Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, was forced out of his position running military intelligence for President Obama. His tweets help explain why.
Islamophobia
Flynn is not subtle about his belief that all Muslims are evil and that the religion of Islam should be defined entirely by the acts of its most radical extremists — and defeated.
Fear of Muslims is RATIONAL: please forward this to others: the truth fears no questions… https://t.co/NLIfKFD9lU
— General Flynn (@GenFlynn) February 27, 2016
@fieldoffight : Turkey’s PM Erdogan: The term “moderate Islam” is ugly and offensive — Islam is Islam https://t.co/jhb4xwl0tI
— General Flynn (@GenFlynn) July 2, 2016
Y @realDonaldTrump CIA Director SHOCKS Obama & CONFIRMS That Trump Was RIGHT About Muslim Refugees https://t.co/Yfb3TeMemP via @yesimright1
— General Flynn (@GenFlynn) August 19, 2016
In next 24 hours, I dare Arab & Persian world "leaders" to step up to the plate and declare their Islamic ideology sick and must B healed.
— General Flynn (@GenFlynn) July 15, 2016
Crickets! https://t.co/HxMWU3EMSE
— General Flynn (@GenFlynn) July 18, 2016
We need leaders in our country 2 tell the truth abt these barbarians. This isn't normal & we can't allow it to become normal. We can win!
— General Flynn (@GenFlynn) June 30, 2016
Criminal Justice
A passion for “law and order” is a guiding theme for Flynn’s tweets and retweets mocking the Black Lives Matter movement and turning a blind eye to police brutality.
Best response ever. pic.twitter.com/fOJuEgZALP
— Rep. Steven Smith (@RepStevenSmith) July 12, 2016
I refuse to let Black LIES Matter and lib MSM get away with propagating a lie about police and the people they serve pic.twitter.com/y0kaejT6fc
— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) July 11, 2016
This is Y I support @realDonaldTrump – VA Gov Pardons 60K Felons, Enough To Swing Election (CRAZY!) https://t.co/Pi6ITjrGh3 via @dailycaller
— General Flynn (@GenFlynn) November 6, 2016
Anti-Immigration
Flynn shares Trump’s staunch anti-immigration policy, and several of his tweets and retweets demonstrate a blatant endorsement for building the wall along the Mexican border and deporting all undocumented immigrants.
https://twitter.com/jenilynn1001/status/722982557466251267
Why is it so hard to convince people we need to secure our borders!? READ THIS & @FieldofFight https://t.co/4nID0AIh9k
— General Flynn (@GenFlynn) September 2, 2016
Worse Mexican experience for Hillary than Montezuma's Revenge: Trump on world stage, looking presidential.
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) August 31, 2016
Conspiracy theorist
Flynn tweets and retweets wild conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton and the “globalist” agenda.
https://twitter.com/GenFlynn/status/794000841518776320
Must Stop🖐🏻 Hillary#Ohio#MI #PA#NC#VA#GA #FLA#MI#CO#AZ#NV
Choose Nationalism
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Vote✅#TrumpPence16 pic.twitter.com/M6Rmjv003j— EAGLE WINGS (@NIVIsa4031) October 26, 2016