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[AcademicSaucer]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that forced six Christian refugees from Syria to return to the region they were trying to escape.

On Sunday, Trump took to Twitter defending his order as necessary to protect Christian refugees from the Middle East.

Trump’s order carves out special standing for religious minorities. But already there is evidence that Trump’s order is hurting, not helping, them. As NBC Philadelphia reported, two Christian families from Syria escaping religious persecution arrived in Philadelphia in Sunday — only to be sent back home:

The families, made of up two brothers, their wives and two children, were detained by Customs and Border Protection officials after disembarking a Qatar Airways flight at 7:25 a.m., according to Joseph Assali, of Allentown.

Three hours later, the six were put back on a Qatar Airways flight to Doha, Assali said.

"This is like a nightmare come true," he said, adding that they had visas and green cards legally obtained months ago.

"They're all Christian citizens and the executive order was supposed to protect Christians fleeing persecution," he said.

http://www.vox.com/2017/1/29/14429844/trump-christians-refugee-ban

 

[NimbusD]

What a dumb fuck.

 

[MMarston]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MYAGyZlBY0

 

[Principate]

Trump lies

 

[hydrophilic attack]

at least some brown people were kept out

his supporters are happy

 

[Nikodemos]

<whoopsie_daisy.gif>

 

[The Faceless Master]

he means white people

 

[Varjet]

Making the mother of all omelettes here, can't fret over every egg!

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Literally the shittest president and it's been one week

 

[BronsonLee]

1: Philly goddamnit
2: The worst thing about all this is being sent back to Doha, that place suuuucks

 

[Maintenance]

 

[AnathemicOne]

Hilarious, absolutely hilarious.

 

[Nikodemos]

In his and his supporters' minds, only white people can be "true Christians".

 

[SenorArdilla]

White Christians. I thought that was obvious.

 

[Cutebrute]

As horrible as this is, good. Hopefully this news will help certain elements of the GOP stop this idiotic and dangerous EO.

 

[NimbusD]

he means white people

I'm sure he never even realized there are brown Christians. He expects them to look like Jesus.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

With a rhino horn..

 

[JP_]

he means white people

.

 

[Shadybiz]

....I wonder if he understands that Christians can be of various skin tones...

Edit: Ah, beaten.

 

[Hyun Sai]

White Christians. I thought that was obvious.

Crystal clear.

 

[Ithil]

They weren't white Christians, they were scary brown people, so it didn't count.

 

[MMarston]

I'm sure he never even realized there are brown Christians. He expects them to look like Jesus.

Shit, not even actual Jesus would get into America.

 

[GameAddict411]

Let me guess, they didn't meet the definition of "christians" by Trump standards. First on the list is to be white.

 

[Hyun Sai]

Shit, not even actual Jesus would get into America.

He would definitely end in some CIA black site anyway.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Shit, not even actual Jesus would get into America.

what are you talking about

they even elected him president in the eighties

 

[Altairre]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MYAGyZlBY0

I almost feel bad because his incompetence negatively affects the lives of these people but damn I had to laugh at this.

 

[Quixzlizx]

Shit, not even actual Jesus would get into America.

Are you saying that Jesus wasn't white? Megyn Kelly is gonna have another meltdown.

 

[Ithil]

I'm sure he never even realized there are brown Christians. He expects them to look like Jesus.

Jesus who also wouldn't have been white, of course.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

sigh.

 

[Gnome]

He would definitely end in some CIA black site anyway.

Under "radical communists" to keep an eye on.

 

[hughesta]

Making the mother of all omelettes here, can't fret over every egg!

nice

 

[Lovely Salsa]

Lol

This man would send Jesus himself back where he came from and his supporters would cheer

 

[LiK]

Fuck Trump

 

[_Nemo]

You fucking idiot.

 

[Yamauchi]

Trump seems like an idiot.

 

[obijkenobi]

So many people already beat me to the "he meant white Christian" comments :/

 

[Shadybiz]

Trump seems like an idiot.

It's not an act.

 

[Eusis]

Technically this seems more a fault of the enforcers, but that's also why you don't throw stupid EOs like this out there.

Nevermind that it's scary how eager these people are to go into full crackdown mode.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Trump seems like an idiot.

Always has been, only ppl dumber are his voters tbh

 

[PJV3]

Bannon's monkey strikes again.

 

[Ponn]

I mean, the story is horrible and the ban is repulsive, thats a given. How exactly is this muslim ban supposed to protect christians IN the middle east though? How was that reasoning even reached? It's only going to make things worse for christians over there by inciting violence.

 

[Moosichu]

I'm sure he never even realized there are brown Christians. He expects them to look like Jesus.

This Jesus???

 

[Chocolate & Vanilla]

I'm sure he never even realized there are brown Christians. He expects them to look like Jesus.

Jesus who, if he existed, would have been as brown as everyone else in the Middle East

 

[The Silver]

Making the mother of all omelettes here, can't fret over every egg!

Fuck all these limpdick lawyers and chickenshit bureaucrats!

 

[Syncytia]

Guys what are talking about Jesus is white and he speaks english.

 

[Pau]

I mean, the story is horrible and the ban is repulsive, thats a given. How exactly is this muslim ban supposed to protect christians IN the middle east though? How was that reasoning even reached? It's only going to make things worse for christians over there by inciting violence.

It's not supposed to protect them. It's only supposed to appeal to Trump's supporters.

 

[Hagi]

This Jesus???

Nah this Jesus

 

[gutter_trash]

Trump is full of shit

 

[RustyNails]

It's probably because the CPB asked the Christian refugees who is God, and they said Allah.

 

[Sch1sm]

I mean, the story is horrible and the ban is repulsive, thats a given. How exactly is this muslim ban supposed to protect christians IN the middle east though? How was that reasoning even reached? It's only going to make things worse for christians over there by inciting violence.

Not in the Middle East, but specifically those who are fleeing the Middle East. In that, they'll experience a significantly less difficult time in comparison to Muslim counterparts in that region in terms of the vetting process.

This was never to protect anyone, anyway, I don't think. Just making good on his promises.