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 (@samstein) 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.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 17, 2015
Widows and orphans? In Turkey, ISIS suspects posing as refugees have been arrested:
https://twitter.com/NolteNC/status/666993939854041088
https://twitter.com/AlexisinNH/status/666967649436442625
https://twitter.com/_Holly_Renee/status/666965629644218368
Eight ISIS suspects posing as refugees arrested at Istanbul airport https://t.co/BTpr523v7S #OrphansAndWidows
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 18, 2015
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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:
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/666995172077645824
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 Sheik (@SincerelyAmanda) November 18, 2015
Not a three-year-old among them?