Matt Finn
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Breaking: undocumented immigrant Cristhian Bahena Rivera GUILTY of 1st degree murder in Mollie Tibbetts death
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Mollie Tibbetts’ mom takes in immigrant teen with ties to daughter’s alleged kille
The mother of Mollie Tibbetts has taken in the teenage son of Mexican immigrants who were close to the daughter’s alleged killer, according to a report published Friday.
Mollie Tibbetts’ father, Rob Tibbetts, said his daughter would have “vehemently opposed” anti-immigrant views espoused by politicians in the aftermath of her death and said that she would have found them profoundly racist in a column for the Des Moines Register.
Both of her parents rejected the politicization of their daughter’s murder.
Mollie Tibbetts’ family fights back against anti-immigrant narrative
In his eulogy, Tibbetts’ father praised the Hispanic community, while another relative pointed to male entitlement as the real problem.
At Tibbetts’ funeral Sunday, her father, Rob Tibbetts, alluded to the president’s remarks, suggesting Trump was not only wrong, but that hateful commentary was not what his daughter would’ve wanted
“The Hispanic community are Iowans,” he said. “They have the same values as Iowans…. As far as I’m concerned, they’re Iowans with better food.”
He added, “The person best equipped to help us through this is Mollie. So let’s try to do what Mollie would do. Let’s say what Mollie would say.”
Rob Tibbetts’ comments are the latest in a line of statements from Mollie’s family hitting back at the racist, anti-immigrant narrative pushed by the president and his supporters.