At Fort Bragg, Trump used animal imagery for alleged concrete-throwing attackers
At Fort Bragg, Trump framed Los Angeles unrest as a foreign invasion and used animal imagery for people he described as throwing concrete at vehicles and law enforcement. [The American Presidency Project]
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At Fort Bragg, Trump framed Los Angeles unrest as a foreign invasion and used animal imagery for people he described as throwing concrete at vehicles and law enforcement. [The American Presidency Project]
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The reference followed descriptions of violent acts; do not turn it into a statement about every migrant or protester. It is not independent proof of citizenship, motives, or alleged actions. [The American Presidency Project]
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immigration · demeaning-language · violence
The editorial selection concerns animal imagery for the particular people he described throwing concrete at vehicles and law enforcement; no extension to all migrants or protesters and no finding that the alleged actions occurred. [The American Presidency Project]
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- Presidential transcript · The American Presidency ProjectAt Fort Bragg, Trump used animal imagery for protesters — original source text
Los Angeles section beginning “And before going further”; foreign-flag/invasion passages and concrete-throwing paragraph
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-fort-bragg-north-carolina-1
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