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Trump threatens to close the 'whole border' with Mexico
The Hill ^ | 11/22/18 | Michael Burke

Posted on 11/22/2018 9:21:30 AM PST by yesthatjallen

President Trump on Thursday threatened to close off the southern border, telling reporters that he would "close entry into the country" if immigration gets "uncontrollable."

"If we find that it gets to a level where we’re going to lose control or people are going to start getting hurt, we will close entry into the country for a period of time until we can get it under control," he said.

Trump added that he meant the "whole border," though he appeared to be referring only to the southern border.

“We’re either going to have a border or we’re not," he said, adding that Mexico wouldn't "be able to sell their cars" into the U.S.

Trump also claimed that the U.S. closed the border earlier this week, though it was unclear what he was referring to.

Earlier this week traffic lanes near a key port of entry in San Diego were temporarily shut down.

“Two days ago, we closed the border. We actually just closed it," Trump said. "We said, ‘Nobody’s coming in.’ Because it’s out of control.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Monday that the lanes were shut down because a large number of migrants were planning to "rush the border."

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TOPICS: Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; caravan; mexico; trump
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Just Do It.
1 posted on 11/22/2018 9:21:30 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Someone inform the judicial tyrants that POTUS has the right to protect us!


2 posted on 11/22/2018 9:23:12 AM PST by GnuThere
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To: yesthatjallen

And the 9th circus will block him again.


3 posted on 11/22/2018 9:23:14 AM PST by EdnaMode
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To: yesthatjallen

Please git ‘er done. Happy Thanksgiving, President Donald J. Trump!


4 posted on 11/22/2018 9:24:06 AM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: yesthatjallen

He should just do it until Mexico helps curb the flow of illegals.


5 posted on 11/22/2018 9:25:06 AM PST by Spok
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To: yesthatjallen
Your post sounds like NIKE ad....

We are blessed to have a fighter like President Trump on our side....

6 posted on 11/22/2018 9:26:24 AM PST by trebb (Those who don't donate anything tend to be empty gasbags...no-value-added types)
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To: yesthatjallen

They are good words, but still words.

The 2-hour closure was good, but to REALLY get their attention, we need to do 24 HOURS.

And then go from there.


7 posted on 11/22/2018 9:27:05 AM PST by gaijin
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To: EdnaMode
the 9th circus will block him

and take control of the armed forces.

8 posted on 11/22/2018 9:27:53 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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To: yesthatjallen

No need to close it. Simply order the Customs Department to hand search every single truck and rail car at the border.

Confiscate any vehicle carrying contraband of any kind and prosecute the driver.

The Mexicans will fold in 24 hours.

L


9 posted on 11/22/2018 9:28:28 AM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: yesthatjallen

That concertina wire looks as though it might be easily continued for hundreds of miles.


10 posted on 11/22/2018 9:29:21 AM PST by EliRoom8
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To: yesthatjallen

Reference this post:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3707788/posts?page=1


11 posted on 11/22/2018 9:30:07 AM PST by rktman ( #My2nd! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: gaijin
Agree.

It's time for decisive action.

12 posted on 11/22/2018 9:31:33 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

“Migrant caravan members” are actually INVADERS!

Meet them, stand opposed, and stop them in their tracks at our borders with the full force of American military.

The United States...shall protect each [state] against invasion
U.S. Const. art. IV, sec. 4.


13 posted on 11/22/2018 9:34:12 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: TADSLOS; Tennessee Nana
Trump plans to close the 'whole US border' with Mexico.....

Trump's moves have far-reaching implications-----

ICE found some 125 countries gathered at the Mexican border and entered the US illegally.

The question needs to be answered-----how much is Mexico pocketing in fees to let these countries use their border to invade the US?

14 posted on 11/22/2018 9:36:52 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: yesthatjallen

When DEA agent Kiki Camerena was abducted by Narcos, they inspected every other car, slowing the border to a crawl; crossing took over 11 HOURS:

Should a wholesale INVASION get less than that..?

It should require much, much more.

In fact a normal country would now be contemplating shutting the border completely, until the emergency was COMPLETELY over.


15 posted on 11/22/2018 9:38:35 AM PST by gaijin
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To: GnuThere

More like a duty. President Trump took some sort of an oath to that effect.

Shut it down.

(Gee, isn’t that what the left says all the time?)


16 posted on 11/22/2018 9:39:25 AM PST by Peter W. Kessler ("NUTS!!!")
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To: EdnaMode

In my limited understanding, the court has no authority to block the president from performing his constitutional duty of protecting the border.
In other words, I believe that he can legally ignore them.

I believe it’s time to force the issue in that manner.


17 posted on 11/22/2018 9:40:56 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60's....You weren't really there)
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To: yesthatjallen

Hell yeah. Mr President JUST DO IT ALREADY!!!


18 posted on 11/22/2018 9:45:43 AM PST by jmacusa (Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: yesthatjallen

I recall in 2004, there was an independent movie called;
A Day Without A Mexican.

A lot of conservatives (like me) laughed about it. “Bring it on!”, I thought.
Maybe the president can produce the real event of;
A Day Without An Open Border!”

Bring it on!, I say.
Give Michael Moore something to film and rage over.


19 posted on 11/22/2018 9:51:22 AM PST by lee martell (AT)
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To: yesthatjallen

I love having a President with BALLS


20 posted on 11/22/2018 10:02:23 AM PST by WashingtonFire (President Trump - it's like having your dad as President!)
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