22 Jan 2026 6:12 am
Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicideBlackvegetable » 08 Jan 2026, 10:46 am » wrote: ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... f=lMtIv2Vb The Guy Who Thought Up ‘the Wall’ Says Trump Should Shut Government to Fund It
Inside Trump’s circle, the power of illegal immigration to manipulate popular sentiment was readily apparent, and his advisers brainstormed methods for keeping their attention-addled boss on message. They needed a trick, a mnemonic device. In the summer of 2014, they found one that clicked. “Roger Stone and I came up with the idea of ‘the Wall,’ and we talked to Steve [Bannon] about it,” said Nunberg. “It was to make sure he talked about immigration.”
Initially, Trump seemed indifferent to the idea. But in January 2015, he tried it out at the Iowa Freedom Summit, a presidential cattle call put on by David Bossie’s group, Citizens United. “One of his pledges was, ‘I will build a Wall,’ and the place just went nuts,” said Nunberg. Warming to the concept, Trump waited a beat and then added a flourish that brought down the house. “Nobody,” he said, “builds like Trump.” The Wall quickly became Trump’s signature campaign promise—his “Free Bird,” something fans called for at stadium rallies. It signified his commitment to passing hardline immigration laws, which won him the loyal support of right-wing television personalities, such as Ann Coulter, whose approval he craves.
Think about that.....
ICE is now spending 180 billion per year.
Civil Rights are being routinely violated, court orders flaunted and now Americans are being killed.
Over a **** "mnemonic device" for a pixilated sock puppet.
Shocking!