"Trump hopped onto Airforce One during his first regime on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, traveling to Yuma, Arizona. Once there, his caravan (composed primarily of white people) journeyed due south - in front of reporters and cameras from around the country and the world - to expose his erection of a large 200-mile-long protrusion across the southern border with Mexico; some of it a replacement, some a new extension of pre-existing barriers."
"However, Donald Trump has misinterpreted and exploited the concept for his own distorted means to attain his end goal of keeping as many people of color out of the United States as possible. His campaign slogan of "Make America Great Again" served as a not-so-subtle dog whistle for "Make America White Again," which the nation never was from its very beginning, as Europeans killed First Nation peoples and stole their land."
President Donald Trump traveled to Yuma, Arizona, then publicly showcased a roughly 200-mile barrier along the southern border, composed partly of replacements and partly of new extensions to pre-existing barriers. The caravan accompanying the trip was described as composed primarily of white people and moved in plain view of national and international reporters and cameras. Political messaging around the barrier used exclusionary rhetoric, with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again" functioning as a dog whistle toward racial exclusion. A familiar proverb, "Good fences make good neighbors," has been invoked in contrast to critiques that physical and figurative walls separate people. Historical violence against First Nation peoples and land theft is cited as context for contemporary exclusionary policies.
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