Donald Trump tries to change the subject, and no one can even figure out what he’s talking about
As previously discussed by Palmer Report, Donald Trump is in trouble, he knows it, and is resorting to whataboutism. Another technique that he and his Cult 45 posse engage is in birtherism. The term “birtherism” is from Trump and others raising the issue of whether President Barack Obama was a citizen of the United States at birth, a false allegation created out of whole cloth. Trump at one time made a big deal about having evidence and going to Hawaii to prove it, but like most of what comes out of his mouth, it was more fecal matter added to the large shit heap that is Trump and his utterances.
Trump has been talking about women who are tied up with tape over their mouths coming into the country. People are scratching their heads about what he is talking about, as nobody can find this evidence. Today, he is tweeting about numbers of illegal voters and illegal immigrants, spewing out the following with an assist from his favorite network, Faux:
“We are not even into February and the cost of illegal immigration so far this year is $18,959,495,168. Cost Friday was $603,331,392. There are at least 25,772,342 illegal aliens, not the 11,000,000 that have been reported for years, in our Country. So ridiculous! … 58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote. These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. All over the country, especially in California, voter fraud is rampant. Must be stopped. Strong voter ID!”
Again, people are pressing, asking where he obtained his numbers, figures that his own DHS is not providing. Trump is literally “birthing” or creating facts. The theory must be when you spew out a ton of data points that are as precise as he is touting, they must be factual and real. But beware the King of the Birther of Facts, the Mad King, for he bears false witness to reality, and we must remain vigilant to point out the inaccuracies and untruth.
Daniel is a lawyer writing and teaching about SCOTUS, and is the author of the book “The Chief Justices” about the SCOTUS as seen through the center seat.