Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
This photo of rosaries collected from immigrants caught crossing the southern border and then thrown in the trash from the trash was taken by Tom Kiefer who worked as a janitor for CBP from 2001 until he left the agency in 2014. According to the linked-to New Yorker profile, he started collecting items from the trash in 2007.
So not a single one of these personal effects was collected during the Trump administration. Zero. But sure, let’s have it go viral TODAY:
Rosaries confiscated from immigrants at the Arizona/Mexico border. [via @MikeOLoughlin] https://t.co/OP0jLhU3m1 pic.twitter.com/JJv8HHDbhh
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) June 11, 2018
But, narrative or something:
https://twitter.com/darrenhayes/status/1006705913300783104
https://twitter.com/shiratarlo/status/1006908050626793473
#WarOnChristians https://t.co/kPWDqddeAj
— Brandt (@UrbanAchievr) June 13, 2018
This is (or should be) a really powerful image for most people that speaks to the fact many immigrants are Christians, not “dangerous criminals”
But Trumpvangelicals don’t see it that way for a very simple reason: they don’t consider Roman Catholics to be real Christians https://t.co/kGpjPOesre
— Zack Hunt (@ZaackHunt) June 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/natalie_nyc/status/1006898868745891840
This is really sad https://t.co/hN3xpAbeeA
— Carla Valentine (@ChickAndTheDead) June 13, 2018
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Yes, it’s sad. But it’s standard procedure and occurred during past administrations. How about some honesty?
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Related:
BUSTED! The viral photo of the kid in the cage is from a STAGED PROTEST, not because of Trump https://t.co/8qHYdG80Y1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 13, 2018
Twitchy fan Ron Perlman doubles down on STAGED PHOTO of kid in a cage: 'Maybe you're a fake' https://t.co/QiphiTXFRS
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 13, 2018
SHOCKER: Jon Favreau admits he never would have posted that Obama-era photo of children in cages https://t.co/jy8tDY8uFp
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 30, 2018
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