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"polling suggests Trump’s attacks on immigrants make many Republican Iowa caucusgoers more likely to support him, not less."

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[–] the_q@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago

Hitler's gonna Hitler.

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pretty bold statement coming from the grandchild of an immigrant that's married to a immigrant...

[–] maryjayjay@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And his kids all have poisoned blood

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Forgot where Grandpa came from, did he? How about his wife?

Half the damn US has roots in immigration.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean if you're not full blooded native American...

It's probably more like 99.99%

[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And even then! The Native North Americans are not “native” to the Americas! They arrived 16k years ago (or more…). And do you think they migrated through the Bering strait legally??

All dirty Homo sapiens should go back to where they belong. THE KENYAN PLATEAU!

And leave the US to the true natives. The beavers and moose.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I agree with trump here.

We give back the entire Continental United States to the remaining native American tribes. Then everybody living inside of the borders of the newly independent native American tribes can apply for citizenship. Seems logical and fair.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It got him attention. He loves attention. Of course he’s going to keep saying it.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

What's stopping him? His mindless idiot supporters fucking love it

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

There needs to be a response that immigrants ARE the blood of the nation. Full stop.

Everyone living here, and I mean EVERYONE, either came here from somewhere else or is descended from someone who came here from somewhere else.

Human beings didn't evolve in North America, we are all the children of immigrants.

https://youtu.be/5ZQl6XBo64M

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Like how the Europeans poisoned the Native populations blood on their arrival?

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 5 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


In the days following Donald Trump’s remarks that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country,” the 2024 GOP frontrunner was met with a wave of Democratic and media criticism, likening his speech to Nazi rhetoric.

In response to the Adolf Hitler comparisons, Trump has privately vowed to further amp up the volume on his extreme, anti-immigrant messaging, according to two sources who’ve spoken to him since his rally in New Hampshire last weekend.

By Tuesday evening, Trump was back on stage in Iowa, making clear that his supposedly “great line” wasn’t going anywhere, no matter how many people slam him for spouting Hitlerite prose.

As Trump continues to campaign on a platform of rooting out the “vermin” of his political enemies and mass-deporting the undocumented who’ve been polluting the “blood” of America, some of his high-profile allies, such as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), have sought to defend his comments as just words, about which liberals are being too sensitive.

Trump has openly promised that in a second term, he will launch unprecedented, large-scale efforts to approach immigration as he would a literal “war” or “invasion.” This has included plotting for a massive deployment of U.S. troops on American soil to help seal the southern border.

Sources close to Trump tell Rolling Stone that he has long been obsessed with spectacles of violence, bloodlust, and cruelty — which often translate easily to his preferred policy prescriptions and messaging strategy.


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[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Of course he will. Baiting the media to compare him to Hitler has been part of his campaign strategy since 2016. For anyone who doesn’t actually know any better, it makes the media appear unhinged.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

The guy who told people to drink bleach to cure Covid is telling people that a country founded by immigration is being poisoned by immigration.

The sad part is half the country actually believes him. Sadge.