Following a terrorist attack in New Orleans, Donald Trump Jr. and Donald Trump Sr. used the incident to promote their anti-immigration agenda, labeling migrants as terrorists. Despite the unsubstantiated claim that the suspect entered the country through the Texas border, Trump's rhetoric resonated with voters, bolstering support for his deportation plans. The incident highlights Trump's ability to manipulate narratives for political advantage.
to score political points – but he knows, like every successful politician, that you should never let a good crisis go to waste.
As it happens, the Fox News claim about crossing the border turned out to be unsubstantiated. According to investigators, Jabbar was a US citizen – but for many Americans that will be an irrelevant detail now. He will be inaugurated in less than three weeks, and every opponent of his deportation plan will now have to frame their argument more carefully, knowing that the New Orleans attack will be used as a stick with which to beat them.Getty Images
In the black and white world of US politics, anyone who speaks out against deporting illegal migrants will now risk being characterised as a friend of terrorists.
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