"His insults land because of their animosity and his power, not their accuracy. Likewise, his administration's attacks on immigrants are sloppy and driven by lies. It's strikingly clear that the target is not individuals with criminal records. It's anyone and everyone guilty of being brown."
"Masked thugs smashing car windows and dragging parents away from their babies, terrorizing whole swathes of the population, and interfering with the ability of schools and businesses to function does the opposite. The rounds of targeted hatred by Trump and his minions for people from Haiti during the 2024 campaign, for people from Venezuela this spring and summer, and most recently for people from Somalia rely on defamatory lies and insults, because the facts about these groups don't support the hate."
Donald Trump has intensified attacks on female journalists and ethnic groups, using insults that succeed because of his animosity and enduring power rather than factual accuracy. The administration's immigration campaigns are sloppy, built on lies, and aim at anyone perceived as brown rather than criminal offenders. ICE raids and masked enforcement actions terrorize communities, disrupt schools and businesses, and undermine public safety and civil liberties. The campaigns of hatred against Haitians, Venezuelans, and Somalis rely on defamatory untruths. The United States was never an exclusively white country; Black, Indigenous, and Spanish-speaking populations were integral to the nation's demographics through the colonial period and territorial annexations.
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