Posted on 01/19/2025 8:43:13 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man
Senator Marco Rubio obliterated NBC hack Kristen Welker on the issue of mass deportations.
The outgoing Florida Senator, who was formerly in favor of comprehensive immigration reform and will now serve as Secretary of State, appeared on NBC’s Meet The Press to discuss the issue of Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of illegal aliens.
Here is a transcript of the exchange:
WALKER: Donald Trump has said willing to build migrant detention camps and deploy the U.S. military to deport the more than 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country. It would be the largest deportation operation in American history. Do you support that plan?
RUBIO: 11 million? That’s an outdate. That was the number 10 years ago. We’re talking upwards of 20, 25, maybe 30 million. There’s been almost 10 million people in this country in the last three years. The number varies big time. I mean, it’s another 9 to 10 million people just in the last three years.
The answer to your question is yes. We cannot absorb 25, 30 million people who entered this country illegally. They are here illegally. What country on earth would tolerate that? We don’t even know who some of these, most of these people are. They talk about vetting. Vetting them with what?
They’re coming from nations that don’t even have document systems in many cases. Yes, we are going to have to do something.
Unfortunately, we’re going to have to do something dramatic to remove people from this country that are here illegally, especially people we know nothing about. But 10 million, 11 million, that was the number 15 years ago. Today, it’s upwards of probably 25 to 30 million, maybe more.
Walker went on to try and undermine Rubio
The exchange continues:
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Lindsey Graham needs to go!
She had Mike Johnson on earlier and kept on about the wall and deportation efforts costing billions of dollars. Johnson rightly said the costs of NOT doing anything about illegals is far higher and goes beyond financial measurements.
He’s too nice to these swine. I would have countered “Where were your budget concerns when the Democrats were shoveling our money to Ukraine faster than it can be printed?”.
“ Kudos for Rubio.”
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Indeed. This is quite the turnaround from the time he did SEVERE damage to his reputation by embracing “Comprehensive Immigration Reform” with an alliance of DemocRATS and Chamber of Commerce open border Republicans.
Who knew? He found a different whistle. She’s a real crank.
RUBIO WENT THERE - He used the “I” word: Invasion.
He also is talking closer to our numbers of 25M to 30M (minimum), so he’s including pre-Biden Invaders. That’s good, because that is the ONLY way to get the attention of the Democrats, is to make them pay a price for their Open Border - meaning not only deport those who came when Biden opened the border, but the Illlegals who also came in under previous presidents.
In other words, if Rubio/Trump can pull off their deportations, the Democrats will find the country with less Illegals than we had when Biden took office - and that will STING, big-time, for the Democrats.
Finally, I also heard that something like 50% of Illegals are in California - don’t know if that’s true (sounds high), but getting rid of that many in CA will cost them many, many House seats, and it will open up housing for people impacted by the fires (although I doubt they move into those neighborhoods, but any loosening of the housing market still works for them, eventually).
What a wonderful thought. The tide is turning.
Another Kristen? Geez. They’re all over the place.
I love the way she segues “let’s move on..” without allowing rebuttal. “Well I ‘ll win this segment.”
Oakland, Ca Induction Center. I remember an all-day appointment to process my entry into the military. All I remember is “follow the yellow line” Then there was “follow the red line” No thinking required.
These deportees should processed the same way with different colors for different countries of origin.
Excellent plan. Works for the military.
It’s 7am here in Honolulu. AF jets are making loud noises. Hope we’re not under attack-just maneuvers I guess. Pearl Harbor was attacked on a Sunday at 8am. Military was hung over that morning-a good time to attack.
60 million if any at all.
Rubio still lying.
[[She had Mike Johnson on earlier and kept on about the wall and deportation efforts costing billions of dollars]]
Had johnson been prepared- he coudl have responded “How many billion kristen? $25 billion? $100 billion? Give me a number. Here, let me give you a number $1 TRILLION DOLLARS PLUS every single year! Know what that number represents kristen? That’s right, it represents what illegals cost this country every single year when ALL the costs are added up-
So tell me kristen, a 1 time payment of say $100 billion dollars to deport and to build the wall compared to $1 TRILLION DOLLARS PLUS every single year to pay for the damage illegals do to this nation- which do you think is the preferable financial investment Kristen... I’ll wait till you get your calculator out”
Rubio was solid as a rock in his confirmation hearing. He *did* take a drink from a glass of water, though.
They’ll have to go to the employers. Nothing would look better to the left than to show crying children as the father is being taken away.
A $5-10k bond for each illegal employee to stay would go a long way towards expressing what these employers think of their workers. Many, if not most of them should stay while being vetted. No misdemeanors, no deportation. Everyone would be ID’d.
Little Marco is still young enough to have big ambitions.
He got NO chance to fulfill those ambitions unless he go the full Trump.
Ambition is not necessarily bad if it’s been refined by the reality of America First.
Chickenshit arguing technique. Kudos to Rubio for pushing back on this demonic hack.
Nope. They all need to go.
**Little Marco is still young enough to have big ambitions.**
Once sworn in he should shout out to the Cuban people to overthrow the communists. Do it in Spanish. Watch how the world reacts. He could then be their next El Presidente and put them on the fast track like Trump offered the Norks.
Next, watch the folks in Iran take notice as the SHTF.
I really recommend listening to any podcasts you can find with Sarah Adams. She talks about how the terrorists are coming in using legal means via countries with lax requirements.
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