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Did Trump really take a political risk in telling Omar to go back to her country?
American Thinker ^ | 15 Jul, 2019 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 07/15/2019 7:00:49 AM PDT by MtnClimber

So did Trump blow it by implicitly telling Rep. Ilhan Omar to go back to her home country, fix it up, and get back to us? Did he overplay his hand? Is a remark like that, universally decried by Democrats, a step too far? Not by Trump's standards. The controversial string of tweets, which stirred the pot mightily in the press, was as politically incorrect as it comes. In fact, Trump hasn't put out a string like this since the 2016 campaign......

It's telling that even as Pelosi spars with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Trump took on Ocasio-Cortez's pal, Rep. Ilhan Omar, the only one who comes from a foreign country.

Omar, it turns out, is a massive liability for the Democrats. Making her the face of the Democrats is a pretty good way of triggering a GOP landslide, not just in the White House, but in the House of Representatives. Among the working-class voters Democrats must win over to win the presidency, and, for that matter, both houses of Congress, Omar sports an abysmal 9% approval rating along with a 53% recognition rate. She's the most unpopular of all of them. According to the Daily Wire:

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: 2020election; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; ilhanomar; mediawingofthednc; michigan; minnesota; newyork; ocasiocortez; occasionalcortex; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; rashidatlaib; skinny; smearmachine; somalianskinny; ungrateful
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To: MtnClimber

Hi Mtnclimber,

In the world of political calculations, these ‘risks’ cannot be measured the day after...rather years down the line.

Let the comments sink in with the public. Some haters will come around, even if just in part, albeit slowly.

There are ‘progressives’ I know who hate Trump and yet will say things now like ‘but I guess it’s true China is a problem’ or ‘I want something done at the border; just in a nicer way.’

Whereas two years ago they didn’t view either thing as a problem at all.


21 posted on 07/15/2019 7:15:20 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

That’s basically it.

There was an impression that Pelosi had successfully put the Justice Dems under some sort of control, and that impression is bad for Trump.

So he comes in with this blistering attack, obviously crossing a lot of societal taboos in the way he did it. He strengthened Omar and Tlaib etc relative to Pelosi by doing it, making the internecine fighting on the Dem side more durable.

The best thing for Republicans in 2020 is for the “Justice Democrats” to be front and center on the Dem side.


22 posted on 07/15/2019 7:15:21 AM PDT by babble-on
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To: Regulator
I truly is amazing how long its taken.

I see CNN has taken the bait let me see if MSNBC hmm not as much just saying how bad his poll numbers are to Biden.

Yeah Biden's crushing it - tell me another, this whole year is going to be fun to watch.

president Trump wins reelection by more than last time

23 posted on 07/15/2019 7:16:34 AM PDT by datricker (Cut Taxes Repeal ACA Deport DACA - Americans First, Build the Wall, Lock her up MAGA!)
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To: MtnClimber
Did Trump really take a political risk in telling Omar to go back to her country?

No. After three years he isn't going to offend anyone who he hasn't already offended. This will be a tempest in a teapot and will soon disappear.

24 posted on 07/15/2019 7:18:58 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: MtnClimber

It makes the Leftist Media defend the indefensible, and forces Nasty Nancy to choose between the Four Morons of the Apocalypse driving the Democrat Party off a cliff and being on Trump’s side.
And Trump won’t lose any votes for telling these people to shut up or go home.
It is actually a brilliant piece of political jujitsu.


25 posted on 07/15/2019 7:19:01 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: MtnClimber

America - A country so great that even her haters won’t leave.


26 posted on 07/15/2019 7:20:55 AM PDT by CrappieLuck
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To: This I Wonder32460
Did the President specifically mean Omar or was he referring to anyone and everyone from elsewhere who came from elsewhere and are complaining about the USA?

I doubt that there is anyone who has any doubts on who Trump was referring to: Ocasio-Cortez, Tliab, Pressley, and Omer.

27 posted on 07/15/2019 7:21:03 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: MtnClimber

The USA should have a complete travel ban with Somalia. By any objective standard, that country is the worst in the world - tribal, violent, backward, low IQ.

Rhetorical question - why would Obama make a point of bringing Somalis into the USA?

Omar married her brother and gamed the immigration system to get into the USA, and gamed the welfare system once she got here. She’s awful.


28 posted on 07/15/2019 7:22:01 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; azishot; ...

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29 posted on 07/15/2019 7:23:05 AM PDT by bitt (US intel is there to protect the safety and security of Americans. It is not a political tool.)
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To: MtnClimber
People read what they want....

The President is saying....

why aren't you helping the people in your country to grow and prosper?

30 posted on 07/15/2019 7:23:08 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: kdmhcdcfld
I believe he was telling her to go back to her district and fix it up.

I don't know too many people who concluded that based on his Tweet.

31 posted on 07/15/2019 7:23:57 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: PGR88

IMO, DJT is blatantly pointing to her as an immigration fraud.


32 posted on 07/15/2019 7:24:33 AM PDT by bitt (US intel is there to protect the safety and security of Americans. It is not a political tool.)
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To: MtnClimber

So long as pelousy and the muslim dont spin this into a way to unify their
Sides. I enjoy the feeding frenzy as much as anyone
But don’t forget for a minute these scum buckets treat
Victimization like a super power. They share a goal of beat trump in2020
And They are likely to End up on a podium all smiles and declaring trump
Is the enemy and the media will breath a sigh of
Relief with trump being back on the menu.


33 posted on 07/15/2019 7:26:01 AM PDT by tm61 (Election 2012: we find it IS possible, to polish a turd.)
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To: MtnClimber

Calling attention to this radical America hater is hardly problematic politically for Trump. Frankly, calling attention to this is problematic to the Democrats and most people in this country are not radical sympathizers.


34 posted on 07/15/2019 7:26:30 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: This I Wonder32460

If anyone can illustrate that Ocasio-Cortez has any loyalty or devotion to the USA I would be very surprised


35 posted on 07/15/2019 7:27:26 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Sacajaweau
why aren't you helping the people in your country to grow and prosper?

Omar (if she were honest): Because there is a lot more to loot in the U.S.A.

36 posted on 07/15/2019 7:28:25 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: MtnClimber
He's just fine among his base, he only said what everyone are thinking.
To people who already hate Trump, everything he does is wrong, by definition.

37 posted on 07/15/2019 7:29:52 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: CrappieLuck
America - A country so great that even her haters won’t leave.

Your post would make a great tagline.
38 posted on 07/15/2019 7:30:13 AM PDT by Deo volente ("Paging Mr. Charles Martel. Please pick up the white courtesy phone.")
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To: everyone

The number of my facebook lib friends upset about this tells me he is doing something right.


39 posted on 07/15/2019 7:30:21 AM PDT by lerker
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To: PGR88

You might want to ask your question to George W. Bush.


40 posted on 07/15/2019 7:32:05 AM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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