Donald Trump will save "thousands and thousands of lives" with his "big mouth" and statements about illegal immigration, maintained comedian Jackie Mason during a radio interview Sunday.
Mason posited Trump "is the only guy who tells the truth," and his remarks on criminal illegal aliens are "threatening the Republican Party."
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The legendary stand-up joker was quite serious about his Trump remarks. He made the comments on an "Aaron Klein Investigative Radio" broadcast in New York's AM 970 The Answer and NewsTalk 990 AM in Philadelphia and online.
Mason praised Trump for "dramatiz[ing] this issue (of illegal immigration) in a way that made it so suddenly so pertinent to the whole country that, for the first time, they are actually going to pass a law to do something about it."
"So this guy just saved thousands of lives by the fact that he has such a big mouth and tells the truth," the comedian stated.
Mason complained the Republicans "can't tolerate" Trump's outspoken attitude "and they are making him into the clown."
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"They are the clowns!" he exclaimed.
The famous Borscht Belt alum took aim at the Republican Party, saying the GOP "stinks because all of the Republicans have accomplished nothing, and they talk about all of these issues and do nothing about it for a whole lifetime."
Continued Mason: "And as soon as he dramatized the issue (of illegal immigration), they got panicky and the only guy that made sense disturbed them and it panicked them. Because it proves that they are doing nothing, and he's accomplishing something by telling the truth."
"And he's making a fool out of them by being honest. And an honest person is intolerable amongst thieves."
Klein asked Mason whether he thinks Trump stands a chance of actually landing the GOP nomination for 2016.
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"There's no question about it that not only does he stand a chance," replied Mason, "but I see it as very strong possibility that he is going to bury all of them, and he is going to come out the big winner."
Trump continued to press the issue of immigration reform at a rally that drew thousands Saturday to the Phoenix Convention Center, where the billionaire declared, "The silent majority is back, and we're going to take our country back."
On Thursday, WND reported data published by the FBI appears to back up Trump's contentions regarding illegal aliens from Mexico committing drug and violent crime offenses in the U.S.
According to the FBI, criminal gangs – in some regions comprised significantly of illegal aliens – are wreaking havoc in the U.S., with 65 jurisdictions nationwide reporting gang-related offenses committed with firearms account for at least 95 percent of crime in those areas.
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The FBI further documented gangs in Southwestern border regions consisting of up to 80 percent illegal aliens were committing a multitude of crimes in America, "including drug-related crimes, weapons trafficking, alien smuggling, human trafficking, prostitution, extortion, robbery, auto theft, assault, homicide, racketeering, and money laundering."
The information was contained in the FBI's 79-page National Gang Report published in 2013, the most recently released extensive agency report providing an overview of gang activities and trends in the United States.
The data is newly relevant following a national debate about illegal alien criminals emanating from Mexico, sparked by Trump's controversial comments.
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best," Trump said when he announced his run for president. "They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
Trump has since clarified numerous times his comments were in reference to illegal aliens crossing into the U.S. from Mexico.
