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The White House posted a video showing men shackled to a plane for deportation. Here's what it says
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A White House X account posted a video showing men in chains about to be boarded a plane for deportation.
The White House gave the video a macabre caption: “ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight” Julian Zelizer : This is the puerile style of Trumpian fascism: a snickering lexicon of resentment shaped by online far-right culture wars applied to the violent operations of racist law and border enforcement.
Zelizer says Democratic leaders who are helping Trump carry out his nationalist program might want to reflect on the White House “asMR” post.
The need for grassroots responses is clear, says Julian Zelizer .
Zelizer: A bipartisan consensus has allowed attacks on immigrants to be the norm, paving the way for Trump ’s nationalist excesses.
We must remember that it is Trump , Musk , and their Republican allies who delight in human suffering, Zelizer says.
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