The guy was an American, not an immigrant. Trump’s lie will stir up anti-immigrant sentiment and I don’t expect him to correct it.
Great column by @nberlat.bsky.social:"The ugly truth is that Trump and MAGA wanted the attacker to be an immigrant, and now that they know he isn’t, they’re shameless enough to just to forge ahead with pretending that he is."www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-new-…
— Michael J. Stern (@michaeljstern.bsky.social) 2025-01-06T18:04:24.185Z
"First, he flunked a test of accuracy, pushing misinformation within hours of a deadly attack. Second, he flunked a test of decency, trying to exploit the attack to advance an ugly and misguided agenda. And third, Trump flunked a test of credibility."
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2025-01-02T19:18:16.780Z
Donald Trump is actively using what happens in New Orleans to promote a fake anti-immigration agenda. It's shameful.
— Aaron Parnas (@aaronparnas.bsky.social) 2025-01-01T19:43:13.387Z
Alternative headline for your consideration, NYT:Trump dishonestly uses New Orleans attack to demonize immigrants
— Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2025-01-01T23:05:38.193Z
Minutes after Fox falsely reported the New Orleans truck attack suspect had just crossed the border, Trump claimed that he was an immigrant. The Fox-Trump feedback loop is back. http://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/new…
— Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) 2025-01-02T18:10:46.746Z
Trump flunks 3 key tests following deadly New Orleans attackWithin hours of the New Year’s attack in New Orleans, the president-elect simultaneously flunked tests of accuracy, decency and credibility. http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo…
— Democracy Skies in Blueness – Resist (@democracyblue.bsky.social) 2025-01-02T15:03:12.906Z
This isn’t rocket science. He lied. He pushed erroneous garbage without knowing facts, knowing full well his base will never pay attention to the clarification.
— Bradley P. Moss (@bradmossesq.bsky.social) 2025-01-02T03:53:02.692Z