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Reagan Aide: Trumps Critics

Are the Real Xenophobes
JeffreyLord,aformermemberoftheReaganadministration,told
CNNTuesdaythatTrumpsantiMuslimproposalsdontconflictwith
Americanvalues.
ThosewhocriticizeDonaldTrumpsproposaltobanallMuslimsimmigrantsas
unAmericanorxenophobicaretheUHDOUDFLVWV,saidCNNcommentator
JeffreyLord.
TheformerReagantopaidehasbeensomethingofamouthpieceforTrumpin
recentmonthsand,inthewakeoftherealestatemogulsIslamophobic
proposition,tookituponhimselftofirebackatthecandidatescritics.
OnMondayevening,theWhiteHousesaidTrumpsidearunscontraryto
Americanvalues,andhisGOPrivalseachtookturnsswingingChrisChristie
calleditridiculous,JohnKasichsaiditwasoutrageous,JebBushsaid
Trump'sbecomeunhinged,andLindseyGrahamdescribedthecandidateasa
xenophobe,racist,andabigot.(Inresponse,TrumpcitedPresidentFranklin
D.RooseveltsWWIIerapresidentialproclamationsdeclaringGerman,Italian,
andJapanesenationalstobeenemyaliens.)
IjusthearthisbusinessaboutitbeingunAmerican,Lordlamented
TuesdaytoCNNhostChrisCuomo,beforeechoingTheDonald.Franklin
Rooseveltgothisauthorityto[maketheproclamations]fromwhatiscalledthe
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AlienEnemiesActof1798,signedintolawbyJohnAdams.Itisstillonthe
booksthisminute.
LordthenusedtheopportunitytoflipthescriptonTrumpsopponents.
SenatorGrahamhasbeeninCongressforhowmanydecades?Whyhasnthe
repealedthelaw?AccordingtoSenatorGraham,becausethislawisonthe
bookandwasusedfirstagainstFrenchimmigrants,thenBritishimmigrants,
theneventuallyGerman,Italian,andJapaneseimmigrants,he,Senator
Graham,isaxenophobeandaracistandabigotbecauseheletsthisthingsit
there.AnditissittingthereinthepresidencyofBarackObama217yearslater.
Cuomowasnotconvinced.Youvegotmyheadspinningaroundrightnow,
hesaid.Ifitwasabadideathen,itsabadideanowtoexcludeanentiregroup
ofpeople!
Youweresayingthisisnotwhoweare,Lordfiredback,butthisiswhowe
are.IthasnothingtodowithMuslims.Nothing.

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