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surfered

(14,287 posts)
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:03 PM Oct 2024

With all of Trump's attacks and disparaging remarks about immigrants, it's interesting to note that....

None of Trump’s grandparents, and only one of his parents, was born in the United States or spoke English as their mother tongue.

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With all of Trump's attacks and disparaging remarks about immigrants, it's interesting to note that.... (Original Post) surfered Oct 2024 OP
And he mgardener Oct 2024 #1
Two of his wives are immigrants. PikaBlue Oct 2024 #2
I used to work with an even more rabid, anti-immigrant person than Trump Polybius Oct 2024 #10
I will go THERE....They were WHITE Eastern Europeans. ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2024 #3
He doesn't exactly speak English either Jerry2144 Oct 2024 #4
CORRECT Skittles Oct 2024 #5
I heard somewhere that he was really ... Whiskeytide Oct 2024 #6
I'm married to an immigrant. MacDo Oct 2024 #7
2 out of 3 of his wives. barbtries Oct 2024 #8
And the same is true for two of his three wives malaise Oct 2024 #9

Polybius

(22,119 posts)
10. I used to work with an even more rabid, anti-immigrant person than Trump
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:52 PM
Oct 2024

He hated immigrants, but not if they were b beautiful women. Those he accepted. It was mainly the men that he had a problem with.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,982 posts)
3. I will go THERE....They were WHITE Eastern Europeans.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:11 PM
Oct 2024

They are NOT from Africa, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Asia, or Mexico.

Whiskeytide

(4,661 posts)
6. I heard somewhere that he was really ...
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:20 PM
Oct 2024

… born in Gibberia. I think we should demand to see his birth certificate.

MacDo

(254 posts)
7. I'm married to an immigrant.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:21 PM
Oct 2024

One who went through 8 months of criminal and medical vetting before coming.

barbtries

(31,350 posts)
8. 2 out of 3 of his wives.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:32 PM
Oct 2024

i'm pretty sure. obviously the 3rd wife. she can still barely speak English.

but they're all white!

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