There is no evidence for former President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that “the Congo” has emptied prisons to allow violent criminals to come to the US border as migrants – and the governments of both the Democratic Republic of Congo and the neighboring Republic of Congo say Trump’s assertions are entirely false.

“Everything he is saying isn’t true,” Democratic Republic of Congo spokesperson Patrick Muyaya Katembwe told CNN in a text message on Thursday. Asked specifically about Trump’s claims about Congolese prisons being emptied of violent criminals, he said, “Never ever, it’s not true.” And, he said, “we want him to stop” telling these stories, since “it’s very bad for the country.”

Serge Mombouli, the Republic of Congo’s ambassador to the US, said in an email to CNN on Friday: “There is no truth or any sign nor a single fact supporting such a claim or statement.”

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    9 months ago

    But their world comprises of…

    • Mutherfucking US of Aaaaaaaaa
    • Canadian wankers
    • Mexicans
    • More southern Mexicans
    • French
    • Europeans
    • Ruskies
    • Tribal Africans
    • Chaiiiiina
    • Asians
    • Perl Harbour people
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      9 months ago

      I can’t find the actual cartoon.

      The Democratic world map shows the USA with Red and Blue states, the other countries in varied colors, and there are a few black patches marked 'Terrorists!"

      The GOP map shows the Red states and everything else, including the oceans, is Terrorist!