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Trump mocks Democrats, revives border wall promise in Iowa campaign speech
Reuters ^ | January 31, 2020 | by Ginger Gibson (D), Jeff Mason (D)

Posted on 01/31/2020 2:19:40 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

DES MOINES, Iowa - U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned on Thursday in Iowa - the state that kicks off the presidential nominating race next week - basking in the support of his base while the U.S. Senate trial considering his impeachment continued in Washington.

Reviving some of the most polarizing speech lines from his 2016 campaign and mocking his potential Democratic opponents, Trump regaled the crowd with a series of campaign promises, including revamping the U.S. healthcare system and continuing to build a wall along the country’s southern border with Mexico.

Trump repeated his criticism of his potential Democratic opponents, denigrating former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg for his height and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg for his last name, and repeating his reference to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas.”

“Democrats stand for crime, corruption and chaos, Republicans stand for law, order and justice,” Trump said.

Trump renewed a 2016 campaign promise to make Mexico pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a vow he made daily while campaigning the first time but has rarely mentioned since taking office.

“Illegal aliens from Mexico are going to pay for the wall ... through remittance, 100 percent,” Trump said.

He also revisited a line from his 2016 campaign, maligning some migrants trying to enter the United States as criminals.

Fresh from signing a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada on Wednesday and a separate pact with China earlier this month, the president said the Democrats would be bad for Iowa’s farmers - warning they would “kill your cows.”

“If we don’t win, your farms are going to hell,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: bias; election2020; journalism; media

1 posted on 01/31/2020 2:19:40 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I thought it was one of his best rallies.


2 posted on 01/31/2020 2:22:53 AM PST by blondiegoodbadugly (Thank you President Trump! Please KAG!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
denigrating former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg for his height and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg for his last name

Does anyone know what he said about Butt-Guy'g?

The folks on Fox and Friends take great pains to pronounce it "Boot-A-Judge."

Naw, it's Butt-Guy'g.

3 posted on 01/31/2020 2:28:03 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: blondiegoodbadugly

I’d like to see him do a rally in NYC and Cali.


4 posted on 01/31/2020 2:28:53 AM PST by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: blondiegoodbadugly

I only want the illegals paying via a tax on their remittances until we get them all sent home.


5 posted on 01/31/2020 2:29:01 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: blondiegoodbadugly

I only want the illegals paying via a tax on their remittances until we get them all sent home.


6 posted on 01/31/2020 2:29:17 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Found it. Video here.

https://thehill.com/homenews/442839-trump-mocks-buttigieg-he-has-a-great-chance

Trump mocked the made up pronouncement of his name!

Lol.

"You got a choice between Sleepy Joe and Crazy Bernie," Trump said. "And I’ll take any of them. Let's just pick somebody, please, and let’s start this thing. Let’s start it." "We have a young man, Buttigieg," Trump continued while attempting to sound out the mayor’s last name. "Boot-edge-edge. They say 'edge-edge.'" "He’s got a great chance. He’ll be great. He’ll be great representing us against President Xi of China," he said to laughs from audience. "That’ll be great." "I want to be in that room. I want to watch that one," he continued.

7 posted on 01/31/2020 2:31:13 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: blondiegoodbadugly

Trump was on fire last night!


8 posted on 01/31/2020 2:33:51 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The Electoral College is the firewall protecting us from massive blue state vote fraud.)
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To: 9YearLurker

I agree


9 posted on 01/31/2020 2:34:22 AM PST by blondiegoodbadugly (Thank you President Trump! Please KAG!)
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To: SkyPilot

“He’ll be great representing us against President Xi of China”

Or Warren...
Or Biden...
Or Mooch...
Or Burnie...

Who can stand FOR US against China the Middle Eastern threat, SE Asian countries or anywhere that prefer strength and men, as compared to women and/or pussies or puppets?

Right now, there IS ONLY ONE.


10 posted on 01/31/2020 2:34:48 AM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Here’s the entire rally with no commercials or reporters:

https://rsbnetwork.com/2020/01/president-donald-trump-rally-live-in-des-moines-ia-1-30-20/

GO TO 6:00


11 posted on 01/31/2020 2:42:58 AM PST by blondiegoodbadugly (Thank you President Trump! Please KAG!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
“Illegal aliens from Mexico are going to pay for the wall ... through remittance, 100 percent,” Trump said.

Really? When?

12 posted on 01/31/2020 3:20:27 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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Trump's Des Moines rally should make Democrats nervous
Washington Examiner ^ | January 31, 2020 | Philip Klein / FR Posted by kevcol
Hillary voter Ryan Chapman was at Trump's Iowa rally in a MAGA hat. “.....my mind was changed by how they attack
[Trump] and how they belittle him in every decision he does. I have not seen this much smearing of a president ever...
I’ve never seen so much hatred towards a president.” (Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com …

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(HAT TIP BASALT) Chris Matthews warned----in the key state of PA
the buzz from big shot pols is that Republican registration is going thru the roof....

13 posted on 01/31/2020 3:24:11 AM PST by Liz (used of money Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: blondiegoodbadugly

My apologies for the double post!


14 posted on 01/31/2020 4:26:35 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Let’s hope Pres. Trump puts the full package out there. This should be part of a Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement bill, missing since 1987 ONE TIME amnesty. The List of Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement, missing since 1987 goes like this -

1) southern barrier;
2) require eVerify to hire;
3) end all chain migration;
4) birthright per Minor v. Happersett (plural parents);
5) end work visas;
6) 10-year moratorium on all new applications for citizenship (40 years to allow workplace automation effects on downsizing population);
7) Set up an illegal aliens’ victim restitution fund.

Enactment of these provisions will motivate illegal aliens to SELF-deport, and remove colonizadors from our welfare rolls.


15 posted on 01/31/2020 7:55:49 AM PST by RideForever (Epstein was murdered)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Heh... this is going to be a historic ass-kicking.

16 posted on 01/31/2020 11:58:44 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
“Democrats stand for crime, corruption and chaos, Republicans stand for law, order and justice,” Trump
17 posted on 02/01/2020 10:10:26 AM PST by GOPJ (Democrats stand for crime, corruption and chaos -Trump http://www.tinyurl.com/cvirusmap)
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