people in the Somali community in my time in MN. That said those were individuals who were assholes, not the whole community. Trump and MAGA are the garbage here.
I can clarify how many Trump officials are garbage: all of them.
I always remind people: not all of the Trump appointees are evil. Some of them are just incompetent, or just plain stupid.
It could be easily quantified if they find how many voted for Trump
What exactly is the connection between Somalis and afghans?
I actually saw this when it aired and her speaking style could only be described as “middle school remedial student”.
Trump hates Ihan Omar so much for talking back to him that he’s going after the entire nationality. Insane.