Wednesday, October 9, 2024

GET ME REWRITE: Demented Donald Trump inspired the nativist, anti-immigrant outcry in northwest Wisconsin

 
And Tom Tiffany helped.

Headline:  New York Times, 9/28/2024
For decades, he had little interest in anything political. 
Then in 2016, he watched Mr. Trump in a Republican primary debate. 
“Incredible,” Mr. Bocklund said. “He had the command of that stage. You knew that when he became president, he was willing to stand by himself against all enemies. He was going to be resolute.” 
Fired up by what he heard and saw, Mr. Bocklund went all in. These days, he rarely gets his political information from news articles. 
“I don't like reading,” he said. Instead, he devours conservative cable shows. “It’s on all the time,” he said, even on his phone while he drives. He said he takes in shows from Fox News and Newsmax, as well as “yes, believe it or not, CNN,” though he said most of the network’s anchors tend to turn his stomach. 
The right-wing firebrand Tucker Carlson is a favorite, as is the podcaster Joe Rogan. One of the politicians he most admires is Byron Donalds, the Trump-supporting Black congressman from Florida.  
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The anti-refugee organizing campaign he helps lead has had an effect. Representative Tom Tiffany, a Republican who has been critical of President Biden’s handling of the border, introduced a bill in Congress in February to give states and local governments power to reject future refugee placements.

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