During his first State of the Union address, President Trump managed to set off MSNBC host Joy Reid by continually mentioning the violent gang MS-13 when addressing immigration reform and border control.
At the time, she commented that no one who didn’t mainline Fox News had ever heard of MS-13 …
MS-13 (which most Americans who don't mainline Fox News likely have never heard of) has been mentioned tonight more than Russia. Actually, has Russia been mentioned at all? #SOTU
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) January 31, 2018
The previous spring, she called the gang a “phantom bogeyman” that existed only to frighten racist Trump supporters into supporting his border wall:
MS-13 are the new New Black Panthers: a phantom bogeyman Trumpists will fear abjectly without ever actually encountering any.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) April 30, 2017
Obviously, somebody has been encountering MS-13; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo just announced that he’s allocating $18.5 million to fight the gang on Long Island.
Cuomo announces $18.5M to fight MS-13 on Long Island https://t.co/cho5R3Ssfd pic.twitter.com/pdVgSSOwKW
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) April 11, 2018
The money will support anti-gang initiatives by local law enforcement, as well as after-school programs and youth job training intended to discourage teens from joining a gang.
The Salvadoran MS-13 street gang has been blamed for 25 killings on Long Island in the past two years.
Twenty-five killings on Long Island in the past two years? How is that possible?
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) April 11, 2018
Guess he's been watching Fox News, right @JoyAnnReid? https://t.co/b8tzul1WB1
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) April 11, 2018
Isn't MS-13 the gang that doesn't really exist? https://t.co/hhSNY1AbdS
— Stephe96 (@Stephe96) April 11, 2018
Weird I thought @JoyAnnReid said MS-13 doesn’t exist. https://t.co/ddUtONBxa2
— Ellison (@PatedBears) April 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/Random_R_Mark/status/984136133662662656
But @JoyAnnReid told me MS-13 was a fake story made up by Fox News. https://t.co/9fKxPcT1cC
— Darin Lloyd (@db_lloyd) April 12, 2018
Any comment @JoyAnnReid ? https://t.co/Jr9na40S7X
— paul dobbie ❌ (@pauldobbie2) April 11, 2018
But the media says MS-13 doesn’t exist… https://t.co/NmoiJso9Dj
— Jim Regan?? (@Jbones72) April 11, 2018
Racist. https://t.co/39o2yQkmBD
— Rich Zeoli (@Richzeoli) April 11, 2018
But I was told attacking MS-13 was a vile dogwhistle…. https://t.co/1snAVuUrnW
— Scott Greer (@ScottMGreer) April 11, 2018
kinda messed up that Cuomo is blowing a racist dog whistle to stave off his primary challenger https://t.co/esAcncebUc
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) April 11, 2018
Cynthia Nixon immediately announces that MS-13 are just misunderstood immigrants doing the hit jobs that American gang members won't do. https://t.co/kGoSn5R3kB
— Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) April 11, 2018
“What are things you don’t need to spend money on when you control your borders, Alex”? https://t.co/Oth7N3kcig
— Steve (@eighteenrings) April 12, 2018
“After-school programs and youth job training” https://t.co/QSncHFrjxv
— Eddie Scarry (@eScarry) April 11, 2018
Maybe also promise to stop dumping thousands of refugees on Long Island. https://t.co/QSncHFrjxv
— Eddie Scarry (@eScarry) April 11, 2018
Related:
WATCH: Sen. Kamala Harris calls Trump's MS-13, DACA comments 'irresponsible' https://t.co/ZvVBE9DwPq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 31, 2018