As if to underscore the fact that they’re working with a complete imbecile, on Tuesday, as children sat in detention centers and the federal government was put on notice, this happened:

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Business leaders, like other people with souls, condemn family separation policy

“Thousands of children are being forcibly removed from their parents by our government. There is no other way to say it, this is not who we are and it must end now,” Thomas Donahue, the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. “Policymakers in Washington are accustomed to hearing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce opine about the economics of particular policies. But public policy is often also a reflection of a nation’s values. . . . One of those values is that children should not be punished for the crimes of their parents. Yet, today, government policy is running in direct contradiction to that value.”

Meanwhile, the Business Roundtable, which represents top U.S. chief executive officers, said in a statement that the current “practice is cruel and contrary to American values.” Even renowned cyborg Mark Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook that the government needs “to stop this policy right now,” and told readers to donate to organizations “doing great work helping families at the U.S. border get legal advice and translation services, as well as documenting what is happening on the ground.”

Trump trade advisers remain confident melee with China will work out in U.S.’s favor

“Our view is that these actions are necessary to defend this country, and that they are ultimately bullish for Corporate America, for the working men and women of America, and for the global trading system,” Peter Navarro said on Tuesday, shortly before the Dow dropped 300 points before ending the day down by 287. He went on: