"Ridge, a moderate Republican and a Vietnam vet with a square jaw and gentle manner, was the governor of Pennsylvania when nearly 3,000 Americans were killed on September 11, 2001. The nation was gripped with fear and horror, and President George W. Bush put the bipartisanship-seeking Ridge in charge of making sure there wouldn't be another terrorist strike. The new Cabinet-level entity that he would lead mashed together more than 20 federal agencies under one Orwellian name."
"a serene image popped up on the department's social-media accounts showing a classic car on a sandy beach with palm trees and a banner that read America After 100 Million Deportations, along with the caption: "The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world." It was chilling to see DHS, founded to protect Americans from attacks by foreign terrorists, fantasizing breezily about the removal of nearly one-third of the U.S. population, which would have to include tens of millions of citizens."
Tom Ridge, the nation's first DHS secretary, emphasized nonpartisanship and led the agency after 9/11 when DHS combined over 20 federal agencies to prevent another terrorist strike. A DHS social-media image depicted a classic car on a beach with a banner reading "America After 100 Million Deportations" and the caption "The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world," receiving more than 20 million views. The image presented mass deportation and the removal of nearly one-third of the U.S. population, including citizens. Since President Trump's inauguration, DHS communications have published provocative posts and shifted toward trolling infused with white nationalism. Ridge is now retired after a 2021 stroke. A week after the "100 million" post, ICE officer Jonathan Ross killed Renee Nicole Good.
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