Andrew Anglin
Daily Stormer
November 1, 2017
Trump has the grounds upon which to just declare a total shutdown of immigration.
Just shut it all down. Close the border. Don’t let anyone in unless they’re a US citizen.
But apparently, he isn’t going to do that.
We mourn the horrifying terrorist attack in NYC. All of America is praying and grieving for the families who lost their precious loved ones. pic.twitter.com/WZFHXoJE3K
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2017
President Trump vowed Wednesday to scrap the federal immigration program that allowed the New York City truck terrorist to enter the United States, and said “animals” like the suspect in Tuesday’s attack belong in Guantanamo Bay.
Speaking just before a Cabinet meeting, Trump took a somber tone in the wake of the vicious attack that left eight dead and a dozen hurt. In addition to vowing to end the State Department’s Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, which is how suspect Sayfullo Saipov came into the United States in 2010 from Uzbekistan, Trump called for swift and harsh justice.
“We have to come up with a punishment that much worse than what these animals are getting now,” said Trump, who is asking Congress to end the diversity visa program.
Sending Saipov to the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay would require, at a minimum, classifying him as an enemy combatant, something the White House said on Thursday they consider him to be.
“I believe we would consider this person to be an enemy combatant, yes,” Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, said during Wednesday’s briefing.
Even then, the legality of such a move is not clear, as Saipov was a lawful resident of the U.S. and no terrorist has been sent to Gitmo under such circumstances.
Sanders told reporters that when it comes to sending Saipov to Guantanamo Bay, the president “would support that” but “he wasn’t necessarily advocating for it.”
Saipov, 29, carried out his bloody rampage from behind the wheel of a rented pickup truck, barreling down a bike path along Manhattan’s West Side Highway Tuesday afternoon.
Trump took aim Wednesday at the diversity immigration program, as well as others that allow “chain migration,” in which immigrants can enter the country simply to be united with a relative already living here.
The type of visa Saipov possessed could theoretically have allowed dozens of his family members into the U.S.
“We will take all of the necessary steps to take care of our communities and our country has a whole,” Trump also said Wednesday. “What we have now is a joke and a laughingstock.”
This is a joke.
The entire country is a joke.
“Come here and live off us as parasites – you can also murder us on the streets if you like.”
A “diversity visa” that this monkey was here on.
We’ve got yet another Jew behind that particular program.
The terrorist came into our country through what is called the "Diversity Visa Lottery Program," a Chuck Schumer beauty. I want merit based.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2017
We are fighting hard for Merit Based immigration, no more Democrat Lottery Systems. We must get MUCH tougher (and smarter). @foxandfriends
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2017
"Senator Chuck Schumer helping to import Europes problems" said Col.Tony Shaffer. We will stop this craziness! @foxandfriends
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2017
We need to shut this down.
Shut it all down.
CHAIN MIGRATION must end now! Some people come in, and they bring their whole family with them, who can be truly evil. NOT ACCEPTABLE! pic.twitter.com/PQGeTTdRtX
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2017
There are more attacks coming, I’m sure. We’re soon going to be like Europe, where it happens ever day. Maybe then the President will have some leverage to get these people the hell out of our country – or at least stop so many new ones from coming in!