Trump is targeting Democratic cities in blue states

How about big cities in red states? This is very partisan but Republicans won’t object.

🚨 Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize mass deportations from Democratic-run cities.apnews.com/article/trum…

Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2025-06-16T03:24:49.049Z

Two of the three states with the largest population of people in the U.S. illegally are the red states of Texas and Florida. Trump, notably, does not name their cities when calling on ICE to execute more aggressive immigration raids. He does, however, name LA, Chicago and New York.

Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social) 2025-06-16T01:45:40.280Z

“Attacking cities is a useful, coded way for Republicans to demonize areas with significant minority communities. That way, they can pull attention away from how right-wing policies hurt red states and instead focus on made-up boogeymen.”

David Slack (@slack2thefuture.bsky.social) 2025-06-16T14:52:32.639Z

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