An Abomination Done In Our Names

The outrage of the separation of children from their mothers and fathers at the southern border is growing. Sociopath and bigot Donald "Rump" Trump continues to lie about responsibility while holding children hostages to his wall. Beyond despicable. This is beyond cruel; it's sadistic and fascistic:

The 25-year-old mother from Guatemala was separated from her son when she got to the U.S. border. She was told they would be soon reunited. Instead, she was deported, while her son was left behind. https://t.co/HhB7WBO5Cs

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 17, 2018

Sample reactions to Rump's hostage taking:

This president is a sociopathic, sadistic liar. I weep for our country and for the innocents being cruelly punished by him and his enablers, including the sycophant who is Vice President

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) June 18, 2018

I’m grateful beyond words for my three healthy children who are the joy and loves of my life. But it has been a terrible Father’s Day because of the evil that is being done to children in the name of the people of the United States by this vile and venal cabal running the country

— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) June 17, 2018

Trump: Give me my wall and maybe these beautiful children don't need to get hurt. pic.twitter.com/yk2s4sOjWY

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 18, 2018

What a surprise. The President is lying his ass off once again. Those who back this sick immoral criminal are not only aiding and abetting this inhumanity, but are are allowing fascism to take root in America. Ripping children away from their parents is fascism pure and simple.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 18, 2018

We've crossed a dangerous line in that Trump is not only enacting inhumane policies but also falsely claiming they are not his policies but the law.

This kind of tactic can be used to justify pretty much anything, no matter how horrible. pic.twitter.com/dk6XlSukne

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 18, 2018

The President of the United States has stolen 2,000 little children from their parents and locked them in cages, to be released only if Congress gives him money to build a wall with Mexico.

I’m pretty sure I have that right.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 18, 2018

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights “expressed deep concern over recent policies adopted by the United States that led to the forceful separation of children from their families..that any State would seek to deter parents by inflicting abuse on children was unconscionable.”

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 18, 2018

I think Trump administration can't get their stories straight on family separation because they want to target different groups with different messages. If you're a swing voter mom, it's Dem's fault. If you're a deplorable, damn right we're punishing these criminals.

— Schooley (@Rschooley) June 18, 2018

And if you had any thoughts about the peril the children were in:

Texas deputy accused of sexually assaulting 4-year-old threatened her mother with deportation if she reported the assault, sheriff says https://t.co/74QTlPrmOi

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) June 18, 2018

This is being done in our names by a vile, racist and sadistic Rethuglican Party and Rump administration, flowing from the evil monster at the top. Register. Vote. March. Resist. And call the Rethugs in Washington that claim to represent you and give them unholy hell. Here are links for the House, and the Senate.