Reactions: Trump Saying He Wants To Deport US Citizens
"They're not new to our country, they're old to our country. Many of them were born in our country. I think we oughta get them the hell outta here, too, if you wanna know the truth," Trump went on. "So maybe that'll be the next job that we'll work on together."
You read that right — the president of the United States said some citizens should be deported. We shared some of the thousands of comments about it left on Reddit, and the BuzzFeed Community chimed in big-time. Here's what some of the nearly 500 commenters had to say:
"Until the American people wake up and impeach Trump, no one is safe."
—smileyhawk825
"The GOP and mainstream Democrats have been on a fascist path for decades, and with Trump and clowns in office, it's full speed ahead. The oath to defend the Constitution means nothing to the Trump Administration. The fascists are dedicated to the oligarchs, and under this Administration, they are brazenly above the law. There is no balance of power in the three branches of the federal government anymore. Americans need to rise up to end this tyranny."
"As somebody seeing this from the UK, it is staggering how the majority of the US voted for this SOB, knowing what he was like when he was President before, over Harris."
"We are fucked. We can't even protest or voice our 1st Amendment right without worrying about being arrested. If I could, I'd move to another country."
—fluffytooth336
"Pretty soon, it'll be anyone who says anything negative about Trump or any of his precious minions. It's sickening to think how many ignorant people there are in our country that are content to be lemmings."
"He's a felon!!! He needs to be in PRISON!! And NOT one of those guarded fancy prisons, put him in general population and see how long he lasts!!!!!"
"Trump's talking about naturalized citizens, like his wife, Melania. He's already looking for a way to strip naturalized citizens of their citizenship by claiming he's denaturalizing 'criminals' and then deporting them. When he talks about immigrants, he's not just talking about the undocumented but about everyone who wasn't born in America. Because to him, those are the people who vote Democrat. He's trying to intimidate a huge chunk of America into not saying anything bad about him."
"I'm an American born abroad to US citizens. Frankly, I have been protesting and posting about Orange Don and his minions. I'm waiting for ICE to show up."
—envyofangels
"Great idea — let's start with POTUS!!!!!"
"As a 75-year-old veteran who was born here, I'm self-deporting ASAP."
"Considering that Felonious Bonespurs (aka Donald Trump) has a worse criminal record than most of the people he is deporting, perhaps we should look for someplace to send him."
"I've been telling my parents this was going to happen since November. They're both naturalized, not MAGA, but they think someone is going to stop this. No one is stopping this, in fact they're paving the way. I'm just waiting for my son's passport and I'm out. I don't want to deal with this anymore."
—maybbeyesmaybbeno
"If the USA still exists in 50 years, the history books will be absurd. 'Teacher, you mean to tell me my ancestors voted a cartoon villain for president? Twice?? WILLINGLY???'"
"No one should be surprised. This is the Trump that has been in plain sight since day one. American voters only see and hear what they choose to. If people would actually pay attention, this man would have already been in prison."
"I keep thinking I will wake up in the morning and realize it was a horrible dream, and then I wake up. Repeat. I seriously cannot take this any longer."
"Nothing surprises me. I'm one of those naturalized citizens who wasn't born in this country. Also a US Air Force veteran, but I always knew that meant nothing. I always knew we were never really free, but it's truly sad to watch it actually happen."
—iskinder
"I know it all looks pretty bleak because we have an amoral, ignorant orange shitstain as President, but this is still America. And in America, we still have a system of checks and balances in our three branches of government. We can't do anything about the aforementioned shitstain, and we can't do anything about the Supreme Court, but we can do something about our legislative branch."
"When the president is a 34-time convicted felon and liable for sexual abuse, the checks and balances don't exist anymore."
"When TF is someone going to do something? He's violating laws, and they're just letting him... like, there's NOTHING we can do but just allow this crazy ass shit to keep happening?? It's been 6 months! Imagine where we're going to be by Christmas, guys..."
"Trump turned 1,500 bad people loose in the US... the J6 mob!"
—silkypotato1354
"He's an idiot who is completely self-centered. He is mean, a bully, and is using the power of the presidency to hurt anyone or everyone he wants."
"People wonder why German society did nothing about the Holocaust. The US today has no idea what is happening in Trump's concentration camps. He is a dictator. The US has shown the world its true face: money, whiteness, power, and elitism... nothing else matters."
"The die-hard supporters won't say anything until he comes for them. The removal of birthright citizenship should give everyone pause. This just seems to be part of the 'plan' for his becoming emperor for life. It seems he's going to try deporting anyone he doesn't like, and no one will be safe."
"It's sad that the Supreme Court is letting him destroy the country for his own benefit. It's also sad that no judges are allowed to stop his executive orders. He is the destructive annihilator. Plus, people are bowing to his unreal and unbelievable demands and commands. He downplays, denies, deflects, projects, gaslights, manipulates, usurps and fucks everybody and everything up."
—smellycowboy28
"Hear me out. Saying things like, 'If the Democrats did this…' We all know that already. Start calling people out at the statewide and local levels. They are the ones doing this and condoning this. Enough whataboutism?! This is happening right now before our very eyes."
"When one issue voters bury their heads in the sand about the real issues, WTF did they think was going to happen?"
"Twelve people have died in ICE captivity so far in 2025. We have the concentration camps being set up already. I keep fearing they'll not just pull a page from the Nazi playbook, but the last several chapters."
And finally, "This was expected, honestly. Donald Trump will start deporting any person of color who committed a minor crime, but the January 6 people who assaulted a police officer were freed the second Trump got elected."
—emersonbrown
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