The Trump base always likes that he seems not to ‘sugar-coat’ things and calls things the way they are (even if, in fact, he’s using hyperbole, lies, and insults). Well, in that vein but applying a higher standard we should pursue the following reasonable and aggressive line of inquiry with this fair question: In view of the haphazard manner in which the child separation policy has been implemented, and in view of the fact that the government may not know where every parent’s child is located, and in view of the fact that Trump, the businessman, is always looking for a way to make a buck, is Trump or the Trump Organization profiting from the child separation policy generally, or specifically from any sexual abuse or human trafficking of these young children? This is a very, very fair question in view of the haphazard implementation of Trump’s child separation policy. In the meanwhile, pending the answer to that fair question, we, Congress, and all responsible Journalists should be unrelenting in running to ground where the children are, what their condition is, and what process will safely re-unite each and every one with their parents. We should insist that Trump provide a regular and reliable total count of the separated children including their ages and locations. In the manner of the 1979 hostage crisis, the news media should report each day the total count of still separated children until all the children are safely re-united with their parents. We haven’t always lived up to our American values but almost always we eventually get it right. Let’s get this right!
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