Just some of the Tweets I caught while listening to Trumps “Immigration Policy Speech”.
Illegal immigrants commit less crimes than American citizens. You wouldn’t know that from Trump’s speech.
— Elizabeth Plank (@feministabulous) September 1, 2016
Staff: We need a policy speech on immigration.
Trump: What if I just lied a lot and *called* it a policy speech?
Staff: Perfect. Do that.— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) September 1, 2016
Trump: "We must choose immigrants who are the likeliest to thrive, and flourish, and love us" pic.twitter.com/eSMVqBeati
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) September 1, 2016
Who is for open borders? Trump and his backers keep lying about this.
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) September 1, 2016
Trump's theoretical wall is now "impenetrable, invincible, impregnable AND beautiful." Like diamonds in the sky.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) September 1, 2016
He went from Presidential to Trump in 3hrs.
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) September 1, 2016
What is the electoral goal of this Trump speech? Who is the target audience?
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) September 1, 2016
The words and delivery here are an anathema to just about every voter Trump needs to move into his column
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) September 1, 2016
I actually think if Father Coughlin were alive, he might be saying to Trump, "My son, tone it down a little."
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) September 1, 2016
We fact checked whether illegal immigrants would receive Social Security under Clinton's plan. 4 Pinocchios https://t.co/6ghJWjdmj5
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) September 1, 2016
Did I miss the part where Trump notes that immigrants have a lower crime rate than native-born Americans?
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) September 1, 2016
My sincere congratulations to every pundit who went on record this afternoon hailing Trump's Mexico trip as a serious, sober turning point.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) September 1, 2016
As a reminder: Immigrants commit less crime than native-born Americans. https://t.co/BOVtEuQNPJ
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) September 1, 2016
In his first hour in office, Trump is going to get rid of 2 million "criminal aliens." Uh, he's gonna need a bigger boat.
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) September 1, 2016
Please help. Because I'm sure some folks who praised Trump as presidential today have apologized, and I just missed it.
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) September 1, 2016
Methinks Trump's tone will overshadow policy proposals in terms of the post-speech coverage
— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) September 1, 2016
I'm old enough to remember when Trump pivots lasted a full 24 hours
— Nick Gourevitch (@nickgourevitch) September 1, 2016
Trump says he'll hire 5,000 more border patrol agents. The Gang of Eight bill would have added 20,000.
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) September 1, 2016
The distance between the speech Trump needed tonight and speech he is giving is roughly the width of the Grand Canyon.
— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) September 1, 2016
This speech is totally unserious. Amateurish. Conway and Kushner must be embarrassed.
— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) September 1, 2016
Today, Trump's super ego went to Mexico, and Trump's id went to Phoenix.
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) September 1, 2016
"The big bully who keeps getting beat up!" That, my friends, is as close to introspection as you will ever see Trump get.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) September 1, 2016
The “big bully that keeps getting beat up”: We’ve found the obsession that drives Trump to the exclusion of all other motives.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) September 1, 2016
Thankfully for Trump he doesn't need to boost his appeal among women.
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) September 1, 2016
Back to citing crime victims of illegal immigrants. These are Trump's Willie Hortons.
— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) September 1, 2016
No, Mexico does not send "the bad ones over" https://t.co/VXj6PxFAum
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) September 1, 2016
So we’ve learned that Trump thinks “policy” is hitting racist buzzwords like a rat hitting the cocaine button. Got it.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) September 1, 2016
The pillars, so far, of Trump immigration policy. (The question that's still outstanding on most of these: "How?") pic.twitter.com/anmSLuN2LW
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) September 1, 2016
Trump wants to build a wall and create a deportation task force. We're better than that: https://t.co/RyxaLJomZk pic.twitter.com/7b390hoKxw
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) September 1, 2016
Trump says he's going to deport people on day 1 if he's elected.
What would deporting 11 million people look like? https://t.co/W1OsEAEhOV
— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 1, 2016
Few things are more Lucy-and-football-like than the mainstream media’s tendency to think today is the day Trump becomes a less-evil person.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) September 1, 2016