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Fiction
Trump & Arendt Debate The Wall: Fictive Questions, Real Answers
Rayyan Dabbous pieces together a fictional debate using real quotes from Donald Trump, POTUS, and Hannah Arendt, political philosopher.
Host: What a pleasure to have both of you with us tonight, Dr Arendt, Mr Trump! We’re discussing your controversial wall tonight, Mr President, and our producer has paired you with the philosopher Hannah Arendt, who is herself an immigrant, and yet has risen to become one of this country’s most influential thinkers. Dr Arendt, why do you think Mr Trump here is so insistent about this wall deal?
Trump and Arendt
HA: Refugees and the stateless have attached themselves like a curse to all states on earth.1
Host: Is that right, Mr President? Do you deem anyone coming from the Mexican borders as a curse to our nation?
DT: The worst elements in Mexico are being pushed into the United States by the Mexican government. The Border Patrol knows this.
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