As Hannah mentioned earlier, French President Macron addressed a joint session of Congress today.
Our Not-Vice President Tim Kaine used this opportunity to take a swipe at Trump. Because of coooourse he did.
As I listen to French President Macron address Congress, I’m struck that it’s the same day that the Supreme Court will hear the Muslim travel ban case. The French people recognized the U.S. as a nation of immigrants when they gifted us the Statue of Liberty.
— Tim Kaine (@timkaine) April 25, 2018
The Statute of Liberty is a monument to American Independence, not immigration. The French people weren't saying anything at all about immigration when they created the Statute of Liberty. https://t.co/iq8SQzL8L0
— Robert Barnes (@Barnes_Law) April 25, 2018
No, they were recoginizing our role in the quest for individual liberty. The poem about welcoming immigrants was added later. (And it was written by an American).
— Robin William HILTON (@rob2go12014) April 25, 2018
So like… don’t be a moron.
“Don’t know much about history”
https://t.co/kZdBo4TjAZ
— Andrew Stuttaford (@AStuttaford) April 25, 2018
Everything Kaine just said is intellectual pablum with no bearing on the Constitution https://t.co/HWeEn2Q474
— Matt G (@HannibalBarca65) April 25, 2018
WHO CAAARES! It’s PROVOCATIVE. It gets his base GOING!
The State of Liberty overrides all laws of the United States.#ZerothAmendment https://t.co/eEjNYbddyd
— Media Critic (refollow) (@mediacritizer) April 25, 2018
History illiterate or pusher of liberal revisionist history? https://t.co/KrWGUPBQRX
— Jay Nicodemus (@JENicodemus) April 25, 2018
Honestly, I think there’s a bit of both at play here.
But you know, since we’re talking about immigration and france and all…