Posted on 10/16/2018 6:57:32 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to withdraw funding and aid from Honduras if it does not stop a caravan of people that is heading to the United States.
"The United States has strongly informed the President of Honduras that if the large Caravan of people heading to the U.S. is not stopped and brought back to Honduras, no more money or aid will be given to Honduras, effective immediately!" Trump said on Twitter.
Up to 3,000 migrants crossed from Honduras into Guatemala on Monday on a trek northward, after a standoff with police in riot gear and warnings from Washington that migrants should not try to enter the United States illegally.
The crowd more than doubled in size from Saturday, when some 1,300 people set off from northern Honduras in what has been dubbed "March of the Migrant," an organizer said. The migrants plan to seek refugee status in Mexico or pass through to the United States.
Reuters could not independently verify the number of participants, but images showed a group carrying backpacks and clogging roads near the border, some waving the Honduran flag.
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Just in time for midterms!
Excellent!
Honduras AND Mexico need to be handed SEVERE consequences for allowing this. Cutting off funding is a great start. For every new one that manages to enter, deport someone currently in the country.
Some look a bit Arab..
Perfect timing!
Leftist Kook Judge issuing order to keep funding Honduras coming in 3.....2......1.....
Didn’t the Democrats just put out the word to its congressional candidates and those up for re-election not to talk about immigration issues. This will definitely make them wet their pants for sure!
If they're so proud of the country, why don't they stay there.
We either stop the invasion or we lose our country.
Man the border with machine guns if necessary.
What is our military for if not defending the country?
Thousand of angry patriots should be there on the front line to greet them!! We need to send a message to anyone trying to enter OUR COUNTRY forcefully! PATRIOTS it’s time!! The border patrol CAN’T DO IT all ON its own..we are talking about thousands of illegals rushing the fence!! Enough! I know what I talkth I live on the border!! These illegals will end up in SA, Austin, dallas Houston Chicago etc..we are a gateway for the soros funded illegal mobs!!! LETS HELP OUR COUNTRY!!
They look like soap opera actors.
Salon hair and clean clothes.
I appreciate the sentiment behind Trumps comments. But how is it a country is supposed stop people from leaving? Now if this caravan is propaganda supported but the Honduran government then it’s a different issue.
The US border is 100% our issue. We are perfectly capable of keeping people out IF WE WANT TO. No need to threaten an impoverished third world country.
The hell with Commie Possitatus. We need to place the U.S. military on the border.
Pisses me off. This is what that “caravan” mob really looks like but the fags in the leftist “media” always show a file photo of Juan and Maria pushing a baby carriage. What a crock.
Will you be out there on the front line to greet them? Explain how someone from say Indiana goes about getting on the front line to greet them.
We either stop the invasion or we lose our country.**
Via illegal voters, and future voters, voting for the free pass, free care...
Via the terrorists coming in also...
Via people who don’t give a rip about this country.
When did the US know this bunch was heading to our borders? They didn’t walk that far in a day. and didn’t Mexico say they would curb this illegal invasion? They are given free passage through all of Mexico... aiding and abetting these illegals.
Good!
Maybe what Pres. Trump should do is tell Mexico that for every illegal alien they let pass through their borders he will fine them $1000 per truck carrying goods entering the US from Mexico.
Well then you tell me how to defeat this kind of invasion?!
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