Trump’s latest and particularly disturbing outburst
Donald Trump’s latest outburst has pushed the boundaries of political rhetoric into the realm of sheer absurdity. At a rally, Trump claimed that immigrants are “cutting up” people right in front of their parents, presenting an incoherent mix of fear-mongering and lies. He described, in gruesome detail, how parents are supposedly forced to watch as their children are dismembered by criminals crossing the border. No credible evidence supports this grotesque claim. But that hasn’t stopped him from pushing the narrative.
This isn't just an exaggeration—it's a blatant fabrication designed to inflame his base. He rambled on, blending half-truths with outright lies. “They’re coming across, and they’re doing things that you wouldn’t believe,” Trump insisted, leaving the crowd in a mixture of shock and applause. His speech was scattered, bouncing from one disturbing claim to another without any factual grounding. It’s a pattern that has become more frequent: Trump makes things up as he goes along, spinning wild tales that would be laughable if they weren’t so dangerous.
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