On January 8, 2019, President Trump was addressing the country live regarding the need for a border wall with Mexico to curtail/limit illegal immigration from Mexico and Central America. He and Congress have shut down part of the government in their disagreement about this issue, and it appears no one will budge. He started by saying he would own the shut down, but in true Trump fashion, he has been blaming the Democrats. He has started making a case that this is a national security emergency, which lays the groundwork for him to order the military to build a wall, if Congress does not agree to otherwise fund it. Where are we? Germany during the Cold War? Berlin? Check Point Charlie?
So many of Trump's "policies" have been or bordered on inhumane. The travel bans from various countries that eventually were enacted. Separating immigrant children from their families without regard for the welfare of the children or their families that were not upheld. The holding of immigrant children in conditions that lead to their deaths. He even threatened to withhold emergency aid from California after some wildfires, because California has defied him.
So, anyway, on January 8, 2019, President Trump addressed the country. But, you know what, the No. 8 ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders were playing the No. 23 ranked Oklahoma Sooners at home. The game was televised but on channels I do not get, so I listened on the radio. It is a lively, close game.
Basketball was more important than politics.
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