Jon Stewart Slams Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in Wake of National Guard Shooting: ‘He Does Not View You as Individuals’

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• Trump also said he would reassess green cards for immigrants living in the United States from 19 countries.
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• “Which, of course, means…” Popular on Variety Stewart then cut to a clip of Trump speaking to reporters about his decision to pause asylum requests.
• The president said the suspected shooter is part of a group of “people that shouldn’t be in our country,” a cluster that also includes “Somalians” and “plenty of others.” “Did you just ‘Somalia’ Afghanistan?” Stewart joked.
• “Because of this one Afghan, all Afghans are suspect, and also Somalians?” The late-night pundit then cut to another clip of Trump at Mar-a-Lago, where he was asked what the Solamians had to do with the National Guard shooting.