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Eugene

(62,944 posts)
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 06:15 AM Tuesday

Trump threatens exile for Americans who are 'repeat offenders' and 'violent criminals'

Source: The Independent

Trump threatens exile for Americans who are ‘repeat offenders’ and ‘violent criminals’

Andrew Feinberg
Mon, January 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM EST·3 min read

President Donald Trump on Monday told Republican members of the House that he would launch a plan to subject recidivist American criminals to a punishment never before used in the United States and last used in the United Kingdom nearly two centuries ago: Forced exile.

“We’re going to get approval ... to get them the hell out of our country,” he vowed. “Let’s see how they like it.”

Trump last week pardoned more than 1,500 people convicted of crimes linked to the the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots, including 169 who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers in a bid to overturn the election in Trump’s favor.

Trump unveiled his plan to exile Americans as he spoke to House Republicans during a dinner for them at his Doral, Florida golf resort, about his administration’s operation implementing mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/news/trump-threatens-exile-americans-repeat-232214207.html

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Trump threatens exile for Americans who are 'repeat offenders' and 'violent criminals' (Original Post) Eugene Tuesday OP
OMFG - he is talking Penal Colonies Pachamama Tuesday #1
Maybe this is why he wants to buy Greenland. Irish_Dem Tuesday #6
Ding. n/t Harker Tuesday #15
Greenland has a population of about 60K for a reason. multigraincracker Tuesday #18
Turning Greenland into a penal colony should work wonders for the Greenland economy? Irish_Dem Tuesday #19
He wants Greenland and Canada avebury Tuesday #29
Yes there has to be a money motive to it. Irish_Dem Tuesday #35
Canada yes but I believe Disaffected Tuesday #41
We all know that Trump does not have a functioning brain. nt avebury Tuesday #43
Like Putin wants Ukraine for its natural gas and minerals. Justice matters. 12 hrs ago #45
Where will he send them? Irish_Dem Tuesday #2
Dump is already trying to convince - or coerce - LatAm/Caribbean nations to take 3rd-country deportees. Eugene Tuesday #7
Yes he will threaten countries if they don't take the deportees. Irish_Dem Tuesday #8
Greenland Deep State Witch Tuesday #9
Hawaii has a few uninhabited islands. Lonestarblue Tuesday #12
The Trump Crime Family might want those islands for their exotic resort business. Irish_Dem Tuesday #27
Long Island (Escape from New York!) Mr.WeRP Tuesday #16
Yes it wouldn't surprise me if he dumps people in blue cities and states. Irish_Dem Tuesday #17
The morgue. twodogsbarking Tuesday #20
That is the cheapest option, the one Hitler decided upon. Irish_Dem Tuesday #23
Maybe this is why he wants to clear the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. JustABozoOnThisBus Tuesday #24
Yes. They could be the indentured servants for Jared and Ivanka's Gaza Resort. Irish_Dem Tuesday #25
Doesn't really matter. Likely they won't arrive anywhere Attilatheblond Tuesday #30
Devil's Island closed in 1953. tetedur Tuesday #3
Trump himself is a repeat offender and quite dangerous. Irish_Dem Tuesday #4
more gross projection from the orange turd LymphocyteLover Tuesday #10
I was waiting for someone to point that out Ray Bruns Tuesday #13
The felon bdamomma Tuesday #36
Yes Trump is making enemies by the hour. What they will do about it remains to be seen. Irish_Dem Tuesday #37
Trump first. Dem2theMax Tuesday #5
maybe he can set an example and self-exile LymphocyteLover Tuesday #11
So your saying.... Macrophylla Tuesday #14
First the violent criminals, then repeaters, ... then dissidents. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Tuesday #21
It's a Madagascar Plan speak easy Tuesday #26
Well, ok, then. I think Trumpy may make it onto his own list. Joinfortmill Tuesday #22
shithole should be the first criminal................. Lovie777 Tuesday #28
Man. Irony died another death. Good lord. Is he planning to self-exile? Texin Tuesday #31
What about his for-profit prison pals? get the red out Tuesday #32
Enough! hadEnuf Tuesday #33
Listen to Keith Olbermann bdamomma Tuesday #38
Well he could start with the J6ers... Bluethroughu Tuesday #34
This needs to be on the front page. It is Nazi shit. 58Sunliner Tuesday #39
So, penal colonies, as another user said, or we're getting prison hulks sakabatou Tuesday #40
Maybe that's why he wants Greenland. alarimer Tuesday #42
F47 will volunteer them... ultralite001 Tuesday #44

Pachamama

(17,114 posts)
1. OMFG - he is talking Penal Colonies
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 06:19 AM
Tuesday

This is Count of Monte Cristo Shit

Literally he is wanting to send US citizens away….

Criminals or likely also people eventually that are political opponents

To where?

To be tortured and die and never be seen again?

multigraincracker

(34,626 posts)
18. Greenland has a population of about 60K for a reason.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:51 AM
Tuesday

Need to get his supporters to sign up for those great job opportunities in the new oil fields and mines. All kinds of support jobs too.

avebury

(11,093 posts)
29. He wants Greenland and Canada
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 08:59 AM
Tuesday

because someone whispered into his ear that with Global warming there will be a faster shipping route north of Greenland and through the Arctic Circle. This hypothetical shipping lane is controlled by Denmark and Canada.

Irish_Dem

(62,129 posts)
35. Yes there has to be a money motive to it.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 10:25 AM
Tuesday

Otherwise he could not care less about Canada or Greenland.

Disaffected

(5,267 posts)
41. Canada yes but I believe
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 01:09 PM
Tuesday

the passage between Canada & Greenland to the NW Passage is international waters. Not that Trump would know or care about that....

Justice matters.

(7,713 posts)
45. Like Putin wants Ukraine for its natural gas and minerals.
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 12:35 PM
12 hrs ago

Invading a sovereign nation for exploitation is a crime in international law.

The convicted felon doesn't know a law he would respect...

Eugene

(62,944 posts)
7. Dump is already trying to convince - or coerce - LatAm/Caribbean nations to take 3rd-country deportees.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 06:44 AM
Tuesday

Don't rule out Mexico (with or without the Mexicans' consent) or even some clone of Gitmo.

Lonestarblue

(12,155 posts)
12. Hawaii has a few uninhabited islands.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:35 AM
Tuesday

They may not have fresh water or food sources, but Trump would not care. Everything is about what he wants in that diseased, warped mind.

Irish_Dem

(62,129 posts)
23. That is the cheapest option, the one Hitler decided upon.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 08:22 AM
Tuesday

Hitler originally wanted to deport people to Madagascar, an island off the west coast of Africa.
It was decided this was too expensive and complicated.

So then he decided to build concentration camps in Europe.
But then it was expensive to house, feed, clothe and manage prisoners.
We know what he did then.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,920 posts)
24. Maybe this is why he wants to clear the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 08:28 AM
Tuesday

In addition to the Trump Golf Course and the Kushner Resort and Spa complex.

Attilatheblond

(4,969 posts)
30. Doesn't really matter. Likely they won't arrive anywhere
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 09:00 AM
Tuesday

Taking cues from his dictator heroes, he'll probably just disappear critics after calling them 'repeat offenders'

tetedur

(1,138 posts)
3. Devil's Island closed in 1953.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 06:28 AM
Tuesday

So he has been maliciously lying about other countries sending their criminals here when all along he had notions of doing exactly that. Nice.

bdamomma

(67,218 posts)
36. The felon
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 11:14 AM
Tuesday

is making enemies everyday. People in other countries are not going to be bullied by this miscreant.

Irish_Dem

(62,129 posts)
37. Yes Trump is making enemies by the hour. What they will do about it remains to be seen.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 11:15 AM
Tuesday

Dem2theMax

(10,542 posts)
5. Trump first.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 06:31 AM
Tuesday

If anyone is a repeat offender, it's him.
And take all of his cabinet picks with him.
Most of them qualify as well.

The irony.

Macrophylla

(201 posts)
14. So your saying....
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:39 AM
Tuesday

Unrepentant repeat offenders will be shipped out of country?

So do 34 felony CONVICTIONS count?
Seems like alot of crimes

get the red out

(13,667 posts)
32. What about his for-profit prison pals?
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 09:16 AM
Tuesday

He wants to cost them some money with this sickening idea.

hadEnuf

(2,905 posts)
33. Enough!
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 09:25 AM
Tuesday

How about fucking NO?

Many are sitting and trembling waiting for the next atrocity to come out of this asshole's mouth. He is NOT the king and he is NOT the dictator, no matter how much he and his henchmen think he is.

How about starting with impeachment?

Bluethroughu

(6,460 posts)
34. Well he could start with the J6ers...
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 09:41 AM
Tuesday

Some did not make it 24 hours before committing another crime.

58Sunliner

(5,142 posts)
39. This needs to be on the front page. It is Nazi shit.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 11:20 AM
Tuesday

Think about who he dreams of putting away and denying rights to. Think of who this will disproportionately effect. Black males. This is racism, through and through. I imagine he is going to strip them of their citizenship and they will be unpaid slave labor to the highest bidder housed in dangerous and deadly facilities with little oversight. The comment he makes about others? Dissidents, and who knows who else. Anyone he labels an enemy.

alarimer

(16,741 posts)
42. Maybe that's why he wants Greenland.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:34 PM
Tuesday

I don't think there is a country on earth that would take our criminals. Russian Gulags?

ultralite001

(1,277 posts)
44. F47 will volunteer them...
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:48 PM
Tuesday

for the Musketeer's Martian task force...

Sacrificial lambs for space X-ploration...

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