President Trump kicked off his second term with a dramatic crackdown on immigration. Critics call those moves cruel and unnecessary. But many of Trump's supporters are applauding these early steps.
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Soon they’ll realize cracking down on illegal immigration is a net loss for the economy, their taxes, and their jobs. They’ll be left with the rule of law as their incentive which, of course, they could not care less about. Like it was all pouting by failures
I don't care, Critics also call those moves "Nazi like" and "A betrayal of every principle this nation was founded on". I don't care what his cult thinks.
Considering he said he was going to do it, and they voted for him because of his nationalistic bigotry, this is surprising to you, NPR? Brilliant and ground-breaking journalism right here.
He and his cronies are stomping all over the Constitution. Freedom of press. Freedom of religion is just a matter of time, and he will be after the Second Amendment. See how happy they are then.
Contrary to so many knee jerk comments, I think it is important to know what people know and say about Trump’s new policies. We are a nation of immigrants and they interviewed people who have some experience with the system. The ladder yanking problem is real and on display here. Thanks NPR.
Nobody was paying attention to the debates in 2008 where McCain had to defend Obama to his crowd; where chants of let them DIE over helping those without insurance. We must come to realize that 30% of the country are cruel little shits with ZERO empathy towards others and absolute greed that guides
Thanks for reporting this unique and valuable perspective that we so rarely hear about! Looking forward to more tomorrow and every day thereafter! Sarcasm!
Wait until they start to experience the benefit cuts. Already seeing limits on eggs at $18.. but let’s keep flying a DC5 to gitmo with 5 people on board . Wasting so much $
The political system of the United States has failed all of us. We are all to blame for the system's historic tolerance for racism, if not its outright support. This is been years in the making. All the while, brown people have endured the lie that racism had ended pre-Obama.
What the hell, @npr.org ?? I’ve been a listener and supporter for decades and I don’t tune in to hear you buttering up fascism. You were a straightforward honest outlet until recently. Go back to that approach!
Why is this an article? Who is reading this crap? You know Trump supporters want NPR gone, right? Do you think this is going to help you? I don't get it. SMH
There is absolutely no amount of sucking up to Trump that will convince him to welcome you into his fascist fold. Why are you doing this? This is a historical moment when good, ethical journalism is actually needed.
They're applauding because they are short sighted..."dim witted" and "foolish" come to mind as well, but to stay compassionate, I'll just go with "Short Sighted"...
Why the fuck would I give you money when you launder horrible shit like this?
No, really. You, NPR staff, tell me why you think I'd be credulous to support an organization that abandons their mission to inform and speak truth to power, in favor of kowtowing to racists and bigots?
Trump's never letting you back in the press room no matter how much you slobber on his dong. You should feel embarrassed about how far your organization has fallen.
We already know many Trump supporters applaud this. But do you have any illuminating metrics to indicate how popular the sentiment is among people outside the MAGA abcess? Or just stenography of assholes running off at the mouth?
Are Melanija “Einstein” Knavs, her anchor baby, Ivana Zelníčková’s anchor children and Elon “Dancing Dipshit” Musk and his 12 anchor children on the ICE list? If not, why not?
So disappointed in @npr.org anymore. It’s like they’re resigned to blissfully reporting through their own demise, not getting too dark or pushing too hard on anything, anyone. Not digging too deep and stopping anytime they find something hard. @wired.com , @rollingstone.com , @teenvogue.com
No matter what you think about how the migrant crisis was mishandled during the Biden administration a mentality that thinks that having ICE Agents board school buses to look for children to send to concentration camps is pure evil.
Because they are completely stupid, filled with hate and following their cult leader. They do not discern fact from fiction, they only believe what comes out of the great, mighty and powerful Wizard of Oz’s mouth-they don’t want to look behind the curtain.
SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE!
MAGA voters are thrilled at all the cruelty Trump is using to dismantle out government. They are RACISTS and SELFISH and on a mission to turn this nation into a fascist "christian" nation.
They've forgotten the lesson. The one important lesson. The thing that was drilled home to us over and over again in history classes and social studies classes throughout the 80's and 90's. Somehow, in this century, it was forgotten.
I learned recently that Nazis called a lot of stuff evil and Marxists. I knew they were against marxism but didn't know the labeling. For example, sex education got labeled marxist ideology.
How many years has the right been calling stuff Marxist? We should have realized a lot sooner.
I'm sure there's a direct correlation between the speed someone reaches for that word as a pejorative, & the volume of Marx' works they've actually read.
Really? He hasn't done anything on immigration other than talk. All these raids and actions were already planned under Biden, except the performative idiocy like shackles and Guantanamo (lol)
Do you actually do reporting anymore? Stop kissing up to trump, you can see how well that's going surely.
Except for his supporters who also got deported because they thought he’d save them. Or their farms and companies are unable to function because they employ people who are scared to come to work. NPR let’s not give energy into highlighting those that applaud hate. Do better.
Trump's supporters represent about 40% of the country. "Most" can be 20% + 1.
Stop treating this as if it's popular. You are going to both-sides your way out of existence. You already lost your seat in the press corps. You are not going to win them over.
Yeah. Republican turnout is higher than Democratic turnout. The (mostly) widely-accepted percentages for his actual support are in the range of about 37%-42%. I was just illustrating how misleading "most" can be when used as it was in their headline.
Nazis. The term is Nazis. Your sentence should read “Nazis are applauding these early steps”…. Stop acting like a gaggle of Nazis in the White House is ok.
he's just made EOs but nothing has really happened. He said there waws a million, 2 million, 30 million illegals that he3 was going to deport. He's done nothing.
1. It was never about the economy, lowering crime, education that allows a child to compete in the world, border safety, or affordable and accessible healthcare. MAGA’s sole interest seems to be who they can “other” and who can they harm.
Such a crackdown it will be with an impoverished military, mediocre personnel to operate it ( but they’ll be white men!), and leaders willing to work out a deal if they can turn a few billion in profit. Hey! Almost there.
The Maga who are applauding trump's ethnic cleansing deportations are a fine example of the trash of the human race. trump is unfit. Please contact your Washington representatives if they are Republicans and tell them that they won’t be re-elected if they don’t stop trump. He needs to be impeached.
One wonders if he is serious about deporting anyone who wasn’t born in the U.S. This would make it easier for him to remove Elon Musk (South Africa) from the WH and go for wife number 4 (Melania deported to Slovenia). We shall see…
So tired of the press focusing on these assholes. Like literally that's all they are....racist assholes. How many articles do I have to read about validating these assholes?
As far as I'm concerned NPR is now part of the propaganda wing of the Trump party. He's said that funding for NPR will be eliminated. Why not do the right thing and go down fighting?
They are reporting factual news without an opinion. They are not “part” of the propaganda just because they don’t say what you want to hear. Thats the point of NPR and that’s why they are not getting government funding.
lol. Sure they are. They're normalizing the collapse of our government. They're normalizing Musk and Trump's actions to destroy our country. But, ya know, I guess it's easier to to pretend things are super normal, isn't it? Best of luck to you.
Free press works when they report the facts. They aren’t normalizing anything. They are stating what’s going on. But hey, stick your head in the sand until you hear what you want. Good luck with that. I will continue to use facts and keep protesting because knowledge is power.
Tennessee legislators have introduced a bill to prohibit undocumented children from attending public school. This would force 10,000 children to lose out on a basic education.
Fun fact: President Biden kicked off June 2024 with a crackdown on immigration, after then-unelected Trump blocked the most restrictive border bill in history.
When they come for you and they will, there is one thing I would like you maga to know, when you cry out over the injustice happening to you you will be yelling into the void because you asked for this to happen to others. I feel no sympathy for people with hate in their hearts towards others.
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I used to respect your publication. No more.
Enough of this diner reporting crap.
Also bet they don't have any idea what Musk is doing.
Nazis are assholes, and they wear MAGA hats.
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Decent f***int people call it cruel and unameican.
Please don't do this.
No, really. You, NPR staff, tell me why you think I'd be credulous to support an organization that abandons their mission to inform and speak truth to power, in favor of kowtowing to racists and bigots?
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He's waging a terroristic campaign on poor brown people.
We knew that.
SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE!
It's so far past time to stop mincing words.
GET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY OR GET OUT.
How many years has the right been calling stuff Marxist? We should have realized a lot sooner.
Dipshits on BlueSky: WHY DO YOU LOVE NAZIS
Do you actually do reporting anymore? Stop kissing up to trump, you can see how well that's going surely.
https://generalstrikeus.com/
Racist MAGAt trash clap like circus seals over performative cruelty to brown people.
Can’t wait until their crops are rotting on the ground and they need to sell PeePaw’s farm.
Stop treating this as if it's popular. You are going to both-sides your way out of existence. You already lost your seat in the press corps. You are not going to win them over.
Recognize who keeps you afloat.
Remember the scene in REVENGE of the NERDS with the PervertSpyCam?
Clearly I’m loosing it after 2-3weeks of madness and insanity.
I hope they bury your entire team alive after Nuremburg Trials 2.0
REPORT ON THE ROLLING COUP, NOT THIS CRAP.
Trump just signed an EO to open immigration for Africaners from South Africa. Apartheid is well protected by Trump.
https://x.com/Bencjacobs/status/1888000443172721034?t=QSzVhVzETQiNsbUXl8L8zg&s=19
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-releases-december-2024-monthly-update