{"id":2407630,"date":"2025-02-27T17:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T22:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-crushes-michael-moore-for-dumbest-statement-of-the-year-contender\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T17:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T22:21:48","slug":"white-house-crushes-michael-moore-for-dumbest-statement-of-the-year-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-crushes-michael-moore-for-dumbest-statement-of-the-year-contender\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Crushes Michael Moore for &#8216;Dumbest Statement of the Year&#8217; Contender"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-crushes-michael-moore-for-dumbest-statement-of-the-year-contender%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407630&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Filmmaker Michael \u200dMoore criticized President Donald Trump&#8217;s immigration policies in a recent article where\u2064 he highlighted teh story of Abdulfattah Jandali,\u2063 a\u2063 Syrian Muslim who immigrated illegally to the U.S. \u200band is\u2063 the father of Apple co-founder Steve jobs. Moore argued that immigrants, like Jandali, have \u2062significantly contributed to \u200dAmerican society and innovation. He urged those opposed to immigration to\u2063 reconsider their biases and provided a list of notable figures,\u2062 including Albert Einstein \u200band Sergey Brin, who were \u2062either immigrants or children of immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the White House published an article countering Moore\u2019s claims, emphasizing that illegal immigrants often commit crimes and dismissing the\u2062 notion that deporting \u200doffenders could\u200d mean losing out on potential geniuses. They maintained that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-cancel-asylum-border-wall-arguments\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Arguments\">immigration policies aimed<\/a>\u200d at removing individuals with criminal records would enhance public safety. Moore\u2019s viewpoint was critiqued for being flawed, as many of the examples he \u200dused to support his \u2063arguments were not illegal immigrants, raising questions about his logic. Ultimately, the discourse underscored the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing debate surrounding immigration<\/a> and its \u200dimplications for American society.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Filmmaker Michael Moore took a shot at President Donald Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies and the White House responded in kind.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Moore posted a link via social media platform<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MMFlint\/status\/1894459945585643526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> X<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelmoore.com\/p\/our-muslim-boy-wonder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his website<\/a> for an article titled, &ldquo;Our Muslim Boy Wonder.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Here, Moore told his readers about a Syrian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-muslim-americans-key-addition-maga-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muslim<\/a> named Abdulfattah Jandali who came to the United States illegally and had a child with a woman from Green Bay, Wisconsin. The baby was born in a hospital in San Francisco, California.<\/p>\n<p>Moore&rsquo;s big reveal was that this baby became none other than Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. His point: Had Jandali not come to the United States illegally, we would not have all the wonderful things in our lives that Apple has provided.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This little story, I hope, will give pause to any bigot who constantly rails against the danger we are all in because of these &lsquo;filthy, lowlife aliens.&rsquo; Those of us who count ourselves as part of the &lsquo;non-hater&rsquo; demographic of Americans cannot even begin to add up or ascertain the innumerable ways our lives have been made better by our beloved immigrant neighbors,&rdquo; Moore wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The article continued, &ldquo;If you have amongst your family and friends a few uninformed Trumpsters who still scream about building a wall or deporting anyone who can&rsquo;t prove they belong here, maybe you could show them the following list of immigrants who somehow got here, and then contributed amazing things for the rest of us to benefit from.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moore listed immigrants or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-reveals-terrible-thing-drug-addicted-texas-parents-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">children<\/a> of immigrants who went on to achieve fame and notoriety, including Albert Einstein, Gene Simmons, and Sergey Brin.<\/p>\n<p>The article criticized Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies because immigrants have done tremendous things for the benefit of this country. With mass deportations underway, Moore claimed we might even be kicking out a would-be scientist who could have discovered the cure for cancer.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the White House responded with its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/articles\/2025\/02\/illegal-immigrant-killers-rapists-arent-scholars-theyre-criminals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> titled, &ldquo;Illegal Immigrant Killers, Rapists Aren&rsquo;t Scholars &mdash; They&rsquo;re Criminals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a strong contender for dumbest statement of the year, disgraced &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/filmmaker-honored-with-liberty-medal-at-national-constitution-center-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Filmmaker honored with Liberty Medal at National Constitution Center - Washington Examiner\">filmmaker&#038;rsquo<\/a>; Michael Moore lamented illegal immigrant criminals being apprehended because they might&rsquo;ve &lsquo;discovered the cure for cancer&rsquo; or &lsquo;stopped that asteroid.&rsquo; The only thing more foolish than that statement are the politicians who oppose the deportations,&rdquo; the White House wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The White House then proceeded to provide its own list of apprehended illegals who have committed sex crimes, sex crimes against children, assault, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uk-considers-banning-pointed-kitchen-knives-prevent-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moore was standing on pretty bad logic here, and the White House recognized it.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Trump&rsquo;s deportations are bad because we have had some wonderful people come here or be born here to immigrant parents.<\/p>\n<p>(Incidentally, most, if not all, of the heroic examples Moore provided in his article were not illegal immigrants; they were actually people who obeyed immigration laws when they came to the U.S., which blows another hole in Moore&rsquo;s faulty logic.)<\/p>\n<p>Of course, all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-refuses-bidens-request-to-help-with-covid-19-testing-at-border\/\" title=\"Texas Refuses Biden\u2019s Request to Help With COVID-19 Testing at Border\">illegal immigrants coming<\/a> here with bad intentions to harm us don&rsquo;t seem to bother him.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-nominee-advances-rescued-3-yes-votes-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> has apprehended and gotten rid of some incredibly awful people; all of us &mdash; Michael Moore included &mdash; should feel a little safer for it.<\/p>\n<p>Moore seems to think if we continue down this path, we will lose out on so much that immigrants can provide.<\/p>\n<p>But if we revert back to the Biden administration&rsquo;s lax policies, we aren&rsquo;t going to get thousands of miracle workers or geniuses like Steve Jobs. 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On Tuesday, Moore shared a link on social media to an article titled &#8220;Our Muslim Boy Wonder,&#8221; where he discussed Abdulfattah Jandali, a Syrian Muslim who entered the U.S. illegally and fathered Steve Jobs in San Francisco. Moore argued that if Jandali hadn&#8217;t immigrated illegally, we might not have had the innovations from Apple. He urged readers to reconsider their views on immigrants by highlighting notable figures like Albert Einstein and Sergey Brin who contributed significantly to society. In contrast, the White House published an article rebutting Moore&#8217;s claims by emphasizing that illegal immigrants can be criminals rather than scholars and provided examples of serious crimes committed by apprehended individuals. The administration pointed out flaws in Moore&#8217;s logic, noting that many successful individuals he mentioned were not illegal immigrants but followed legal processes to enter the U.S., suggesting that stricter immigration policies could enhance safety rather than hinder progress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2407631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-vs-Moore.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[24439,51263,44438,32127],"class_list":["post-2407630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-contender","tag-dumbest-statement","tag-michael-moore","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-vs-Moore.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407630"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407634,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407630\/revisions\/2407634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}