Bush 41: we have a border crisis.
Clinton 42: we have a border crisis.
Bush 43: we have a border crisis.
Obama 44: we have a border crisis.
HRC (candidate): we have a border crisis.
Trump: we have a border crisis. Lets build a wall and end the crisis.
Democrat's and Media: OMG, trump manufactured the boarder crisis!
FWIW, I have videos of all the presidents (Bush 41 to Obama 44 and Hillary) stating we have a boarder problem and need to limit illegal aliens. Now they are espousing open boarders. Hippocracy.
There are problems, crisis, and emergency, totally different things:
problem: a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.
crisis: a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
emergency: a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
let me give some analogies to further clarify the difference in these descriptions:
A teenager not doing their homework is a PROBLEM with school, you may ground them or get them a tutor.
a teenager getting all Fs is a CRISIS with school, (they are in danger of being left behind.) you may make them go to summer school.
a teenager coming home from school with a black eye everyday is an EMERGENCY with school, (requiring an IMMEDIATE action due to the danger)
I dont think any of the past presidents described the border as an EMERGENCY. I am not sure most of them even said it was a 'CRISIS.
so no, Trump has not created that there are issues at the border, he has only used his TRUTHFUL HYPERBOLE to greatly exaggerate how serious and urgent they are.
Trump quote
“The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people’s fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That’s why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it truthful hyperbole. It’s an innocent form of exaggeration—and a very effective form of promotion.”
"“My leverage came from confirming an impression they were already predisposed to believe.”"
Edited by
msharmony
on Mon 01/14/19 09:25 PM