Today, the historic crabbing community is home to
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Posted On: 06/14/2017 10:22:21 AM
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Today, the historic crabbing community is home to about 450 people. The population is overwhelmingly Republican, with roughly 87 percent of island residents who cast a ballot in the 2016 election voting for Trump.
CNN highlighted the voting numbers in its report, likely triggering Trump to reach out to the mayor.
LOL! If they'd voted Dem tough shit. Instead they voted GOP and guess what? Tough shit!
Eskridge told The Daily Times that after introducing himself, Trump said, “You’ve got one heck of an island there,” and “I’ve just got to talk to that guy.” The mayor said he responded by telling Trump just how much island residents appreciate him.
“This is a Trump island; we really love you down here,” Eskridge said he told the president.
Trump also reportedly urged Eskridge not to worry about the negative response from the CNN report.
Eskridge acknowledged to CNN the threat climate change poses to the island’s future, saying, “We’re running out of land to give up.” But he puts his trust in Trump, and said the island would welcome any assistance the president might provide.
“They talk about a wall, we’ll take a wall,” Eskridge said. “We’d like to have a wall all the way around Tangier. We’d love a wall.”
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