Posted on 01/17/2017 1:10:46 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Filmmaker Michael Moore said he thinks Donald Trump will “absolutely” ban Muslims from entering the U.S., rejecting those who call for not taking the president-elect literally.
“He’s shown how he’s going to do it. He’s going to get away with it by making it a ban on Muslims who come from the following countries. He needs just enough cover for his crowd to say, ‘Oh, he’s being reasonable there. He’s not banning all Muslims,’” Moore said in an interview with Variety published Tuesday.
Moore said he also expects Trump to follow through on his plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump will officially become president Friday. Entering the Trump era, Moore implored Americans to take Trump “literally,” rather than figuratively, with his campaign promises and rhetoric.
“I’ve taken him literally and seriously since day one,” Moore said. “That’s why I’ve been able to be active and energized since the election. I went through my five stages of grief months and months ago when I realized he was going to win.”
Moore famously predicted over the summer that Trump would win the 2016 election, despite Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton's lead in the polls.
“You do have to take Trump at his word. I still hear people say, ‘Oh, he’s not really going to build the wall,’” Moore said. “Oh, he is going to build it. He knows that he’s got to deliver at least a version of the wall.”
Moore also said he met Trump once in 1998 when they both appeared on a talk show. He said he realized last year that Trump is "not stupid at all."
"People think he’s stupid — he’s not stupid at all," Moore said. "He played me; he got me to not be myself, to not talk any anti-corporate talk. I thought I was going over to relax him. What he was doing was undoing me so I wouldn’t be Michael Moore. This guy is good."
Moore will host a “massive rally” outside of Trump’s New York City International Hotel with actors Alec Baldwin and Mark Ruffalo on Thursday — just a day before Trump’s inauguration.
Its really amazing how every leftist knows exactly what Trump will do.
LOL
I applaud his confidence.
halfway measures are not going to defend or protect America in the long run, DJT needs to repatriate (return) the ones who’ve already gotten or snuck in, plus the Legions of them that Obama has imported at USA taxpayer expense
And?
So? Seems a good thing to me.
Works for me! Islam is the mortal enemy of western civilization, and has been for nearly fourteen centuries.
Michael Moore: Trump will ‘absolutely’ ban Muslims
SO?
Some Muslims SHOULD be banned, Michael.
Exactly zero chance of that.
Not Constitutional or legal authority to do this.
The best we can hope for is they will be properly vetted before they are admitted into the country.
Just ya’ll wait....Trump got YUGE plans for you Hollywierdos.....
Whole lotta money and power comes from the feds that has been going to Hollywood.
Wanna bet the big studios fire whomever it takes to keep the dough coming? Ya hear that Baldwin, SNL, ??
Best decision yet.
Now THAT’s what I call WINNING!!!
We can only Mikey is right.
Fewer Democrat voters!
Maybe he should ban Michael Moore!
A guy can dream...
Duh, well, yeah!
That’s what I would like! Not just muslims but a complete ban on all immigration! US has done this before in our history to allow time to pass for new folks to properly
assimilate.
Here’s one time when I hope he’s right.
No, he won’t, but he should.
Islam has been at war with everyone else since 622 A.D.
They are commanded by their prophet in their book to continue jihad until everyone on earth submits or dies.
Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace
Well good. That's a start.
I've never run into any situation in life where I figured I needed a Muslim.
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