From ‘criminals’ to ‘garbage’, Trump is ramping up anti-immigrant language
The US president has seized on the dehumanizing tactic since an Afghan man shot two national guard troopsDonald Trump and senior members of his administration have dramatically escalated their hostile language towards immigrants in the US after anAfghan man was named a suspect in last week’s...
<p>The US president has seized on the dehumanizing tactic since an Afghan man shot two national guard troops</p><p>Donald Trump and senior members of his administration have dramatically escalated their hostile language towards immigrants in the US after anAfghan man was named a suspect in last week’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/28/national-guard-member-sarah-beckstrom-has-died-after-shooting-in-washington-dc-trump-announces">shooting</a> of two national guard members in Washington DC.</p><p>In recent days, the US president has made sweeping statements, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/us/politics/trump-national-guard-shooting.html">claiming</a> that there were “a lot of problems with Afghans”, and went on a<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/trump-ilhan-omar-somalia"> tirade</a> against Somali immigrants, calling them “garbage” whose country of origin “stinks”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/06/trump-anti-immigrant-language">Continue reading...</a>
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