During a press conference in the Philippines yesterday, President Obama mocked Republicans who are opposed to allowing refugees into the U.S. without careful vetting first:
Obama just went off on GOP governors pic.twitter.com/0r5luHT9Aa
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) November 18, 2015
The president has also scolded Republicans for “being scared of widows and orphans.”
And of course Obama’s fans in the media have picked up on that:
Seriously, pull yourselves together, everyone. Freaking out in the face or orphan toddlers is unbecoming of a great nation.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 17, 2015
Widows and orphans? In Turkey, ISIS suspects posing as refugees have been arrested:
https://twitter.com/NolteNC/status/666993939854041088
8 #ISIS suspects posing as refugees arrested at Istanbul airport https://t.co/l5wucY4698
— Alexis In NH (@AlexisinNH) November 18, 2015
8 #ISIS suspects posing as #refugees arrested in Istanbul.
I'll just be over here eating my bacon, waiting for everyone to wake the heck up.— Holly Renee (@_Holly_Renee) November 18, 2015
Eight ISIS suspects posing as refugees arrested at Istanbul airport https://t.co/BTpr523v7S #OrphansAndWidows
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 18, 2015
Additionally, the Daily Mail reports that dozens of people have been arrested for ISIS plots in the United States, and some were allowed into the country as refugees:
"8 ISIS suspects posing as refugees arrested at Istanbul airport"
"70 are arrested in America over ISIS plots"
“Widows & orphans” – Obama
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) November 18, 2015
Nearly SEVENTY are arrested in America over ISIS plots – and they include refugees https://t.co/w1y6D7hsSL #OrphansAndWidows
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 18, 2015
The Daily Mail puts U.S. media to shame. #TrojanHorse #SyrianRefugees… https://t.co/VESmY9njGR
— Amanda Read (@SincerelyAmanda) November 18, 2015
Not a three-year-old among them?