
""one of the consequences""
""We are so not qualified to do this,""
""That's what's interesting about this.""
""Asking him if he prefers Burger King or McDonald's ... while people are starving ... this is insane,""
Trips by government officials and collaborations with social-media creators are shaping how traditional politicians broadcast diplomatic messages on their own accounts. The Trump administration partnered with the Nayib Bukele government to send migrants detained in the US to El Salvador's megaprison Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), prompting government visits and widely shared images. Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem stood before lined-up prisoners and recorded warnings that the prison could be "one of the consequences" of unlawful entry. Political figures are also appearing on creator platforms, as when Benjamin Netanyahu joined the Nelk Boys' Full Send Podcast to reach young male audiences and faced criticism for trivializing Gaza and extending a platform accused of enabling propaganda.
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